Hurricane
The Plane that Won the War
$24.80
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2024
Summary
Britain’s first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane, shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain.
Often eclipsed by the legend and aerial heroics of the Spitfire, the Hurricane was the authentic warhorse of aviation history. Stable, rugged, less expensive to build – and far more easily repaired and maintained than the Spitfire – the ‘Hurri’ as it was affectionately known, prov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789296846 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1789296846 |
| Author: | Jacky Hyams |
| Publisher: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
This excellent book … relates the aircraft’s fascinating history * Royal Air Force News *
Jacky Hyams’ book is engaging, easy to read, poignant, and informative in turn … a book about the countless human stories of quiet courage, sacrifice, hard work, and emotional strain that the factory workers, pilots, and ground crews endured throughout the Second World War * theWarYears.co.uk *
About The Author
Jacky Hyams
Jacky Hyams has written several bestselling non-fiction books, among them The Female Few: Spitfire Heroines of the Air Transport Auxiliary and Bomb Girls: Britain’s Secret Army, a history of Britain’s female munitions workers. She has written for many newspapers and magazines, including The Times, the London Evening Standard, Rolling Stone, and the Sydney Morning Herald. She lives in Brighton.
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