Spitfire
Portrait of a Legend
$42.88
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2008
Summary
In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands, said Churchill. The future of Europe depended on Britain.
A self-confident Herman Goring thought that it would be only a matter of weeks before his planes had forced Britain to surrender. The courage, resourcefulness …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719568756 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719568757 |
| Author: | Leo McKinstry |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 311g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 31mm |
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Stunning … As well as being meticulously researched, it is beautifully written and has tremendous pace - Literary ReviewAbsorbing … McKinstry has here proved himself to be a first-class historical biographer - Mail on SundayWith masterly skill and sympathy, Leo McKinstry resurrects him as the Hamlet of late Victorian England - Daily MailAn authoritative and original biography which is also a riveting read’ - SpectatorSuperbly well-researched and well-written … A truly first-class addition to the genre of Prime Ministerial biography - Sunday TelegraphAn absolutely wonderful biography … gripping and entertaining - Evening StandardA first class biography, scholarly, judicious and always interesting - Glasgow HeraldAbout The Author
Leo McKinstry
Leo McKinstry writes regularly for the Daily Mail, Sunday Telegraph and Spectator. He has also written five books including a study of the Labour Party and a best-selling biography of the footballing Charlton brothers. Born in Belfast he was educated in Ireland and at Cambridge University.
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