Description
| Product ID: | 9780349123653 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Decisive Duel |
| Subtitle: | Spitfire vs 109 |
| Authors: | Author: David Isby |
| Page Count: | 576 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, European history, History, Military history, Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Military vehicles, European history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Second World War, Air forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, Military vehicles, Europe, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the Battle of Britain, when the Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 met in decisive combat, they proved to be like two champion boxers. This is their story, from the men who designed them to the teams that built them and the pilots who flew them. London, 15 September 1940. The air battle over Britain on that day saw two of the most advanced fighter planes, the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, battle for supremacy of the skies. |
| Imprint Name: | Abacus |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-07-01 |
