Zusatztext 'Those interested in the history of aviation! and the Second World War more generally! will be delighted with Leo McKinstry's latest book. This is a beautifully crafted and thoroughly researched study of the Hurricane's role . . . One particular strength of the book is that it sets the narrative of the Hurricane's development against the contextual backdrop of the era. Another is that it sheds a light on a cross section of people who were involved with its development and employment! not least its designer! Sit Sydney Camm...Hurricane is a compelling read! and has done precisely what it set out to achieve: to restore the Hurricane to its rightful place in the story of the Second World War' Informationen zum Autor Leo McKinstry is a first-class historian of the Second World War and author of bestselling Spitfire and Hurricane. He writes regularly for the Daily Mail , Sunday Telegraph and Spectator . Born in Belfast he was educated in Ireland and at Cambridge University. Klappentext The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversaryThe biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary Zusammenfassung The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary

'Those interested in the history of aviation, and the Second World War more generally, will be delighted with Leo McKinstry's latest book. This is a beautifully crafted and thoroughly researched study of the Hurricane's role . . . One particular strength of the book is that it sets the narrative of the Hurricane's development against the contextual backdrop of the era. Another is that it sheds a light on a cross section of people who were involved with its development and employment, not least its designer, Sit Sydney Camm...Hurricane is a compelling read, and has done precisely what it set out to achieve: to restore the Hurricane to its rightful place in the story of the Second World War'

Vorwort
The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary

Autorentext
Leo McKinstry is a first-class historian of the Second World War and author of bestselling Spitfire and Hurricane. He writes regularly for the Daily Mail, Sunday Telegraph and Spectator. Born in Belfast he was educated in Ireland and at Cambridge University.

Klappentext

The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary

Zusammenfassung
The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary