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Finally lays to rest the myth that the Hurricane won the Battle of Britain rather than the numerically inferior, yet more glamorous, Spitfire.

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Book received critical acclaim in hardback published in 2010: 'An excellent book' SPITFIRE: THE JOURNAL OF THE SPITFIRE SOCIETY. 'Dilip Sarkar understands perfectly the mysteries of air tactics and strategy' PETER TOWNSEND, Battle of Britain fighter ace. 'Carefully argued & thoroughly convincing - a very fine volume' PROF. PAUL MACKENZIE, author of Bader: A Life 'Well-researched, accessible, and carefully argued book reinforces the Spitfire myth through evidence about what mattered most - its combat prowess' WAR IN HISTORY

How the Spitfire Won the Battle of Britain

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      Publisher: Amberley Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/08/2013
      ISBN13: 9781445615042, 978-1445615042
      ISBN10: 1445615045

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Finally lays to rest the myth that the Hurricane won the Battle of Britain rather than the numerically inferior, yet more glamorous, Spitfire.

      Trade Review
      Book received critical acclaim in hardback published in 2010: 'An excellent book' SPITFIRE: THE JOURNAL OF THE SPITFIRE SOCIETY. 'Dilip Sarkar understands perfectly the mysteries of air tactics and strategy' PETER TOWNSEND, Battle of Britain fighter ace. 'Carefully argued & thoroughly convincing - a very fine volume' PROF. PAUL MACKENZIE, author of Bader: A Life 'Well-researched, accessible, and carefully argued book reinforces the Spitfire myth through evidence about what mattered most - its combat prowess' WAR IN HISTORY

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