Spitfire Ace: Flying The Battle of Britain

Written by Martin Davidson

Narrated by Steven Pacey, Tyler Butterworth and David Shaw-Parker

The Battle of Britain, 1940, was one of the most famous air battles in the history of warfare and it is a story of ruthless organisation, brilliant control and command. But at its heart is one particular figure, a legend ever since - the RAF fighter pilot. And one particular plane - a piece of machinery that has almost mythic historical glamour - the Supermarine Spitfire.

Spitfire Ace reintroduces the few that flew in the Battle of Britain and includes interviews with many of the surviving veteran Spitfire pilots. Combined with a historical narrative of the events surrounding the Battle of Britain, you will learn for the first time what it was really like to fly a Spitfire and to experience combat flying at its most visceral.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Apr 6, 2007
• ISBN: 9780230701199