Philip Kaplan: Spitfire [2008] hardback PHILO Peter Green

Peter Green

In what will become known as the Battle of Arnhem

campaigning as a citizen for the German Social Democrats and helping the anti-Nazi Willy Brandt become Chancellor in 1969

where golden wheat fields stretch for miles

Philip Kaplan: Spitfire [2008] hardback PHILO Peter GreenSomeone once wrote: "The Spitfire is as much a British national hero as Wellington, Nelson or Montgomery. It has become the recognisable icon of the Second World War for several generations of Britons. From the throaty growl of its Rolls Royce Merlin or Griffon engine to its beautifully tapered elliptical wings, the Spitfire is a true aeronautical thoroughbred. Regarded by many as the saviour of the nation 'in its darkest hour', the Spitfire is