{"product_id":"the-spitfire-log-a-fiftieth-anniversary-tribute-to-the-worlds-most-famous-fighter-plane-compiled-by-peter-haining","title":"THE SPITFIRE LOG —  A Fiftieth Anniversary Tribute to the World's most Famous Fighter Plane compiled by Peter Haining","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA 50th anniversary tribute to the legendary Spitfire fighter plane, featuring accounts from WWII pilots including top ace James 'Johnnie' Johnson and German General Adolf Galland, alongside historical photos and technical details.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.915%; height: 294.034px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0285627163\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Haining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Club Associates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e144\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18.5 x 23.5 x 1.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 78.4091px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 78.4091px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 78.4091px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years ago, on 6 March 1936, was born one of the most famous and best loved aeroplanes the world has ever known. Designed as a unique high-speed fighter plane for the \u003cem\u003eRAF\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSpitfire\u003c\/em\u003e, and the courageous young pilots who flew it, became the heroes of the \u003cem\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e. When, at the height of the conflict, metal supplies for new \u003cem\u003eSpitfires\u003c\/em\u003e ran short, British housewives in their thousands donated old pots and pans for the sake of the gallant little fighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, forty years after the end of the \u003cem\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSpitfire\u003c\/em\u003e is still remembered with affection by all who flew in her, a special plane whose name, among a host of others, remains bright in the memory. Seventy-two \u003cem\u003eSpitfires\u003c\/em\u003e, lovingly restored to pristine condition, survive in museums around \u003cem\u003eBritain\u003c\/em\u003e and appear for a ceremonial fly-past at air shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lavishly illustrated tribute brings together a fascinating collection of writings by men who flew or admired the \u003cem\u003eSpitfire\u003c\/em\u003e, from the top Allied flying ace of the \u003cem\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/em\u003e, Air Vice Marshal \u003cem\u003eJames 'Johnnie' Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e, to his German counterpart, General Major \u003cem\u003eAdolf Galland\u003c\/em\u003e. Novelists like \u003cem\u003eGavin Lyall\u003c\/em\u003e and the late \u003cem\u003eH. E. 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