Secret Spitfires

Britain’s Hidden Civilian Army

Karl Howman, Cetintas, Gavin Clarke (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

2020
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9199-5 (ISBN)

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They built thousands of Spitfires, hidden in garages, bus depots, shed and barns… but nobody ever knew

September 1940: In the midst of the Second World War, The Luftwaffe unleashed a series of devastating raids on Southampton, all but destroying its Spitfire factories.

But production didn’t stop. Instead, manufacturing of this iconic fighter moved underground, to secret locations staffed by women, children and non-combatant men. With little engineering experience between them, they built a fleet of one of the greatest war planes that has ever existed.

This is their story.

KARL HOWMAN is an actor well known for his roles in Brushstrokes and Eastenders. Their features partnership, Howman & Cetintas, produces films and documentaries. ETHEM CETINTAS was a graduate of the London Film School, who has worked on documentaries, commercials and dramas. GAVIN CLARKE is a heritage sector interpretation consultant and content strategist specialising in innovation, engineering and technology histories.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2020
Zusatzinfo	45 Illustrations, color; 96 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 245 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7509-9199-2 / 0750991992
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-9199-5 / 9780750991995
Zustand	Neuware