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The Merlin: The Engine That Won the Second World War
Wilson, Gordon A. A.
Summary
New B-format paperback - First ever narrative history of the famous aero engine that powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mosquito and Mustang, the aircraft that made the difference between victory and defeat at critical moments in the Second World War - the Battle of Britain and the allied aerial offensive against Germany.
New B-format paperback - First ever narrative history of the famous aero engine that powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mosquito and Mustang, the aircraft that made the difference between victory and defeat at critical moments in the Second World War - the Battle of Britain and the allied aerial offensive against Germany.
Highlights
- Easy to enjoy: 256 pages · Paperback
- By Wilson, Gordon A. A.
Details
- ISBN: 9781398103252
- Author: Wilson, Gordon A. A.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Publication date: 15 July 2020
- Condition: New
Reviews
Retired military and commercial pilot Gordon Wilson tells the human story of the development of the engine and its operational use during the war, featuring the voices of air crew who relied on this technological tour de force.

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