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Spitfires : the American women who flew in the face of danger during World War II / Becky Aikman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aikman, Becky, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women air pilots--United States--History--20th century.
- Women air pilots.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Participation, Female.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Spitfire (Fighter plane)--Biography.
- Spitfire (Fighter plane).
- Great Britain. Air Transport Auxiliary--History.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Informational works.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 345 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- The heart-pounding true story of the daring American women who piloted the most dangerous aircraft of World War II through the treacherous skies of Britain.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- The North Atlantic passage
- A cobra in a hurricane
- Fly anywhere, anytime
- A foreign legion of the air
- The concrete
- Leftover parts
- The impossible turn
- The whole glorious feast
- Behind the façade
- The legendary Spitfire
- Playing chicken with a violent end
- Coming and going
- The fabled mischief of Ratcliffe Hall
- Her heart is involved
- Stepping up to the upper class
- Invitation from a lady
- Dicing with death
- The drumbeat of fatality
- Eyes wide open
- The bomber boys
- The shock of the familiar
- A parachute of faith
- Grounded
- Flying under a lucky star
- Her future at stake
- The world-shaking day
- Good girl
- Eager for the air
- C'est la vie
- Spinning into a new reality
- What now?
- "The Spitfire brought me home"
- On top of the world
- The look
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-333) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1635576563
- 9781635576566
- OCLC:
- 1452441291
- Publisher Number:
- 90101938732
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