I have just finished reading the third book by Leo McKinstry that I have read in a row.
The other books by him that I have read were Spitfire and Lancaster the book that I just finished reading is called Hurricane.
All 3 books follow the same pattern and I suppose that if it works and it's not broken why change it, I must say that for these three books that it works very well
I am not sure if I could read many more books laid out in the same way but for these three it's okay
So back to the book that have just read it's okay it does go into the history of the plane and where it came from and why.
It also does explain just who the aircraft designer is and why the planes he designed are the way they were.
The is also information on the fight to get the plane built in the numbers that the RAF needed back in 1940 and how without the number of planes built that the outcome of the Battle of Britten may have had a very different outcome.
All in all a book that does tell you the story of the plane and what use it was put to during the war. you are even told just how many of each mark of plane was made and what the reasons where for the different marks and why there were less marks of the Hurricane compared to say the Spitfire.
So if you get the chance to read this book do so, personally I would I think read all three books in the order that I did, that is read the Lancaster book first then the Spitfire then finally the hurricane book, it will change your view on the war and how each of these planes had there own part to play in helping Great Britian win the war.
20 January, 2011
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