Reviews for Richard Cobden, the Apostle of Free Trade. His Political Career and Public Services. a Biogr...

The average rating for Richard Cobden, the Apostle of Free Trade. His Political Career and Public Services. a Biogr... based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-02 00:00:00 Richard Lathrum By the age of 42 Mitchell who designed the Spitfire prototype was dead but he bequeathed the world an aircraft that was central to the defence of Britain and taking the fight against fascism to the heart of the Third Reich. This easy to read but informative book introduces the aircraft novice to the background to the Spitfires development, its role in WWII, its competitors, its development, the people who flew them and its post war use. There is also an interesting chapter on the Spitfire in cultural iconography. The book smashes myths while reinforcing truths, basically in the vein of it was a damn fine creation that doesn't need fabrications about its prowess. A great little book that gave me what I wanted without getting bogged down in technical detail that would have been lost quickly in my leaky memory. It comes complete with technical drawings and techy details in an appendix and is illustrated throughout by contemporary phophphotographs.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-07-21 00:00:00 Thomas Hedley An easy to read pocket history of my favourite plane. There is also a large format illustrated version available. If you only want one book on the Spitfire, this is one of the best, but be warned, Spitfires are highly addictive!