Spitfire Women of World War II

图书信息

作者	Giles Whittell
出版社	Harper Perennial
ISBN	9780007287123
出版时间	2008-09-04
字数	47.1万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

This is the incredible true story of a wartime sisterhood of women pilots: a group of courageous pioneers who took exceptional risks to fly Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters to the frontlines of World War II. The women pilots of Air Transport Auxiliary came from all countries and backgrounds. Although not allowed into combat, they demonstrated astonishing bravery in their supporting role: flying unarmed, without radios or instruments, and at the mercy of the weather and enemy aircraft, they delivered battle-ready planes to their male counterparts, the fighter pilots of the RAF. The story of these remarkable women pilots – among them Amy Johnson and Lettice Curtis – is a riveting account of women in wartime, and a fitting tribute to their spirit and valour.

目录

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List Of Illustrations

Epigraph

Prologue

Chapter One: Encounter

Chapter Two: No Way Down

Chapter Three: Queen Bee

Chapter Four: The First Eight

Chapter Five: ‘All Over Europe The Air Was Free’

Chapter Six: Escape From Poland

Chapter Seven: ‘None Of Us Is Snobbish’

Chapter Eight: ‘We Like You In Your Harness!’

Chapter Nine: ‘Brab’s Beauties’

Chapter Ten: ‘The Perfect Lady’s Aeroplane’

Chapter Eleven: The Originals

Chapter Twelve: Team Cochran

Chapter Thirteen: Over Here

Chapter Fourteen: Flygirls In London

Chapter Fifteen: Hamble

Chapter Sixteen: Heroines

Chapter Seventeen: Girl Flies Halifax

Chapter Eighteen: Mayfair Hundred And Twenty

Chapter Nineteen: Over The Top

Chapter Twenty: Eyes Wide Shut?

Chapter Twenty One: Women Of The World

Chapter Twenty Two: Left Behind

Chapter Twenty Three: Honeymoon In Belgium

Chapter Twenty Four: Better To Have Lived

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

A Note On Sources

Index

By The Same Author

Copyright

About the Publisher