{"product_id":"9781800242333","title":"How to Build a Spitfire","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Price, David | 20th century \u003cbr\u003ePublished 04\/06\/2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Apollo) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages, b\u0026amp;w integrated images\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 22mm | 260g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique homage to the fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, marrying the story of how the author built a replica Spitfire in his garden with the plane's operational history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 2018 David Price, dedicated aviation museum volunteer and author of The Crew and Mosquito Men, decided to build a Spitfire replica in his back garden. In How to Build a Spitfire he juxtaposes the story of the ups and down of his own ambitious project to recreate an icon of British aviation with a narrative of the development of the Spitfire itself, focusing in particular on the production of the aircraft and its various component parts – including the Merlin engine. The story includes incredible testimonies from workers in the Supermarine factory in Southampton and in other Spitfire production facilities. Bringing together the sometimes light-hearted tale of a personal quest, enthusiastically pursued, with an authoritative account of the technical workings of a war-winning weapon, and the stories of the men who flew it, How to Build a Spitfire is a distinctive and affectionate homage to an enduring symbol of British engineering genius and national resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57148190851447,"sku":"9781800242333","price":9.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781800242333.jpg?v=1780563942","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781800242333","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}