The Hurricane Story
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few aircraft have shaped the fate of a nation as decisively as the Hawker Hurricane, and Paul Gallico's The Hurricane Story is a stirring tribute to the machine and the men who flew it into the crucible of the Second World War. Gallico chronicles the Hurricane's journey from its origins on the drawing boards of British engineering genius Sydney Camm through to its defining role in the Battle of Britain, weaving together technical history, personal testimony, and wartime drama into a seamless and compelling narrative. Beyond the mechanics of flight, this work stands as a testament to human courage under impossible odds, capturing the spirit of the RAF pilots who clashed with the Luftwaffe in the summer skies of 1940. Gallico — celebrated equally as a novelist and journalist — brings his trademark clarity and emotional intelligence to bear on the subject, presenting history not as a dry record of events but as a living, breathing story of sacrifice and determination. For anyone who has ever looked up at the sky and wondered what it truly cost to keep it free, The Hurricane Story delivers an answer that is impossible to forget.
Author: Paul Gallico
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, Michael Joseph
Genre: WW2
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few aircraft have shaped the fate of a nation as decisively as the Hawker Hurricane, and Paul Gallico's The Hurricane Story is a stirring tribute to the machine and the men who flew it into the crucible of the Second World War. Gallico chronicles the Hurricane's journey from its origins on the drawing boards of British engineering genius Sydney Camm through to its defining role in the Battle of Britain, weaving together technical history, personal testimony, and wartime drama into a seamless and compelling narrative. Beyond the mechanics of flight, this work stands as a testament to human courage under impossible odds, capturing the spirit of the RAF pilots who clashed with the Luftwaffe in the summer skies of 1940. Gallico — celebrated equally as a novelist and journalist — brings his trademark clarity and emotional intelligence to bear on the subject, presenting history not as a dry record of events but as a living, breathing story of sacrifice and determination. For anyone who has ever looked up at the sky and wondered what it truly cost to keep it free, The Hurricane Story delivers an answer that is impossible to forget.