Spitfire Women of World War II

Giles Whittell

HarperPress, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 292 pages

The story of the unsung heroines who flew the newest, fastest, aeroplanes in World War II - mostly in southern England where the RAF was desperately short of pilots.

About the author

Giles Whittell is a leader and feature writer on The Times, for whom he has worked as a correspondent since 1993. He has written three previous books - Extreme Continental, Central Asia and Lambada County. He lives with his wife and two sons in South London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Spitfire Women of World War II
• Author: Giles Whittell
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: HarperPress, 2007
• ISBN: 0007235356, 9780007235353
• Length: 292 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Aviation & Nautical; History / General; History / Military / Aviation & Space; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General