Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Spitfire is indelibly etched in the annals of history as the most famous fighter plane ever built. However, the legendary aircraft is not merely one design -- it is an amalgamation of many changes and refinements that resulted in unique characteristics for each version. Best-selling aviation historian Alfred Price has created a classic using a collection of vintage photographs and interviews with those involved in the design, construction, and testing of the Spitfire, to bring the fascinating history of this mighty fighter to life.