{"product_id":"spitfire-star-of-israel-by-alex-yofe-1996-1st-edition","title":"SPITFIRE: Star of Israel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSPITFIRE: Star of Israel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Alex Yofe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0958359407\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium softcover, stapled\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Ventura Hobby Products 1996, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 210 w x 285 h x 3 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 48\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4L\/2604\/0675\/B937\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA history of the Supermarine Spitfire’s service in the formative years of the Israeli Air Force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYofe traces how Israel acquired its Spitfires often through improvised, politically delicate, or clandestine means and how these aircraft became central to the young nation’s struggle for air superiority during the 1948 War of Independence. He highlights the challenges of assembling, maintaining, and operating these fighters under wartime pressure, showing how the Spitfire quickly evolved from a hastily obtained asset into a frontline tool of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with only light shelf wear on covers and page edges, no stamps or inscriptions, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce worldwide\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452740288804,"sku":null,"price":79.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/136028.jpg?v=1782986021","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/spitfire-star-of-israel-by-alex-yofe-1996-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}