The Buried Spitfires of Burma (eBook)

A 'Fake' History

Andy Brockman, Tracy Spaight (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020 | 1. Auflage
336 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9537-5 (ISBN)

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Rumours of buried Spitfires from the Second World War have spread around the world for seventy-five years. In April 2012, the press reported that the UK had negotiated an agreement with Myanmar for the recovery of twenty crated Spitfires, reportedly buried after WW2. Astonishingly the agreement came about through the single-minded determination of a farmer, David Cundall. Armed with a high-tech survey showing mysterious shapes under the surface of Yangon International Airport, David's expedition is equipped with JCB excavators. But instead of Spitfires, the team unearths a tale of fake history. The Buried Spitfires of Burma explores what happened next as David Cundall's dream unravelled over the course of a historical 'whodunnit' that spans seven decades and three continents. It follows one of the most bizarre stories since the sensational Hitler Diaries hoax.

Andy Brockman specialises in the archaeology of modern conflict and heritage crime. He has directed excavations on the Burma spitfires, a Home Guard training school, and a WW1 anti-aircraft gun site in London. A historical researcher for documentaries shown on Channel 5, Channel 4, the BBC and Time Team, he also owns and edits heritage current affairs website thePipeLine.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2020
• Vorwort: Al Murray, Sir Tony Robinson
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: A ‘Fake’ History • aviation history • bizarre • burma, myanmar, second world war, 2nd world war, wwii, ww2, world war 2, world war two, david cundall, spitfire, spitfire fighters, yangon airport, jcb, excavators, wargaming.net, adventure, treasure hunt, david cameron, thein sein • David Cameron • david cundall • excavators • JCB • Myanmar • myanmar, second world war, RAF Mingaladon, wwii, ww2, world war 2, world war two, world war ii, wwii, ww2, david cundall, spitfire, spitfire fighters, yangon airport, jcb, excavators, wargaming.net, treasure hunt, david cameron, thein sein, whodunnit, bizarre, A ‘Fake’ History, aviation history • RAF Mingaladon • Second World War • Spitfire • spitfire fighters • Thein Sein • Treasure Hunt • wargaming.net • Whodunnit • World War 2 • World War II • World War Two • ww2 • WWII • yangon airport
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-9537-8 / 0750995378
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9537-5 / 9780750995375