The book, From Spitfire To Eurofighter: 45 Years Of Combat Aircraft Design relates the story of the remarkable technological advances made in aircraft and weapon design in Great Britain from World War II up through the late 1980s.  In chronological order, “From Spitfire To Eurofighter: 45 Years Of Combat Aircraft Design” begins the story with the unmistakable smell of dope, along with the sound of riveting and windless drill machines, it ends with the computer-assisted design bureaus and large corporations of the modern aerospace industry.  Through his long aerospace career, the author describes the various processes that gave rise to the initial design concepts and how, more often than not, even the best-planned projects were held up by unforeseen and many times frustrating difficulties.  Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this book is how the author and his colleagues, through patience and ingenuity, overcame the many design challenges they faced.  “From Spitfire To Eurofighter: 45 Years Of Combat Aircraft Design” provides a wealth of technical detail and reviews over sixty of the aircraft designs that passed through the Future Projects Office at Blackburn Aircraft during the authors period in charge.  The Buccaneer jet project holds a prominent position in this book and was arguably the highpoint of the author’s long aerospace industry career.  While the Buccaneer first saw service with the British Royal Navy, it was still operational with the British Royal Air Force in the late 1980s.  Overall, “From Spitfire To Eurofighter: 45 Years Of Combat Aircraft Design” represents a fascinating record of one of the most exciting and turbulent periods in British aviation history.  The major sections of “From Spitfire To Eurofighter: 45 Years Of Combat Aircraft Design” are as follows: 1) Foreword; 2) Introduction; 3) Chapter 1 – Southhampton 1941-44; 4) Chapter 2 – Ministry Of Aircraft Production; 5) Chapter 3 – The Ambassador; 6) Chapter 4 – Brough Future Projects; 7) Chapter 5 – Birth Of The Buccaneer; 8) Chapter 6 – The American Connection; 9) Chapter 7 – The Buccaneer – A Brief Description; 10) Chapter 8 – Buccaneer Mark 1 Development Programme; 11) Chapter 9 – Buccaneer Mark 2 And Variants – Actual And Proposed; 12) Chapter 10 – Sister Design Firm For The United Kingdom Phantoms; 13) Chapter 11 – Spreading The Load  - Outside Work; 14) Chapter 12 – Travel Abroad; 15) Chapter 13 – Looking To The Future; 16) Chapter 14 – In Conclusion and 17) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, “From Spitfire To Eurofighter: 45 Years Of Combat Aircraft Design” includes the following features: 1) Approximately 62 black and white photographs and 2) About 103 black and white tables & other illustrations.  This book is 262 pages and is in excellent condition.  The author is Roy Boot.  Edition published in 1990.