Books A-Z

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  • Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War

    Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War
    Csaba B. Stenge
    Helion & Company
    2019
    English
    X X X X X
    448 pg.
    9781911512 684
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This good new book ‘Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War’ gives the reader an overview of the “forgotten” Hungarian aces who fought their air battles in the second world war on German side. Their opponents were mainly Russians and Americans. Interesting part of the book is the Hungarian […]

  • Status: Missing

    Status: Missing
    D.W. Maroney
    State of Mind Publishing
    2019
    English
    X X X X X
    306 pg.
    ASIN: B07MWCKGT3
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.

  • Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles- current Types, Ordnance and Operation

    Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles- current Types, Ordnance and Operation
    Dan Gettinger
    Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH
    2021
    English
    X X X X X
    184 pg.
    978-1-950394-05-0
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    289th Review Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles- current Types, Ordnance and Operations- Dan Gettinger Of course, it had to happen one day; a review of a book about unmanned aircrafts. And to be honest, I resisted a bit against it, against books about this type of planes, because these planes do not reflect the romanticism that […]

  • The Flight: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing

    The Flight: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing
    Dan Hampton
    William Morrow
    2017
    English
    X X X X X
    336 pg.
    ISBN-10: 0062464396 ISBN-13: 978-0062464392
    Review written by: Pedro Blas Gonzalez

    The twentieth century opened with the courageous exploits of the visionary Wright brothers. This marked the beginning of aviation history, which is dotted with a vast number of aviators and explorers. Granted, explorers come in many forms. Along with Shackleton, Byrd, Hillary and the Apollo astronauts, Charles Lindbergh is one of the great explorers of […]

  • Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe- Volume 1 Jet Fighters 1939-1945- Dan Sharp

    Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe- Volume 1 Jet Fighters 1939-1945- Dan Sharp
    Dan Sharp
    Tempest Books
    2020
    English
    X X X X X
    336 pg.
    ISBN-13 : 978-1911658085 ISBN-10 : 1911658085
    Review written by: René Verjans

    In the category surprisingly interesting and fun books, this one from Dan Sharp goes straight to number 1!

  • MAYDAY: A Frighteningly Realistic Aviation Thriller (Capt. Mark Smith Series Book 1)

    MAYDAY: A Frighteningly Realistic Aviation Thriller (Capt. Mark Smith Series Book 1)
    Dan Stratman
    Flying D Publishing LLC
    2018
    English
    X X X X X
    282 pg.
    978-1-7325992-1-5/ ASIN : B07G3J5FNJ
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    The title MAYDAY provides a clue to the plot of this aeronautical story of Dan Stratman, himself an airplane captain. It is a story about the maiden flight of a brand new airliner, with all the ingredients to excite flyboys and girls.

  • Biggles Recounts 1: The Falklands War

    Biggles Recounts 1: The Falklands War
    Daniel Chauvin
    1997
    Dutch, English
    X X X X X
    48 pg.
    90-75388-52-7

    Biggles is the nickname of Captain James Bigglesworth. He was created by the pen of British author William Earl Johns, who was both an aviator and a writer. Biggles proved to be very popular and Johns wrote over 100 Biggles books during the course of his life. His first Biggles book was published in 1932, […]

  • KOLWEZI 1978 Operations Leopard and Red Bean

    KOLWEZI 1978 Operations Leopard and Red Bean
    Daniel Kowalczuk
    Helion & Company Ltd
    2018
    English
    X X X X X
    72 pg.
    978-1-912390-59-5
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    225th Review Operations Leopard’ and Red Bean’ – Kolwezi 1978- Daniel Kowalczuk Daniel Kowalczuk is a Polish man specialised in ‘post-colonial wars’. The Kolwezi-drama is a good example of that. This takes place after the de-colonisation of Belgian Congo in the Democratic Republic Congo in 1960 after which the province Katanga declares itself independent. This […]

  • Polar Winds

    Danielle Metcalfe- Chenail
    Dundurn
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    224 pg.
    1459723791

    It gives a special feeling when you are reading on the 38th degree of latitude with 35 degrees a book about aviation in the Canadian region above the 60st degree of latitude with temperatures in winter of 40 degrees Celsius below zero, a difference of 75 degrees Celsius! At least the book provides cooling with […]

  • For the love of Flying: the story of Laurentian Air Services

    For the love of Flying: the story of Laurentian Air Services
    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
    2009
    English
    X X X X X
    224 pg.

    How often does it occur that a historical researcher dives deep into the history of a beautiful nostalgic aviation company? Not so very often I believe, DHC-2 but this is in any way a  very successful attempt of the Canadian Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail. The combination of researcher, writer en specifically this aviation company (that unfortunately doesn’t […]