Archive for Author 'Charly Baumann', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Afghanistan Revealed: Beyond the Headlines
by Caroline Richards & Jules Stewart
Before 9/11 there was 9/9, a day on which an Afghan resistance leader was assassinated. Everyone talks about the one but almost no one about the other, yet the two are inextricably linked.
Nieuport 11/16 Bébé vs Fokker Eindecker
by Jon Guttman
“The Babe” vs “The Scourge”—sounds like a wrestling match! The French in one corner, the Germans in the other. Both did well. More importantly they wrote a new chapter in aviation history.
Great Aviation Collections of Britain
by Ken Ellis
Britain is at the forefront of the worldwide aviation heritage movement and this book introduces some its foremost collections and explains what makes their key holdings important and how they were acquired.
Road Atlas
by Beate Kemfert, Christina Leber
It only sounds simple. Not that everything has to be complicated—but pretty much any human endeavor is, if you take the time to ruminate. If a photo is worth 1000 words, you’ll have to supply the words yourself here.
Proprietary Engines for Vehicles
by Nick Baldwin
Proprietary engines have been used by the millions yet the subject is not well represented in the literature. This tiny book is just a tantalizing teaser—but better than nothing!
Badges & Uniforms of the Royal Air Force
by Malcolm C. Hobart
If you collect insignia or spent time analyzing photos, this book will be a handy reference for deciphering who’s what in the RAF and its predecessor, and even several of the auxiliary services.
Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific
by Andrew Thomas
If all you know of the Spitfire is “Battle of Britain” you may well be surprised in how many other places and roles this iconic aircraft added laurels to its name.
Alpine Trails & Rallies: Mountain Motor Sport 1910–1973
by Martin Pfundner
The first-ever, albeit brief, overview of an incredible endurance test that could make or break the cars and possibly the companies that made them.
Architecture and Automobiles
by Philip Jodidio
Take a tour around the world to see examples of how the car begat architecture specific to its requirements or complementary to the attributes it embodies, from the obvious—like car museums—to the not so obvious—like accoustic barriers.
America’s Secret MiG Squadron: The Red Eagles of Project CONSTANT PEG
by Gaillard R. Peck, Jr.
For ten years the U.S. Air Force secretly trained Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fighter aircrews against actual Soviet MiG jet fighters. Written by the man who initiated the program this book covers everything from fighting the bureaucracy to fighting the enemy.
Borneo Boys: RAF Helicopter Pilots in Action
by Roger Annett
Terrorists, rebels, border conflicts, dubious alliances—sounds like everyday modern news. This book revisits a long forgotten conflict from 50 years ago. For once, it turned out well.
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