Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bir tayyarecinin anilari Bir tayyarecinin anilari Vecihi Hurkus Hürkuş, Vecihi, 1896-1969; Turkish pilot; memoirs; First World War. OL10238176W
Samurai William Samurai William Giles Milton The true story behind James Clavell's best-selling Shogun, Samurai William is the incredible tale of a man who tried to bridge two very different cultures during one of the earliest and most fascinat… OL1970056W
Sky pilots Sky pilots Michael E. Shay Pilots is the first comprehensive look at the role of the Army chaplaincy at the divisional level.In August 1917, the U.S. 26th "Yankee" Division was formally activated for service in World War I. Wh… OL20149609W
Fighter pilot Fighter pilot Helen Greathead Britain is at war with Germany and your dream is to become a heroic fighter pilot. Experience what life in the skies is like as you make new friends on the nearby airbase and learn from them what it … OL22094323W
Life on the Mississippi Life on the Mississippi Mark Twain At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twains early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark… OL53959W
Mavericks of the sky Mavericks of the sky Rosenberg, Barry It was the pilots of the U.S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to today's worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed "The Suicide Club," thi… OL5852391W
Born to fly Born to fly Robert Sidney Bowen A young, talented pilot becomes one of three stunt aces in a flying circus. OL6605490W
Lost in the Air Lost in the Air Roy J. Snell Two young men fly to the Arctic, looking for a secret radio transmitter. They continue on in a race to the North Pole. OL7535609W