Books

Page updated: November 28, 2024
  • All the books below I would recommend. ------------------- (f) the language they are written in.

 

 

imageA brilliant new publication from Terry Grace.

The Military Aeroplane Competition.
At Larkhill 1912

Local interest book just published
A book detailing The Military Aeroplane Competition which was held at Larkhill in 1912.
To the general public, the announcement of the Military Aeroplane Competition was together with the formation of the Royal Flying Corps and to a much lesser extent the Air Battalion, the first sign, that at long last, the War Office, The Army and indeed the Government as a whole were beginning to realise the potential of the aeroplane in war.
For years, the War Office had been dragging its feet when it came to matters of aviation but in 1912, due to pressure from the press and a few of the prominent aviators and the general public, it seemed that the Government was finally waking up to the idea of how important the aeroplane was to become in a war which many realised was inevitable. To that end, the War Office announced that it would hold a competition, open not just to the UK but to the whole World, to find the best military aeroplane for what was to become the Royal Flying Corps.
So, in what turned out to be the worst August since meteorological records began, the Military Aeroplane Competition finally got underway at Larkhill, near Stonehenge and for three weeks, it became the centre of attention in terms of aviation. Despite the appalling weather, the competition drew large crowds of spectators, many of whom would have not seen an aeroplane before.
This new book discusses aviation prior to this event, the build up to the competition, how it was organised and run, the pilots involved, the aeroplanes entered in the competition, the judges involved, the winners and the losers, the politics and in terms of the future of aviation whether the event was a success or a failure and much more.
The book which runs to over 200 pages, is available at the Salisbury History Bookshop in Fisherton Mill, Salisbury. patrickhillman@hotmail.co.uk, 07772632517 or online at Amazon.co.uk. (search Terry Grace if not found by title) ISBN 979-8342643931.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNS9RZXS/
All proceeds to local charities

 

 

 

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Stephen's book explaining the reasons why, a very well written book.

 

 

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Not just this book but a link to many about northern France and Belgium in WW1 & WW2.

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Atlantikwall Festung Boulogne, by Ben Muller (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • The D-Day Landings on Gold BeGCh - Another very good book by Andrew covering Gold BeGCh, both his books are a must for D-Day histories.
  • The 56th Infantry Brigade and D-Day - An Independent Infantry Brigade and the campaign in North West Europe 1944-1945. (e)
    By Andrew Holborn.
  • Clive Holden has written many books on the Kent area, go to Amberley Publishing to see his products.
  • Anthony Tucker-Jones is one of Pen & Sword’s leading authors. I met him the other day at Cobbaton Combat Collection. Pen and Sword Books these are his books.
  • Folly Books have some very interesting books on offer from RNCF Holton Heath and Fauld disaster to WW2 & cold war underground bunkers. (e)
  • New Forest at War & New Forest at War (Revised & Updated) By John Leete both available.
  • Wartime New Forest Revealed by John Leete.

 

Paul Doyle

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l'Association GERFAUT

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Kurt Waelbroeck

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A series of books.

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A series of books written by Kurt Waelbroek about Commisaris Dubois who solves murders that have taken place at some of the great sites on the Atlantikwall.

Flying With The Larks

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Flying With The Larks The military potential of aircraft was obvious from the outset, first as a way of spying on the enemy with reconnaissance planes and balloons armed with early cameras, and then as a way of taking the battle into the skies, as planes became weapons of war. In Britain these early days of military aviation were pioneered by a group of enthusiastic civilians and military men who were based at Lark Hill, Wiltshire where the rolling plains became ideal flying grounds.

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