{"id":5474,"date":"2016-02-21T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T17:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joeclarksblog.com\/?page_id=5474"},"modified":"2016-02-21T13:30:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T17:30:21","slug":"books-for-aviators-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joeclarksblog.com\/?page_id=5474","title":{"rendered":"Books for Aviators, page 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1849180253&amp;asins=1849180253&amp;linkId=B3EQXW4EIPORJ3F2&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\u00a0 \u00a0<em><strong>Battle of Britain: Cinebook Recounts<\/strong><\/em> By\u00a0B. Asso<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of World War II, the Third Reich sped into\u00a0 France and other areas of Europe taking the world by surprise.\u00a0 The British expeditionary force is pushed to\u00a0 Dunkirk; for a few months, the fate of England and indeed, the world, rests\u00a0 squarely on the shoulders of a few courageous RAF pilots.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=143272049X&amp;asins=143272049X&amp;linkId=CRNCTXAVQ3I4SMW4&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\u00a0 \u00a0<em><strong>Naval Aviation Cadet Benson<\/strong><\/em> By Joseph J\u00a0 Reis Jr<\/p>\n<p>This novel is a rich and riveting tale of one young man\u2019s\u00a0 journey from civilian life to earning the Navy\u2019s coveted Wings of Gold.\u00a0 Along the way, readers share in Cadet Lance Benson\u2019s\u00a0 adventure\u2019s and misadventures.\u00a0 Written\u00a0 by a retired naval aviator, this book is rich with authenticity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B002ZVP2H8&amp;asins=B002ZVP2H8&amp;linkId=RTNIQAJZHLXJPVE6&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949<\/strong> <\/em>By Roger G. Miller<\/p>\n<p>One of the most fascinating stories following the days of World\u00a0 War II was the siege of Berlin when the communists surrounded the city.\u00a0 A handful of men from the United States,\u00a0 Great Britain, and France supplied West Berlin with nearly three million tons\u00a0 of staples and goods by aerial delivery.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00FBBFUN0&amp;asins=B00FBBFUN0&amp;linkId=X4WXRB4MML2W7LDK&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\u00a0 \u00a0<em><strong>When Dad&#8217;s at Sea<\/strong><\/em> By Mindy Pelton, Illustrated by Robert Gantt Steele<\/p>\n<p>This is a story for children.\u00a0 Emily, a young girl has to deal with long\u00a0 separations from her father when he goes to sea to serve his duty as a Navy\u00a0 pilot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1902304454&amp;asins=1902304454&amp;linkId=UUMF44IFFQT25AT3&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\u00a0 \u00a0<em><strong>RICHARD HILLARY: The Definitive Biography of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot and Author of <\/strong><\/em><strong>The\u00a0 Last Enemy<\/strong>\u00a0By David Ross<\/p>\n<p>Richard Hillary served with the 603rd squadron of\u00a0 the RAF at the start of World War II.\u00a0 He\u00a0 became an ace during the Battle of Britain, but was shot down in September 1940.\u00a0 He suffered severe burns to his face and\u00a0 hands and during his convalescence, wrote <em>The\u00a0 Last Enemy<\/em>.\u00a0 He died in the war at\u00a0 the age of 23.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B011MCX5EW&amp;asins=B011MCX5EW&amp;linkId=YIU2IAOTY2RNLQ6U&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\u00a0 \u00a0<em><strong>Tony<\/strong> <\/em>By Patrick Lennon<\/p>\n<p>Tony Jannus became the first licensed airline pilot in the\u00a0 nation.\u00a0 In the early days of aviation,\u00a0 Jannus accomplished a lot of \u201cfirsts.\u201d He was the chief pilot for the first\u00a0 scheduled airline, he piloted the plane for the first parachute jump, and he\u00a0 was the first to take a president\u2019s daughter for her first airplane ride.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1591149649&amp;asins=1591149649&amp;linkId=HDBNYZL6FCDRBTR6&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>The Professional Naval Officer: A Course to Steer<\/strong><\/em> By James A.\u00a0 Winnefeld<\/p>\n<p>This is an important publication every naval officer or\u00a0 future naval officer should have in his or her professional library.\u00a0 Admiral Winnefeld supplies all the necessary information for anyone to create a\u00a0 successful career in naval service.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0595370195&amp;asins=0595370195&amp;linkId=36VJBL6TEVZ4QZIK&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>Touch\u00a0the Sky: Aviation and Other Stories<\/strong><\/em> By David Helms<\/p>\n<p>This book\u00a0 is an anthology of aviation and others stories sent around traveling.\u00a0 The book begins with a novella, \u201cThe Sky\u00a0 Queen,\u201d the story of a transatlantic passage on a Douglas C-54 on which the\u00a0 cargo is Top Secret and vital to the Normandy invasion 1944.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0913504602&amp;asins=0913504602&amp;linkId=MZXWARJBQ2UHO4NC&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0 <em><strong>Target\u00a0Luftwaffe: The Tragedy and the Triumph of World War II Air Victory<\/strong><\/em> By William A.\u00a0 Ong<\/p>\n<p>This is an account of the United\u00a0 States progress in the air war over Europe against the Germans.\u00a0 It chronicles much of what happened in World War\u00a0 II from the standpoint of aviation.\u00a0 It\u00a0 takes the reader from the start of the war to its conclusion over Hiroshima.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0613845676&amp;asins=0613845676&amp;linkId=YBTCCTIXPEXIA7YS&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>Born\u00a0to Fly: The Heroic Story of Downed U.S. Navy Pilot Lt. Shane<\/strong> <\/em>Osborn By Shane Osborn<\/p>\n<p>Shane Osborn\u00a0 served as a Navy pilot flying the EP-3E Orion aircraft gathering intelligence\u00a0 off the coast of China.\u00a0 One out in\u00a0 disputed airspace near Hainan Island, a Chinese interceptor aircraft collided\u00a0 with his aircraft.\u00a0 This is his account\u00a0 of the collision and his incarceration along with his 23 person his crew.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B015X4F1YC&amp;asins=B015X4F1YC&amp;linkId=IOJ3PU2P7GAC56UP&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>Secret Squadrons of the Eighth<\/strong> <\/em>By Pat Carty<\/p>\n<p>Psychological\u00a0 warfare got its start during World War II with the eighth Air Force.\u00a0 Certain squadrons they used throughout small and\u00a0 secret airfields in England, flew leaflet-dropping missions over Europe well as\u00a0 electronic warfare countermeasures against the German radio and radar\u00a0 facilities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0425108937&amp;asins=0425108937&amp;linkId=IMQX6WTSUBRG7LPS&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>Flight\u00a0of the Old Dog<\/strong><\/em> By Dale Brown<\/p>\n<p>This novel is\u00a0 based in the days of the Reagan Administration and the end of the Cold\u00a0 War.\u00a0 The Soviets, shortly after the Strategic\u00a0 Defense Initiative comes online, develop their own secret laser weapon.\u00a0 Dale Brown, a former B-52 pilot, crafted this\u00a0 intriguing novel of suspense.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bluewaterpres-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1410799794&amp;asins=1410799794&amp;linkId=ARQRQWYIOBNO3IFO&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> \u00a0<em><strong>Learning\u00a0to be an Alaskan Bush Pilot<\/strong><\/em> By Gerald\u00a0 Potter<\/p>\n<p>This is another\u00a0 must read for any young pilot who might be considering an aviation career\u00a0 flying the bush in Alaska.\u00a0 Potter talks\u00a0 of both success and failure which will allow anyone to learn about flying in\u00a0 Alaska vicariously through his experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/joeclarksblog.com\/?page_id=5479&amp;preview=true\">On to page 3?<\/a>&#8212;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0Battle of Britain: Cinebook Recounts By\u00a0B. 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