Dornier's Do X 'Giant' flying-boat by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 2230 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
The Dornier Do X 'Giant' skimmed along the surface of Lake Constance during its first take-off this historical event occurred at 9.38 am on 12 July 1929. Now all twelve Bristol Jupiter engines were running as the 'boat crossed the lake and after only a 500m take-off run it was 5m above the water Not all subsequent flights were as successful and on one occasion the 'Giant' failed to take-off!?

Bài Sử Khác Cho Việt Nam by Tạ Chí Đại Trường
Price: $4.99 USD. 232120 words. Language: Vietnamese. Published by Kệ Sách eBook on May 13, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.

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Tạ Chí Đại Trường Bài Sử Khác Cho Việt Nam biên khảo lịch sử Bản cập nhật tháng Năm 2011 Copyright @2011 Tạ Chí Đại Trường Published by Kệ Sách eBook Publishing Center Smashwords edition ISBN 978-1-4524-6600-2

The Achievements and the Days Book V. The improbable Rise of the Free Man by Roland Maes
Price: $4.99 USD. 52170 words. Language: English. Published on May 3, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
Book V details the expansion of the Christian nations, their interaction with other religions and secular entities and ends with the potential role of the United States. It documents the failures of man to live up to the ideals that some have fervently set for the human race and leaves open the hope that further progress will lead us closer to the ideal of human behavior.

The History of Lufthansa post-WW II by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 2470 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
From the end of WW I Lufthansa was without doubt the premier airline in Europe with its very successful Junkers J-13 transport. Whilst the airline did continue to fly throughout WW II the last flights made in early 1945 post-war with the Allies ban on all German aviation activities it was not until 1956 that regular Lufthansa services took to the air for it to become one of the world leaders again

The Dawn of the Airplane by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 15270 words. Language: English. Published on March 23, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
Continuing the story of the Origins of flying and the airplane this book carries on to look at the early pioneers of the heavier-than-air machine in America and Europe initially most of the pioneering flying centred at Paris. Eventually Britain got interested and in the short period from 1903 to 1911 their were literally thousand of intrepid aviators and in 1911/12 the military were interested.

Magellan, the journey beyond the end of the earth by Ivan Boriani
Price: $1.99 USD. 12020 words. Language: English. Published on March 22, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
This is a true story, an adventure in the real sense of the word, it is not a fiction. This is the story of the first circumnavigation of the Globe, a three years long journey through the unknown. A brief essay that shows the outstanding facts without loosing the attractions. It is thought for a teenager reader and students.

Trans-Atlantic US and Latin American Airways by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 8450 words. Language: English. Published on March 19, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
Continuing the review of the origins of the World's Airways this book deals specifically with the first trans-Atlantic flights inter-continental American Airlines and Airways and the developments in Latin America the internal growth and Pan-Am trans-ocean flying-boat services the famous Sikorsky China clippers; come fly with the pioneering aviators that established the airways of today.

Imperial Airways European and Empire Services by peter dancey
Price: $2.99 USD. 8320 words. Language: English. Published on March 19, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
This second book on the origins of commercial civil flying traces the development of Imperial Airways that established services initially to Europe with their fleet of land-planes then across the world to Africa the Far East and Australia with thier famous flying-boat services. Join the flight at Southampton to experience a long-range flight of yesterday to see how it compares to those of today!

The Origins of Commercial Flying by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 11510 words. Language: English. Published on March 18, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
In contrast to previous aviationfactfile Smashwords Editions that deal mainly with historical events associated with military aviation and airplanes this is the first in a series examining the evolution of civil aviation and commercial flying early civil passenger transports including the flying-boats and float-planes in particular Imperial Airways and its services, selection and staff training.

Virginal Huntress-Warrior: Her Undying Ice Age Cult by John T. Cullen
Price: $2.99 USD. 20200 words. Language: English. Published by Clocktower Books on March 11, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Civilization.
Fierce, beautiful, and untouchable, she still today brings with her a breath of Ice Age mystery. With minor variations, she is Athena, Joan of Arc, Marianne of the Barricades, and Rosie the Riveter. We tie together evidence from the Ice Ages through ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages, right up to modern times, showing that her cult has been around as long as mankind, and endures today.

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