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The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China’s War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 by Diana Preston The 1900 uprising against foreigners in China—led by a society of martial artists secretly encouraged by the Dowager Empress Cixi—left tens of thousands of Chinese dead and marked the beginning of the …
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Book Review: The Aviators, by Winston GroomThe Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom, National Geographic, Washington, D.C., 2013, $30 The great … Read MoreBook Review: Boeing-B50, by Geoffrey HaysBoeing B-50 by Geoffrey Hays, Ginter Books, Simi Valley, Calif., 2012, $49.95 The Boeing B-50 Superfortress was vital to Strategic Air Command in the post–World War II era. A… Read MoreThe Curious Curse of SkylarkWhat’s in a name? Everything, if it seems to invite disaster. Almost as long as there have been airplanes, pilots have given them names. Aviators have often found pride and comfort… Read MoreBook Review: Alexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air PowerAlexander P. De Seversky and the Quest for Air Power by James K. Libbey, Potomac Books, Washington, D.C., 2013, $39.95 This long-overdue biography of Alexander P. de Seversky… Read MoreNonstop to Hawaii By Air and SeaWhen Commander John Rodgers’ PN-9 ran low on fuel 400 miles short of his destination, like a good Navy man he rigged the flying boat and sailed the rest of the way. Two years befor… Read More
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