20131024110011 Sylvia Kent and Mick Foley – edited
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This months Book Club with author/columnist Sylvia Kent and guest writer Michael Foley.
Michael has written over twenty books and his current book Pioneers of Aerial Combat is out now.
PIONEERS OF AERIAL COMBAT
When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and around the world. In Britain, however, the spark wasn’t strong enough to light a fire and it was in other parts of Europe, notably France, where flight began to develop seriously. Early pioneers of flight faced a high level of danger and many died in pursuit of fulfilling their dream. Although aircraft design had made incredible progress by the time of the outbreak of war, accidents still occurred on a regular basis. For some time, as many pilots died in accidents as they did in combat. This publication consolidates a range of stories, insights, and facts that, when combined, offer a vivid impression of events as they unfolded. The chaos stirred up during the First World War and the scramble to develop aircraft in response to the threat to homeland security is eloquently relayed, as are the battles that characterized this conflicted era. The reality of conflict gave aviation engineers and designers the opportunity to test their craft in the harshest of environments, pushing the benchmark ever higher in terms of what could be achieved. Sure to appeal to aviation enthusiasts and historians alike, this work offers the reader a full account of the developmental early days of flight.
More about Michael
My 20th book has just been published, the books are, Front Line Essex, Front line Kent,Essex Ready For Anything, Hard as Nails, Front Line Suffolk, Front Line Thames, More Front Line Essex, Essex in the First World War,Prisoners of the British, Essex at War Through Time, London Under Attack, London Through Time, Havering Through Time, Barking and Dagenham Through Time, London’s East End Through Time, Disasters on the Thames, Essex Through Time, Essex at War in old Photogrphs, Martello Towers and Pioneers of Aerial Combat.
More about Sylvia
Author/Columnist Sylvia Kent comes in each month to present The Book Club on Phoenix FM.
I contribute to national, regional magazines and on-line journals. Most of my 9 books have been reprinted and are on sale in Waterstones, Sainsbury, WHSmith and others. ESSEX FOLKLORE helped Channel 5’s film COUNTY SECRETS. My book THE WOMAN WRITER, published by The History Press sells at the British Library. My history of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists from 1894 traces our pioneers who made their mark in journalism, literature and poetry. Within the book I celebrate the centenary of Joyce Grenfell, a former SWWJ president. A chapter is dedicated to Joyce who meanders throughout my book which was reviewed in The Times and other dailies, radio and YouTube. I’m SWWJ’s Archivist. On-line publisher JMD MEDIA of Derby published my first ebook BRENTWOOD: HISTORIC TOWN in spring. My 2nd ebook ST MARY MAGDALEN: BILLERICAY is downloadable via KINDLE. Online magazine www.Suite101.com publish my articles. Check Facebook,Twitter @sylviaakent & Linked-In Film/audio clips are now added. Check my index box at top left-hand side of this page. Currently researching my 10th book covering Barking & Dagenham.130,000 blog visits.
