Maria Burczyńska
@mariaeb.bsky.social
Lecturer in defence studies at the King's College London, based at the United Kingdom Defence Academy, Shrivenham. Editor @balloons2drones.bsky.social
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The Colonel, the Sculptor, and the Supreme Court Justice: Assessing the Failure of American Aircraft Production in the First World War – Part One balloonstodrones.com/2025/03/18/t... #WW1 #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsrt
The Colonel, the Sculptor, and the Supreme Court Justice: Assessing the Failure of American Aircraft Production in the First World War – Part One
By Lieutenant Colonel Michael H. Taint, United States Air Force (ret’d) Editorial note: In this two-part article, Michael Taint re-evaluates the conduct of Colonel Edward Deeds in the management of…
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March 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Colonel, the Sculptor, and the Supreme Court Justice: Assessing the Failure of American Aircraft Production in the First World War – Part One balloonstodrones.com/2025/03/18/t... #WW1 #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsrt
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U.S. Mercenaries and the Condor Legion: Airpower in the Spanish Civil War www.usni.org/press/books/... #airpowerhistory
U.S. Mercenaries and the Condor Legion
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March 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
U.S. Mercenaries and the Condor Legion: Airpower in the Spanish Civil War www.usni.org/press/books/... #airpowerhistory
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We are looking for book reviewers. If you are a postgrad, academic, policymaker, service personnel or relevant professional researching #airpower, contact us if there is a volume you want to review. balloonstodrones.com/book-reviews/ #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsRT
Book Reviews
From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that seeks to provide analysis and debate about air power history, theory, and contemporary operations in their broadest sense, including spa…
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December 11, 2024 at 1:43 AM
We are looking for book reviewers. If you are a postgrad, academic, policymaker, service personnel or relevant professional researching #airpower, contact us if there is a volume you want to review. balloonstodrones.com/book-reviews/ #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsRT
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'OODA Loop or Coffee Break? Erich Hartmann and the Forgotten German ‘Decision Cycle’' by Stephen Robinson balloonstodrones.com/2024/12/17/o... #airpowerhistory
OODA Loop or Coffee Break? Erich Hartmann and the Forgotten German ‘Decision Cycle’
By Stephen Robinson There was not too much dogfighting for us. It requires a large area and is absolutely defensive.[1] Erich Hartmann Colonel John R. Boyd flew F-86 Sabres during the Korean War an…
balloonstodrones.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM
'OODA Loop or Coffee Break? Erich Hartmann and the Forgotten German ‘Decision Cycle’' by Stephen Robinson balloonstodrones.com/2024/12/17/o... #airpowerhistory
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Call for Contributors – The Airfix School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsRT
Call for Contributors – The Airfix School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History
Air power history, broadly defined, is almost as old as the application of air power itself. While histories were produced during the First World War, after the war, nations such as Great Britain w…
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November 12, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Call for Contributors – The Airfix School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsRT
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#ResearchNote - Orders of Precedence Matters… drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2024/10/24/o...
#ResearchNote – Orders of Precedence Matters…
As I intimated in my previous post, 2024 has been my annus horribilis. I won’t dwell on the reason for this too much other than to note that I plan to use this website more as I have a bit of time …
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October 28, 2024 at 12:37 AM
#ResearchNote - Orders of Precedence Matters… drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2024/10/24/o...
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Podcast – 50th Episode Celebration: An Interview with Dr Mike Hankins and Dr Brian Laslie balloonstodrones.com/2024/11/03/p... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #plsrt
#Podcast – 50th Episode Celebration: An Interview with Dr Mike Hankins and Dr Brian Laslie
Editorial Note: Led by Editor Dr Mike Hankins, From Balloons to Drones, produces a monthly podcast that provides an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the explorat…
balloonstodrones.com
November 3, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Podcast – 50th Episode Celebration: An Interview with Dr Mike Hankins and Dr Brian Laslie balloonstodrones.com/2024/11/03/p... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #avgeek #plsrt
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'Air Vice-Marshal Professor R.A. ‘Tony’ Mason – A Reflection' by @airpowerhistory.bsky.social balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/15/a...
Air Vice-Marshal Professor R.A. ‘Tony’ Mason – A Reflection
By Dr Ross Mahoney Editorial note: this piece was originally drafted not long after the passing of Air Vice-Marshal Mason. However, several personal reasons led to a delay in its publication. On 12…
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October 15, 2024 at 8:34 AM
'Air Vice-Marshal Professor R.A. ‘Tony’ Mason – A Reflection' by @airpowerhistory.bsky.social balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/15/a...
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In our 300th post, we interviewed Dr. Kenneth Werrell about his latest book 'Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures, 1940-1990.' balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/01/p... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory ##AvGeek
#Podcast – “A Dizzy Idea” – The Airplanes that Didn’t Make It: An Interview with Dr Kenneth P. Werrell
Editorial Note: Led by Editor Dr Mike Hankins, From Balloons to Drones, produces a monthly podcast that provides an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the explorat…
balloonstodrones.com
October 2, 2024 at 7:51 AM
In our 300th post, we interviewed Dr. Kenneth Werrell about his latest book 'Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures, 1940-1990.' balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/01/p... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory ##AvGeek
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Call for Submissions: Air Power and 1944 Revisited balloonstodrones.com/2023/12/02/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #WW2 #avgeek
Call for Submissions: Air Power and 1944 Revisited
In 2024, From Balloons to Drones will run a series of articles that examines the role of air power during the defining year of the Second World War – 1944. The year 1944 was the defining year of the S...
balloonstodrones.com
August 25, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Call for Submissions: Air Power and 1944 Revisited balloonstodrones.com/2023/12/02/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #WW2 #avgeek
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After a period of enforced absence, we are pleased to relaunch the website. Today, we present our latest #Podcast. An interview with Dr Stan Fisher about his latest book 'Sustaining the Carrier War.' balloonstodrones.com/2024/09/01/p... #WW2 #airpowehistory #aviationhistory #avgeek
#Podcast – “Keep ‘Em Flying!”: An Interview with Dr Stan Fisher
Editorial Note: Led by Editor Dr Mike Hankins, From Balloons to Drones, produces a monthly podcast that provides an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the exploration...
balloonstodrones.com
September 1, 2024 at 8:24 AM
After a period of enforced absence, we are pleased to relaunch the website. Today, we present our latest #Podcast. An interview with Dr Stan Fisher about his latest book 'Sustaining the Carrier War.' balloonstodrones.com/2024/09/01/p... #WW2 #airpowehistory #aviationhistory #avgeek
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What is your favourite/best work on #WW1 air power/military aviation? #askingforafriend #airpowerhistory #AvGeek
April 8, 2024 at 1:37 PM
What is your favourite/best work on #WW1 air power/military aviation? #askingforafriend #airpowerhistory #AvGeek
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What would you like to see discussed more on the 'From Balloons to Drones' #podcast? #airpowerhistory #avgeek
April 16, 2024 at 7:08 AM
What would you like to see discussed more on the 'From Balloons to Drones' #podcast? #airpowerhistory #avgeek
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#Editorial - What content would you like to see on the 'From Balloons to Drones' #podcast? balloonstodrones.com/2024/04/18/e...
#Editorial – What content would you like to see on the ‘From Balloons to Drones’ podcast?
In 2019, From Balloons to Drones established a podcast series that aimed to provide an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the exploration of historical topics and ide...
balloonstodrones.com
April 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
#Editorial - What content would you like to see on the 'From Balloons to Drones' #podcast? balloonstodrones.com/2024/04/18/e...
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#FilmReview – Masters of the Air, Episode Seven balloonstodrones.com/2024/03/17/f... #MastersOfTheAir #WW2 #airpowerhistory
#FilmReview – Masters of the Air, Episode Seven
By Dr Luke Truxal Editorial note: On 26 January 2024, Apple TV+ launched the much-anticipated series Masters of the Air. This series follows the actions of the US 100th Bomb Group during the Combined ...
balloonstodrones.com
March 17, 2024 at 7:59 AM
#FilmReview – Masters of the Air, Episode Seven balloonstodrones.com/2024/03/17/f... #MastersOfTheAir #WW2 #airpowerhistory
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#BookReview – Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions - The Missing Chapters balloonstodrones.com/2024/03/18/b...
#BookReview – Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions – The Missing Chapters
Reviewed by Dr Brian Laslie Paul F. Crickmore, Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions - The Missing Chapters. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2023. Appendices. Bibliography. Hbk, 528 pp. Author...
balloonstodrones.com
March 18, 2024 at 3:34 AM
#BookReview – Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions - The Missing Chapters balloonstodrones.com/2024/03/18/b...
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#FilmReview – Episodes 1 and 2 of Masters of the Air balloonstodrones.com/2024/01/28/f... #MastersOfTheAir
#FilmReview – Episodes 1 and 2 of Masters of the Air
By Dr Brian Laslie Friday, 26 January, the long-awaited first and second episodes of Masters of the Air, based on the excellent eponymous book by Don Miller, premiered on Apple TV+. When I say long-aw...
balloonstodrones.com
January 28, 2024 at 3:47 AM
#FilmReview – Episodes 1 and 2 of Masters of the Air balloonstodrones.com/2024/01/28/f... #MastersOfTheAir
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Call for Submissions: Air Power and 1944 Revisited balloonstodrones.com/2023/12/02/c...
Call for Submissions: Air Power and 1944 Revisited
In 2024, From Balloons to Drones will run a series of articles that examines the role of air power during the defining year of the Second World War – 1944. The year 1944 was the defining year of the...
balloonstodrones.com
December 2, 2023 at 1:53 PM
Call for Submissions: Air Power and 1944 Revisited balloonstodrones.com/2023/12/02/c...
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#Podcast - "The Americans were clearly defeated in 1943...": An Interview with Dr Luke Truxal balloonstodrones.com/2024/01/10/p...
#Podcast – “The Americans were clearly defeated in 1943…”: An Interview with Dr Luke Truxal
Editorial Note: Led by Editor Dr Mike Hankins, From Balloons to Drones, produces a monthly podcast that provides an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the explorati...
balloonstodrones.com
January 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
#Podcast - "The Americans were clearly defeated in 1943...": An Interview with Dr Luke Truxal balloonstodrones.com/2024/01/10/p...
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#Podcast - "Women aren't in combat but they're being killed": An Interview with Eileen Bjorkman balloonstodrones.com/2023/12/03/p...
#Podcast – “Women aren’t in combat but they’re being killed”: An Interview with Eileen Bjo...
Editorial Note: Led by Editor Dr Mike Hankins, From Balloons to Drones, produces a monthly podcast that provides an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the explorati...
balloonstodrones.com
December 2, 2023 at 11:47 PM
#Podcast - "Women aren't in combat but they're being killed": An Interview with Eileen Bjorkman balloonstodrones.com/2023/12/03/p...