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The Adventures of Ottokar Prohaska
MichaelS's new thread on an upcoming build beginning with an image of a model base consisting of a map of the United States (Coming soon.....) raised a speculation about flat earth theories.
In case anyone would like an explication of how it is possible accurately to navigate if you believe the earth is flat, I recommend John Biggins, The Emperor's Colored Coat (New York: St Martin's Press, 2006). It is the second of Biggins's tales of the adventures of Ottokar Prohaska, a Czech submarine officer, naval aviator, and adventurer in the early 20th century and during World War I. The story involves Prohaska's pre-war flight training (ending up with a forced landing in the middle of the Crown Prince's garden party), the Balkan intrigues that led to the war, and a voyage aboard a ship whose captain believes the earth is flat. Peter Ansoff, the Grand Master of the International Paper Modelers' Convention (and a former submarine officer himself) put me on to these wonderful books. If you are a fan of Sir Harry Flashman, Brigadier Gerard, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, and The Radetsky March, don't miss this series: A Sailor of Austria (1991) The Emperor's Coloured Coat (1992) The Two-Headed Eagle (1993) Tomorrow The World (1994) Don |
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Dear Col Don and friends:
My Library allows us to use Hoopla an app on Smart Phones and all four of the books are currently up as an Epub for checkout for free. Thanks Don I have started the first one. Thanks, Miles
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Unless it's sarcasm in the books, why waste time on nutcases?
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Not sarcasm. Humor.
And some very clever navigational mathematics, as well as the inspired development of a demented character by a skilled author. |
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Oh Yes!!! The Biggins Tales!!! When I had my consulting business my business partner was an Austrian who had emigrated to the US. He turned me onto these books.
There is also a whole series of Anime type figures, aircraft, etc. that have sprouted from these https://www.johnbigginsfiction.com/ Thank you so much DB for dragging me out of the Aviation forum that I usually visit!! PS. DB your have a wonderful typo that I hope you don't change. "explication" What a fun word...
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Hey there!! There are a lot of "nutcases" here who are amongst my best friends!!
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Found it!! Savoia S.21
Pretty sure this is free. If not Mods go ahead and remove.
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Mea Culpa (Italian for "I F***ed Up) to our group historian Don B. His "explication" is in fact a real word. I assumed that he was going for "explanation"
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Well, here’s an odd coincidence. I read “the emperor’s coloured coat’ at Incirlik, Turkey, some time in 1992. I found the book in the AFB library, while serving there on Op Haven ( Provide Comfort 1 to US forces.) Great book and some good times!
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The Prohaska novels are outstanding; they satisfy on every level and have an amazing amount of detail and historical commentary. I wish there were more than 4, but each of them is a true gem.
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