From Balloons to Drones
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Exploring the development of air power from the earliest days of flight to now and the future.
Editors: Dr Ross Mahoney, Dr Maria Burczynska, Dr Mike Hankins, Dr Brian Laslie, Abby Whitlock and Luca Chadwick.
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Editors: Dr Ross Mahoney, Dr Maria Burczynska, Dr Mike Hankins, Dr Brian Laslie, Abby Whitlock and Luca Chadwick.
https://balloonstodrones.com
Submit your ideas! #airpowerhistory
#CallforSubmissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the #RAAF up to 1945.
Just days remain to submit an idea for this project on a pivotal period in Australian air power.
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Just days remain to submit an idea for this project on a pivotal period in Australian air power.
drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #WW1 #interwar #WW2 #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
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October 28, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Submit your ideas! #airpowerhistory
#Fromthearchives - #BookReview – Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan balloonstodrones.com/2025/10/23/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
#BookReview – Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan
Reviewed by Dr Ross Mahoney Richard Overy, Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan. London: Allen Lane, 2025. Hbk. Images. Notes. Further readings. Index. xiii + 206 pp. The decis…
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October 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
#Fromthearchives - #BookReview – Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan balloonstodrones.com/2025/10/23/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
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#callforsubmissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the #RAAF. Just over 10 days left to submit your ideas! drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
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October 20, 2026 at 10:36 AM
#callforsubmissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the #RAAF. Just over 10 days left to submit your ideas! drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
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Thanks to everyone who ordered books and/or bookazines last week, those are now all on their way.
I have some left of everything but the ‘Carrier aircraft of the Propeller Era’
Signed books, competitively priced
I have some left of everything but the ‘Carrier aircraft of the Propeller Era’
Signed books, competitively priced
Hi all, in need of a bit of cash and have some spare books and bookazines so if anyone wants a signed copy of any of these, please DM me
October 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Thanks to everyone who ordered books and/or bookazines last week, those are now all on their way.
I have some left of everything but the ‘Carrier aircraft of the Propeller Era’
Signed books, competitively priced
I have some left of everything but the ‘Carrier aircraft of the Propeller Era’
Signed books, competitively priced
#fromthearchives - Air Vice-Marshal Professor R.A. ‘Tony’ Mason – A Reflection balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/15/a... #plsRT
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 delayed its publication. On 12 Novemb…
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October 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
#fromthearchives - Air Vice-Marshal Professor R.A. ‘Tony’ Mason – A Reflection balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/15/a... #plsRT
#FromTheArchives - Unseating the Lancer: North Korean Challenges in Intercepting a B-1B balloonstodrones.com/2017/10/13/u...
Unseating the Lancer: North Korean Challenges in Intercepting a B-1B
By Andy Zhao and Justin Pyke Introduction When North Korea threatened to shoot down a B-1B Lancer in response to a September 23rd flight operating off its east coast, a reasonable amount of discuss…
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October 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
#FromTheArchives - Unseating the Lancer: North Korean Challenges in Intercepting a B-1B balloonstodrones.com/2017/10/13/u...
Have you got something to say about #airpowerhistory (including #aviationhistory), theory, and contemporary operations? Consider submitting to @Balloons2Drones. balloonstodrones.com/2023/02/04/c... #plsRT
Call for Submissions – From Balloons to Drones
Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that analyses and debates air power history (including aviation history), theory, and contemporary operations in their b…
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October 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Have you got something to say about #airpowerhistory (including #aviationhistory), theory, and contemporary operations? Consider submitting to @Balloons2Drones. balloonstodrones.com/2023/02/04/c... #plsRT
#fromthearchives - #BookReview – Routledge Handbook of Air Power balloonstodrones.com/2018/10/10/b... #plsRT
#BookReview – Routledge Handbook of Air Power
By Dr Ross Mahoney John Andreas Olsen (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Air Power. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018. References. Index. xix + 405 pp. Hbk. It is often challenging to name a single person who is…
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October 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
#fromthearchives - #BookReview – Routledge Handbook of Air Power balloonstodrones.com/2018/10/10/b... #plsRT
#fromthearchives - #1944Revisited – Locating Japanese Radars: The First Dedicated Radar Countermeasures Units in the US Navy balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/08/1... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
#1944Revisited – Locating Japanese Radars: The First Dedicated Radar Countermeasures Units in the US Navy
By Thomas Wildenberg Editor’s note: In 2024, From Balloons to Drones will publish a series of articles that seek to provide a new perspective on the air war in 1944. If you are interested in contri…
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October 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
#fromthearchives - #1944Revisited – Locating Japanese Radars: The First Dedicated Radar Countermeasures Units in the US Navy balloonstodrones.com/2024/10/08/1... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
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#callforsubmissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945. A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the #RAAF up to 1945. drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #WW1 #ww2 #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
drrossmahoney.substack.com
October 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#callforsubmissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945. A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the #RAAF up to 1945. drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #WW1 #ww2 #airpowerhistory #plsRT
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The Early Intellectual Development of Air Power History drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/the-early-... #airpowerhistory
The Early Intellectual Development of Air Power History
An overview of the early intellectual development of the history of air power.
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October 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The Early Intellectual Development of Air Power History drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/the-early-... #airpowerhistory
#fromthearchives - #ResearchNote – Redefining the Modern Military: An Airman’s Perspective by @brianlaslie.bsky.social balloonstodrones.com/2018/10/03/r...
#ResearchNote – Redefining the Modern Military: An Airman’s Perspective
By Dr Brian D. Laslie Editorial Note: In this Research Note, Assistant Editor, Dr Brian Laslie reflects on his contribution to a new volume about military professionalism entitled Redefining the Mo…
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October 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
#fromthearchives - #ResearchNote – Redefining the Modern Military: An Airman’s Perspective by @brianlaslie.bsky.social balloonstodrones.com/2018/10/03/r...
We publish review articles that examine the top ten books that have influenced writers on air power. To learn how to contribute to 'From Balloons to Drones,' visit our submissions page. balloonstodrones.com/submissions/ #plsRT
September 23, 2026 at 7:02 AM
We publish review articles that examine the top ten books that have influenced writers on air power. To learn how to contribute to 'From Balloons to Drones,' visit our submissions page. balloonstodrones.com/submissions/ #plsRT
#fromthearchives - #AirWarBooks by Dr Michael Hankins balloonstodrones.com/2021/09/22/a... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
#AirWarBooks – Dr Michael Hankins
Editorial Note: In the next instalment of our Air War Books series, our Podcast Editor, Dr Michael Hankins, discusses the ten books that have influenced and shaped his writing as an air power histo…
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September 23, 2026 at 4:08 AM
#fromthearchives - #AirWarBooks by Dr Michael Hankins balloonstodrones.com/2021/09/22/a... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
#fromthearchives - #BookReview – Eagles Over Husky: The Allied Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943. Reviewed by @brianlaslie.bsky.social balloonstodrones.com/2018/09/19/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
#BookReview – Eagles Over Husky: The Allied Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943
By Dr Brian Laslie Alexander Fitzgerald-Black, Eagles Over Husky: The Allied Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943. Solihull: Helion & Company, 2018. Images. Maps. Table…
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September 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM
#fromthearchives - #BookReview – Eagles Over Husky: The Allied Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943. Reviewed by @brianlaslie.bsky.social balloonstodrones.com/2018/09/19/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT
#FromtheArchives - #ReviewArticle – Bomber Command at War balloonstodrones.com/2025/09/16/r... #WW2 #airpowerhistory #plsRT
#ReviewArticle – Bomber Command at War
Reviewed by Dr Dan Ellin Marcus Gibson, The Greatest Force: How RAF Bomber Command became the No.1 factor in Britain’s total, destructive defeat of Nazi Germany. York: Marcus Gibson, 2025. Illustra…
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September 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
#FromtheArchives - #ReviewArticle – Bomber Command at War balloonstodrones.com/2025/09/16/r... #WW2 #airpowerhistory #plsRT
#CallforSubmissions - From Balloons to Drones balloonstodrones.com/2023/02/04/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsRT
Call for Submissions – From Balloons to Drones
Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that analyses and debates air power history (including aviation history), theory, and contemporary operations in their b…
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September 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
#CallforSubmissions - From Balloons to Drones balloonstodrones.com/2023/02/04/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #plsRT
#fromthearchives - #BookReview – Korean Air War: Sabres, Migs and Meteors, 1950-53 balloonstodrones.com/2022/09/14/b... #airpowerhistory #KoreanWar #plsRT
#BookReview – Korean Air War: Sabres, Migs and Meteors, 1950-53
Michael Napier, Korean Air War: Sabres, Migs and Meteors, 1950-53. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2021. Images. Notes. Bibliography. Glossary. Appendices. Index. Hbk. 320pp. Reviewed by Dr Ross Mahoney…
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September 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
#fromthearchives - #BookReview – Korean Air War: Sabres, Migs and Meteors, 1950-53 balloonstodrones.com/2022/09/14/b... #airpowerhistory #KoreanWar #plsRT
#fromthearchives - #ResearchNote - Wither Air Power Studies? balloonstodrones.com/2017/09/13/r... #airpowerstudies
#ResearchNote – Wither Air Power Studies?
By Dr Ross Mahoney I started writing this post several months ago, but for various reasons, it lay dormant until a recent Twitter exchange began with Brian Laslie. Brian suggested that Mark Clodfel…
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September 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM
#fromthearchives - #ResearchNote - Wither Air Power Studies? balloonstodrones.com/2017/09/13/r... #airpowerstudies
#fromthearchive - Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 2 – 1930-1937 balloonstodrones.com/2017/08/29/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2
Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 2 – 1930-1937
By Justin Pyke Editorial Note: In the second part of a three-part article, Justin Pyke examines American intelligence assessments of Japanese air power during the inter-war years. This second part …
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August 29, 2026 at 8:20 AM
#fromthearchive - Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 2 – 1930-1937 balloonstodrones.com/2017/08/29/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2
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Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945 drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #airpowerhistory #RAAF #plsRT
Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
drrossmahoney.substack.com
August 29, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945 drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #airpowerhistory #RAAF #plsRT
Clearing the Skies for the Red Army – Part 2: The Destruction of Luftflotte IV balloonstodrones.com/2021/08/25/c... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Clearing the Skies for the Red Army – Part 2: The Destruction of Luftflotte IV
By Dr Luke Truxal Editorial Note: In the conclusion of a two-part series on the contribution of US air power to the conduct of the Second Iași-Chișinău Offensive, Dr Luke Truxal examines the role o…
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August 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Clearing the Skies for the Red Army – Part 2: The Destruction of Luftflotte IV balloonstodrones.com/2021/08/25/c... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Is there a need for an academic journal devoted to air power studies? drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/is-there-a... #airpowerstudies #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Is there a need for an academic journal devoted to air power studies?
Do we need an academic journal dedicated to air power studies?
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August 24, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Is there a need for an academic journal devoted to air power studies? drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/is-there-a... #airpowerstudies #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 1 – The 1920s balloonstodrones.com/2017/08/24/b... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 1 – The 1920s
By Justin Pyke Editorial Note: In the first of a three-part article, Justin Pyke examines American intelligence assessments of Japanese air power during the inter-war years. This first part examine…
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August 24, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 1 – The 1920s balloonstodrones.com/2017/08/24/b... #airpowerhistory #plsRT
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Is there a need for an academic journal devoted to air power studies? drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/is-there-a... #airpowerstudies #plsRT
August 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Is there a need for an academic journal devoted to air power studies? drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/is-there-a... #airpowerstudies #plsRT