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In Above and Beyond, Shiv Kumar Mohanka compiles an extraordinary aviation chronicle — from early air balloons and warplanes to drones and digital skies. A treasure trove for enthusiasts and general readers alike

X‘Above and Beyond (A & B): Exploring the Amazing World of Aviation ’ by CISF veteran Shiv Kumar Mohanka is certainly India’s (and perhaps the world’s) most comprehensive cover-to-cover offering about anything and everything connected with aviation — from the earliest history of aerial reconnaissance by l’Entreprenant, a lighter-than-air balloon used by the French Army in their engagement with the Austrians in the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, to the remote-controlled drones of today, which hit precise targets at the time and place of choosing by their handlers.

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