Books for National Aviation Day

By Coll Rowe | August 18 2025 | Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsHistory

For National Aviation Day on August 19th, we are sharing books about aviation—and how its history has led to important developments in our present day.

The Crash Detectives
The Crash Detectives
Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters
Christine Negroni
9780143127321
In this fascinating exploration of the science and psychology of plane crashes, aviation journalist and crash investigator Christine Negroni uses crashes from Amelia Earhart to MH370 to illustrate what goes wrong and why, and how past crashes have made flying safer.
$18.00 US
Sep 27, 2016
Paperback
320 Pages
Penguin Books
Aviators, The
Aviators, The
Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
Winston Groom
9781426213694

The sweeping saga of three extraordinary pilots—Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle—and how they redefined heroism through genius, daring, and uncommon courage.

$15.95 US
Sep 15, 2015
Paperback
464 Pages
National Geographic
The Flying Tigers
The Flying Tigers
The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan
Sam Kleiner
9780399564154
The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific.
$19.00 US
May 14, 2019
Paperback
320 Pages
Penguin Books
The Aviator and the Showman
The Aviator and the Showman
Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon
Laurie Gwen Shapiro
9780593295908
The riveting and cinematic story of a partnership that would change the world forever.
$35.00 US
Jul 15, 2025
Hardcover
512 Pages
Viking
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