RE: RC history book
That could prove to be somewhat of a problem....
Most books I know cover only a small part of the hobby (Bert Ebels book about the history and developement of model jets), books about building scale replica's etc...
Did you check the library, modelclubs, googled yourself silly?
You're right though, I get most of my info out of magazines instead of books.
I'll let you know if I come across anything (does it need to be in english?)
Good luck, Jan.