Walter Diem, Werner Schmidt, Drachen mit Geschichte, 1993, 160 pages, ISBN 3-88034-656-9 (german)

This book shows you how to build authentic historical kites. It is very detailed, containing lots of historical photos and plans as well as complete instructions for reconstructing these pioneering kites (Hargrave, Lecornu, Lamson, Kusnetzow, Brogden, Sauls, etc.). This is emphatically not for beginners and most of these kites are very complex indeed.