Discovering Engineering That Changed the World

Soldiering On

The first and only book that covers the whole range of British ex-servicemen's experiences in the interwar period in a single volume

Top Speed Trucks

This book showcases the fastest, most powerful and awe-inspiring machines currently on the road. Packed with action and static photography, model specifications and perf...

Somme 1916

Gerald Gliddon's classic survey of the Somme battlefield in 1916, first published in 1987 to great acclaim, has been greatly expanded and updated to include

Great War Tommy

The Great War continues to fascinate, and never more so as we approach 2014, the centenary year of its outbreak. There is an abiding fascination

Aisne 1914

The Battle of the Aisne fought in September 1914 introduced a new and savage mode of warfare to the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force,

The complete guide to drones

If you think you need a boarding pass to fly, you're really missing out! Today, drones are everywhere. From film studios to farms, they're in

The classic car adventure

Nothing is new under the sun and classic cars books come and go. But here, instead of a heavy, large, glossy book of classic car

Special Forces

Acest ghid militar de referință oferă informații detaliate despre forțele militare de elită, forțele speciale și de poliție de top din lume. Cu peste 400

SR-71 Blackbird

It holds the airspeed record for a manned jet aircraft, operated at an altitude other aircraft could barely touch and was a marvel of technical

Motor Gun Boat Manual

The centrepiece of this manual is MGB 81, a combat veteran that saw repeated action between 1942 and 1945 in the North Sea and English

The Fighter Pilot's Handbook

In the early days of flight, no one imagined the airplane as a weapon of war. Inevitably, World War I proved the catalyst that was

How to Rebuild & Modify Ford Flathead V-8 Engines

Loved by bootleggers and dirt racers, the V-8 is iconic power. Now you can build and restore your very own hotrod, or just enjoy daydreaming.

De Havilland Comet

The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of

The Reluctant Nazi Searching For My Grandfather

After her father, a fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe, was killed during a mission over the south coast of England, Gabrielle Robinson found a loving

Speed Read Ferrari

With Motorbooks' Speed Read series, become an instant expert in a range of fast-moving subjects, from Formula 1 racing to the Tour de France. Accessible

Empire and the Bomb

The United States is the only country to have dropped the atomic bomb. Since the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, every U.S. president has threatened

Railway History of New Shildon

On the 27th September 1825, the first public railway steam train left New Shildon for Stockton-on-Tees. The driver was George Stephenson and the engine he

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front

In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to

Police Helicopter Operations Manual

Police helicopters are operated in the UK by National Police Air Service (NPAS), which brings all 43 forces together and delivers a borderless police aviation

CLASSIC SHIPS: A CENTURY OF LINERS, LIFE BOATS

Thousands of years before any of our modern methods of transport were invented man traveled by boat on the water. Later on men traveling by

United States Martial Pistols And Revolvers: A Reference And History

United States Martial Pistols and Revolvers, first published in 1939, provides firearm collectors and enthusiasts with a single authoritative volume containing informati...

A Privileged Journey: From Enthusiast to Professional Railwayman

A Privileged Journey, Volume 1 1940-1962 is a personal and individual account of the author' youthful enthusiasm for trains and the travels he undertook in

The Dinghy Bible

The Dinghy Bible is the complete, user-friendly, hands-on manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most...

Missing

In May 1918, Angela and Leopold Mond received a knock on the front door. It was the postman and he was delivering the letter every

Cruiser Birmingham

The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the

Land Rover Experience Tour

Overcoming boundaries, broadening horizons, exploring the unknown-- this is what Land Rover has represented for the past sixty-five years. The tenth Land Rover Experienc...

Til the Boys Come Home

Ever since the signing of the Armistice in 1918, theatre has played an important part in reflecting the experience of the 'war to end all

Supporting Tunnelling Operations in the Great War

Few soldiers on the Western Front had heard of the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, even after it had been renamed the

Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name by Peter Pugh

The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first forty years of Britain’s most prestigious manufacturer – Rolls-Royce. Beginning with the historic meeting

Unsinkable : The History of Boston Whaler

People were shocked and delighted, and the company made its mark on the history of boating by proving that it had created something altogether new

Boeing Hornet Squadrons

The Boeing Hornet is a twin engined multi-role supersonic jet fighter of the 3rd generation. Derived from the McDonnell Douglas YF-17 light-weight fighter concept, its

Pioneering Places of British Aviation

From as early as the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country many places became centres

Jeep

The definitive, fully illustrated celebration of an auto manufacturer that paved its own way by going off-road is now updated to celebrate Jeep’s 80th anniversary.

Hunter Boys

From the highly successful author of Lightning Boys and Lightning Boys 2, Richard Pike, comes a welcome addition to the ïBoysÍ series, Hunter Boys. A

How to Drive

Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us does on a daily basis - and yet the average learner receives just eighteen hours' training

The Iraq Papers

The Iraq Papers will be the most comprehensive and best-organized document collection of America's misadventure in Iraq. The editors have organized the book around the

Fast N' Loud

The breakout star of Discovery's hit automotive restoration show Fast N' Loud takes readers on an entertaining ride through his wild life and behind the

Winged Sabres

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative

Cameras, Combat and Courage

What was it like to be a military combat photographer in the most photographed war in history - the Vietnam War? 'Cameras, Combat, and Courage',

The Second Most Powerful Man in the World

The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief 'Fascinating... greatly enriches o...

Reeds 21st Century Ship Management

First modern title to cover the varied and complex world of ship management in the 21st century.

Flying Tiger Ace

The moving biography of Lt. Col. William Norman Reed, a World War II fighter ace who fought with the Flying Tigers and died in defense

Battleships, Buses and Bombers

This engaging account introduces readers to a remarkable range of transportation firsts and other related developments that occurred within the Lea Valley region of L...

Britain 1940

ON New Year's Day 1940, the people of Britain looked back on the first four months of the Second World War with a sort of

Fast Bikes

Westland Lynx 1976 to Present

The Westland Lynx is the Royal Navy's agile, versatile, multi-role combat ship-borne helicopter that has been in service around the world for over 40 years,

Blood Papa

'In Rwanda from April to June 1994, 800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered by their Hutu neighbors in the largest and swiftest genocide since World War II.

A Passion for Flying: 8,000 hours of RAF Flying

Group Captain Tom Eeles served in the RAF for 44 years and totaled over 8000 hours of flying in twenty-eight different aircraft types. Tom entered

How to Be a Good Motorist

How should a motorist converse with the police? Should you switch off your headlights when another car approaches? What parts of the engine can you

The Unexpected Spy

A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs 'A

War Games : The Psychology of Combat

Three stories run through this book. One story comes from a collection of eyewitness accounts of combat. Intense, personal and often laced with dark humour,

Going Places: Transportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West

It seems difficult even to imagine the modern West without reference to its planes, trains, and automobiles. Freeways define modern Los Angeles, as Route 66

Planes Of War

To fly through the air to harness the power and freedom of the birds. This was mankind's dream and desire, most arguably, since crawling out

Two Billion Cars : Driving Toward Sustainability

Today there are over a billion vehicles in the world, and within twenty years, the number will double, largely a consequence of China's and India's

The Night Air War (Voices in Flight), Martin Bowman

Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during the Second World War, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. In

Greatest One-Percenter Myths, Mysteries, and Rumors Revealed

Get the straight facts on the legends and events that surround outlaw motorcycle clubs. Not everything is as it seems when the media is involved.

Helicopters Before Helicopters

Covering vertical-rising aircraft as envisioned from the earliest concepts to the period when the helicopter became practical machine in the 1930s, this text focuses on

RAF Night Operations (Voices in Flight), Hardcover-Martin Bowman

The Navy can lose us in the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming

Commando Memoires (Paperback), John Durnford-Slater

Commando is the real and exciting story of one of the most important units of World War II. The Commando unit played an important role

12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

THE DECLASSIFIED TRUE STORY OF THE HORSE SOLDIERS. This is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately