In Fingal's Wake

Violence in the Skies: A History of Aircraft Hijacking and Bombing

Aviation security expert Philip Baum delves into the archives to reveal the stories behind the most astonishing and shocking crimes in aviation history, calling on

Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they

Armoured Warfare in the First World War (1916-1918)

A hundred years ago, on 15 September 1916, on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, the tank made its debut on the

Special Forces

This fascinating book provides a thorough insight to the world's special forces, including US Navy SEALS, British SAS and Russian GRU Spetsnaz, and many more.

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...

Steam Engines (Tin Box)

Redescoperă epoca de aur a transportului cu Steam Engines, o călătorie nostalgică prin epoca de pionerat a Marii Britanii in epoca ingineritului. Acest uluitor ghid

Guns the Right Way: Introducing Kids to Firearm Safety and Shooting

Indiferent de vârstă, fiecare copil poate beneficia de învățarea despre siguranța armelor. Indiferent dacă doriți să vă introduceți copilul în arme de foc pentru vânătoa...

The Apache in European Service

The Apache helicopter is a revolutionary development in the history of war, designed to hunt, take out and destroy its targets, to inflict damage on

Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car

TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a

FRANK WHITTLE: THE INVENTION OF THE JET

The story of the jet engine has everything: genius, tragedy, heroism, a world war, the individual vs. the state, and an idea that would change

Amelia:A Life of the Aviation Legend

What happened to Amelia Earhart? Her disappearance over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 continues to confound investigators. Here, the authors provide new insights into the

Britain's Favourite Cars Of The Decade

Folosind liste cuprinzătoare și fotografii color fantastice, precum statistici interesante, această carte prezintă povestea mașinilor în Marea Britanie începând cu 1960....

Transport Design: A Travel History by Gregory Votolato

Transport Design is the first design history to explore the ability of travel, analysing the vehicle from the passengers’ and drivers’ points of view. Gregory

Driving Passion: The Psychology of the Car

Explores America's obsession with the automobile and analyzes the psychological and symbolic functions of the car in society as a cultural icon. In an instructive

Death and Desire in Car Crash Culture: A Century of Romantic Futurisms (Peter Lang Ltd.)

Why are we so obsessed with cars? Shiny objects of desire, cars never cease to fascinate us. As symbols of freedom they return again and

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

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

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

The World War I Aviator's Pocket Manual

Aviation was still in its infancy when World War I broke out. The first men to take to the skies above the battlefield undertook reconnaissance.

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

D-Day Minute by Minute

Told in a purely chronological style, this fascinating account vividly details the authentic stories of regular people caught up in the historical events of D-Day.

Top Gear: the Stigtionary

The Top Gear presenters do talk a lot of rubbish. Ever wondered what on earth James May is talking about when he rattles on about

Balloons to Jets

Balloons to Jets: A Century of Aviation in Illinois, 1855–1955, written by historian Howard L. Scamehorn, was originally published in 1957 by the Illinois State

Hostage Rescue Manual

Hostage Rescue Manual is a comprehensive, illustrated source on the dynamic operations which have saved hundreds of lives in hostage situations around the world. It

Open Fire

Open Fire presents a broad analysis of the social, cultural and political significance of firearms and the worlds they create.

F-117 Nighthawk

In this popular entry in Crowood Press' Combat Legend series, the legendary F-117 Nighthawk is profiled with text, photos, and illustrations. A key frontline aircraft

American Gun

American Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and sacrifice. Featuring a foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle and illustrated with more than

Call of Duty WWII

A wholly immersive in-world take on the blockbuster Call of Duty (R) series. Acclaimed for its immersive gameplay and thrilling storylines, Call of Duty (R)

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...

The Grand Tour A-Z of the Car

Did you know there are over 47,000 facts in the world?* And the good news is, many of them are in this book. That’s right,

The Early British Grand Prix

Motor racing originated on French public roads and could be said to have begun in Britain in May 1899 with a series of time and

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

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

French Flying Boats 1918-1939

The next book in the popular Polish Wings series is on the French flying boats in Polish Navy Air Forces. Covers duty of these aircraft

Drive: The Automobile

„Drive: Cars” in contemporary art is an original book/object dedicated to one of the most potent myths of modernity - the automobile. The books brings

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Machine Guns

This authoritative volume reveals the remarkable history of the machine gun, with a country-by-country directory of 160 classic types.

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

View from the Cockpit

Reviving a feature of old aviation magazines, author Tim McLelland invites you to place yourself in the cockpit as he shares detailed accounts of what

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...

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

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

From Airbus to Zeppelin: Facts, Figures and Quotes from the World of Aviation

A must-have A–Z guide with fascinating facts, figures, quotes and statistics from the high-flying world of aviation, From Airbus to Zeppelin has it all. D

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

Artemis

A beautifully illustrated and detailed account of this much-loved vessel.

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

Fast Bikes

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,

Fate Is The Hunter

Fate Is The Hunter is a fascinating and thrilling account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He's

The Bluebell Railway : Five Decades of Achievement

When the Bluebell Railway opened for business on 7th August 1960 the operation of a standard gauge public passenger service by enthusiasts was totally unprecedented

Cars: Analysis, History, Cases

Car manufacturing involves the movement of large numbers of heavy, awkward objects incorporating some 20,000 parts, through a large number of short cycles. As to

The Navy Companion

“Mind your p’s and q’s” came from taverns keeping tabs on sailors’ drinks (pints and quarts) until pay day. “Bootlegger” derived from smugglers hiding valuable

365 Sports Cars You Must Drive

365 Sports Cars You Must Drive puts you in the driver's seat of a century's worth of sports car legends (and a few rather less

The Vulcan Story

The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. A cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent, it was later

Hornby Magazine Yearbook: Issue 8

The theme of this yearbook is developing a branch line model railway for a spare room using the Operation Build It layout as its basis.

The Germans : Haynes Explains

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, The Germans is one of the new titles for 2017 in the Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining

One Percenter Revolution

One Percenter Revolution introduces readers to a whole new generation of rebels dedicated to living on the edge and letting their freak flags fly! One

Blood Sweat Tyres The Little Book Of The Automobile

With a quarter of million cars a day crowding onto the M25, and millions more standing nose-to-tail on our A-roads, Britain is now officially Europe’s

Russian Motor Vehicles: The Czarist Period 1784 to 1917

While many books have appeared concerning Russian aircraft, railway locomotives and naval craft, there has been nothing published outside of Russia concerning the activi...

The Great Terror War

Mini Story

Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless