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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

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...

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

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

The Great Terror War

Star Wars

Arată cum tehnologia spațială este folosită de către armata SUA pentru a crea și controla un război preventiv fără sfârșit. Shows how space technology is

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

London Brick Company (Nostalgia Road: Famous Fleets)

This text not only looks at the London Brick Company delivery fleet, but also includes the range of ancillary vehicles operated by the company, including

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

In Fingal's Wake

Fingal represented the last and final ‘classic’ style of tender once found throughout the three General Lighthouse Authorities of the British Isles. Performing a wide

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

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

Victoria Cross at Sea

Naval Victoria Crosses (VCs) have been awarded to deserving service members in places as far apart in time and distance as the Baltic in 1854

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.

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

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 it Works Giant Machines

'Giant Machines' explores the world of machines and how they operate. Technical and realistic artwork is presented with cutaways and exploded views to help children

Traction Recognition

The third edition of Colin Marsden's highly successful guide to all the locomotives and multiple units currently operating on Britain's railway network, now brought c...

Royal Navy Officer S Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916

Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. James' New Battleship Organisations, was the ultimate guide to command and organization of

How it Works Aircraft

Describes the inner workings of 15 aircraft, including the technology of each component, how planes stay airborne, and the history and future of individual craft.

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

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.

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

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

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

Recreational Drones

Helicopters and airplanes aren t the only aircraft launching to the skies anymore. Thousands of recreational drones are launched every day. Whether owners make their

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

Game of Birds and Wolves

In the first week of 1942 a group of unlikely heroes - a retired naval captain and a clutch of brilliant young women - gather

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.

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

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

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

Great Aircraft of World War II : P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress

Mike Spick provides an engaging history of the Mustang and Flying Fortress from their beginnings and early exploits through to the final battles and campaigns

Inflight Science

Însoțitorul perfect pentru orice zbor - un ghid al științei care poate fi vizualizat de pe scaunul de la fereastră. Sunt puține alte momente în

Dust to dust

A U.S. Marine who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on 'The Wire,' and son of novelist Frederick Busch reflects on his childhood

M48 Patton: American Post-war Main Battle Tank

Archive photos of the M48 in service and extensively researched colour profile illustrations depict the tank throughout its operational life. A large part of the

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)

Veterans In Steam

Colin Garratt is a man with a remarkable talent and a romantic mission in life. For many years he has toured distant lands in search

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

Fly a Jet Fighter

Take to the skies on a mission to be the best fighter pilot! Follow each stage of the mission and complete the maths exercises to

Allied Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War

Expert author Michael Green has compiled a full inventory of the armored fighting vehicles developed and deployed by the Allied armies during the six year

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

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.

X Platoon

For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. Officially there was

Great British Cars of 1920s-1970s

Recall the very best of British cars with original photography and ephemera, information on the vehicles' origins and influence, and detailed illustrations of engine fea...

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

The Killing School

The Killing School brings readers inside the Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper Course - the gruelling three-month training program that produces the world's dea...

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