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Key Selling Points: Have you ever wondered what it was like to fly the Phantom? This is not a potted history of an aeroplane, nor is it Hollywood glamour as captured in Top Gun. This is the story of life on the frontline during the Cold War told in the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * At the end of World War II, a band of aces gathered in the Mojave Desert on a Top Secret quest to break the sound barrier-nicknamed "The Demon" by pilots. The true story of what happened in those skies has never been told. Speed. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916449800Author G.P. EssexFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Albion BooksPublisher Albion Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858951591Author Roger SiviterFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952611Author John WhitehouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The years between 2006 and 2015 saw many changes in Central Scotland's railways with projects such as the rebuilding and reopening of the lines from Maryhill to Anniesland and the Larkhall branch, as well as the opening of the Stirling to Alloa and...

Don't Just Be Good You Can Be Great! Optimum Drive is the complete step-by-step guide to maximizing human performance in any endeavor you choose to conquer Attaining peak performance: Optimum Drive is a motivational book that uses top level race car...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613256978Author Tony ThackerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

With their sleek and powerful looks, the big Austin-Healeys have always made an impression. In this revealing book, the author explores the development of the 'Big' Healeys, as distinct from the smaller Austin-Healey Sprite, to produce a comprehensive...

Britain's leading railway historian provides a critical examination of the Blair governments' involvement in the rail industry from 1997 as they attempted to deal with the UK's fragmented, privatized railways. The book focuses particularly on the work...

Over the years, several books featuring shipping on the River Humber have been published, but few have viewed their subject from an inland waterway viewpoint. This book, together with its companion volume Shipping on the Humber - The South Bank, attempts...

The complete autobiography of an American hero, Jimmy Doolittle. Pilot, scholar, daredevil, general . . . James "Jimmy" Doolittle was one of America's greatest heroes. In a life filled with adventure and achievement, Doolittle did it all. As a stunt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563922213Author Haynes PublishingFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 518gDimensions(mm) 270mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913390259Author Kevin DerrickFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Strathwood LtdPublisher Strathwood Ltd

Through cabbie Jack Clyde's humorous account, the reader gains an insight into the rich variety of people with whom he has come into contact: the famous, the awkward, the shoppers, the emergencies, the crime, the late night clubbers, the mean and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617075Author Anthony James RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328624Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Whether you plan on using drones for recreation or a more serious purpose (from search and rescue through farming to scanning construction work on a high-rise apartment buildings), Build a Drone will make sure that you not only understand how to...

`Belfast Transport' is the story of public transport in Belfast from the horse buses of the 1860s to the Metro buses which were introduced in 2005. It is a fascinating story encompassing the change from horse buses to horse trams; the introduction of...

Go-Ahead began life as the Gateshead-based Go-Ahead Northern bus company after the privatisation of the National Bus Company in 1987. Early expansion saw the acquisition of a number of smaller bus operators in the North East. During the 1990s, it entered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905331642Author Martin RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Witherby Seamanship International LtdPublisher Witherby Seamanship International...

An airline has over 50 different brand touchpoints at which it can choose to operate exactly as it has in the past or to exceed expectations at each step and become truly exceptional. This book aims to highlight 10 exceptional airline brands which are...

The bestselling Triumph TR sports cars were simple, inexpensive, fast and fun to drive, if sometimes wayward on the limit. This work describes the 1950s first-generation models - TR2, 3 and 3A, including development, production, specification changes,...

Preston Corporation Tramways was formed in 1904, later becoming Preston Corporation Transport Department. Electric trams, the majority of which were built in Preston, were operated until1935. The first buses entered service in January 1922. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943016Author David HarveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906537463Author Robert ForsythFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Classic PublicationsPublisher Crecy Publishing

Wisconsin, known affectionately as America's Dairyland, is in the upper Midwest, bordered by Lake Michigan on the east and the Mississippi River to the west. By nature of its geography, Wisconsin has a variety of secondary and branch lines serving an...

Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka is the story of the Tatra company, which originated in the Central European country of Czechoslovakia. It is a tale of great innovation and avant-garde design in automobile engineering. It is also the story of one man...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557882653Author Bruce CaldwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint H.P.Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 416g

The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered commercial service in 1952. It was expected to deliver great prestige and prosperity to the...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 81/2in and instead introduce the...

The golden age of coaching came between 1815 and 1840 as great road improvements occurred allowing trams, carts and buggies to be towed by horses comfortably. As companies vied for market share, one man stood out above the rest. William Turton made his...

Roaring through the millennium into the twenty-first century we find the Transport Act 2000 that allows for increased cooperation between local authorities and operators, something that had not been allowed previously under competition legislation...

Scotland's airlines have always struggled to provide services to a relatively sparse population spread over a large area, and have had to supply links to large cities, isolated highlands and numerous diminutive islands. This illustrated history tells the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337884Author John SinclairFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943207Author John StrettonFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

An Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tug or towboat is a high-performance vessel that is responsive, quick to maneuver and extremely powerful. In the hands of a skilled operator maneuvering these vessels looks effortless and seamless-smoothly spinning around,...

CSX Transportation came to being in 1980 with the merger of Seaboard Coast Lines and the Chessie System, producing a system of over 21,000 route miles in twenty-four states, with incursions into two Canadian provinces. The system runs from Beauharnois,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935327752Author United States Air ForceFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint CKE PublicationsPublisher CKE PublicationsWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm)...

Italy is dominated by its national operator Trenitalia. With most of the country bordered by the Mediterranean, there is little scope for cross-border traffic, although there are a couple of famous crossings, most notably at Brenner to the north-west and...