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This book, based on a highly successful series of articles in Practical Boat Owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the UK - all by means of day sails.Roger Oliver, a passionate sailor, explains his in-depth passage planning, ...

In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest offensive operation ever undertaken. Operation Barbarossa saw defeat after defeat heaped on the Soviet army. With Russia's forces left staggering under the strain and in desperate need of supplies,...

Dip into any of the 200 tips in this handy book to make yourself a better yachtsman. They are the very best of the Skipper's Tips from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. Each tip is a pearl of wisdom from Britain's foremost yachting writer, Tom...

Although most people have heard of laser-cut and 3-D printed model railway parts and kits, most modellers have little knowledge or experience of them. This fascinating and well-illustrated book describes in non-technical language how these machines work...

First appearing in 1972, National Express coaches have become a familiar site on the UK's roads, and are very much a part of popular culture, celebrated in songs and on television. With many former National Express vehicles finding their way to...

How the miracle on the beaches saved a nation. A gripping account of one of the most famous episodes of the Second World WarIn May 1940 British and Allied troops on mainland Europe were in a perilous situation: cut off and surrounded, at the conclusion...

Illustrated with detailed artworks of World War II-era German aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-45: Identification Guide is the definitive study of the equipment and organisation of the...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze through the window at the...

The 1960s saw the final hurrah of steam on the railways - the final period of steam-powered locomotives dominating the main line. This meant that a colourful array of traffic could be found across the length and breadth of Great Britain, and an army of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859607015Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 555gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143111771Author Peter WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

"The highlights of my extraordinary journey with Mr Clarkson included pizza with Harry and Wills; dancing with Mick Jagger on the private island of Mustique (Mick had to pull me up after, shamefully, I could not recover from the twist!); and having happy...

The self-contained, fully electrified Merseyrail system is an iconic part of the UK's railway network. With 75 route miles of track, sixty-nine stations, and over 800 services, it is the third largest rail system outside London and the South East,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911704096Author Ronny BarrFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 1472g

Vauxhall cars have been central to motoring in Britain for over a century. The company built a formidable reputation in its early years with notable machines like the Prince Henry, the 30/98 and the 1914 Grand Prix cars, and then moved into a more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613256947Author John KershawFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

The 1980s was a decade of change for British Rail as the BR regions began to be replaced by sectorisation. The BR Blue livery, however, lived on through the decade, gradually being replaced by new liveries. In this photographic journey through the rail...

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The Constitution was one of the US Navy's first six original frigates, ordered as a counter to the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. Fast and heavily built, she was nominally rated as a 44 but mounted thirty 24-pdr and twenty-two 12-pdr cannon. Her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620921777Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 1230gDimensions(mm)...

The Port of Liverpool handles more container trade with the United States than any other port in the UK and now also serves more than 100 other non-EU destinations, from China to Africa and the Middle East, and from Australia to South America. Liverpool...

When Ronald Waters bought 90 acres of farmland adjacent to the Gatwick racecourse in 1930 in order to set up a private airfield, little did he know how that airfield would evolve over the next eighty-nine years to become the world's busiest single-runway...

Jeremy Clarkson invites us to Motorworld, his take on different cultures and the cars that they drive.There are ways and means of getting about that don't involve four wheels, but in this slice of vintage Clarkson, Jeremy isn't much interested in them...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496198372Author Richard TruesdellFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars - most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams. In this book, using beautiful images from the Rootes Archive Centre,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892873951Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419332Author Bob EsseryFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658214Author Robin JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 596gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

The Mercedes-Benz W123 was launched in 1976 and sales quickly surpassed those of its predecessor, the W114. The W123 went on to become the most successful Mercedes, selling 2.7 million cars. Mercedes-Benz W123 - The Complete Story explores the life of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563929533Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 489gDimensions(mm)...

If you are thinking of buying a sports car you could enjoy every day, the E85 and E86 BMW Z4 should be top of your list. With well proven and great sounding engines, excellent handling and a choice of Roadster or Coupe body styles, choosing the right Z4...

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Originally opened in August 1879, Central Station became a Glasgow landmark and one of Scotland's great buildings following a rebuild between 1901 and 1905 supervised by Caledonian Railway chief engineer Donald Matheson. The Edwardian ticket offices and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352513Author Alex HenshawFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Situations and systems are easier to change than the human condition - particularly when people are well-trained and well-motivated, as they usually are in maintenance organisations. This is a down-to-earth practitioner's guide to managing maintenance...

The second edition of Derek Piggott's introduction to meteorology for glider and light aeroplane pilots. Understanding Flying Weather explains in simple and accessible terms how atmospheric phenomena can be used to improve flying performance and to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993136801Author James McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint flightsofpassion.comPublisher flightsofpassion.com

The Rootes Group, although only achieving a 10-12 per cent market share, were the sixth largest British car manufacturer: more importantly, during the 1950s, more than half the cars they produced were exported. With every model produced from 1950 onwards...

Infinitely flexible, they have appeared in short, medium and long wheelbase variants, with a host of body styles and conversions for everything from sixwheeled fire engines to motor homes. It is more than sixty years since the prototype was built in 1948...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620921524Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 737gDimensions(mm)...