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The Falkland Islands is a remote British territory, about 8,000 miles from the UK mainland and just over 400 miles from the coast of Argentina. The ownership of the islands had long been disputed, but it reached a boiling point in March 1982, when a...

Automotive Detailing in Detail takes the combined experience and expertise of three leading detailing commentators to provide a thorough and expansive overview of automotive detailing techniques. From the pre-wash, wash and preparation stages, through...

BMW Motorcycles: 100 Years celebrates the legendary machines built by Germany's leading motorcycle manufacturer. BMW's long history of evolving technology is highlighted in this detailed story beginning with side-valve machines in the 1920s and early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640303843Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Publications International, Ltd.Publisher Publications International,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620923887Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 551gDimensions(mm)...

The call of the republic, the weight of destiny. A new legend takes to the seas.'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald1793. The infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and the...

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens. The combat record of the Zero-sen in New Guinea has mostly been overstated, with little due being...

All Escort variants from around the world, including the Orion, 1980 to 2000. Can any other car match the Ford Escort's credentials? Not only is it one of the world's best-selling vehicles - around one million were produced - but it also achieved that...

As Land Speed Record historian David Tremayne states in his foreword, 'This is a wonderful book that celebrates passion.' In a remarkable first book, Barry John has celebrated his life-long passion for the quest for speed by writing, illustrating and...

The Series II [1958-61] and Series IIA [1961-71] Land Rovers defined the iconic shape of the vehicle which is still instantly recognizable in today's utility models from Land Rover. Compiled over nearly thirty years, with the aid of reference material...

In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as...

That heritage is preserved here as a diary of daily events -90-year-old tradition and established its great reputation. While so many books on air force history concentrate on the big events, The Royal Air Force Day by Day also examines the conditions...

Anthology of twenty inspirational 'This is exactly why I travel' tales of the road from motorcycle overlanders. Contributing authors are hugely experienced globe-riders & others that are relatively new to exploring on two wheels. Hailing from 5...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658023Author Brian SharpeFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 516gDimensions(mm) 245mm *...

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 minimalism and evergreen style. But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850102533Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 580gDimensions(mm)...

The railways of Britain were battered and bruised after the First World War. Over 20,000 miles of track were owned and operated by 120 companies, and the government decided the country could no longer support so many inefficient, diverse and, in some...

Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liners of the Titanic era, a world away from the first-class dining rooms and sedate tours of the deck, toiled the 'black gang'. Their work was gruelling and hot, and here deKerbrech introduces the reader to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906919320Author Ian SixsmithFormat HardbackImprint Irwell PressPublisher Irwell Press

The book covers over 100 years of tractor development and features more than 100 different tractors. The first steam engines on wheels which used belts to drive farm machinery developed into traction engines, used on farms by pulling a plough on cables...

For almost a century, Carrozzeria Bertone has created some of the most sensational models in automotive history. The extraordinary concept cars such as the B.A.T.Mobiles, the Testudo, the Canguro, the Carabo and the futuristic Stratos - to mention but a...

On 1 April 1974, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive was created by merging the municipal bus fleets of Bradford City Transport, Halifax Corporation with Calderdale Joint Omnibus Committee, Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee and Leeds City...

All decades of aviation have important developments and changes. In the 2000s, the European Airbus consortium finally overtook Boeing as the major producer of airliners, with a full range from the smallest, the A318, to the largest of all passenger...

Porsche: The Classic Era offers something for all Stuttgart enthusiasts and those interested in automotive history.There are few automobiles in the world as iconic as Porsche's air-cooled sports cars. For more than 50 years Porsche's rear-engine wonders...

East Kent - Services of the Golden Jubilee Era takes the reader on a journey along the routes of all the stage-carriage services operated by East Kent in 1968, just after the Company celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1966/7 and immediately prior to the...

Sheet Metal Shaping demystifies this seemingly black art with information on tools and basic skills and 14 customizable projects, fully illustrated with step-by-step color photography. Whether you want to create custom or replacement parts or build an...

Popular history has a tendency to simplify, and accounts of the life and career of aeronautical engineer R.J. Mitchell are no exception. Remembered most fondly for his epochal Spitfire design, his other designs - many of them failures and disappointments...

Want to be an expert on Triumph's 350 and 500 unit-construction twins? Here is everything everything you need to know about these classic machines. Alongside the headline-grabbing bikes - the Bonneville and Trident - Triumph built a whole series of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853613640Author Roger C. JermyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 11mm

In Arthur Ransome on the Broads Roger Wardale tells the inside story of the two classic children's novels, Coot Club and The Big Six, that stemmed from the eight holidays that Ransome and his wife spent cruising in hired craft on the Norfolk Broads in...

A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway...

With a Haynes Manual, you can do it yourself, from simple maintenance to full repairs. Every Manual is based on a complete stripdown of the bike. Our authors and technicians work out the best methods to do a job and present this with the home mechanic in...

The firm of Royal Enfield was one of the best-known names of the British motorcycle industry, but curiously its products have never received the adulation bestowed on the products of Triumph, BSA and others. In this complete history, top motorcycle...

Britains favourite steeplejack and industrial enthusiastic, the late Fred Dibnah, takes us back to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. He reveals how the steam...

Bringing together around 5,000 square miles of land, the West Midlands region boasted a diverse system of railways. These ranged from the main lines connecting the north and south of Britain to small branches, as well as cross-country routes and local...

The iconic Porsche 911 is that rarity--a world-class performance car that can still be improved. This book shows anyone with the tools and a modicum of skill how to make this great car even better with performance-enhancing tricks and techniques ranging...

Navigate your way around Milton Keynes with detailed street maps from A-Z This up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes all of the 1,500 streets in and around Milton Keynes.As well as Central Milton Keynes, the other areas covered include...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838408077Author John PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint European Rail Timetable LimitedPublisher European Rail Timetable LimitedWeight(grams)...

With more than 300,000 built, the Spitfire is the bestselling Triumph sports car model ever produced. As the values of Spitfires have risen significantly in recent years, interest in these affordable sports cars has also increased. This concise but...

Local government has undergone significant changes since the early 1970s. Firstly, in 1974, the county boroughs, urban districts and rural districts were replaced by district or borough councils operating under county councils. At this time local...