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Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890623623Author Paul Van HooffFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Lost Classics Book CompanyPublisher Lost Classics Book Company

Flying up the Edgware Road tells the story of how an area of what is now north-west London became a hub of the British aircraft industry in the very early years of the twentieth century. From the Edwardian suburb of Cricklewood out towards the semi-rural...

Launched in 1977, the V8 front-engine Porsche 928 Grand Tourer received widespread praise as an engineering masterpiece and won the European Car of the Year award in 1978. The Porsche 928 was so advanced that it continued in production, but with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929133093Author Kip WoodringFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang PublicationsWeight(grams) 494g

This is the perfect guide for anyone cruising in the Mediterranean by Rod Heikell, the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing. Thoroughly updated, this new edition conveys the magic of Mediterranean cruising, as well as giving practical ...

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...

1980 to 1995 was an extraordinary time for the railways of Britain, especially the freight sector. In 1980 there was a unified, monochrome railway. Freight traffic was still abundant, with marshalling yards active and many branch lines still operating...

Windswept vistas. Scorched canyons. Glorious scenes of snow and ice. This book shows the North American landscape in all its breathtaking glory, cleaved by the continent's powerful locomotives and captured in a series of stunning original photographs by...

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'A fool couldn't ride the Vincent Black Shadow more than once, but a fool can ride a Ducati 900 many times, and it will always be a bloodcurdling kind of fun. That is the Curse of Speed which has plagued me all my life. I am a slave to it. On my...

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY: A SYSTEMS APPROACH provides comprehensive coverage with updates to address the latest ASE Education Foundation requirements for Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR), Automotive Service Technology (AST), and Master Service Technology...

Evolving from the horse-drawn stage coaches that they soon eclipsed, railway carriages steadily grew in sophistication so that by the end of the nineteenth century the railway passenger travelled in comfortable rolling stock of a design familiar to many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486255842Author Charles G. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

'Speckled with anecdotes, insights and surprises. It is great fun - and utterly timely' Sunday Times 'Standage writes with a masterly clarity' New York Times 'The product of deep research, great intelligence and burnished prose . . . It is rare...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859790239Format PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Air Data PublicationsPublisher Crecy Publishing

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became rife. Dock systems were built on both sides of the...

Sheffield has seen an influx of new independent operators with a wide range of new and second-hand buses, diverse liveries, and, of course, trams and trambuses. Looking at Sheffield and its suburbs, this book will provide enthusiasts with an insight...

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...

Remarkable Road Trips collects over 50 of the most spectacular, dangerous, and thoroughly memorable road trips from around the world Entries range from the shortest - the Guoilang Tunnel hewn into the side of a cliff...

The AEC Regal IVs and Regent IIIs, or to give them their class prefix letters RFs and RTs, are among the most revered buses to have served London over the years. The RFs were maids of all work and were tailored for private hire, Green Line coach work and...

The book offers a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted matters that arise in the process of financing commercial aircraft. It reviews the different topics on a high-level basis, and then explains the terminology used for each particular area of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945652Author Michael H. C BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

"NAVIGATING AND ENGINEERING OFFICERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY FOR VERY LARGE CRUDE OIL CARRIER. TANKER EXPERIENCE PREFERRED." - Lloyd's List and Shipping GazetteThe advertisement captured Ray Solly's attention whilst he was on leave and demanded direct...

The Complete Book of Corvette covers every production model and every year of Chevrolet's legendary performance car.Every Z06 and ZR-1, racers, prototypes, Indy pace cars-they're all here, including the stunning mid-engine 2020 Corvette Stingray. Every...

As a dedicated passenger during both the vessel's lives, John Maxtone-Graham is in a perfect position to give us this rich, profusely illustrated history of France/Norway. The French Line's dazzling ocean liner S.S. France was alone in her class until...

More than forty years after its cancellation, the BAC TSR2 is still a controversial aircraft. Years ahead of its time, it was abruptly cancelled by a new government when flight testing had ony just begun. Built to a demanding RAF requirement , the BAC...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905414062Author Andy EveansFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingPublisher Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingWeight(grams)...

The essential manual on how to find your way anywhere in any situation.Book InformationISBN 9781585744602Author Neil WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 35g

Biking inspires millions of people around the world, with an ever-growing fan base. With some 200 colour and black-and-white photographs, Icons of Cycling captures the thrill and fascination of this sport on two wheels. Compiling the work of some of...

The second of two volumes covering the railways of the South East, this book focuses on Kent. It details a wide range of different trains including heavy aggregate, inter-regional passenger, test trains, the Orient Express, newspaper and mail trains,...

Launched in 1949 as the 92 before evolving into the 93, 96 2-stroke and 96V4, this car was in production for thirty-one years. Attracting global admiration and sales, it also excelled in motorsport and by the early 1960s was the most successful rally-car...

The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation. With images and vivid recollections, we journey back to post-war East Anglia and the East Coast Main Line with many locations changed beyond recognition. Trackside, at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658139Author Richard GeorgiouFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 321gDimensions(mm)...

Of every 100 operational airmen in the Second World War, nearly seven were killed flying in England and more than three severely injured in crashes. With a total of 12,398, the number of non-operational casualties was significant. Operational casualties...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431232Author David HaydockFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

For all those who love boats, their 'lines' are an essential element in the appreciation of individual craft. But what are these lines and how are they created? This book introduces the reader to the key principles of yacht design in a straightforward...

Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance. Over 600 photos from the superb archives of Motorsport Images show every type of car raced by every team and...

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...

The Veloce company is well regarded for producing some of the best single-cylinder motorcycles in race form and for private use. It is not so well-known that Veloce Ltd also produced some twin-cylinder machines: the Roarer, for racing, and the Model O...