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Railways of the South East: Sussex and its Surrounds Andy Thomas 9781913870355
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78The first of two volumes covering the railways of the South East, this book focuses mainly on Sussex but also includes small sections of Surrey and Kent. It concentrates on locomotive-hauled traffic... -
Class 66: 5/6/9 by Mark Pike
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.66This third volume to cover the Class 66 takes a look at the Freightliner-operated Class 66/5/6/9 locos that were delivered during the early to mid 2000s. This was at a time when most of the current... -
FAIREY FIREFLY by Matthew Willis
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The Fairey Firefly two-seater strike-fighter emerged from troubled beginnings to become one of the most widely used and effective aircraft of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It first saw service in... -
Victory 1940 (Paperback): The Battle of Britain as Never Seen Before by John Dibbs
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.46Scramble! Scramble! Almost 80 years ago the skies over Britain were full of dogfighting aircraft as young pilots of the RAF fought to repel the might of the German war machine. Described by Prime... -
Germany's Railways: 30 Years After Re-Unification by Keith Fender 9781913870065
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Germany, divided after World War II into two separate countries, was reunified on October 3, 1990. For the country's rail system, the complex task of unifying two networks with very different rolling... -
Aviation Quiz Book by Martin Needham
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78A must have for any aviation enthusiast, this quiz book will cover all aspects of the military, commercial, general aviation and historic aerospace sectors. Written by two highly experienced aviation... -
Britain's Military Helicopters by Chris Gibson
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.66A key component in any armed force, helicopters operate in a range of roles not only previously filled by aircraft but also many that are completely new. Thanks to their ability to go anywhere and... -
THE WORLD'S LAST STEAM TRAINS: CHINA by Chris Davies
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.85China was the last country in the world to manufacture and operate steam locomotives. By the early 1980s, there were an estimated 10,000 operational steam locomotives in the country, but by the... -
The Forgotten American Volunteer Group: US Volunteers in the Columbia-Peru War, 1932 by Dan Hagedorn 9781913870027
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47While volumes have been devoted to the legendary "Flying Tigers," the ultimate American Volunteer Group, another virtually unknown band of flyers preceded them in 1932. When Colombia and Peru became... -
Class 70s by Mark Pike
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47In the late 2000s, Freightliner was looking to expand its locomotive fleet towards more powerful and fuel-efficient locomotives that were compliant with the various European Union emission standards... -
The Railways and Britain's Nuclear Industry by David McAlone
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.39This book shows the important role played by the nation's railways in the nuclear industry and how the need to secure that service through the turbulence of privatisation led to the creation of the... -
Bristol Lodekka by Martin Curtis
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Lodekkas first appeared in service during a period when the passenger-transport industry was enjoying a peak in popularity. Passenger numbers were among their highest ever in the provinces, and most... -
CORNISH RAILWAYS: Saltash to St Austell by Craig Munday
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.39This, the first of two volumes covering the railways of Cornwall, follows the railway through the changing landscapes of the county. It takes the reader from the rich farmland west of St Germans,... -
Republic F-105 Thunderchief: Peacetime Operations by van Geffen, Theo
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The F-105 Thunderchief was primarily designed for tactical nuclear operations. For this reason, it was on nuclear Victor alert in Europe (Bitburg and Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany) and the Far... -
British Fighters of the 1970s and '80s by Chris Goss
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Two of the RAF's most memorable aircraft are the English Electric Lightning and the McDonnell Phantom. The Lightning, which flew with nine RAF squadrons before being retired in 1988, is fondly... -
Canadian Pacific in the Rockies by Ian Lothian
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.39The Canadian Pacific Railway was built to unite all the Canadian Provinces with a transcontinental line running from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Many obstacles were encountered during construction... -
Devon's Railways: North and East of the Country by David Mitchell
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.39This, the first of two volumes covering the railways of Devon, follows the routes of the two main lines that enter the county from the east. Firstly, the former Western Region line is examined as it... -
British Bombers: The 1970s and '80s by Chris Goss
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The mainstays of the RAF's bomber force in the 1970s and '80s were the distinctive Avro Vulcan and the slightly less well-known Blackburn Buccaneer. The Buccaneer came into service in 1962 and flew... -
London Transport 1970-84 by Matthew Wharmby 9781913870348
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78In 1970, around 3,000 RTs were still in service in the UK's capital. However, by 1984, transport in London was changing beyond recognition and would continue to do so as a result of tendering and... -
Allied Aircraft of D-Day: A Photographic Guide to the Surviving Aircraft of the Normandy Invasion by Lee Chapman
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.85The 1944 Allied invasion of France was a combined effort, with land- and sea-based forces supported by a huge aerial task force, which included legendary aircraft such as the Spitfire, Mosquito,... -
RAF AIRCRAFT OF THE THE COLD WAR: 1970-1990, Air-to-Air Images by Tony Paxton
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.85This striking photographic collection looks at the large variety of RAF aircraft involved in the Cold War. These included air defenders such as Lightnings and Phantoms, which were often held ready to... -
Railways of the South East: Kent by Andy Thomas
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The 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... -
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano by Barry Lloyd 9781802822410
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Even in aviation circles, the name Lloyd A reo Boliviano is not a name that quickly comes to mind, but its story is one which deserves to be told. Perhaps its aircraft were not seen as regularly as... -
Us Air Forces in Europe: The 1 by Kevin Wright
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) rapidly expanded its presence in the 1980s, as it became the most dangerous decade of the Cold War. Most controversially, a new generation of intermediate-range... -
THE FALL OF THE LUFTWAFFE IN COLOUR by Clive Ellis
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.66Meticulously researched over the course of 20 years, this colour rendition of the Luftwaffe's Eagles in defeat accurately portrays the stark reality of the desperate days in 1940 when Britain stood... -
RAIL FREIGHT: North West England by Paul Shannon
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.39This book illustrates the changing face of rail freight in North West England over 40 years. During that time the traction and wagon fleets have been almost completely replaced, freight trains have... -
Yorkshire Dales Buses: West Yorkshire Road Car Company in Wharfedale: The 1950s to 1970s by Stuart Emmett
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The West Yorkshire Road Car Company's routes from Skipton and Ilkley up into Wharfedale, Wensleydale and Swaledale are some of the most scenic in Great Britain, and they are captured in this volume... -
HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present by Mark Pike
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £15.44For almost 50 years, High Speed Trains (HSTs) have been the mainstay for express services for many operators in the UK. While they were used extensively by British Rail - even being dubbed the... -
Boeing 707: Boeing's First Jetliner by Ron Mak
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47The first widely used commercial jet, the Boeing 707 brought America into the 'Jet Age' of the late 1950s and created the template for worldwide air travel today. The 707 first flew on December 20,... -
British Sports Cars Richard Gunn 9781802820393
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £15.23Britain has been responsible for some of the greatest and most varied sports cars ever built - the Blower' Bentleys of the 1920s, diminutive MGs of the 1930s, glamorous Jaguar E-types and Aston... -
Norfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines by Boon, Chris
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Norfolk has enjoyed loco-hauled passenger trains for many years, with Great Yarmouth being a popular destination for summer holiday services from London, the Midlands, and the North. While these ... -
Water Bombers by Gerry Manning
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.16As the climate changes it is even more vital to protect the world's forests. They provide both the lungs' of the world and the natural resources for many industries. This book looks at both the past... -
Rail Freight: Yorkshire and North East England by Paul Shannon
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.56Forty years ago, large areas of Yorkshire and the North East were criss-crossed by freight-only lines, many of them serving the heavy industries that had brought prosperity to the railways decades... -
Low-Floor Double-Deckers by Gavin Booth
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47In just under 25 years, double-deck buses in the UK have undergone a transformation. Every double-decker in normal service in the UK today is a low-floor bus offering easy access to everyone. This... -
Class 50s Mark Pike 9781802822588
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Containing many previously unpublished photographs, particularly of Class 50s in operation in the south of England and west of Basingstoke and Reading, this book looks at this iconic class of train... -
English Medieval Armies: 1066-1337 by Gabriele Esposito 9781802825886
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.85After the Norman conquest of 1066, the English lands gradually lost their Saxon character and became much more similar to continental Europe than previously; feudalism was brought to the British... -
Class 47s: Inverness to Newquay 1987-88 by Ian McLean 9781802822625
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47Covering many locations not seen in the first two volumes, this book is a continuation of Ian McLean's series on the popular Class 47 loco. Beginning in 1987 and continuing through the following... -
Mustang: The Untold Story by Willis, Matthew
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £15.54The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft. However, much of what is commonly understood about it, particularly its early, Allison-powered variants, is not entirely correct... -
Surviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy by Craig Moore
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47On June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Allied invasion of northern France began. Thousands of Allied soldiers, along with their equipment and vehicles, landed in Normandy on five main beaches. Most tanks... -
Varig: Star of Brazil by Barry Lloyd
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47While airlines such as Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines became synonymous with service and reliability around the world, one airline in South America was enjoying similar status within the...