Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships

This study guide has been produced to modernize, streamline, and simplify the original text whilst continuing to remain USCG compliant as well as now adhering to the new STCW requirements....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD     On 1 April 2011, rower and adventurer Sarah Outen set off in her kayak from Tower...

When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant...

This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work - figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design - carried by the ships of the major maritime states of...

Author: William Golding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 I think there has been death in my hands. On the last stretch of its epic voyage from England to Australia,...

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A group of young pilots face intrigue and sabotage in a race around Europe in this thrilling murder mystery, from the bestselling author of Code Name Verity . Ideal for...

Fighters, bombers, assault aircraft and torpedo launchers from the most famous to the lesser known are described here, accompanied by photographs and technical data. The author also provides chronological and...

The development of non-rigid, semi-rigid and rigid airships from pre-WWI to WWII. b/w photos

The book titled British Bombers of World War I in Action by the author Peter G Cooksley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

Much of the fascination which Soviet aircraft and its associated aerospace industry holds for the analyst, enthusiast or ordinary member of the public, stems from the thick fog of secrecy...

The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed...

Fighters, bombers, assault aircraft and torpedo launchers from the most famous to the lesser known are described here, accompanied by photographs and technical data. The author also provides chronological and...

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) captured the hearts of America after becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928. Nine years later, her disappearance on an around-the-world flight brought...

The book titled The D.E.C. Schneider Trophy Race by the author Dennis Baldry. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

The book titled There Shall be Wings: RAF from 1918 to the Present by the author To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the RAF, the author has interviewed over 150...

This collection of writing about flying spans the 20th century, featuring poems and prose by pioneer aviators, war pilots, amateurs and writers from Julian Barnes to Nicholson Baker.

From the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind's conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothers'...

In this history of the Fleet Air Arm we learn of the successes and disappointments of the service, moments that made a dramatic impact such as Taranto and the sinking...

A facsimile reprint of the original NATOPS flight manual for the F-4J. Illustrated

In this revised third edition Julien Evans explains, in straightforward everyday language, about the airframe and the engines, the flight deck and the controls, how the aeroplane is flown and...

Aviation photographer and author Tom Singfield, an ex-Gatwick Air Traffic Controller, has been a regular visitor to Gatwick since the 1960s. One of the many enthusiasts to fall in love...

The flying machines that pushed the boundaries of aerospace development. In this book, the authors of the widely acclaimed Aviation Century series profile 50 of history's most influential aircraft, their...

Whilst learning to fly, Amanda Harrison discovered a beautiful vintage Tiger Moth. After researching the amazing pioneers who flew this fragile aircraft, a spark was ignited, and Amanda dreamed of...

Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston)....

An examination of arguably the greatest fighter plane built in the West since the Korean War. Over 5000 F-4 Phantom IIs took to the skies wearing the insignia of 11...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

David Marshall's beautiful colour illustrations, teamed with Bruce Harris's riveting storytelling, make these true-life adventure stories an inspired reading experience

Nimrod Boys is a collection of eighteen first-hand accounts of operating the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod an aircraft which served at the forefront of the Cold War. As the first jet-powered...

Author: Charlotte Bailey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Sliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin...

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Author: Andrew Thomas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and...