[451] | | MARCH 2008 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly
released, available now)
| During 1939-1941, Fighter Command lost around 1,000 aircrew. The reasons and circumstances for these losses are shown as crucial campaigns are enacted. Forty illustrations complement the loss details and appendices provide Fighter Command Orders of Battle at crucial periods in the conflict, plus ... | |
Aviation (expected
within the next two months, may be ordered now)
| The Yakovlev Yak-38 ‘Forger' was the Soviet Navy's first and only VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing)multi-role combat aircraft. Outwardly similar in design to the British-built Harrier, the first prototype of the aircraft was completed on 14 April 1970 and, following tests, made its maiden ... From the series Red Star | |
| The two authors, who are well-known and highly respected as experts in their field, have spent some twenty years compiling the most comprehensive and detailed history and listing of all the Luftwaffe's bomber units. This is the second volume that covers some of the fifty bomber Geschwader, together ... | |
| Book (also available as CD-Rom ). Biz-Jets and Biz-Turboprops listed with cross reference sections. CD-ROM Edition also available. | |
| CD-Rom (also available as Book ). Biz-Jets and Biz-Turboprops listed with cross reference sections. Printed Edition also available. | |
| Written by acknowledged experts on this important, but often overlooked theatre of operations, the two volumes of From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Luftwaffe Strikes South East, represent a major contribution to the available literature on the subject. The books will be essential reading for ... | |
| Fully comprehensive, the book also includes microlights, balloons, radio frequencies, airline flight codes and much else. Apart from featuring those civil aircraft registered in Britain, the book also includes the registrations of most civil airliners likely to be seen at British airports. The ... From the series abc … | |
| The past decade has witnessed a dramatic shift in the focus of Britains military air power; gone is the threat posed from the Warsaw Pact, to be replaced by peace keeping and peace implementation roles in a number of theatres throughout the world. The past 12 months have been a period of change ... From the series abc … | |
| The first German aircraft to reach Russia found their way there before World War 1 and during the war some 120-150 German aircraft were captured. The St Petersburg-based aircraft factory belonging to Lebedev then built copies of captured aircraft, mainly of the Albatross types, under the ... | |
| First flown in 1956 and entering service in 1959, the MiG-21 Fishbed has proved to be one of the most successful of all Soviet era jet fighters, seeing service not only with the Soviet air force but with numerous other air forces worldwide. Among jet fighters, the MiG-21 holds a wide range of ... From the series Famous Russian Aircraft | |
| This book was conceived as a personal gift by the last Commanding Officer of an RAF Jaguar Squadron, to the personnel of Number 6 Squadron as a record, primarily through pictures, of their achievements in the final year of the Jaguar's service. Now available more widely, this book nevertheless ... | |
| A detailed history of NCC locomotives has been long overdue and the task has been ably undertaken by locomotive historian and NCC enthusiast WT Scott. This detailed work covers the early engines operated by the constituents of the BNCR from 1848, though from the 1861 amalgamation to purchase by ... | |
| As World War II came to a close, piston-powered fighter aircraft were at their zenith, and Navy fighters, such as the Grumman F6F Hellcat and Vought Corsair, dominated the skies over the Pacific. As these fighter designs reached their peak, a new propulsion technology was being developed that held ... | |
Buses (newly
released, available now)
| By the early 1930s, the tide had turned against tramways in Britain, Manchester's being one of the systems under threat. Although its manager felt that the future of the city's public transport lay with the motor bus, the Council owned the power station, which provided the electricity for the ... | |
| The Bus Fleets of Cyprus is a comprehensive history of Cypriot buses from the beginning. The author, David Corke, now lives in Cyprus and has been able to research buses since registrations began in 1920. The book tells the story of the Cypriot bus from the early days up to modern times. There were ... | |
Buses (new
to the shop, available now)
| This second volume of Nigel Eadon-Clarke's book published last year (2005) takes the reader into the era of privatisation, subsequent owners and – in a few cases – preservation. | |
Buses (expected
within the next two months, may be ordered now)
| The Leyland Titan was the last double-deck bus to have at least some hand in its design by the old London Transport. Suffering in the early 1970s from the reliability problems of the DMS class of Daimler Fleetline, and no longer able to design and build its own buses, London Transport resolved not ... | |
| ‘Buses Restored' was first published in 2000 as a companion to ‘Railways Restored' but covering bus and coach preservation and has, after some years, settled down in terms of sales to a lower level than that for the earlier book but still viable if published early enough in the season. The book ... | |
| Southdown, based in Brighton, was one of the most important bus operators in southern England. Formed in 1915 from an amalgamation of three earlier operators, the company became a subsidiary of BET and survived as a separate operator until all of BET's subsidiaries were nationalised as part of the ... | |
| The Western National Omnibus Co was formed in 1929 between the Great Western Railway and National Omnibus & Transport Co, inheriting part of National's West Country operations (the other part of these operations passed to Southern National at the same time). The company became a subsidiary of the ... | |
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| Edinburgh is a city of two halves: the mediaeval city with its twisting lanes dominated by the castle and St Giles and the New Town, constructed predominantly in the 18th century, with its grandiose terraces and wide streets. As well as being Scotland's capital, also called 'the Athens of the ... | |
Maritime (newly
released, available now)
| On July 25, 1956, a most unlikely collision between two ocean liners took place off the shoals of Nantucket. The catastrophic ramming of the Stockholm into Italy's crown jewel, the luxury liner Andrea Doria, sent shock waves around the world. In the new book, ALIVE ON THE ANDREA DORIA! THE GREATEST ... | |
| On July 25, 1956, a most unlikely collision between two ocean liners took place off the shoals of Nantucket. The catastrophic ramming of the Stockholm into Italy's crown jewel, the luxury liner Andrea Doria, sent shock waves around the world. In the new book, ALIVE ON THE ANDREA DORIA! THE GREATEST ... | |
| The South West has long been of great strategic and commercial importance. Mineral wealth ensured early development of export facilities, much accelerated by the industrial revolution. Ships and harbours both expanded in numbers and dimensions to accommodate the various trades, in the everlasting ... | |
Other (expected
within the next two months, may be ordered now)
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Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now)
| A pictorial and descriptive history of the Royal Scot class. Includes a variety of tables such as Tenders, Mileages & Sheds for each loco. From the series Book Of The | |
| A pictorial and descriptive history of the Princessclass. Includes a specification tables for each loco. From the series Book Of The | |
| Little that is wholly new remains to be said concerning any major class of British steam locomotive, though of course there is still a lot to celebrate and illustrate. A similar point was made in the five preceding books of this series- The Book of the BR Standards, The Book of the Coronation ... From the series Book Of The | |
| The north & West line forms an important link between these areas of England and has seen an immense variety of trains. Most types are illustrated, as are the many closed stations. Few can remember the two fascinating branches. Both of which had their own unique rural characteristics. From the series Western Main Lines | |
| This detailed and lavishly illustrated study of the livery of the Caledonian Railway is the culmination of many years of careful research, using publicly and privately held records, photographs and artefacts. In addition, paint technologies have been investigated; monochrome photographic processes ... | |
| Following on the success of the ‘Essential Guides' for France and for Switzerland, this book has been written to appeal to railway enthusiasts, holiday-makers and travellers who are interested in seeing both the beauty of Austria as well as much of its railway activity, new and old. The guide lists ... From the series Series X | |
| The five mile branch line from Leuchars Junction, situated on the main line from Edinburgh to Aberdeen a short distance south of the Tay Bridge, to the ancient university city and home of golf, St Andrews, was but the first link of the coastal railway that eventually encircled East Fife. Built ... | |
| The London & North Western Railway played a vital role in the carriage of men, munitions and goods during the Great War of 1914-1918, and afterwards. Apart from the running of troop trains there were ambulance trains, the manufacture of ammunition, depleted staff, temporary warehousing and much ... | |
| The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 71˝-mile journey from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, then a dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. ... | |
| The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 71˝-mile journey from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, then a dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. ... | |
| Some steam lived on in the Welsh Valleys at least ten years after its demise on British Railways. Starting with some Western Region steam in South Wales and a visit to the scrapyards of Cashmores and Woodhams, there follows a number of visits to industrial steam sites, mainly collieries. These are ... From the series Along LMS Lines | |
| Between the Lines New Year 2008. Welcome to the fifth edition of our magazine for European rail enthusiasts. In this issue our major articles is: Denmark. While the small Scandinavian country is not a natural for railways - small population, short distances between major centres and little ... From the series Between The Lines | |
| The history of the railway that ran from Hereford through such places as Moorhampton, Eardisley, Whitney, Hay-on-Wye, Glasbury and Three Cocks on its way to Brecon is an extremely complex story of politics and ambition, with several railway companies competing for what they estimated to be thr ... | |
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