[273] | | FEBRUARY 2009 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| Neos, established in 2001 and based at Milan's Malpensa Airport, operates a modern fleet of Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 767-300s to leisure destinations around the world. The first part of the program follows a B767 roundtrip flight from Milan to 2 destinations in Cuba. Hanava and Holguin. The ... | |
| In 1940 the world was at war and America was serving as the world's arsenal. During this chaotic time, a series of radical fighter designs were taken from the drawing board to the prototype stage. These innovative aircraft were the Vultee XP-54 'Swoose Goose', Curtis Wright XP-55 'Ascender, and ... | |
| America's military aircraft industry was forced to grow at an incredible pace during World War II. At the beginning of the conflict, the nation's air arms were out-matched by betterperforming Axis aircraft. It was the development, often in secret, and subsequent employment of America's fighter ... | |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| X-Plane Crashes - Exploring Experimental Rocket Plane and Spy craft Incidents, Accidents and Crash Sites” is a hard cover glossy publication printed in A4 format by Speciality Press of the USA. The book is written by Peter W. Merlin who worked is an archivist and historian at NASA Dryden Flight ... | |
| The phenomenon of aviation archaeology has long captured the public's imagination and millions have watched the TV documentaries as legendary machines have been lifted from their muddy graves. Popular history shows such as Channel 4's Time Team, BBC2's Time Watch and Meet the Ancestors have ... | Request notification when available  |
| This superb new book is the fourth and final volume completing the in-depth analysis of the 2nd TAF's operations from its initial formation in 1943 through to the ultimate defeat of Germany in May 1945. The informative text is interspersed with rare personal accounts from pilots as well as ... | |
| This is the first book dedicated to the famous Operation Steinbock, which has fascinated military aviation enthusiasts for years. Featuring an impressively detailed analysis of each raid and full listings of all Luftwaffe aircraft and crew losses, it is an exhaustive study compiled from many ... | Expected: 30th April 2010 |
| Princes of Darkness is a unique illustrated account of the careers of Heinrich Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Egmont Prince zur Lippe-Weissenfeld - two aristocrats who served with the Luftwaffe's night fighter force and whose lives were often inter-connected. The book is the result of many years ... | |
| The He177 was a formidable warplane with the potential to have been a lethal weapon for the Nazis. Unfortunately, it was ill-fated and suffered from serious problems such as an inherently poor engine design and ‘knee-jerk' role diversification by the commanders in charge. Nevertheless, the He177 ... | |
| The 2009 edition of this perennially popular guide reflects a significant period of change for the RAF and more generally, for Britain's military aviation scene over the past year. Continuing commitments remain, most notably in the South Atlantic and in the on-going war against terrorism and in ... From the series abc … | |
| The ever popular annual guide has once again been updated to reflect all the changes over the past year. Fully comprehensive the book also includes microlights, balloons, radio frequencies, airline flight codes and much much more. Last year saw considerable change in the aviation industry. ... | |
| The Wimpey, as the Wellington was known, was a bomber designed by the legendary Barnes Wallace before the war. In the early years of World War Two it was the mainstay of Bomber command – taking the Blitz back to Germany. It was still in service after the war, having served all over the world. The ... | |
| Three squadrons of Mosquito's streak over snow covered France at tree-top height; their target a prison full of Resistance Fighters and British Agents, their purpose to free them - or kill them. Desperate calls to London from the French Resistance told of 100 men and women due to be shot at dawn, ... | Expected: 15th April 2010 |
| The complete and definitive history of the famous Mikoyan Design Bureau from its establishment in 1939 to the present day. Every type developed by the Mikoyan OKB is dealt with in detail, with descriptions of all known versions and a wealth of recently declassified data. For each major type ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):
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| This is a comprehensive book about the buses of the Lough Swilly company, which is the major bus operator in North Donegal. The Lough Swilly evolved from the road services of the old Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway and, with a continuous history going back to 1863, is currently the oldest ... | |
Buses (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The Lodekka was a double-deck bus chassis produced by Bristol Commercial Vehicles and bodied by Eastern Coach Works (ECW) of Lowestoft. Destined to be Bristol's final half-cab design, it represented the first successful attempt to produce a viable low-height double-decker without resorting to the ... | |
| As a result of changes in the provision of funding for new bus acquisitions in the late 1960s, the production of traditional half-cab double-deckers ceased in 1970. By the late 1970s these buses were becoming increasingly rare, with the exception of the long-lived Routemaster in the Greater London ... | |
| Buses Restored 2009 is the authoritative annual guide to the many road transport museums throughout the British Isles. Compiled by the National Association of Road Transport Museums, the umbrella organisation for museums involved in the field of bus and coach preservation, the new 2009 edition is ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| The boatbuilding industry has always had its ups and downs, reflecting the changing fortunes of the fishing industry. This work offers an account of the Campbeltown Shipyard, that diversified its boatbuilding activities in order to survive but competition from foreign yards moved into a new ... | |
| No-one knows when the first fishing boat set out to sea. Mosaics from the Mediterranean show vessels encircling shoals dating from the first century although Egyptian tomb reliefs dated to 6000BC show nets being set. Although the roots of some of the vessels may go back many generations, this title ... | |
Maritime (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The entry of P&O into the ocean oil, bulk and gas trades marked a major shift of emphasis for the Group. New types of ship together with organisational changes are examined, along with the demise of the traditional cargo liner fleets. A blend of personal observation, technical and Company history, ... | |
Other (newly released, available now):| Most transport tokens in Scotland were introduced in the middle of the nineteenth century, but until recent years they did not attract many collectors. The collecting and study of tokens has now very much become a branch of numismatics. The early tokens were usually struck in brass, copper or ... | |
| Newport and Gwent has generally been well served by local historians. Amongst this diligent activity Cliff Knight's work stands out because the recollections of a man who has lived through almost all of the last century are bound to have an especial timbre. Cliff Knight was known for his accurate ... | |
Road Vehicles (newly released, available now):| Police vehicles are one of the most visible aspects of policing work. They are among those peculiar things, like memorable songs, that can bring instantly to mind another time or place. Many will remember the black Wolseley patrol car which roars out on to London's Embankment from what was then New ... | |
Road Vehicles / Military (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):
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Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| The route once had a multitude of junctions with lines from the valleys and the numerous industrial complexes. Many remain and are extensively illustrated. All are explained with the aid of maps from the past. An enormous variety of trains and structures can be enjoyed, along with a country branch ... | |
| This historic route had a remarkable number of junctions, depots and engine sheds, all of which are fully illustrated, as are the many closed stations. Few travelled on the branch through Tettenhall and Wombourne, thus there are many revelations about a long lost line. | |
| This rail map of Britain has been compiled from a number of sources, both industry and enthusiast, including the Quail Track Diagram Series, also published by Track maps. It shows the National Network, including freight-only lines and the major heritage railways. It also shows all the network ... | |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the 1960s with coverage of both steam and diesels from that great period of change on our railways. The captions include items of news, culture, music and personalities of the era to bring back the memories of youth. | |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the 1960s with coverage of both steam and diesels from that great period of change on our railways. The captions include items of news, culture, music and personalities of the era to bring back the memories of youth. | |
| The area covered by this book is that comprised of the former County of London, as established in 1888. Since 1965 it has been incorporated into the larger Greater London area, but it is convenient to retain the areas as they were at the time of the Society's earlier Pocket Book C, which this and ... | |
| The area covered by this book is that comprised of the former County of London, as established in 1888. Since 1965 it has been incorporated into the larger Greater London area, but it is convenient to retain the areas as they were at the time of the Society's earlier Pocket Book C, which this and ... | |
| A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946 recalls an era when steam locomotives were still king and passenger trains stopped at nearly every town in America. Railroad companies employed over a million workers, on the trains and along the tracks. Everything moved by rail: travelers, mail, and ... | |
| Diesel & Electric Blue 4 takes another nostalgic trip in the time machine to the days of corporate BR blue livery in the 1970s & '80s. Locomotives from twenty different classes are featured, including a rare North British hydraulic and the virtually unknown Class 74, alongside a supporting cast ... | |
| Bruce Oliver's colour views of steam remained largely unseen until the publication of his first book 'Steam on the Isle of Wight - a Personal Journey' in 2008. Now for the first time we are privileged to view his work on the main line, covering steam in the last five years of operation both from ... | |
| The first in a series of Southern Region scenes which will eventually cover the whole of the Region with archive film from 1959 to 1967. Most classes of Southern steam will be seen from T9s to Bulleid Pacifics. This first volume covers Alton, Tonbridge and Allhallows followed by Waterloo to Clapham ... | |
| The Fifth, and again physically large, volume whose title is self descriptive. Please see the table of contents and sample page for additional information. | |
| First published in 1998 and quickly reprinted, this new and fully revised second edition will be warmly welcomed by all enthusiasts. This detailed history of the development of railway signalling from the earliest days through to the introduction of the disc and crossbar signal, to semaphores and ... | |
| Designed by Bulleid for the Southern Railway, the 'Leader' class was revolutionary. With two power steam bogies, sleeve valves, chain drive and a streamlined body, looking more like a diesel than a steam engine, five were to be constructed but only one, No 36001, was completed. This was ... | |
| 'The Southern Way' is a regular volume for the Southern devotee. Intended for inclusion in this issue are Sam Fay on the LSWR, Basingstoke Part 2, The Selsey Tramway, ARP Time on the Southern, Romsey, Southern Water Troughs, Victoria and lots more. Plus of course our regular features on Permanent ... | |
| From the mid-1980s onwards the previously monolithic structure of BR's freight operation was split up, with several new businesses created as a prelude to privatisation, such as Loadhaul, Transrail and Mainline, each with a separate identity. EWS was to take control of the bulk of the rail freight ... | |
| From the author of the acclaimed AC Electrics, DC Electrics, and Traction Recognition comes this informative new work exploring every modern DMU design. Covering a huge range of classes, Colin Marsden delves deep into the changing world of DMUs, their origins, history and their impact on the ... | |
| In this colourful new book accomplished author Robert Hendry takes a company-based approach to the vast and complex subject of railway signalling. Although all companies were faced by the same essential need to ensure the safe passage of trains and the same basic regulatory framework, they each ... | |
| This is the final volume in Kevin McCormack's brilliant series of books featuring steam operation in and around London from the early 1950s through to the final demise of steam in 1968. In this book, he takes readers on a vivid, pictographic journey through the golden age of steam on the Eastern ... | |
| This DVD collects together all the Northern Ireland Railways Coverage from the first four editions of Irish Railway Review series. It sets out to provide in one affordable video scenes taken on NIR from the 1970s to 2004. From the series Irish Rail Review | |
Railways & Tramways (new to the shop, available now):| The name of George Heiron will be familiar to many enthusiasts, both as a railway photographer of undoubted repute and likewise a painter of similar skill. Some of George's work has indeed been seen before, but this has mainly been his Western Region coverage together, with a few views of the ... | |
Railways & Tramways (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| With the first of the future Class 31 design emerging over half a century ago in 1957, these adaptable locomotives have proved themselves to be among the most successful and long-lived of all Modernisation Plan diesels. Between 1957 and 1962 more than 250 locomotives were constructed, and despite ... | |
| Southampton has long been famous for its docks, but the port also spreads along the banks of the rivers Test and Itchen. Here, lesser wharves have seen their share of rail traffic, and along the whole waterfront, cargoes were moved for over a hundred years by a varied assortment of locomotives ... | |
| The southern section of the Central Wales Line was a route of many contrasts. From the rural charm of Mid Wales, the line passed through the western fringes of the South Wales coal mining area which also boasted other spheres of industrial activity. Finally, by complete contrast, the last part of ... | |
| Brits Abroad is the first book to take an in-depth look at the diesel and electric locos that have worked on our national network and, at some point in their lives, overseas as well. From the LMS shunters involved in the Second World War to the Bulgaria-bound 87s, and everything in between, this is ... | |
| No other guide on the market ever comes close to matching the annual edition of Railways Restored for coverage, content and clarity and the new 2009 edition is no exception. Completely updated with all the latest changes and additions to the railway preservation scene in the UK and with a stunning ... | |
| The GWR lines serving this rural part of Warwickshire took a long time to arrive. Opening in 1852, was a line from Birmingham to Oxford and the capital, and hard on its heels was a line to serve the small market town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Opening to passengers in 1908 was a third line creating ... | |
| The main line from Plymouth and the River Tamar to Truro was first opened in May 1859 and this beautiful new book explores the entire history of the main line from the earliest days of the Cornwall Railway through to the post-Privatisation era, and is published to co-incide with the 150th ... From the series Illustrated History of … | |
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