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South African Air Force- The Flying Springboks
Key Publishing LtdSouth African Air Force: The Flying Springboks, 1939-80; Gerry van Tonder; Air Forces Series Vol. 13. In a 1917 report to the British government, S...
View full detailsThe Modern Railway 2024
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s railways have arguably never faced more uncertainty. With rail reform still on hold, the cancellation of HS2 announced, and passenger rev...
View full detailsLondon Buses: Review of 1998
Key Publishing LtdLondon Buses: Review of 1998 A quarter of a century ago, the red bus fleets of the former London Buses Ltd (LBL) were privatised. By 1998, the resu...
View full detailsHornby Magazine Yearbook 2024 No 16 Hardback
Key Publishing LtdThe Hornby Magazine Yearbook has become the go-to annual for the model railway enthusiast. This Collector's Edition hardback version of the 16th a...
View full detailsBehind The Cordon - Air Raid Precautions
Key Publishing LtdAir Raid Precautions: Civil Defence, Emergency Services and Civilian Interactions with Unexploded Bombs in World War Two; World War Two brought an...
View full detailsRossendale Transport to Rosso: The Last 10 Years of Municipa
Key Publishing LtdRossendale Transport to Rosso: The Last 10 Years of Municipal Britain's Buses Series; Vol 17 Motor bus operation in the Rossendale Valley borough...
View full detailsEmirates
Key Publishing LtdEMIRATES: THE MIDDLE EAST’S LARGEST AIRLINE; AIRLINES SERIES VOL. 22 Established four decades ago, Emirates is now the largest airline in the Middl...
View full detailsEl Al Airlines
Key Publishing LtdEl Al; Airlines Series Vol 21 The history of El Al, the Israeli national flag carrier, dates back to September 1948, when a former Israeli Air Forc...
View full detailsArmoured Vehicles of the Gulf War
Key Publishing LtdArmoured Vehicles of the Gulf War; David Reynolds; Military Vehicles and Artillery Series Vol. 9. In 1990, Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait ...
View full detailsRailways of Asia: Singapore and Malaysia
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Asia: Singapore and Malaysia; World Railways Series During the last quarter of a century, the railways of Singapore and Malaysia have e...
View full detailsThe Glacier Express
Key Publishing LtdThe Glacier Express: An Iconic Railway Journey Through The Swiss ALPS. World Railway Series Vol 10 Travelling a distance of 180 miles across the c...
View full detailsRAF Fighters in the Far East
Key Publishing LtdRAF FIGHTERS IN THE FAR EAST: 1945–50 HISTORIC MILITARY AIRCRAFT SERIES VOL. 38, Despite the Japanese surrender in August 1945, the RAF was require...
View full detailsTrial and Tribulation: RAF Gransden Lodge
Key Publishing LtdTrials and Tribulations: A History of RAF Gransden Lodge. Author: Chris Sullivan Today, the peaceful countryside to the west of Cambridge is mainly...
View full detailsBUSES Yearbook 2024
Key Publishing LtdFirst published for Christmas 1963, the Buses Yearbook offers a mix of chapters and photo features on matters topical and nostalgic. These include ...
View full detailsRailways of Central Scotland: 40 Years of Change
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Central Scotland: 40 Years of Change Railways Series Changes to the railway scene happen all the time. Some are major and are instantl...
View full detailsAC Electrics: 86 87 90 and DVTs
Key Publishing LtdAC Electrics: Classes 86, 87, 90 and DVTs; Mark V Pike; Britain's Railways Vol. 59. Built in 1965–66, the 100 Class 86 electric locomotives worked...
View full detailsAir France at 90
Key Publishing LtdAir France At 90 France's Largest Airline Founded in 1933, Air France is that country’s largest airline with 211 aircraft at its disposal, comprisi...
View full detailsAirbus A400M Atlas
Key Publishing LtdAirbus A400M Atlas Modern Military Aircraft Series Vol. 15. The Airbus A400M is a medium-lift turboprop military transport aircraft currently in s...
View full detailsAmerican RCAF Warriors
Key Publishing LtdAmerican RCAF Warriors: US World War II Royal Canadian Air Force Volunteers On December 17, 1939, representatives from Canada, Great Britain, Austr...
View full detailsViking Armies: 840-1100
Key Publishing LtdHistoric Armies Series Setting out from their overpopulated homelands to find new places in which to live and farm, Scandinavian farmers, already e...
View full detailsHeroes of Britain: A Collection of Lord Ashcroft's Articles
Key Publishing LtdHeroes of War: A Collection of Lord Ashcroft’s Britain at War Articles Please note: all royalties from the sale of this book will be paid in suppor...
View full detailsThe British Rail Network 1974-78
Key Publishing LtdThe British Rail Network: 1974-78; Arthur Wilson; Britain's Railways Series Vol. 60. A decade on from the extensive changes to the rail network th...
View full detailsMilitary Markings Book 2023
Key Publishing LtdMilitary Markings Book 2023 First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for aircraft en...
View full detailsCivil Markings Book 2023
Key Publishing LtdCivil Markings Book 2023 The New 2023 edition of this best selling annual publication builds on the long history and heritage of the title. First p...
View full detailsClassic American Sedans of the 1950s: The Four-Doors
Key Publishing LtdClassic American Sedans of the 1950s: The Four-Doors Classic Vehicles Series, Vol. 6 In the new “baby boomer” era of postwar North America, newly p...
View full detailsAir Forces of Latin America: Brazil
Key Publishing LtdAs the largest country in Latin America, Brazil has a correspondingly extensive military aviation capability, with a rich history building on the c...
View full detailsDelta Air Lines
Key Publishing LtdDelta Air Lines; Airlines Series Vol 20 Delta Air Lines is one of the world’s longest serving and most successful carriers. With a fleet of more th...
View full detailsDe Havilland Military
Key Publishing LtdDe Havilland Military Aviation Industry Series, Vol. 8 Please note: This new book edition of Aeroplane’s De Havilland Company Profile 1920–1964 (Mi...
View full detailsLondon's Advert Buses
Key Publishing LtdLondon’s Advert Buses Britain’s Buses Series, Vol. 15 A fixture of London Transport in the 1970s, the all-over advert bus was relaunched by the mod...
View full detailsHarrier: Vertical Velocity Warfare
Key Publishing LtdHarrier: Vertical Velocity Warfare; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 34 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Hawker Ha...
View full detailsWellington
Key Publishing LtdWellington The Backbone of Bomber Command Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 35 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Vi...
View full detailsPathfinders PaperBack
Key Publishing LtdPathfinders: The Definitive Story *Please note: this is a new paperback edition of Pathfinders: The Definitive Story. This includes a new chapter.*...
View full detailsLuftwaffe Bombers of World War Two
Key Publishing LtdLuftwaffe Bombers of World War Two A handful of German manufacturers dominated the market to design and build bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe of ...
View full detailsMcDonnell Douglas DC10
Key Publishing LtdMcDonnell Douglas DC-10; Historic Commercial Aircraft Series McDonnell Douglas was formed in 1967 when the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the comp...
View full detailsRoyal Malaysian Air Force
Key Publishing LtdRoyal Malaysian Air Force; Babak Taghvaee; Air Forces Series, Vol. 11; For 65 years, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has protected Malaysia’...
View full detailsAegean Airlines
Key Publishing LtdAegean Airlines: The Largest Greek Airline Airlines Series, Vol. 17 Aegean Airlines is a relatively young airline and can trace its beginnings back...
View full detailsIsraeli Air Force
Key Publishing LtdIsraeli Air Force Air Forces Series, Vol. 10 Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023, the Israeli Air Force has become a sophisticated and formid...
View full detailsBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 37 During the latter stages of the Cold War, the Royal Air...
View full detailsB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of Mediterranean Theatre
Key Publishing LtdB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 33 The B-24 Liberator served...
View full detailsBoeing 737
Key Publishing LtdBoeing 737: -100 and -200 Variants Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 16 The Boeing 737 was developed following the success of the 707 and 7...
View full detailsBritish Military Biplanes Vol 2
Key Publishing LtdBritish Military Biplanes: 1920–40. Author - Roger Staker. FOLLOWING THE GREAT WAR, the fledgling aircraft industry was silenced as orders from th...
View full detailsFokker F-27 Friendship
Key Publishing LtdFokker F.27 Friendship Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 17 Versatile and endlessly adaptable, the Fokker F.27 Friendship is one of the mos...
View full detailsCanberra
Key Publishing LtdCanberra: Britain’s First Jet Bomber Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 32 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Canber...
View full detailsBlenheim
Key Publishing LtdBlenheim: Britain’s Fastest World War Two Bomber Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 31 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane ...
View full detailsMeteor
Key Publishing LtdMeteor: First-Generation Jet Fighter Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 30 The story of the Gloster Meteor is one of the greatest in the histo...
View full detailsMustang (Paperback)
Key Publishing LtdMustang (Paperback Edition) The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied of aircraft. However, much that is commonly understood about...
View full detailsClass 37s vol 2
Key Publishing LtdClass 37s: Volume 2, Britain’s Railway Series Vol. 55. The Class 37s have become very popular with a whole generation of enthusiasts over their si...
View full detailsGreater Manchester Transport-A Darker Shade of Orange
Key Publishing LtdGreater Manchester Transport Vol 1 Great change was afoot for Manchester’s buses in the 1970s. The region’s long-established municipal bus companie...
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