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Israeli Air Force
Key Publishing LtdIsraeli Air Force Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023, the Israeli Air Force has become a sophisticated and formidable power supported by high...
View full detailsBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s During the latter stages of the Cold War, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy operated a range of a...
View full detailsB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of Mediterranean Theatre
Key Publishing LtdB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of the Mediterranean Theater The B-24 Liberator served as the workhorse of the US armed forces during World War...
View full detailsBoeing 737
Key Publishing LtdBoeing 737 The Boeing 737 was developed following the success of the 707 and 727, offering airlines an alternative to the larger models – ideal for...
View full detailsBritish Military Biplanes Vol 2
Key Publishing LtdBritish Military Biplanes: 1920–40 Following the Great War, the fledgling aircraft industry was silenced as orders from the military disappeared an...
View full detailsFokker F-27 Friendship
Key Publishing LtdFokker F.27 Friendship Versatile and endlessly adaptable, the Fokker F.27 Friendship is one of the most successful turboprop airliners of the post-...
View full detailsCanberra
Key Publishing LtdCanberra: Britain’s First Jet Bomber NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Canberra While the history of the jet engine and the deve...
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Key Publishing LtdBlenheim: Britain’s Fastest World War Two Bomber NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Blenheim Introduced to RAF squadrons in earl...
View full detailsMeteor
Key Publishing LtdMeteor: First-Generation Jet Fighter NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Meteor. The story of the Gloster Meteor is one of the gre...
View full detailsMustang (Paperback)
Key Publishing LtdMustang: The Untold Story The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft. However, much of what is commonly understood about i...
View full detailsClass 37s vol 2
Key Publishing LtdClass 37s, vol 2 The Class 37s have been in service for six decades and can still be seen in a variety of places. Most notable for the Class is the...
View full detailsA Darker Shade of Orange
Key Publishing LtdGreater Manchester Transport: A Darker Shade of Orange Great change was afoot for Manchester’s buses in the 1970s. The region’s long-established mu...
View full detailsRailways around York
Key Publishing LtdRailways Around York York’s railways are fascinating. The city has the high-speed East Coast Main Line, the cross-country main line to Sheffield an...
View full detailsClass 56 and 58
Key Publishing LtdClass 56s and 58s Designed specifically for heavy freight operations in the UK, British Rail’s Class 56 was introduced in 1976–84. The first 30 of ...
View full detailsJet (Paperback)
Key Publishing LtdJet: The Engine that Changed the World NOTE: This is a paperback edition of Jet: The Engine that Changed the World. The invention of the jet engine...
View full detailsClass 57s
Key Publishing LtdClass 57s The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Rebuilt from redundant Class 47s by B...
View full detailsAlitalia
Key Publishing LtdAlitalia: From Glory to Collapse Alitalia was built on the remains of several pre-World War Two Italian airlines. With financial help from British ...
View full detailsAirborne Early Warning Aircraft
Key Publishing LtdAirborne Early Warning Aircraft Airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft have become crucial to all air force air operations whenever they are engaged...
View full detailsTactical Air Command
Key Publishing LtdTactical Air Command: 1946–92 Established in 1946, Tactical Air Command became a major component of US Air Force operations, alongside Strategic Ai...
View full detailsHeritage DMUs: The Final Years
Key Publishing LtdHeritage DMUs: The Final Years At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain’s railways, there was a pause in new rolling stock deliveries. ...
View full detailsClass 31s
Key Publishing LtdClass 31s Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locomotives, the Class 31s played a significant part in British Railways’ Modernisation Plan. Inten...
View full detailsElectrostar: Capital Commuter
Key Publishing LtdElectrostar: Capital Commuter At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around London and the south-east were ope...
View full detailsClass 68s
Key Publishing LtdClass 68s In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 to futureproof its c...
View full detailsArtemis I: Return to the Moon
Key Publishing LtdArtemis I: Return to the Moon It is more than 50 years since a spacecraft first landed on the Moon and millions of people worldwide tuned in to the...
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At Key Publishing, we offer a selection of top titles from some of the best providers in your chosen interest, ensuring that you have the information and
depth of detail that you need to really immerse yourself in a genre. From a hardback book with added detail to publications packed with high-quality illustrations, there is something for everyone to read. Some of the main interests that we cover include:
- Aviation
- British War Heroes
- Buses
- Historic Transport
- Military Transport and Topics
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- War and Battles
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