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Afghan Wheels and Tracks: UK and US Vehicles The war in Afghanistan was primarily an infantryman’s war, with Western troops confronting the Taliban...

Japan’s Railways: Kinki to Kyushu At the start of the Menji Era, Japan emerged from its years of self-imposed isolation and quickly modernised. Par...

Japan’s Railways: Hokkaido to Chubu Japan’s first railway opened between Tokyo and Yokohama in 1872. Its railways were nationalised in the early 19...

Boeing Stratocruiser and 707 NOTE: Previously published as Aeroplane Classic Airliner: Boeing Stratocruiser and 707. In 1916, William Boeing offici...

Lysander NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Lysander. The Westland Lysander is one of Britain’s most easily recognisable aircraft...

Sunderland NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Sunderland. In the early 1900s, Short Brothers opened its doors as one of the earli...

B-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs from the European Theater of Operations Born from a need for more B-17s, the war career of Consolidated Aircraft...

Spanish Military Jets 1954–2022: Towards the 21st Century After its acquisition of its first jet aircraft in 1954, Spain continued to update and up...

Spanish Military Jets 1954–2022: Difficult Beginnings After World War Two, as most countries were beginning to modernise their air forces, Spain fo...

The 2023 Hornby Magazine Yearbook Collector's Edition Hardback offers essential reading for every British railway modeller with detailed modelling ...

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Peacetime Operations The F-105 Thunderchief was primarily designed for tactical nuclear operations. For this reason, it...

British Sports Cars Britain has been responsible for some of the greatest sports cars ever built – the ‘Blower’ Bentleys of the 1920s, diminutive M...

Air Forces of Latin America: Colombia Colombian military aviation is one of the most powerful in Latin America and comprises aviation divisions fro...

Douglas DC-8 The Douglas DC-8, which began life in the 1950s as the Douglas Model 1881, became available to airliners a year after the first Boeing...

French Air Force: Contemporary Aircraft In order to meet future threats and remain operationally relevant, the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Frenc...

EgyptAir Established in the 1930s by Egyptian and British investors, and now thriving in its eighth decade, EgyptAir began life as Misr Airwork, co...

Buses and Coaches 1945–70: From Contemporary Adverts From 1945 to 1970, trade press advertisements for buses and coaches changed considerably, as t...

China Airlines The roots of China Airlines can be found in mainland China (the People’s Republic of China). After several attempts to set up nation...

Avro Military 1910–63 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Avro Company Profile 1910–1996 (Military) Founded in 1910, A.V. Roe and Compa...

Bristol 1910–59 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–1959. The British Colonial Aeroplane Company, later Br...

De Havilland Comet NOTE: This is a new edition of Aeroplane magazine’s De Havilland Comet   In the latter half of World War Two, the War Cabinet sa...

Fairey 1915–60 NOTE: This is a new edition of Fairey Company Profile 1915–1960. One of the many ingredients required for creating a great aircraft ...

Concorde NOTE: Previously published as Aeroplane Classic Airliner: Concorde. The desire for airliners that could fly faster and higher than all tha...

Lockheed Constellation NOTE: This is a new edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner Constellation Prompted by a request from business magnate Howard ...

Curtiss 1907–47 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Curtiss Company Profile 1907–1947. Established by entrepreneur, engineer, and motor...

Supermarine 1913–63 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Supermarine Company Profile 1913–1963. Great Britain was once home to a plethor...

Douglas DC-3 NOTE: Previously published as Aeroplane Classic Airliner: The Douglas DC-3. Although many early aircraft were designed to carry passen...

Vickers 1911–77 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Vickers Company Profile 1911–77 It seems incredible that a mere 33 years separates ...

Junkers: 1895–1969 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Junkers Company Profile 1895–1969. Hugo Junkers was one of the greatest aviation...

BAC One-Eleven NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner: BAC One-Eleven. On 20 August 1963, the British Aircraft Corporation ...

High Desert Deployment: Navy Color on Display at NAS Fallon Since World War Two, Navy squadrons have been deployed to the high desert outside of Fa...

Preserved Aircraft of the World: US and Canada The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutio...

Irish Railways: 100 Years The 100 years since the Irish Free State was set up in 1923 has seen enormous change, both in society and on the railways...

Class 159s: 30 Years’ Service By the late 1980s, the Class 50 and Class 47 locomotives working Network SouthEast’s West of England line from London...

Railways in South Yorkshire: Four Decades of Change Today, South Yorkshire’s railways are a modern network of busy lines, ranging from the electrif...

Flybe Established in 1979 as Jersey European Airways from the merger of Intra Airways and Express Air Services, by the start of the 21st century, F...

Class 47s: Jack Of All Trades In 1962, construction of the first Class 47 began – the first of many. These ubiquitous locomotives were very popular...

Airliners of South and Southeast Asia With the largest landmass of all the continents, and a population of more than 4.6 billion people, Asia has a...

Brush Type 4 to Class 47s – The First 20 Years It is 60 years since the first Class 47, No D1500, entered service with British Railways (BR). For m...

Airliners of East and Central Asia With the largest landmass of all the continents, and a population of more than 4.6 billion people, Asia has a ma...

Rail Freight: The Midlands From the busy West Coast and Midland main lines to the thriving quarries of Leicestershire and intermodal terminals in a...

Bradford Trolleybuses: The Later Years and Closure After every rise, there comes a fall, and for Bradford’s trolleybuses their demise began soon a...

Lines of the West Highlands The lines to the West Highlands start their journey in the heart of Central Scotland and were built to link up with por...

East Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage The East Coast Main Line (ECML) runs from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, with branches to Leeds...

Bradford Trolleybuses: The Early Years and Jubilee Celebrations Bradford trolleybuses were the first and the last of their kind in the UK – introdu...

Britain’s Guided Weapons Britain has been at the forefront of weapons technology since the Industrial Revolution and, with the Brennan wire-guided...