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Railways in Northern Lincolnshire: Four Decades of Change Set against the contrasting rural and industrial scenery of northern Lincolnshire, this b...

British Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s ...

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird The Lockheed Blackbird family – the A-12, YF-12, and SR-71 – were the most remarkable reconnaissance and evaluation aircr...

Class 47s: Inverness to Newquay 1986–87 In the mid-1980s, the winds of change were blowing through British Rail and often not for the good; the pac...

The Off-Road Survival Handbook You’re in the middle of the jungle and your 4x4 has just careened into a steep gully with mud clogging your tyres… w...

LOT Polish Airlines: Wings of Central Europe The first traces of Polish aviation can be found in 1910. However, one of the first fully domestic air...

Royal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s In the 1970s and ’80s, helicopters provided immeasurable support to the Royal Navy and the Ar...

Class 50s During the mid-1960s, British Rail (BR) was looking to introduce a high-powered diesel locomotive to improve services on the West Coast M...

Strategic Air Command The end of World War Two brought new challenges for US homeland security. The advent of the nuclear age and the changing worl...

Airliners of the 2000s Each decade in aviation’s history has brought important developments and changes. In the 2000s, the European Airbus consorti...

Class 66: 3/4/7/8 In the late 1990s, English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) had led the way with its Class 66s. As other operators followed suit...

Class 66/0 In the late 1990s, most of the current locomotives in use on the national network were becoming very tired and evermore unreliable. It w...

Jet: The Engine that Changed the World The invention of the jet engine had a profound effect on the world. Commercial jet aircraft revolutionised t...

Restoring Glory World War Two spawned the evolution of many different aircraft, as air forces fought to control the skies and to destroy their enem...

Varig Star of Brazil Founded in 1927 by German immigrant Otto Ernst Meyer, Varig was one of Brazil’s earliest airlines. Serving a domestic network ...

HSTs: Around Britain: From 1990 to the Present Day For almost 50 years, High Speed Trains (HSTs) have been the mainstay for express services for ma...

Aircraft Engine Test Beds: British Jet Fighters and Bombers During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, a number of British jet fighter and bomber ai...

Class 66: 5/6/9 In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) was having great success with its Class 66s, and Freightliner, which...

De Havilland Canada Whether in the snow, desert, jungle, on the water or at any regular airport, de Havilland Canada’s legendary transport aircraft...

Republic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia When the Air War against North Vietnam began in earnest on March 2, 1965, the United Stat...

British Aircraft of the Falklands War The Falkland Islands is a remote British territory, about 8,000 miles from the UK mainland and just over 400 ...

Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Even in aviation circles, the name Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano is not a name that quickly comes to mind, but its story is one that ...

British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs Bus design has certainly evolved in the seven decades since 1950, but it has not been a steady proc...

RAF Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s During the 1970s and ’80s, the RAF’s helicopters played a significant role at home and abroad. The Westland W...

Grand Central Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied history. Beginning ope...

Pathfinders: The Definitive Story Pathfinders: The Definitive Story Pathfinders is a new history of Bomber Command’s corps d’elite and the men who ...

Britain’s Preserved Railways The preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. There is nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygo...

The Blitz NOTE: This is a reissue of The Blitz bookazine. For months ‘The Few’ had defended Britain against the might of the Luftwaffe. Then, on Se...

Airfix Model World Basic Guide to Modelling Whether you are just entering the hobby or re-acquainting yourself with it, this book provides simple s...

B-25 Mitchell NOTE: This is a new edition of the much-loved Combat Machines No 2 B-25 Mitchell. If the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had on...

Hawker Hunter NOTE: This is a new edition of Combat Machines No 4 Hawker Hunter. Development of the Hawker Hunter began in 1946 under the steady ha...

Junkers Ju 88 NOTE: This is a new edition of the much-loved Combat Machines No 3 Junkers Ju 88. The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most important tac...

B-17G Flying Fortress The B-17 Flying Fortress was conceived by the well-known US aviation designer and manufacturer Boeing during the 1930s, princ...

125: The Jet Dragon That Roared The 125 was originally conceived in the 1960s. Initially, the response in Europe to a business jet was lukewarm, bu...

Railways of Southern California Passing through some of the most picturesque scenery in the world, several main routes traverse Southern California...

Rail Freight: Yorkshire and North East England In the early 1980s, coal was the lifeblood of many rail lines in Yorkshire and the North East, with...

American Aviation: The First Half Century The story of American aviation in the first half of the 20th century is one of innovation, industry, comm...

P-51 Mustang Warbirds This fascinating story begins with post-World War Two sales of surplus Mustangs to various foreign governments and a few civi...

KA-52 Hokum The Ka-50 (NATO reporting name: Hokum A) helicopter made its maiden flight on 17 June 1982. After undergoing extensive tests and tweaks...

Avro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History, 1960–84 In 2022, the Avro Vulcan celebrated the 70th anniversary of its first flight on 30 August 1952. The...

Main Line Passenger Trains: In and Around London A complex web of train tracks weave through and around the capital city, transporting people and g...

Finland’s Air Forces: From Neutral to NATO Sharing a 1,340km-long land border with Russia, and with an uneasy history between the countries, Finlan...

Aviation Quiz Book DO YOU KNOW… ·                     Which Russian aircraft has the NATO reporting name Hoplite? ·                     What the Lo...

Iran Air: Flying the Homa The first Iranian airline was started in 1924 by German Hugo Junkers. When the Junkers company closed in 1936, Iranian mi...

Travis Air Force Base: The USAF’s Transport Superbase in Action Travis Air Force Base, situated in Fairfield, California, is the “Gateway to the Pa...

Class 67s In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 locomotives to replace a variety of ...

French Naval Aviation Over the last two decades, the Aéronautique Navale, French Naval Aviation, has grown into a powerful and battle-hardened forc...

Finnair Aero Oy, which was later rebranded as Finnair, is one of the oldest surviving airlines in the world. It was established in 1923 and started...