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US Naval Air Power Pacific Air Forces West Coast
Key Publishing LtdUS Naval Air Power: West Coast 2010–20 The US Naval Aviation service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011 and since then it has continued to be...
View full detailsMustang: The Untold Story
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 detailsFall of the Luftwaffe in Colour
Key Publishing LtdFall of the Luftwaffe in Colour Meticulously researched over the course of 20 years, this colour rendition of the Luftwaffe’s Eagles in defeat accu...
View full detailsRailways of Central Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Central Scotland The five years to each side of the millennium were a period of great change on the railway network with the advent of ...
View full detailsHSTs: The Western Region
Key Publishing LtdHSTs: The Western Region From the late 1970s, for more than 40 years, the High-Speed Train (HST) was the mainstay of express services for many tra...
View full detailsAvro Vulcan The Early Years 1947-64
Key Publishing LtdAvro Vulcan: The Early Years, 1947–64 Advances in aerodynamics and jet engine technology after World War Two led to the RAF requesting a bomber tha...
View full detailsBR: From Green to Blue
Key Publishing LtdBR: From Green to Blue A fascinating but much overlooked era for the modern traction enthusiast is the changeover from the old British Railways gr...
View full detailsRail Freight North West England
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: North West England This book illustrates the changing face of rail freight in North West England over 40 years. During that time the...
View full detailsVictory 1940 - SOFTBACK
Key Publishing LtdVictory 1940 NOTE: This is a reprint of the previously released hardback favourite. In 1940, the skies over Britain were full of dogfighting aircr...
View full detailsLeyland Atlantean
Key Publishing LtdThe Leyland Atlantean NOTE: This is a paperback reissue of the much-loved The Leyland Atlantean. The Leyland Atlantean revolutionised bus layouts ...
View full detailsLondon Bus Routes One by One: 1-100
Key Publishing LtdLondon Bus Routes One by One: 1 100 Though they seem as immutable and traditional as the city they serve, London’s bus routes are always changing....
View full detailsRange Rover: 1971-72 GB Trans-Americas Expedition
Key Publishing LtdMaking the Range Rover Legend: The 1971–72 British Trans-Americas Expedition In 1971, a British Army team undertook the challenge of driving the Pa...
View full detailsGerman Tanks of World War Two
Key Publishing LtdGerman Tanks of World War Two In World War Two, the German army deployed a wide variety of tanks in many different variants and with many forms of...
View full detailsBuses Yearbook 2022
Key Publishing LtdBUSES Yearbook 2022 Published annually for almost 60 years, this superb hardback book is a must for all bus enthusiasts. Now edited by Alan Millar ...
View full detailsGaruda Indonesia
Key Publishing LtdGaruda Indonesia On 26 January 1949, Garuda Indonesia was officially established as Indonesia’s government-owned flag carrier. To begin with, the ...
View full detailsHighland Railways
Key Publishing LtdHighland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel Traction North of Perth Set against a backdrop of Scotland’s Highlands, this book illustrates the area’s ...
View full detailsYorkshire Dales Buses
Key Publishing LtdYorkshire Dales Buses The West Yorkshire Road Car Company’s routes from Skipton and Ilkley up into Wharfedale, Wensleydale and Swaledale are some ...
View full detailsLedgard of Leeds Buses
Key Publishing LtdLedgard of Leeds Buses Focusing on the 1950s and ’60s, this nostalgic look at the iconic Ledgard buses takes the reader on a trip down memory lane...
View full detailsNorfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines
Key Publishing LtdNorfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines Norfolk enjoyed loco-hauled passenger trains for many years, with Great Yarmouth being a popular destina...
View full detailsLiveries of the WR Diesel Hydraulics
Key Publishing LtdLiveries of the WR Diesel Hydraulics The WR diesel hydraulic locomotives always exercised a special fascination for the modern traction enthusiast...
View full detailsLondon Bus Routes One by One: 101-200
Key Publishing LtdLondon Bus Routes One by One: 101–200 Following on from London Bus Routes One by One: 1–100, this volume takes a look at the next 100 routes in Tra...
View full detailsHawker Typhoon
Key Publishing LtdHawker Typhoon Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944 and 1945, the Hawker Typhoon gained a trem...
View full detailsThe Modern Railway 2021 Book
Key Publishing LtdThe Modern Railway 2021 Produced annually by the team from Modern Railways the leading monthly rail magazine, The Modern Railway 2021 offers a comp...
View full detailsRail Freight: South West England
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: South West England From the intricate china clay operations in Cornwall to the major limestone quarries of the Mendips, rail freight...
View full detailsScotland's Railways: The Last 15 Years
Key Publishing LtdScotland’s Railways: The Last 15 Years The last 15 years have seen many changes in Scotland’s rail network, including the replacement of old rolli...
View full detailsRAF Aircraft of the Battle of Britain
Key Publishing LtdRAF Aircraft of the Battle of Britain A photographic guide to the surviving planes from the Battle of Britain. The number of restored and preserved...
View full detailsRailways of the South East
Key Publishing LtdRailways of the South East: Sussex and its Surrounds This title, the first of two volumes covering the railways of the South East concentrates on ...
View full detailsFairey Firefly
Key Publishing LtdFairey Firefly A portrait of one of the Royal Navy’s most effective aircraft; the Fairey Firefly, two-seater, strike-fighter, emerged from a troub...
View full detailsYork Independents: Western Operators
Key Publishing LtdYork Independents: Western Operators This book tells the story of York’s local bus companies including Hopes’ Motor Services, Hutchinson Brothers, ...
View full detailsMerseyside Transport Book
Key Publishing LtdMerseyside Transport NOTE: This book is a re-issue of the much-loved title, Merseyside Transport Recalled Merseyside can claim, with some justific...
View full detailsBritish Multiple Units
Key Publishing LtdBritish Multiple Units Multiple units are the unsung heroes of the modern railway system. Their many advantages include higher capacity, less trac...
View full detailsUS Department of Homeland Security Aviation
Key Publishing LtdUS Department of Homeland Security Aviation The US Department of Homeland Security was created in 2001. The department’s aviation assets comprise t...
View full detailsBritish Bombers: The 1970s and '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Bombers of the 1970s and ’80s The mainstays of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) bomber force in the 1970s and ’80s were the distinctive Avro Vu...
View full detailsThe Paras in Iraq
Key Publishing LtdThe Paras in Iraq For Operation Telic, the 2003 campaign in Iraq, the UK contributed a substantial force including 16 Air Assault Brigades, two pa...
View full detailsRailways of the South East: Kent
Key Publishing LtdRailways of the South East: Kent The second of two volumes covering the railways of the South East, this book focuses on Kent. It details a wide r...
View full detailsRailways of Central Scotland Vol. 2
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Central Scotland: 2006–15 The years between 2006 and 2015 saw many changes in Central Scotland’s railways with projects such as the re...
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- Aviation
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