Key Books

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...

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...

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...

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

Lockheed L-188 Electra In January 1955, an industry-wide call from American Airlines for a new aircraft resulted in Lockheed’s newest creation – th...

The thirteenth annual Hornby Magazine Yearbook is here in hardback format and offers a spectrum of modelling features including a full tour of Brit...

London Underground: The Northern Line Identified in black on the London Underground map, the Northern line cuts north to south through the capital...

Imperial Roman Army: 30BC–284AD In 30BC, Emperor Augustus swept to power in Rome, bringing government under the control of a single person. Augustu...

Jet: 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...

London Buses: Review of 2022 2022 will be remembered as the year London buses almost came apart. Although the capital’s population was struggling g...

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...

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

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

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

No other military fighting force in the world has the same mystique and aura as the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Since its inception, the USM...

Luftwaffe Fighters of World War Two This book provides insight into the Luftwaffe fighters of World War Two. It details the genesis of many of the ...

Mars Rovers From telescopic observations of the Red Planet in the 19th century, which indicated that life may exist beyond Earth, Mars has captured...

Monarch Airlines Monarch Airlines was founded in June 1967 and began operations from Luton Airport in April 1968, using two Bristol Britannias to f...

Mahan Air With 70 aircraft in its service and 34 of them currently airworthy, Mahan Air is Iran’s largest and most successful airline, transporting...

Rail Freight: London and the South East The last four decades have seen many changes in rail freight patterns, as small-scale operations requiring ...

Rail Freight: Eastern England Between the Humber estuary, the gateway to the North Sea at the region’s northernmost point, and the port of Felixsto...

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

Preserved Aircraft of the World: Rest of the World The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history and the engineering and e...