Key Books

Bristol 1910–59; Aviation Industry Series, Vol. 5 160 Pages Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–195...

Air Forces of Latin America: Chile Air Forces Series, Vol. 7 Chilean military aviation has a long history, but in the past 25 years it has experien...

The Secret Life of an Airport: Airside – A Look Behind the Scenes Showcasing many of the jobs often performed out of sight of the passengers, roles...

Alexander Deniss Buses Britain’s Buses Series, Vol. 16 Three of the best-known names in the history of British bus building, Alexander, Dennis and ...

Airborne Early Warning Aircraft: Wellington to Wedgetail Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 14 Airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft have become...

Alitalia: From Glory to Collapse Airlines Series, Vol. 16 Alitalia was built on the remains of several pre-World War Two Italian airlines. With fin...

Brush Type 4 to Class 47s: The First 20 Years; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 44 Authored By: Simon Lilley Pages: 96 It is now 60 years since the f...

Class 47s: The Jack of All Trades; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 45 Authored By: Mark V. Pike; Pages: 96  In 1962, construction of the first Cla...

Class 159s: 30 Years’ Service; Mark V. Pike; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 47 By the late 1980s, the Class 50 and Class 47 locomotives working Net...

British Rail Shunters: From Corporate Blue to Sectorisation Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 46 The role of British Rail’s (BR) diesel shunters was...

British Rail Shunters: The Final Years Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 52 By the beginning of the 1990s, the variety that had once characterised Br...

British Military Biplanes: 1912–19 The human ambition to fly was brought to fruition famously by the Wright brothers in 1903. Just five years later...

The British Army of the Napoleonic Period: 1800–15 Historic Armies Series, Vol. 3 The period of 1800–15 covers some of the most glorious moments in...

Clipped Wings Please note: This is a reprint of Clipped Wings first published in 1973. The story of aviation is, above all, a story of success. Few...

Class 68s Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 51 In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until...

Class 31s; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 50 Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locos, the Class 31s nonetheless played a significant part in ...

Class 57s Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 53 The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Re...

Class 56s and 58s Britain's Railways Series, Vol. 54 Designed specifically for heavy freight operations in the UK, British Rail’s Class 56 was int...

Class 37s: Volume 2, Britain’s Railway Series Vol. 55. The Class 37s have become very popular with a whole generation of enthusiasts over their si...

Finland’s Air Forces: From Neutral to NATO; Air Forces Series, Vol. 6 Authored by: Kevin Wright 96 Pages Sharing a 1,340km-long land border with Ru...