Key Books

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...

RAF Kit Through the Ages The history of the RAF’s pilot and aircrew kit are explored in this volume, which reviews the personal equipment and flyin...

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...

Railways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan Since World War Two, South Korea and Taiwan have expanded their respective railway networks to add modern ...

Railways Around York York’s railways are fascinating. The city has the high-speed East Coast Main Line, the cross-country main line to Sheffield an...

Mustang: The Untold Story The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft. However, much of what is commonly understood about i...

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...

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...

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...

Vampire NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Vampire. Successful aircraft manufacturer de Havilland began design development of the...