Key Books

Scotland’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...

RAF Aircraft of the Battle of Britain A photographic guide to the surviving planes from the Battle of Britain. The number of restored and preserved...

Railways of the South East: Sussex and its Surrounds This title, the first of two volumes covering the railways of the South East concentrates on ...

Fairey Firefly A portrait of one of the Royal Navy’s most effective aircraft; the Fairey Firefly, two-seater, strike-fighter, emerged from a troub...

York Independents: Western Operators This book tells the story of York’s local bus companies including Hopes’ Motor Services, Hutchinson Brothers, ...

Merseyside Transport NOTE: This book is a re-issue of the much-loved title, Merseyside Transport Recalled Merseyside can claim, with some justific...

British Multiple Units Multiple units are the unsung heroes of the modern railway system. Their many advantages include higher capacity, less trac...

US Department of Homeland Security Aviation The US Department of Homeland Security was created in 2001. The department’s aviation assets comprise t...

British 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...

The Paras in Iraq For Operation Telic, the 2003 campaign in Iraq, the UK contributed a substantial force including 16 Air Assault Brigades, two pa...

Railways 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...

Railways 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...

Lynx: The Final Year in French Service When introduced in 1978, the Westland Lynx offered a massive improvement over the helicopters then in servi...

Class 60s The Class 60 was the last British-built diesel locomotive design and 100, in total, went to Railfreight. Privatisation saw the class bei...

British Fighters of the 1970s and ’80s Two of the RAF s most memorable aircraft are the English Electric Lightning and the McDonnell Phantom. The ...

Devon’s Railways: North and East of the County Following the routes of the two main lines that enter Devon from the east, as well as exploring the ...

York Independents Eastern Operators This book, containing over 150 photographs, many in colour, tells the story of stage bus companies, including ...

Allied Aircraft of D-Day The 1944 Allied invasion of France was a combined effort with land- and sea-based forces supported by a huge aerial task f...

The Forgotten American Volunteer Group While volumes have been devoted to the legendary Flying Tigers, the ultimate American Volunteer Group, anoth...

Qantas and the Empire Flying Boat Between 1938 and 1948, Qantas Short Empire flying boats navigated a dramatic and dangerous period for commercial ...

International Passenger Locomotives Since 1980 As traditional locomotive haulage declined in the UK and many enthusiasts’ favourite classes were wi...

Air Forces of Latin America: Argentina Argentina’s military aviation scene is varied and interesting, and its military forces fly many classic typ...

Daimler Coaches in Colour The Daimler Company was one of the oldest established builders of PSV chassis in the United Kingdom and enjoyed a reputat...

Class 47s Inverness to Dover Western Docks, 1985–86 The mid-1980s brought about a period of change on the rail network, as the first Class 47s to ...