Valentines Books

Railways of South and West Scotland The West Coast Main Line and the line from Kilmarnock south to Gretna were both built to ensure that passenger ...

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...

Rail Freight: North West England This book illustrates the changing face of rail freight in North West England over 40 years. During that time the...

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...

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

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 ...

B-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs of the Mediterranean Theater The B-24 Liberator served as the workhorse of the US armed forces during World War...

Classic British Motorcycles: An Illustrated History From its origins at the turn of the 20th century, British motorcycle manufacturing developed to...

South African Air Force: 1939–80 In a 1917 report to the British government, South Africa’s General Jan Smuts foresaw the future for a South Africa...

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...

Canadian Pacific in the Rockies The Canadian Pacific Railway was built to unite all the Canadian Provinces with a transcontinental line running fro...

Clipped Wings NOTE: This is a reprint of Clipped Wings, first published in 1973. The story of aviation is one of success. Few, if any, industries c...

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

The Go-Ahead Group: The First 25 Years NOTE: This is a paperback reissue of the much-loved The Go-Ahead Group. Go-Ahead began life as the Gateshea...

London Transport 1970–84 NOTE: This is a paperback reissue of the much-loved London Transport: 1970–84. London Transport 1970–84 tells the story o...

Czech and Slovak Railways: Three Decades of Change, 1990–2020s The Czech Republic and Slovakia emerged as independent countries in 1993, as joint ...

Norfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines Norfolk enjoyed loco-hauled passenger trains for many years, with Great Yarmouth being a popular destina...

AC Electrics: 91, 92 and DVTs Following the electrification of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh, 31 Class ...

The British Rail Network, 1974–78 A decade on from the extensive changes to the rail network that were set in motion in the 1960s, Britain’s railw...

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...

Allied Fighters of World War Two: US and Britain NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Collectors’ Archive: British Fighters of World War 2...

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

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...

Ledgard 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...