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The Great Eastern Railway, The Late 19th and Early 20th Century, 1862–1924
This is the second volume of the history of the Great Eastern Railway from 1811 to 1924\. This volume covers from 1862 when the Great Eastern Railway was formed to 1924 when with …
The War of the Gun Boats
The 'little ships' of the Second World War - the fast and highly maneuverable motor torpedo boats and gunboats which fought in coastal waters all over the world - developed a …
Dawn of Aviation
"e;This well-researched book evocatively conjures up the halcyon days of the swashbuckling amateurs who took to the skies in untested contraptions."e; -Sussex Life …
Three's Company
No 3 Squadron was formed at Larkhill in 1912 from the No 2 (Aeroplane} Company under the command of the famous Major Robert Brooke-Popham. More importantly the squadron was the …
Being British
A smashing guide to the customs, history, and idiosyncrasies of Great Britain-from geography and landmarks to education, food, language, and royalty. Being British is the …
William Adams: His Life and Locomotives
William Adams (1823 - 1904) is probably best known from his locomotive designs for the London & South Western Railway. The years at Nine Elms were the culmination of career which …
Fire over Heathrow
An in-depth account of the 1968 London air tragedy that claimed five lives-includes interviews with cabin crew, passengers, and air traffic controllers. One and a half minutes …
Pilot Cutters Under Sail
The popular sailing journalist celebrates the 19th century pilot cutters that operated across the UK and Northern Europe in this illustrated history. The pilot cutters that …
Festiniog Railway
Opened in 1836 as a horse tramway using gravity to carry slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, by the 1920s the Festiniog Railway had left its years of technical innovation …
Carriers at War
The Author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars. Eschewed by the Germans and Italians and with Britain squandering her early lead, …
Missing: Believed Killed
The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Even today, more than half a …