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Chas Parker The former wartime airfield at Silverstone is Britain's most important motor racing circuit and is best known as the home of the British Grand Prix, which was first... | Julian Holland; David Spaven Follow the development, decline and revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old and new maps, commentaries and photographs. Charting the rich history of Britain's railways from 1819... |
Gavin Morrison Good-quality colour photographs of the last days of the steam age are rare. Many of those that do exist have been published repeatedly, but the 250 colour photographs... | Bernhard Rieger Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny... |
Trevor Thom; Peter Godwin | George Bradshaw A guide to Europe's rail network on the very brink of the First World War. Published in 1913, it is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent... |
Trevor Thom; Peter Godwin | David Long; Jane Magarigal The seminal and pioneering London Underground is more than a mass transportation network - it is a style icon, its history involving some of the most important architects and artists... |
Mark Ovenden An illustrated and comprehensive history of the world's greatest railway maps, and the railways behind them. | Michael Williams A travel companion celebrating the treasures of our railway heritage from one of Britain's most knowledgeable railway writers. |
Andrew Emmerson The London Underground is the heart of London life, used by millions of commuters and shoppers every year, its tentacles extending into the suburbs it has helped to create. Its... | Richard Holmes Falling Upwards tells the story of the enigmatic group of men and women who first risked their lives to take to the air, and so discovered a new dimension of... |
Mark Chirnside In a London dining room in 1907, the chairmen of the White Star Line and the Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff gathered round a table to discuss the construction of... | Neil Bradford For the fanatic and even the armchair traveller, this collection of motorcycle writing makes the most persuasive case for the unique excitement and emotional experience offered by one of humankind's... |
Richard Copping Part of the "Haynes Great Cars Series", this title chronicles the rise and rise of Volkswagen's original 'box on wheels', the ubiquitous Type 2 or Transporter. Focusing on the first... | Trevor Thom; Peter Godwin |