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  • av Peter R. March
    146,-

    Probably the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, the Supermarine Spitfire reigned supreme and unsurpassed from the biplane era to the dawn of the jet age, a period that included the Second World War.

  • av Mike Roussel
    146,-

    The story of brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright who were fascinated by human flight.

  • av Chris McNab
    131,-

    The World War II story

  • av Giles Chapman
    146,-

    The original Mini was on sale for 41 years, during which its 5.3m sales made it the best-selling British car of all time - an achievement unlikely ever to be beaten.

  • av Chris McNab
    131,-

    The classic military vehicles story

  • av Chris McNab
    131,-

    The World War I story

  • av Tony Holmes
    131,-

    Earning its battle spurs in April 1986 flying strike missions against Libya, the Hornet would subsequently participate in Operation Desert Storm and the various 'policing' operations in Iraq and the Balkans that followed. The 'legacy' Hornet is still very much in frontline use with the US Navy and Marine Corps today.

  • av John Christopher
    146,-

    The SS Great Britain Story is a concise account of one of the most famous steamships ever built. The great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel embraced the latest innovations, including an iron hull and a screw-propeller, to create an ocean liner that was decades ahead of its time.

  • av Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork
    131,-

    The Battle of Britain story

  • av Chris McNab
    131,-

    margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt">The Machine Gun Story describes how Hiram Maxim's invention in the late 19th century went on to transform the ways that armies and also air forces fought.

  • av Peter R. March
    146,-

    Here is the unique story of the RAF's Avro Lancaster bomber. March covers the Lancaster's genesis, first flight and flight testing; its part in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and how this iconic aircraft lives on in the 21st Century, with a listing of surviving Lancasters and where to see them.

  • av Peter R. March
    275,-

    He also includes a whole host of useful stealth facts and figures, together with a list of stealth squadrons, and a guide to where you can see stealth aircraft in the USA - if you can!

  • av Peter R. March
    275,-

    The Harrier story

  • av Peter R. March
    159,-

    The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. Newly restored with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding, the last airworthy Vulcan B2 XH558 in many ways fills the gap left by Concorde's retirement.

  • - A First Book about Evolution
    av Catherine Barr & Steve Williams
    119,-

    This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, written especially for younger children.

  • av Peter R. March
    146,-

    A pocket-sized pictorial account of this much-loved and iconic aircraft.

  • av Giles Chapman
    151,-

    The KdF car, a German acronym for Strength Through Joy, was conceived by Adolf Hitler's Third Reich as a true German 'people's car'.

  • av Giles Chapman
    142,-

    What Europe needed after the Second World War was an ultra-reliable workhorse to get small businesses on the move again. And, with a little nudge from the Dutch, that's what Volkswagen provided in 1950 with its Transporter van. It was no fireball, but rock-solid quality meant it always delivered the goods.

  • av Duncan Wherrett
    155,-

    Over 100 tractors, stretching back over 100 years - from the first steam engines on wheels produced by ingenious engineers in the garden shed, to the mighty multinational John Deere. As a young boy he went around with his father over the state collecting all sorts of tractors and other interesting machinery.

  • av Martin W. Bowman
    137,-

    The Wellington Bomber story

  • av Giles Chapman
    146,-

    The exciting story of the enormously successful Range Rover, the ultimate must-have SUV

  • av Mike Smylie
    146,-

    The history of fishing boats

  • av David Hutchings
    155,-

    This concise but authoritative story of RMS Titanic, the most famous ship of all time, is packed with fascinating facts.

  • av Giles Chapman
    142,-

    The history of Jaguar, a rousing British success story!

  • av Mark A. Chambers
    159,-

    With the help of breath-taking photographs, Mark Chambers tells the fascinating story of this truly unique aircraft's design and development as well as its famous and ingenious designer Mr Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson.

  • av Ashley Hollebone
    130,-

    The Hovercraft story

  • av John Christopher
    159,-

    This book comprehensively tells the story behind London's famous red buses.

  • av Catherine Barr
    186,-

    A first-look at the causes and effects of climate change for young readers. Featuring bite-size text by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams, and vibrant illustrations by Amy Husband and Mike Love, this honest yet inspiring title charts the history of our planet's climate and the science behind global warming. Kids will be energised to make a change and do their part to fight the climate emergency.

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