Transport: general interest

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

The lot of the motorist has changed greatly over the last hundred years.

This book brings together frontier research in transportation and travel behaviour on the formulation and estimation of models of bounded rationality to analyse and predict various facets underlying daily activity-travel behaviour.

The Japanese Imperial Navy's impressive but ill-fated WWII battleships are examined in detail in this fully illustrated modeling guide.

Dave Molyneux is one of the most prolific and determined sidecar racers in British history.

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past.

The Woman and the Car is a faithfully reproduced, quirky classic from the dawn of motoring and testament to womankind's perennial claim on the steering wheel!

The stunning elegance and luxurious interiors of todays vast fleet of cruise liners remains unrecorded in all but holiday brochures.

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.

John Newton is now best remembered as an Anglican clergyman and the author of the hymn Amazing Grace.

You didn't just meet with Fred Dinah you were instinctively drawn close to him, his larger than life personality was truly infectious and his communication skills second to none.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

A milestone in twentieth century aviation is brought to life in this chronicle of the Short Empire, the plane that transformed British global transportation.

You didn't just meet with Fred Dinah you were instinctively drawn close to him, his larger than life personality was truly infectious and his communication skills second to none.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

Pacific, collectively a name applied to steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement is perhaps more commonly associated with express passenger engines but that is not the whole story, there were also Pacific Tank Engines.

A milestone in twentieth century aviation is brought to life in this chronicle of the Short Empire, the plane that transformed British global transportation.

The venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 has long since become a floating legend.

The author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars.

The British maritime historian explores the golden age of cargo liners and the routes they took around the world in this beautifully illustrated volume.

Pacific, collectively a name applied to steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement is perhaps more commonly associated with express passenger engines but that is not the whole story, there were also Pacific Tank Engines.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

This is a guide to the existing WWII aircraft to be found in aviation museums throughout the world.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

The memoirs of a hang glider pilot and pioneer and his first-hand account of designing the revolutionary Shadow microlight aircraft.

Twenty-three compelling accounts of desperate circumstances and unbelievable survival when planes went down in remote and dangerous locations.

A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences that confronted the German navy.

From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.

"e;A quite enlightening book that discusses the most important group of heavy cruisers serving during WW2 and how the type evolved.

This unique history of aviation offers a detailed look at early experimental aircraft designs created by pioneering engineers in the Age of Steam.

Captain Alan William Frank Sutton's enthralling biography starts when, as a young midshipman he was in command of a small rowing cutter returning a potentially mutinous crew to the battle-cruiser HMS Repulse in which he served.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s.

From the New York Times-bestselling author, an analysis of how flight has shaped warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture.

"e;A first-rate visual guide to the most famous preserved warship on the planet.

The history of the Flight began with the formation of the Historic Aircraft Flight in July 1957, it was later to become known as The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

The history of the Flight began with the formation of the Historic Aircraft Flight in July 1957, it was later to become known as The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

A biography of the nineteenth-century Englishman who was "e;one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history"e; (Nature).

The memoirs of a hang glider pilot and pioneer and his first-hand account of designing the revolutionary Shadow microlight aircraft.

Twenty-three compelling accounts of desperate circumstances and unbelievable survival when planes went down in remote and dangerous locations.

The first volume of Roger Brooks detailed reference to the Victor covers the conception, design and test-flying of the prototype HP 80 and then the production and operation of the Mark 1 in its many roles.

This book is for the passengers and aviation buffs who use Londons main airports.

'The Forgotten Canals of Yorkshire: Wakefield to Swinton via Barnsley' is part of the canal series in 'Transport Through the Ages', brought to you by Wharncliffe Books.

From the New York Times-bestselling author, an analysis of how flight has shaped warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s.

Captain Alan William Frank Sutton's enthralling biography starts when, as a young midshipman he was in command of a small rowing cutter returning a potentially mutinous crew to the battle-cruiser HMS Repulse in which he served.

This unique history of aviation offers a detailed look at early experimental aircraft designs created by pioneering engineers in the Age of Steam.

A celebration of the renowned WWII aircraft and the aviators who flew them-includes rare photographs.

From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.