| Stock Code |
Book Title, Author, Brief Contents
MISCELLANEOUS, POEMS, MUSIC, NOVELS, AVIATION PIONEERS,
AIR RACING, RADAR, AIRSHIPS |
Code |
Price
£ |
| 080113 |
BRASSEY’S
BOOK OF WAR FILMS by
Alun Evans.
An A-Z encyclopaedia of one of the most popular cinema genres.
Covers over 2,000 films & is illustrated with striking stills showing
some of the great stars & scenes from war movies such as “Bridge Over The
River Kwai”, “Das Boot” & “Platoon”.
150 b/w photos, 254 x 203mm, 256pp.
|
5 |
£19.99 |
| 081110 |
THE
SCHNEIDER TROPHY STORY by
Edward Eves.
The Schneider Trophy Race attracted entries from France, Italy, The UK
& USA, & created a rapid advance in aviation technology that led to some
of WWII’s most successful fighter designs.
There were 12 events between 1913 & 1931 held in venues in France,
Italy, England & America.
This book has a chapter devoted to each race with details of pre-race
plans, navigation & seaworthiness trials, the race, the aircraft & the
engines used.
Contains original photos & concludes with an evaluation of the
performances given by the Bernard Racers, Curtiss, Fiat, Rolls-Royce &
Supermarine.
297 x 210mm, 252pp, 140 b/w photos.
|
2 |
£30.00 |
| 081150 |
RACEPLANE
TECH SERIES Volume One – Griffon Powered Mustangs by
A K Grantham & N A Veronico.
This new series looks at the aircraft designed & modified to race
under one of the world’s most demanding formats, The Reno Air Races.
216 x 279mm, 100pp, 160 b/w photos plus 4 pages of colour.
|
5 |
£11.99 |
| 081151 |
RACEPLANE TECH SERIES Volume Two: Round-Engine Racers, Bearcats &
Corsairs by Nicholas A Veronico & A Kevin Grantham. 104 pages,
photos throughout, some colour.
|
5 |
£11.99 |
| 087206 |
A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE:
Canada's Airshow Team Heritage
by Daniel Dempsey. One of the largest Aviation books ever
published. Over 1,700 photos, many in colour, 9 1/8 x 12 inches,
734pp.
A Great Book!
|
2 |
£50.00 |
| 120207 |
THE SKY WAS NEVER STILL: Poems of the Mighty 8th. 140pp. A4
size.
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 120305 |
A REAL GOOD WAR: Sam Halpert.
Engrossing fictional World War II flyboy memoir. |
2 |
£15.95 |
| 120307 |
PETALS OF FIRE including FREE CD SOUNDTRACK by Herb Alf. The Author
was himself a B-17 Pilot & POW. This Novel is based on real
experiences in WWII. 539pp, size 160 x 230mm. Recommended!
|
2 |
£29.95 |
| 120403 |
GLENN MILLER IN BRITAIN THEN & NOW:
The Author Chris Way has listed & chronicled every concert &
broadcast that the band undertook from June 1944 when they arrived in the
UK, to that tragic day six months later when Glenn went missing on a
flight to France. Over 400 illustrations, 160 pages. |
2 |
£19.95 |
| 120504 |
THE FORGOTTEN SERVICE by Angela Raby. Illustrates in the documents,
poems & photos, what daily life & work was like in the London Auxiliary
Ambulance Service. Shows their courage in reaching & helping civilians
injured in the great London raids of 1940-41 & then again with the
Doodlebugs & Rockets of 1944 & 1945. Size 8.25" x 8.5",
144 pages, 198 illustrations.
|
2 |
£14.95 |
| 120606 |
THE
BLUEBIRD YEARS: Donald Campbell & The Pursuit of Speed by Arthur
Knowles.
Includes complete inside story, superb close-ups of Bluebird plus
high-speed shots, record data, design details & a unique feature on the
Campbell dynasty.
184 pages, photos throughout.
|
5 |
£9.95 |
| 120607 |
A WAR BRIDES GUIDE TO THE U.S.A. by Good Housekeeping. Details vital
information provided to British War Brides on their new life in America.
95pp.
|
2 |
£6.99 |
| 130112 |
THE SECRET YEARS: Aeroplane &
Armament Testing at Boscombe Down 1939-45 by Tim Mason. 256pp
including 16 pages of colour, 500 b/w photos with maps, tables. |
2 |
£29.95 |
| 130114 |
FLYING WITHOUT WINGS: Before The Space
Shuttle: testing NASA's Wingless Aircraft by Milton O Thompson &
Curtis Peebles. 248pp, 229 x 152mm, over 30 b/w photos. |
2 |
£19.95 |
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| 130116 |
SPACE
SHUTTLE: The First 100 Missions by Dennis R Jenkins.
Third edition, greatly expanded & re-printed for the 20th
Anniversary of the first space shuttle launch.
Includes early designs, modifications, future upgrades, technical
description, approach & landing tests and the tragic Challenger
accident plus much more.
524pp, over 500 photos, 120 mission/program insignia/patches, 20
page colour section, 390 drawings.
|
1 |
£27.95 |
|
AVIATION PIONEERS SERIES from Osprey
Publishing
Unique pictorial record of flying prototypes, their designers &
pilots: includes also portraits & brief biographies of the key
designers & pilots.
130130 - Research Aircraft 1891-1970: X-Planes
130131 - Racing & Record Setting Aircraft 1908-1968: Risk Takers
130132 - Lockheed's Blackworld Skunkworks, U2, SR-71, F117
130133 - British, French & Allied Aviation of World War One
Each has 96 pages, 248 x 148mm, 150 b/w illustrations. |
each
5 |
£10.99 |
| 230102 |
THE LEGENDARY NORDEN BOMBSIGHT: Albert L
Pardini. First detailed volume to cover the famous Norden Bombsight
which was one of the most secret weapons used before & during WWII by
the US in its bomber aircraft. 6 x 9", 352pp, 70 b/w photos. |
2 |
£24.95 |
| 237203 |
WITHOUT ENIGMA: The Ultra
& Fellgiebel Riddles by Kenneth Macksey. |
2 |
£19.99 |
| 237204 |
CAPTURING ENIGMA: How HMS
Petard Seized the German Naval Codes: Stephen Harper. 194 pages,
8 pages of b/w photos, paperback! |
5 |
£6.99 |
| 271005 |
WORLD WAR 1, GERMAN
AVIATORS, THE SANKI CARDS. After 85 years, these famous cards of
WW1 Imperial German Aviators have been reproduced in clear large
scale. Over 270 different cards of 132 individual Aviators.
270pp. |
2 |
£55.00 |
