The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly. Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The only recently bro...
Why did Telford need railways? Shropshire was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution in England.The railways provided a way of getting raw materials into the works and finished produ...
In 2017, the well-known Italian car manufacturer, whose models impress with their exceptional temperament and stylish elegance, is celebrating its 70th anniversary. On this occasion, Rainer W. Schl...
Every graphic designer and advertising professional knows the drill. After a logo or corporate design has been created, it needs to be presented and sold to a client. Showing preliminary drafts on ...
In the past three centuries the ship has developed from the relatively unsophisticated sail-driven vessel which would have been familiar to the sailors of the Tudor navy, to the huge motor-driven c...
The revolutionary battleship Dreadnought of 1906 brought together in one package the new technology of steam turbines and all-big-gun armament; in doing so she rendered all other capital ships then...
Discover the world's most incredible things that go with specially commissioned LEGO® models. Children will love learning about their favourite modes of transport, including airplanes, trains, ...
With Crossrail 1, the Elizabeth Line, nearing completion and plans for Crossrail 2, to be built on a north east/south west axis, being actively pursued, this book examines the fascinating and often...
In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam railway locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects. However, a large number of those represented direct links with mili...
From the city sundials of ancient Rome to the era of the smartwatch, clocks have been used throughout history to wield power, make money, govern citizens and keep control. Sometimes, also with cloc...
Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, indispensable in roles large and small - from delivering the mail at sea to screening other vessels and, where large...
This book is the latest in a new reference series for aircraft modellers called "Spotlight On" and presents detailed illustrations of the famous F-15 Eagle, a US cold war-era twin-engine ...
This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception...
A comprehensive monograph on one of the world's most influential and recognizable postwar designersThe uncompromising bad boy of postwar Danish design, Verner Panton created enduring ic...
Space Race 2.0 is the only authoritative photographic history of the efforts of private companies—often alongside NASA—to accelerate humankind’s exploration and understanding of t...
This title features a wealth of rare colour photographs depicting the Gloster Meteor, Vickers Valiant and Blackburn Beverley in the 1960s – as well as some foreign visitors to Britain during ...
From sports cars and fire engines to delivery vans and tuk-tuks, this book is perfect for young vehicle lovers. The book is organised into themed pages, so children can see vehicles used on a farm,...
Flying Sailors at War is an in-depth account of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air crew experiences during World War II, with information extracted from official records, memoirs and intervie...
Shackleton, Guardian of the Sea Lanes is the first in a series of detailed and well-illustrated accounts of classic aircraft in service from the prototype to the few remaining preserved examples.
Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often stagge...