The ships that dominate so much of the history of the Royal Navy in the Second World War are more often than not the carriers or battleships - Ark Royal, Warspite, Hood - and rarely do ships smalle...
Very Special Ships is the first full-length book about the six Abdiel-class fast minelayers, the fastest and most versatile ships to serve in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. They operated n...
This is an overview of the top 100 leading young designers working across Asia, selected by the co-founders of one of Asia’s foremost interior-design magazines, Design Anthology, based in Hon...
A glorious and nostalgic celebration of a defining period in American car culture—the 1950s to the 1970s, the golden age of Detroit’s icons of the road—when automobile design was ...
The city of Bristol once possessed an extensive electric tramway network with routes radiating out from the centre to places like Westbury-on-Trym, Brislington, Hanham and Bedminster Downs. With a ...
A detailed and comprehensive study of the carrier formations of the Pacific War, including their origins, development and key battles from the Coral Sea, through Midway and Guadalcanal to the battl...
The T-62 is one of the most widespread tanks used by the Soviets during the Cold War. Developed from the T-55, the T-62 enjoyed a long career in the Red Army and even into the early days of the ref...
The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the ‘as fitted’ general arrangements, these draw...
A fresh look at typographic design as an art and as a storytelling device that expresses narratives, emotions, and voice.Stretching the boundaries of typographic expression, Type Tells Tales ...
Seit mehr als dreissig Jahren begleitet Rastersysteme auszubildende oder unterrichtende Gestalter als praktisches Handbuch, das in einfachen Schritten mit der Funktion und Anwendung von Raste...
A comprehensive, genre-defining survey of children's product and furniture design from Bauhaus to todayDesign for Children, a must-have book for all style-conscious and design-savvy rea...
Authors Paul Lawton and David Southern continue this series of pocket books exploring Wales’ railway heritage, each revealing a ‘lost line’ of Wales.In this addition, ...
The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the ‘as fitted’ general arrangements, these draw...
This is one of a new series drawing on the outstanding collection of original plans kept by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. The subject of each volume is a famous warship, depicted in unpr...
A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945.Although slowly building its navy while neutral during the early years of Wo...
As the course of World War II turned against the Third Reich after Stalingrad some of the most inventive and radical proposals, and designs, were put forward by armaments manufacturers, scientists ...
For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of di...
This is the story of Ferrari cars. Learn about Enzo Ferrari, famous cars, drivers, and races. What is more exciting than a Ferrari car?Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of tr...