BRITISH BOMBERS OF THE 1970S & 80S (CHRIS GOSS)(Paperback)

BRITISH BOMBERS OF THE 1970S & 80S (CHRIS GOSS)(Paperback)

Luftwaffe Fighter-Bombers Over Britain: The Tip and Run Campaign, 1942-1943 (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

British Railways in the 1970s and '80s (Morse Greg)(Paperback)

For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often veiled real achievement, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. But while television advertisements told of an 'Age of the Train', Monday morning

Luftwaffe Fighters and Bombers: The Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

- The Battle of Britain (July to October 1940), one of World War II's turning points, as seen by the German attackers who ultimately lost the battle - Personal accounts from the men who flew the Messerschmitt fighters and Junkers bombers - Riveting stories of wheeling dogfights with British

Luftwaffe Fighters' Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

The story of how the outnumbered RAF fought and defeated the superior Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain will always be a source of fascination. However, accounts of summer 1940 have tended to centre on the British defenders, both in the air and on the ground, whilst the story of the losing German

Politics and the British Novel in the 1970s (Perkin J. Russell)(Paperback)

The 1970s in Britain saw a series of industrial disputes, a referendum on membership in the European Economic Community, conflict about issues of immigration and citizenship, and emergent environmental and feminist movements. It was also a decade of innovation in the novel, and novelists often

Vertical Empire, A: History of the British Rocketry Programme (Second Edition) (Hill Charles N.)(Paperback)

Provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Streak and its conversion to a satellite launcher as part of the European Launcher Development Organisation

Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

This illustrated study charts the development and combat history of the Dornier Do 217 Units, the Luftwaffe's workhorse bomber during World War II. The Dornier Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from

Torch Song Trilogy: Plays (Fierstein Harvey)(Paperback)

A new edition of the classic drama portraying gay life in New York in the 1970s and 80s--winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, now coming to Broadway in a revival hailed by The New York Times as 'irresistibly compelling.' What begins as a chance encounter in a New York nightclub leads drag

Hackney Child (Daniels Hope)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care

Entitled - A Critical History of the British Aristocracy (Bryant Chris)(Paperback / softback)

'A proudly partisan history of the British aristocracy - which scores some shrewd hits against the upper class themselves, and the nostalgia of the rest of us for their less endearing

Dornier Do 17 Units of World War 2 (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

Illustrated throughout with detailed artwork, this book examines the Do 17, also known as the 'Flying Pencil,' a common and feared sight in the European skies, including over southern England during the Battle of Britain. Initially designed as a high-speed mail airplane and airliner, the Do 17

The Artist in Time: A Generation of Great British Creatives (Fite-Wassilak Chris)(Paperback)

An inspiring and intimate look at the work of a generation of British artists across all disciplines. Initiated by The Baring Foundation, the book brings together well-known names, such as Joan Armatrading, Frank Bowler, Wendy Cope and Ridley Scott, alongside forgotten figures who revolutionized

Qm2: A Photographic Journey (Frame Chris)(Paperback)

By the 1970s, it looked as if QE2 would be the last of the great transatlantic ocean liners. However, more than three decades later the world watched in awe as Queen Mary 2, the largest, longest, grandest and most expensive ocean liner ever to be constructed, set sail on her maiden voyage in 2004

British Secret Projects 4: Bombers 1935-1950 (Buttler Tony)(Pevná vazba)

This book completes the process of revising Tony Buttler's successful British Secret Projects titles, which have described the design and development of the UK's military aircraft since the mid-1930s. The original single volume has now been split into two separate titles: the already published

British Coaching Stock (Dedman John)(Paperback)

John Dedman first started to take photos of coaches in the late 1970s, mainly as references for modelling purposes. In British Coaching Stock, he delves into his superb archive of unpublished images and shares a wide variety of Mark 1, Mark 2 and Mark 3 stock.Beginning with BR Mark 1 stock, John

The Hangman's House (Tompa Andrea)(Pevná vazba)

Set in the 1970s and '80s, The Hangman's House narrates the life and times of a Hungarian family in Romania. Those were extraordinary times of oppression, poverty and hopelessness, and Andrea Tompa's latest novel depicts everyday life under the brutal communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu,

Britain's Cold War Bombers (McLelland Tim)(Paperback)

Britain's Cold War Bombers explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Valiant and Vulcan) through to the first-generation jets which entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. Each aircraft type is examined, looking at how the

Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Pevná vazba)

The term 'fighter ace' grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an 'ace' has varied but is usually considered to be five or more.For the Luftwaffe, a number of its

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games (Kurtz Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Here's a fun-filled trip back in time to the colorful arcades of the 1970s and '80s. More than 600 photos present the dot-munching PAC MAN, bomb-dropping SPACE INVADERS, and other favorites. Nostalgic baby boomers have made arcade video games one of the hottest collectibles around. This

Chris Killip: The Station (Killip Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Late in 2016, British photographer Chris Killip's (born 1946) son discovered a box of contact sheets of the photos his father had made at the Station, an anarcho-punk music venue in Gateshead, Northern England, open from 1981 to 1985. These images of raw youth caught in the heat of celebration had

Nobody Beats Us - The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team (Tossell David)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the inside story of the 1970s Wales rugby

Vauxhall Cars of the 1960s and 1970s (Taylor James)(Pevná vazba)

Vauxhalls held a special place in the British motoring scene of the mid-twentieth century. Solid, reliable and respectable, they were carefully designed to meet the expectations of buyers and also to meet the global ambitions of General Motors in America, the company that owned the Vauxhall marque

Forever (Fox Samantha)(Pevná vazba)

(Book). Over 30 million records sold. The most photographed British star of the '80s alongside Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher. Not since the Beatles has a British personality been so well known internationally, across a complete cross-section of ages, genders, races, and religions. Now, for