George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution (Rolt L. T. C.)(Paperback)

George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution (Rolt L. T. C.)(Paperback)

The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George

Sleep No More - Railway, Canal and Other Stories of the Supernatural (Rolt L T C)(Paperback / softback)

George & Robert Stephenson: A Passion for Success (Ross David)(Paperback)

From poverty to great wealth and obscurity to world fame, George and Robert Stephenson's was an extraordinary joint career. While giving full treatment to their great engineering exploits, this authoritative biography also explores their domestic lives, personalities and relationships, and their

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Rolt L.T.C)(Paperback / softback)

Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of

Bob Reid's Railway Revolution - Sir Robert Reid, how he transformed Britain's railways to be the best in Europe (Muir George)(Pevná vazba)

Camden Goods Station Through Time (Darley Peter)(Paperback)

The London & Birmingham Railway was the major project of its day, designed by Robert Stephenson, one of the great railway pioneers, who also supervised its construction and its opening in 1837. Camden Goods Station became the goods terminus and Euston Station the passenger terminus. For a few years

George and Robert Stephenson: Pioneer Inventors and Engineers (Burton Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

This is a new biography of two great British engineering pioneers, who did much to develop the world we now live in.George and Robert Stephenson, were at the forefront of early railways and were at the cutting edge of modern engineering history.Industrial historian Anthony Burton looks into these

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective (Allen Robert C.)(Paperback)

Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He

Kendal and Windermere Railway (Western Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Special Operations in the American Revolution (Tonsetic Robert L.)(Paperback)

In this book, renowned author, and former U.S. Army Colonel, Robert Tonsetic describes and analyzes numerous examples of special operations conducted during the Revolution.'What is unique about this book is the perspective. To a modern-day reader, special ops conjure images of highly trained and

Mansfield Railway - Serving 'Old King Coal', 'Fast Fish' and holidays at the seaside (Western Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Railway Children (Nesbit E.)(Paperback / softback)

When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis's father is taken away and they move to a tiny cottage in the countryside, the only advantage is the nearby railway. Join them on their adventures as they befriend all those who work with the trains, prevent a railway disaster and try to discover the truth behind

The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Allen Robert C.)(Paperback)

The Industrial Revolution was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and

Victorian Engineering (Rolt L. T. C.)(Paperback)

L.T.C. Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of the men who 'made' Britain. From Brunel to Telford, he takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto

The French Revolution: From its Origins to 1793 (Lefebvre Georges)(Paperback)

Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of

Railway Children - Band 16/Sapphire (Castor Harriet)(Paperback / softback)

A new chance to follow the lives of Roberta, Phyllis, and Peter as they relocate to the country and make friends with station guard Perks, in a lovely retelling of the old favorite written for children by E. Nesbit in the early 20th Century. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop

Cryptonomicon (Stephenson Neal)(Paperback / softback)

Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. He weaves together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data

Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis (Makari George)(Paperback)

Groundbreaking, insightful, and compulsively readable, Revolution in Mind goes beyond myth and polemic to give us the story of one of the most controversial and important intellectual endeavors of the twentieth century. In this masterful history, George Makari demonstrates how a new way of thinking

Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas (Lovato Roberto)(Paperback)

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (Cathcpole L.T.)(Paperback / softback)

Bug Club Independent Non Fiction Year Two Gold B George Stephenson: The Train Man (Callery Sean)(Paperback / softback)

The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution (Jervis Robert)(Paperback)

Robert Jervis argues here that the possibility of nuclear war has created a revolution in military strategy and international relations. He examines how the potential for nuclear Armageddon has changed the meaning of war, the psychology of statesmanship, and the formulation of military policy by

Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway (Jenkins Stanley C.)(Paperback / softback)

Detailing and Modifying RTR Locos Volume 2 (Dent George)(Paperback / softback)

During the twenty years in which Britain's nationalized railway operated mainline steam locomotives, a vast array of individual designs complemented the British Railways 'Standard' machines, built up to 1960. Such was the variety of motive power to be seen on the network that this 'early' period of