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nationwide electrification. The final section is devoted to the nation’s preservation railways. 192 large pages, archive and colour artworks, iconic advertising photos and maps.


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68125 OCEAN SHIPS: 14th edition by David Hornsby


15th April 1912 – 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of RMS Titanic


69399 STORY OF THE UNSINKABLE TITANIC by Michael Wilkinson


and Robert Hamilton When she was launched on 31st May 1911, RMS Titanic was the largest moveable object on Earth. A crowd of over 100,000 people gathered to watch the 882ft, 46,000 ton leviathan glide down the slipway at Harland and Wolff’s


Belfast shipyard, 20 tons of tallow easing her passage into the River Lagan. She was a floating palace as well as a technological marvel, the last word in luxury, for first class passengers at least. Facilities included a state of the art gymnasium, swimming pool, Turkish bath and squash court. There was a lending library and indoor gardens and bathrooms in the plushest suite were fitted with cigar holders. Her White Star Line owners were content that Titanic, along with her sister ship Olympic, would be the aces in the cut throat battle with arch rival Cunard. Shipbuilder magazine endorsed the owners’ view that Titanic was as safe as she was sumptuously appointed. ‘Designed to be unsinkable’ the publication noted, though it carried the caveat ‘as far as it is possible to do so’. That cautionary rider proved tragically prescient. In the early hours of 15th April 1912, four days into her maiden voyage, Titanic foundered when an iceberg sliced a 300ft gash in her hull. She went to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean less than three hours after the impact. Of the 2,200 on board, just 700 survived. Since then she has become synonymous with maritime disaster, a human tragedy that still stirs the emotions. She would have berthed triumphantly in New York had different decisions been taken, from the design stage through to the moment of impact. Using


contemporaneous accounts and facsimile reports, our book describes the tragic unfolding of events that led to 1,500 souls being lost in the icy waters of the Atlantic. Published in association with the Daily Mail, much use has been made of their archive and facsimile contemporary newspaper clippings as the tragedy unfolded. Packed with photos, 128 large pages. First time discounted.


£16.99 NOW £10 67663 TITANIC: Nine Hours to Hell, The


Survivors’ Story by W. B. Bartlett It was 20 minutes to midnight on Sunday 14th April when Jack Thayer felt RMS Titanic lurch to port, a motion followed by the slightest of shocks. Seven- year-old Eva Hart barely noticed anything was wrong. For Stoker Fred Barrett, shovelling coal down below, it was somewhat different. The side of the ship where he was working caved in. For the next nine hours, Jack, Eva and Fred faced death and survived, along with 7,000 others. Over 1,500 people did not. Here is the full account, told through the eyes of more than a hundred people. Drawing extensively on their collective evidence, this book vividly re-creates the events. Steward John Hart was responsible for saving the lives of the majority of the third-class passengers who lived. Charles Joughin, the baker, owed his survival to whisky! 352 pages illus in colour and b/w. £20 NOW £7.50


with Ratcliffe Power Station, Big Ben, St Pancras, Ingleborough, Mount’s Bay) and famous people include Samuel Johnson, Sir Francis Drake and the Black Prince. Many names are repeated and Hercules is the winner with 35. Appendices provide information about classes, companies and designers. 222pp, softback, photos. £20 NOW £7


67871 FROM BALLOON TO BOXKITE: The Royal Engineers and Early British Aero- nautics by Malcolm Hall


Created some 40 years before the RAF, the Balloon School started a long history of British aeronautics. Initially spotting for artillery, it grew to encompass kites, gliders and early aircraft. This thoroughly researched history presents the tale of the daring aviators and their balloons, airships, kites and pioneer aircraft during a time of much change in military design and thinking. It also shows the development of military aviation in its formative years and the use of these new weapons in time of war. 256 paperback pages with b/w archive photos, many previously unpublished, drawings, maps. £19.99 NOW £7


67894 STEAMING THROUGH BRITAIN: A


History of the Nation’s Railways by Chris Ellis and Greg Morse


A gripping examination of the first golden age of the train, a period of prosperity and stability that was cut short by a war in which the railways proved their worth as the backbone of wartime Britain. Chapters deal with innovative design, nationalisation of the network and the giant administrative entity that was British Railways, identifying key factors such as the drive for modernisation and standardisation that heralded the end of steam in favour of diesel locomotives and, ultimately,


First published in 1964, Ocean Ships is updated every two years and this 2006 edition records over 250 passenger ships operating worldwide. The enlarged cargo section includes 6,300 vessels, which, moored bow-to-stern, would extend almost 900 miles. In the cruise ship sector the major companies are ordering larger vessels, with 25 on order at the time of publication. Container shipping saw significant changes with the Moller-Maersk takeover of P&O Nedlloyd and the Hapag-Lloyd takeover of CP Ships. This invaluable gazetteer is divided into two sections: Passenger Liners and Cruise Ships, followed by the much larger section on Cargo Vessels and Tankers. The companies are listed in alphabetical order in each section, followed by the country of origin. Funnel and hull colours are given for the companies, though they may vary when a vessel is on charter or hire. Each ship is named alphabetically, followed by details of the flag, year, gross registered tonnage, maximum cargo weight, overall length and breadth, service speed in normal conditions, maximum passenger capacity, vessel type, and any former names. 240pp, over 180 photos, most in colour. £19.99 NOW £8


68129 CROYDON TRAMWAYS: A History of Trams in the Croydon Area from 1879 to 1951 by Robert J Harley


The Surrey Iron Railway for the haulage of freight was inaugurated in 1803, making it almost 200 years between the first horse drawn trams and the modern Croydon Tramlink opened in 2000. A more conventional horse-drawn passenger tram was facilitated in 1877 when the Croydon Tramways Company was formed. In the 1890s there were experiments with a battery electric tramcar but they were initially unsuccessful. The numerous photos from this era show fascinating historical details such as the Crystal Palace and high street landmarks such as Freeman, Hardy and Willis or Grant’s department store, while the sides of trams carry banner advertisements. In 1933 London Transport took over from the independent companies, closely followed by the introduction of trolley buses. The development of the motor bus system in the postwar years finally saw the closing down of the tram routes. 128pp, archive photos. £19.95 NOW £8.50


68131 CADE’S LOCOMOTIVE GUIDE by Dennis Lovett and Leslie Wood Subtitled ‘The Definitive Railway Modellers Guide to British Outline Locomotives and their Real-Life Counterparts’. So popular has been this guide that the publishers were still being asked to consider a reprint, until the authors agreed, 30 years after the first edition, to write a full update. Some manufacturers have long gone, but many of their former products can still be obtained. The original idea was simple: to give a historical background to the models that were available to purchase. They include the date of introduction, the designer, the locomotive’s allocation, how many were built, when the last of its class was withdrawn, numbers of preserved examples, its duties and a host of technical data on weight, valve gear and so on. 344 pages in colour.


£24.95 NOW £6.50


68915 LONDON MEMORIES by Ian Whitmarsh and Kevin Robertson Covering a 25-year period from the mid-1960s onward, the 35,000 slides upon which the core of this volume is based capture in detail not only the transport of the time but also the marvellous sights that could be seen en route. Here are old cars, buses and trains galore, pictures of famous areas such as Trafalgar Square, Big Ben and Tower Bridge, colourful rituals like the Changing of the Guard, Piccadilly Circus in the 1950s and a Victorian relic of a post box on Sydenham Hill in the 70s. There are old-fashioned tins and packets and clothes to marvel at, including an organ grinder in full morning dress. 80 large pages in colour. £14.99 NOW £6


68919 MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 RECOGNITION MANUAL: A Guide to Variants, Weapons and Equipment


by Marco Fernández-Sommerau, Jean-Pierre Van Mol and Eric Mombeek


This aircraft formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during the Second World War, fighting on all fronts from the frozen far North of Europe to the deserts of North Africa and from the English Channel to the Russian Steppe. Altogether around 32,000 were produced. During the process of continuous improvement to performance and combat requirements, the aircraft underwent modification to such an extent that identifying a particular variant or sub-type has often meant hours of research and uncertainty. By using hundreds of operational photos and aircraft handbook drawings, this volume sets out to describe production variants. The B, C, D, E, T, F, G and K are all illustrated, as well as the lesser-known Spanish J. The research is based exclusively on original German Air Ministry and manufacturer’s records and documentation, combined with data drawn from wartime photos as well as archaeological studies of various Bf 109 wrecks excavated and recovered in Europe in recent years. 224 very large format pages. £35 NOW £18


68130 LONDON TRAMWAY TWILIGHT 1949-1952 by Robert Harley


No other public transport vehicle serving the capital has aroused so much passion and controversy. Day to day events recorded in the text are based on extracts from a vast array of newspaper cuttings, and personal archives have been


combed to supply many relevant details of fleet allocation and crew conditions. There is first-hand information on the life of a tram conductor, who was, for all those too young to remember, a person who did not drive the vehicle but walked around, up and downstairs, collecting the fares and issuing tickets. 128 large pages with maps, b/w archive photos, some in colour. £18.95 NOW £7


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68971 ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF STEAM AND RAIL by Colin Garratt and Max


Wade-Matthews Subtitled The History and Development of the Train and an Evocative Guide to the World’s Great Train Journeys. Super pictures and gasp-provoking details are provided, from Trevithick’s


historic first steam locomotive (which, in 1804, pulled five wagons and a coach with 70 passengers along ten miles of track at a speed of 20 miles per hour) to the fastest regularly scheduled train in the world (Tokyo’s Nozomi 500, which carries an average of 1,000 passengers, and travels at 186 miles per hour). The first half of the book contains The World Encyclopedia of Locomotives, describing The Birth of the Railway, The Golden Age 1900-1950 and The 1950s to the Present Day. Here you will find, among hundreds of others, the idiosyncratic trains of the Oberrheinische Eisenbahn- Gesellschaft, that run in or alongside roads, and the world’s first ‘flying’ train - a 109 tonne diesel locomotive transported from Canada to Ireland. The second half of the book (Great Railway Journeys of the World) is no less exciting. 512 pages, 1500 photos, mostly in colour. ONLY £7


68928 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE CASUALTY REPORTS by Stephen Mourton


In the modern world, health and safety reports tend to be shredded as soon as there is no statutory requirement to preserve them. Recently, however, over 400 casualty reports dated from between 1958 and 1963 have come to light, salvaged from Gloucester Barnwood motive power depot, and this book analyses and amplifies this valuable historic record. The Midland Railway guidelines, later adopted by British Rail, required a report to be completed if a defect resulted in three minutes’ loss of time, if plugs were fused, or if time was lost for other reasons, such as inferior coal or brake irregularities. Many failures sprang from lack of routine service and maintenance. The book is organised chronologically, with appendices on the Barnwood Depot. 80pp, softback, photos and tables. £12.99 NOW £6


68126 KEITH PIRT’S COLOUR


PORTFOLIO: PICTORIAL TRIBUTE by Keith Pirt


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This book showcases over 150 of Keith Pirt’s legendary locomotive photos in colour, covering virtually the whole of the country. Southern, Western, Eastern, London Midland and BR Standard steam locomotives are featured, some static, others racing through the countryside, and there are also some fine views of early diesels. In 1956 an 0-6-0 awaits departure from Ashchurch Junction with a single coach for Tewkesbury, and in 1959 an immaculate C1.4 tank waits to back down to Glasgow Central while a very dirty member of the same class passes with an incoming train. The Settle and Carlisle line was one of Pirt’s favourite locations and late in the steam era, in 1966, he photographed a BR Standard C1.4 heading a heavy southbound freight train past Ais Gill summit. 160pp. £35 NOW £15


68957 CLASSIC CARS: A Celebration of the


Motor Car from 1945 to 1985 by Martin Buckley


Every important international marque is shown in a convenient A-Z format, and some of the most significant and beautiful cars of the century are highlighted, including the Ferrari Daytona, the Lincoln Continental, the Rover 2000, the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, the VW Beetle, the Ford Thunderbird and the much-loved Mini. History and technical info accompany every entry. 256 large softback pages, 900 stunning colour images. ONLY £4.50


69136 AMERICAN AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II by David Mondey


This Hamlyn Concise Guide features over 100 aircraft, including the Mustang, Thunderbolt, Hellcat, Flying Fortress and Lightning. Each aircraft is provided with a full description outlining type, power plant, performance, weights, dimensions, armament and operators. Each aircraft is illustrated in colour and with a three-view diagram. Notes accompany every craft, together with a detailed history, encompassing what happened to it after its active service was over. 256 paperback pages, illus, archive photos and colour artwork. £12.99 NOW £4.75


TRAVEL AND PLACES


The traveller sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. - G. K. Chesterton


69496 PLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO


by Hugh Miles


Subtitled Mint Tea, Tarneeb and Tales of the City, Hugh Miles learns the most intimate tales of Cairo. While the Arabic women cut and shuffle and play tarneeb, Miles listens to their stories and learns about what it means to be a young Muslim woman, dating, dieting and divorcing in a country where


traditional Islamic values are in the ascendant. ‘We played cards all summer long. The television would be tuned to one of the Arabic music channels and every now and then the rhythms would prove just too irresistible, the cards would be thrown down and the girls would all begin belly dancing and clapping along to the beat.’ It is unusual for a European man to be permitted to share secrets and confidences of Muslim women, but somehow he hears from behind the veil the frustrations, fads, fashions and fallibilities familiar to women the world over. And in the happy Postscript, ‘Egyptians have been marrying foreigners since the time of the Pharaohs. Roda and I married the following July…’ 279pp in paperback.


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69341 GREAT WALL REVISITED: From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon’s Head by William Lindesay


William Lindesay has spent 15 years researching photographs and has re-photographed more than 150 locations, and chosen half of them for inclusion in this splendid book. He spent three years travelling 35,000km across North China, reconstructing vintage photographs, the earliest dating from 1871 and retaking the new images from exactly the same viewpoint. He presents 72 ‘then and now’ comparisons with useful histories, literary impressions by famous visitors and contemporary accounts which explain the changes which have taken place along the Wall from the Jade Gate to the Yellow Sea coast. A gorgeous first edition (2007) published by Frances Lincoln dedicated to William Edgar Geil (1865-1925), the first explorer of the Great Wall of China (1908). The Great Wall of China is much more than a place - it is a series of structures that are stretched out across a subcontinent. Today it is possible to visit many locations along these lengthy remains. The most recent of them, the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, built 1368-1644, alone constitutes the world’s largest cultural relic. At the other end of the Wall may be a crumbling and nameless section of rammed-earth Wall out in the northwest’s Gobi Desert. But how did our great- grandfathers see the Great Wall 150 years ago? Without the efforts of the earliest visitors and their bulky camera equipment, we would never have seen the first photographs. Our book presents the findings of a quest to answer how has the Great Wall changed. Here is Juliet Bredon taking travellers for a stroll along the Wall, towers, passes, ridges, the Eastern Dam Gate, and also maps and plans and calligraphy in a very beautifully produced landscape format landmark publication. 292pp with one spectacular gatefold 180? panorama at Badaling. Colour illus throughout. £25 NOW £8.50


69472 BEDPANS AND BOBBY SOCKS


by Barbara Fox and Gwenda Gofton


Subtitled Five British Nurses on the American Road Trip of a Lifetime, here is a book that takes five young ladies from their career in nursing in 1950s Newcastle across the Atlantic to seek the thrills they were looking for. Gwenda with her best friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow left the dismal British winter behind and


embarked upon an incredible American road trip. Driving thousands of miles across the country in a battered and temperamental Ford, with three new friends along for the ride, the girls shared many memorable moments - getting to grips with American style nursing, sleeping under the stars in the bear-filled wilderness, rubbing shoulders with movie stars and even drinking tea at gunpoint. A charming, nostalgic memoir of friendship and romance. 312pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50


68254 TOWARD THE SETTING SUN: Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, the Race for America by David Boyle


An original vision of the race to discover America. The rivalry and friendship between three men in particular - Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci - developed into an international competition to understand the shape of the world, all within one intense generation. Here the author stitches them together to tell the tale of the European discovery of America as it really was - a story of friendship, imagination, betrayal and bitter disappointment. As each attempted to curry favour with various monarchs across Europe, they used news of the others’ successes and failures to further their claims and to garner support from investors. 421 pages with illus.


£18.24 NOW £5 68325 DIPLOMATIC INCIDENTS: Memoirs of


an (Un) Diplomatic Wife by Cherry Denman How to make black marmalade, hand gestures to be avoided abroad, how to eat a mango, how to make Lebanese lemonade, how to clean dusty silk flowers and more. Cherry Denman has spent her life trailing husband Charlie around some of the world’s most remote outposts and can ask for the lavatory in 11 languages. While some aspects of living abroad will always puzzle her - saunas, tofu and circumcision to name just three - she wouldn’t have missed it for anything. 70 line drawings. 216pp in paperback. £8.99 NOW £4


68348 30 DAYS IN SYDNEY: A Wildly


Distorted Account by Peter Carey Vintage writing from the novelist Peter Carey who returns home to Sydney after years of living abroad. He attempts to capture its characters with the help of his old friends, drawing the reader into a wild and wonderful journey of discoveries and rediscoveries. Famous sites such as Bondi Beach, the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the Blue Mountains all take on a strange new intensity when exposed to the penetrating gaze of the author and his friends. The stories in the book celebrate this city, especially its eccentric and individualistic side. 249pp.


£7.99 NOW £2


68419 WHERE UNDERPANTS COME FROM by Joe Bennett


As much a piece of travel writing as an overview of the political and economic climate in China, the author bought a five pack of ‘Made in China’ underpants in his local New Zealand supermarket for $8.59. He wondered who on earth could be making any money from the exchange. Exactly how do underpants like these get from their place of manufacture to the West? Where and how are the pants made and who decides on the absorbent qualities of the gusset? Joe embarks on an


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