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The Conquest of the Ocean by Brian Lavery
epub, azw3, pdf |eng | 2013-03-13 | Author:Brian Lavery

Food was a matter of considerable concern for the 110 passengers and crew. At first they were served out a week’s rations “of meal or of bread” all at once, ...
( Category: History February 10,2016 )
A Privileged Journey: From Enthusiast to Professional Railwayman by Maidment David
azw3 |eng | 2015-06-29 | Author:Maidment, David [Maidment, David]

Re-boilered Bavarian four-cylinder compound Pacific 18.606 on train E826 at Munich, July 1959. DB 2-10-0 50 147 passes Dachau at speed with a freight heading towards Munich, August 1959. Bavarian ...
( Category: History January 26,2016 )
The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair by Todd Downs
epub |eng | 2010-01-25 | Author:Todd Downs

SHIFT LEVER LOCATIONS The most desirable road bike shifter is the combination brake-and-shift lever (commonly referred to as a brakeshifter) because it allows shifting while climbing and sprinting. In fact, ...
( Category: Bike Repair January 26,2016 )
Howard Pixton by Stella Pixton
epub |eng | 2014-07-01 | Author:Stella Pixton

Long hops – just as Roe had done as his first attempts at flying. However, persistent as ever that they were the first to fly in Britain, Avro now advertised, ...
( Category: History January 14,2016 )
Coming Back Alive by Spike Walker
epub |eng | 2012-01-09 | Author:Spike Walker

CHAPTER 6 When Lt. Bill Adickes walked down the short distance from his office and stepped into the Operations Center in the remote Coast Guard outpost in Sitka, Alaska, things ...
( Category: State & Local January 10,2016 )
The Little Flower Shop by the Sea
epub |eng | 2015-07-29 | Author:Ali McNamara [McNamara, Ali]

It’s my turn to nod. ‘Sure, I understand. Perhaps it’s better if you just leave then.’ I turn and look out of the French windows. The sun has disappeared behind ...
( Category: Skills December 31,2015 )
Farewell, Titanic: Her Final Legacy by Charles Pellegrino
epub |eng | 2012-01-19 | Author:Charles Pellegrino [Pellegrino, Charles]

SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 RUSSIAN RESEARCH VESSEL KELDYSH 120 MILES FROM THE TITANIC We received a drawing by fax from my daughter Amber's second-grade class at P.S. 26 in Queens. At ...
( Category: History December 28,2015 )
Aircraft Down by Alec Brew
mobi |eng | 2013-06-01 | Author:Alec Brew

45. The graves of Jack Owen’s crew in Vire cemetery, just after the War. When they reached the area of the drop they could see no lights. Jack handed over ...
( Category: History November 28,2015 )
Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways by Christian Wolmar
mobi |eng | 2010-09-30 | Author:Christian Wolmar [Wolmar, Christian]

EIGHT EASTERN CONTRASTS On the Eastern Front and in other theatres which were brought into action in the later stages of the war, a very different type of conflict took ...
( Category: History November 22,2015 )
The Great Railway Revolution: The Epic Story of the American Railroad by Christian Wolmar
mobi |eng | 2012-05-09 | Author:Christian Wolmar [Wolmar, Christian]

EIGHT THE END OF THE AFFAIR By the end of the century the railways were by far the biggest business enterprise in the United States. Their mileage had increased to ...
( Category: History November 22,2015 )
Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Legendary Engineer Ferdinand Porsche who Armed Two Belligerents Through Four Decades by Karl Ludvigsen
epub |eng | 2014-08-26 | Author:Karl Ludvigsen

Under Ferry Porsche’s supervision, Porsche’s designers created a bewildering array of variants based on the Type 60 and 82 designs to meet the war’s exigencies. Dubbed the Type 82E was ...
( Category: World War II November 22,2015 )
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870-1885 by Hastings David
epub |eng | 2010-12-31 | Author:Hastings, David [Hastings, David]

Notes 1 This account is drawn from Coughtrey’s diary, his medical journal, the transcript of evidence he took against Vesey on 1 Oct. 1873, his report on the voyage, Vesey’s ...
( Category: History November 16,2015 )
China's Wings by Gregory Crouch
epub |eng | 2012-02-27 | Author:Gregory Crouch [Crouch, Gregory]

The U.S. government listening post in Ventura, California, received a radiogram for Katharine Dunlop Bond on Saturday, December 13, 1941, the first she’d heard from her husband since Pearl Harbor. ...
( Category: History November 16,2015 )
Standard Catalog of Chevrolet, 1912-2003: 90 Years of History, Photos, Technical Data and Pricing by Gunnell John
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-10-20 | Author:Gunnell, John [Gunnell, John]

1983 INTRODUCTION: After three major new-product introductions for 1982, Chevrolet focused on power train refinements for performance and economy in 1983. Changes included new five-speed manual gear boxes for the ...
( Category: Automotive November 4,2015 )
Great British Railway Journeys by Charlie Bunce
epub |eng | | Author:Charlie Bunce

So innovative was the first iron bridge, it lent its name to the town in Shropshire where it was built and became a symbol of the industrial revolution. © Alan ...
( Category: Travel October 11,2015 )

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