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On the Slow Train by Michael Williams
epub |eng | | Author:Michael Williams

CHAPTER EIGHT THE 21.15 FROM EUSTON – THE ‘DEERSTALKER EXPRESS’ TO THE REMOTEST STATION IN BRITAIN London Euston to Mallaig, via Edinburgh, Glasgow, Crianlarich, Rannoch and Fort William THERE ARE ...
( Category: General October 10,2015 )
Another Great Day at Sea by Geoff Dyer
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-01-01 | Author:Geoff Dyer

‘The aircraft’s been jarred on landing and needs to be put on jacks, sir!’ I didn’t wait for Ron to say, ‘Affirmative’ or ‘Cor- rect’, I just held my arms ...
( Category: Specialty Travel September 17,2015 )
German Battlecruisers of World War One by Gary
epub |eng | 2014-11-28 | Author:Gary

Seydlitz is launched, 30 March 1912. Therefore, the most economical cruising speed would be 12kts giving a range of 5,807nm. These values correspond to the trials draught. Vibrations were low ...
( Category: World War I September 15,2015 )
London's Airports by Martin Bowman & Graham Simons
epub |eng | 2013-05-31 | Author:Martin Bowman & Graham Simons

Two views of the interior of Heathrow’s new Terminal Five, showing the main concourse (above) and check-in area (below). British Airways’ new terminal – now running smoothly after initial hitches. ...
( Category: History September 12,2015 )
Battleships of the Scharnhorst Class by Gerhard Koop & Klaus-Peter Schmolke
epub |eng | | Author:Gerhard Koop & Klaus-Peter Schmolke

3. I did not keep the record of salvos and timings required by standing orders as I had to reappoint Aircraft NCO Kroll to another duty (removal of dented shell ...
( Category: Ships September 12,2015 )
The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models by Robert Gardiner
epub, azw3 |eng | 2013-01-14 | Author:Robert Gardiner

As soon as France actively entered the war in 1778, the Navy began building 32s again, emphasising that the 12pdr frigate was primarily intended for fleet and oceanic trade war ...
( Category: History September 10,2015 )
The Night Lives On by Walter Lord
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-01-18 | Author:Walter Lord

CHAPTER XIII “The Electric Spark” THE ROCKETS AND LIGHTS to the southeast signaled the entrance of a brand-new character on the stage—a man often overlooked in recent accounts of the ...
( Category: History August 21,2015 )
The Routes Not Taken by Joseph B. Raskin
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Joseph B. Raskin [Raskin, Joseph B.]

Figure 8-1. The Bronx Home News ran this 1938 photograph of preliminary engineering work on Burke Avenue on March 19, 1946. Williamson wrote to Lehman in July: The closing of ...
( Category: History July 26,2015 )
Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-03-01 | Author:Christian Wolmar [Wolmar, Christian]

EIGHT THE INVASION OF THE RAILWAY By the final quarter of the nineteenth century, railways were well established throughout the world, and the sight of a steam locomotive puffing across ...
( Category: History July 24,2015 )
Treasure Ship: The Legend and Legacy of the S.S. Brother Jonathan (The Maritime Series of Sea Ventures Press) by Powers Dennis M
epub |eng | 2015-01-03 | Author:Powers, Dennis M. [Powers, Dennis M.]

With the state official looking on and entirely unaware that a carronade had already been recovered, the treasure hunter raised a second one. The piece was still packed with hemp ...
( Category: History July 21,2015 )
Underground To Everywhere by Stephen Halliday
epub | | 2013-07-07 | Author:Stephen Halliday

HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB At the time when Yerkes was planning the construction of the Hampstead Tube to Golders Green,10 agricultural land in the vicinity of the proposed railway began to ...
( Category: History July 20,2015 )
2013 Collector Car Price Guide by Ron Kowalke
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-07-18 | Author:Ron Kowalke [Kowalke, Ron]

PONTIAC 1926 Model 6-27, 6-cyl. 2d Cpe 820 2,460 4,100 9,230 14,350 20,500 2d Sed 780 2,340 3,900 8,780 13,650 19,500 1927 Model 6-27, 6-cyl. 2d Spt Rds 1,160 3,480 ...
( Category: Encyclopedias & Subject Guides July 19,2015 )
Food at Sea by Simon Spalding
epub |ara, eng, fra | 2014-11-17 | Author:Simon Spalding

SIX Steam Power and Canned Food During the nineteenth century, the nature of sea travel was transformed by the application of steam power to oceanic travel. At roughly the same ...
( Category: Sailing July 18,2015 )
The Race for Hitler's X-Planes: Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology by John Christopher
epub |eng | 2015-07-15 | Author:John Christopher [Christopher, John]

Once the land-based V-1 launch sites in France had been overrun by the Allies in October 1944 the missiles were air-launched from modified Heinkel He 111 bombers over the North ...
( Category: History July 17,2015 )
Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-Out Pickup and Other Post-Technological Adventures by John Jerome
epub |eng | 2014-11-01 | Author:John Jerome [Jerome, John]

CHAPTER 10 Junkies IN THE BEST JUNKYARD you will ever find, the office will also be the home of the owner. It will be located in one corner of the ...
( Category: Repair & Maintenance July 16,2015 )

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