With six powerful 2,500hp Pratt & Whitney radial engines, the B-36 was the largest aircraft ever to enter volume production, joining the US Air Force in 1948 as the world’s first...
The wartime Jeep continues to fascinate enthusiasts around the world, nearly eight decades after the first prototypes were built. Yet, while it is true that there was only ever one...
The US Navy’s fleet of aircraft carriers are at the heart of global American military force. With nuclear-powered oceanic range, complements of nearly 5,000 crew, and typically carrying more than...
The Astute-class is the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarine ever operated by the Royal Navy, combining world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel. The submarines...
The photos in this edition are black and white. Author John Moore is the 'cat with nine lives' of the aviation fraternity. From his early days as a Naval Aviation...
For anyone interested in the coil-sprung Land Rovers that have served (and still serve) with the British armed forces, Land Rovers in British Military Service - coil sprung models 1970...
This is the full story of the Half-Ton Land Rover 'Lightweight', packed with many previously unpublished facts and photographs. The book covers all variants used in the UK and abroad,...
Autocar - The World's Finest! In 1950 the Autocar Driver Cab was introduced, which along with the Autocar Sleeper Cab and the Autocar Aluminum Driver Cab, was used on all...
A collection of Bob Morrison's Military Scene features from Land Owner Magazine. Reports on military Land Rovers on duty in Belgium, Australia, Portugal, Holland, Kuwait, Denmark, Canada, Turkey and many...
In June 1940 the US Quarter-master Corps published requirements for a compact 4x4, quarter-ton truck. Thus the GPW was born and the name shortened to ?Jeep?. Comfort was bottom of...
Tracing the development of VWs military and civilian Kubel types over 50 years. Reporting on types 82, 128, 181, Country Buggy, 'The Thing' and Iltis. The Kubelwagen which literally translated...
22 articles cover the characteristics and use of Dodge MVs during WW2 including full specifications, ?G? numbers and historical notes. Also reported on is the design, development and production of...
Comprehensive manual containing full information on how to maintain and overhaul the Ford and Willys Jeeps manufactured during WW2. Includes TM9-803, TM9-1803A, TM9-1803B, etc.
The first Dodge trucks with the famous Power Wagon nameplate were introduced in 1946 when Dodge adapted its 4WD 3/4-ton military truck built for use in WWII. As a civilian...
The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force. Here is a unique perspective on what it takes...
Immerse yourself in Jeep trivia with this compilation in CarTech's 1001 Facts series that celebrates all makes, models, shapes and sizes that made the Jeep brand popular over the last...
Explore the exciting history of Dodge's most famous truck from its beginnings at the dawn of WWII to the end of the marque in 1980. Along the way you'll see...
When the Communists raised the red flag over Russia in October 1917, they inherited a country with virtually no truck industry. Britain, Germany, America and France had factories mass producing...
Detroit Goes To War: The American Auto Industry In World War Ii By V. Dennis Wrynn The American Automobile Industry in World War II Hardcover with dust jacket. n very...
In the history of armoured fighting vehicles, there have been few that have been so successful or so extensively employed as the Panhard AML armoured car. Based on the British...
A magnificent collection of rare black & white photographs specially selected from public and private archives promote the unique characteristics of these popular tractors. Filled with informative captions providing histories...
This magnificent collection of rare black & white photographs, specially selected from public and private archives, promotes the unique characteristics of these popular tractors. Contains informative captions providing brief histories...
As World War II came to a close, piston-powered fighter aircraft were at their zenith, and Navy fighters, such as the Grumman F6F Hellcat and Vought Corsair, dominated the skies...
William D. Siuru Jr. and Andrea Stewart take you inside the cars of the '70s, '80s and the '90s up to the current presidential fleet as they illustrate the history...
