Every year scores of British drivers converge on Le Mans to compete in the world's most gruelling motor race; hundreds more support them in the pits & paddock & many thousands of devoted enthusiasts waving Union Jacks make their annual pilgrimage to cheer them on from the grandstands & spectator terraces. These are their stories of what many regard as the ' British race held in France'. The British At Le Mans" pays tribute not just to the people who sat behind the wheel but to all those who have shared in their successes & disappointments over the past 85 years. In this wide-ranging book the author takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal the stories behind the stories many of them as fascinating as the main ones played out on the track." ...

Great Britains role in shaping the history of the automobile cannot be overestimated. The British motor industry has been responsible for many of the worlds landmark car designs & its famous names
- including Jaguar Bentley AC Rolls-Royce Aston Martin MG & Lotus
- are inextricably linked with some of the most recognized & coveted models ever made. Now reissued in hardback format this beautifully presented book gathers together more than 50 of the most significant & seductive British cars designed between 1907 & the present day from the Roll-Royce Silver Ghost to the Jaguar XK180. With an introduction describing the often tortuous story of British motoring & its great marques a succinct description of each cars history design & performance & unparalleled images by one of the worlds foremost car photographers this book is an authoritative tribute to the nation that launched the sports car.

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From Futurism & Modernism to Art Deco & Surrealism aviation was from its earliest days inextricably linked with revolutionary new ways of seeing the world. Focusing on the golden age of British civil aviation British Aviation Posters shows how art & design were applied with great creativity & style to develop & promote aviation in the UK & beyond. The story begins with the air shows & exhibitions of the early pioneers through the start of regular passenger flights in the 1920s & the creation of Imperial Airways as the UK national carrier in 1924. By the 1930s passenger routes across the world were being developed & promoted with increasingly sophisticated visual publicity to persuade the British public to be more air minded in a turbulent period of political & social upheaval. The New Elizabethan Age took UK aviation in new directions in the 1950s with BOAC & BEA ushering in the development of jet airliners & a growing consumer market that needed to be serviced by new forms of marketing & promotion. Drawing on British Airways premier poster collection & featuring the work of such distinguished designers as Theyre Lee-Elliott Ben Nicholson Edward Mc Knight Kauffer F.H.K. Henrion Gabby Schreiber Robin Day Abram Games Hugh Casson & Frank Wootton British Aviation Posters offers a definitive account of this seminal period in modern UK design history as Oliver Green & Scott Anthony show how posters publicity & graphic design were used to express the speed progress & sheer excitement of flight. ...

A book of unabashedly British baking by Londons foremost bakers. The Fluffy Vanilla Fairy Cakes with Chocolate Fudge Icing take you straight back to childhood. Retro throwbacks like Fig Rolls & Jammy Dodgers are perfect for elevenses. & traditional teatime treats like Victoria Sponge & Treacle Tarts are given a mouth-watering modern makeover. With over 120 recipes British Baking is a must-have. ...

This superb reference book achieved the status of classic soon after its first publication in 1993; it was soon out of print ...

With the outbreak of World War II Britains Royal Navy & her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet ten of the twelve battleships were already over twenty years old having served in World War I & required extensive modifications to allow them to perform a vital service throughout the six long years of conflict. This title offers a comprehensive review of the seven battleships of the Nelson & King George V classes from their initial commissioning to their peacetime modifications & wartime service. Moreover with specially commissioned artwork & a dramatic re-telling of key battles such as the duel between the Bismark & HMS Rodney this book will highlight what it was like on board for the sailors who risked their lives on the high seas. ...

This superb reference book achieved the status of 'classic' soon after its first publication in 1986; it was soon out of print ...

At the end of World War II Britain was desperate for new buses & coaches. The manufacturers who had built them is the 1930s hade been diverted to war production & only a tiny number of buses were built during the war. So many companies new to making buses came into the business after the war so that the late 1940s & the 1950s saw a fascinating variety of different types reaching the market. In this book the twenty-seven bus manufacturers of the period
- large & small
- are dealt with in A-Z order from AEC to Vulcan. The author gives a brief history of each & then provides individual coverage of the models produced using material from brochures & advertisements for the illustrations to give the flavour of the period.

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The more than 150 photographs in this eighth volume in the series were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. Covering all the major bus tram & trolleybus operators in the area together with a few smaller but well-known companies most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company & Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also of course provide nostalgic views of street scenes shops & contemporary road vehicles. The contents will be drawn from the following: Accrington Ashton-u-Lyne Barrow Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bullocks Burnley Colne Bury Cumberland Darwen Fishwicks Lancaster Leigh Lytham St Annes Manchester A Mayne Morecambe & Heysham North Western Oldham Preston Ramsbottom Ribble Rochdale Rossendale Salford SHMD Standerwick Stockport Wigan Yelloway ...

The more than 150 photographs in this tenth volume in the series the first of three volumes featuring Scotland & Ireland hence the revised titling were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. This volume covers the following cities: Aberdeen Corporation buses & trams Dundee Corporation buses & trams Edinburgh Corporation buses & trams The pictures show the buses & trams in nostalgic views of street scenes that provide wonderfully evocative views of shops & contemporary road vehicles. ...