It was a 1972 Rally 200 in the same shade of orange as Donatella Versace with white go-fast stripes down each side. It was bright & brash & made every other Vespa in the workshop look dull. Even sitting on its stand it had a swagger. Best-selling writer & traveller Peter Moore decides to go on an adventure through Sicily Sardinia & the Amalfi Coast as a last fling before the onset of fatherhood. Riding his bright orange Vespa Marcello through some of the worlds most stunning scenery Peter meets a multitude of interesting characters & discovers a side of Italy that tourists rarely see. Eliciting free beers from barmen swoons from young women & beeps & whistles from other drivers Peter finds that this most Italian of machines draws him deep into the heart of this fascinating & fun-loving country. ...

It was the late night Tai Bo fitness commercial warning him that life comes to an end after 40 that prompted Peter Moore to chase a boyhood dream. To go to Italy & seek out its celebrated dolce vita from the back of a Vespa. But it couldnt be just any old Vespa. Peter wanted a bike as old as he was & in the same sort of condition: a little rough round the edges a bit slow in the mornings perhaps but basically still OK. & it had to have saddle seats. & temperamental electrics. & a little too much chrome. The sort of scooter youd imagine a sharp-suited Ray Ban-wearing young Marcello Mastroianni riding. Her name was Sophia. From picnicking in the Italian alps & rattling through cobbled hilltop to gate-crashing Frances Mayess villa & re-enacting Roman Holiday Vroom with a View is as much a romance as a travel adventure. For not only does Peter win the woman of his dreams he falls for a side of Italy others rarely see. Along with Sophia of course... ...

Decimus finally finds the children that vanished from nearby towns. Whilst the missing kids face mortal danger Decimus & his friends must first overcome the demons lurking within the Screaming Void. But even if they defeat these fearful monsters.. .can they survive a battle against the undefeated Clone Warriors? ...

Decimus Rex reunites with his five friends to follow a message sent to them all from Teo
- a friend they know to be dead. It begs
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Decimus Rex & his four friends sail to China on the trail of the Golden Warrior & in search of Teo. But they are captured by the King of Yelang & imprisoned in his Water Maze? What connections does the King have with Slavious Doom & will they ever escape? ...

Our hero returns home expecting peace only to face his worst nightmare An old enemy has returned & will stop at nothing in his quest for power. But when he kidnaps Decimus parents & captures his friends Decimus is forced to go & face his only undefeated enemy yet. Is Decimus really the hero that everyone says or has his luck finally run out.. . ...

It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943.. . April 1982. Argentine forces had invaded the Falkland Islands. Britain needed an answer. & fast. The idea was simple: to destroy the vital landing strip at Port Stanley. The reality was more complicated. The only aircraft that could possibly do the job was three months from being scrapped & the distance it had to travel was four thousand miles beyond its maximum range. It would take fifteen Victor tankers & seventeen separate in-flight refuellings to get one Avro Vulcan B2 over the target & give its crew any chance of coming back alive. Yet less than a month later a formation of elderly British jets launched from a remote island airbase to carry out the longest-range air attack in history. At its head was a single aircraft six men & twenty-one thous&-pound bombs facing the hornet's nest of modern weaponry defending the Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands. There would be no second chances.. . ...

An RAF iconic delta wing cold war leviathan the Vulcan is an enduing image. A cornerstone of Britains nuclear deterrent it later worked as a conventional bomber & saw active service in the Falklands conflict. This illustrated book written with the help of the Vulcan to the Sky Trust continues the Vulcan story with the development of the B2 to the final operational use as a tanker platform. The book follows the final service flight of the Vulcan to the newly restored with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding only airworthy Vulcan B2 XH558 which in many ways fills the gap left by Concordes retirement. As WWII finally came to an end military minds were already looking to the future designing weaponry that would prevent such a conflict again. This DVD looks at the design development & production of what was to become the Vulcan Mk 1. From early conception to test flights the DVD examines how this instantly recognisable plane went form drawing board to RAF service. ...

In 2007 a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2
- XH558
- took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands

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The best of the three RAF jet bombers in the early years of the Cold War the Vulcan was designed as the Avro 698 & possessed fighter-like manoeuvrability at low level despite its size. First flown in August 1952 the Vulcan entered service in February 1957. Most were equipped to carry the Blue Steel st&-off missile but in 1966 around 50 Vulcans were re-deployed in a tactical low-level bombing role. Three flew during the Falklands War & the last Vulcans in service were used as aerial tankers until April 1984. This book examines the design of the Vulcan exploring the improvements made to its engine & its evolving combat role. The illustrations include many in-flight photographs & detailed colour profiles. This is a timely examination of a distinctive & ground-breaking aircraft. ...