Transport Industries

A fascinating account of varied careers, providing a rich snapshot of the later eighteenth-century sailing navy in microcosm. This book sets out t...

In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current...

This captivating book takes readers on an illustrated tour of the black railroad experience from slavery to Amtrak. With almost 200 images-many nev...

Almost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship progra...

The third in Guy Halford-MacLeod’s series on the history of independent airlines in Britain after the Second World War, battling against ever-chang...

Short Brothers was established in 1908, the first British aircraft manufacturer, with the company moving to Rochester during the early years of the...

This impressive collection is arranged in thematic chapters ranging from launch pad through the launch sequence, to the missions themselves and the...

What happened to MH370? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? When have quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe and kept hundreds of people alive? An...

British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1909 traces one hundred years of the British aviation industry, its history, origins, mergers and takeovers. I...

Much of the fascination which Soviet aircraft and its associated aerospace industry holds for the analyst, enthusiast or ordinary member of the pub...

In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and "doctor o...

Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 a...