For thousands of years slate has been quarried in Britain, but in Victorian times it became big business, and the legacy of…

New B-format paperback - First ever narrative history of the famous aero engine that powered the Spitfire, Hurricane,…

New B-format paperback edition. The experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive…

The stories of three individual careers combine seamlessly to tell the dramatic story of the RAF from the era of biplanes…

\nRare and previously unpublished images celebrating preserved steam rollers from different makers that can be seen in…

A look at the fascinating history behind some of the most iconic landmarks of the British landscape.…

\nTelling the story of the pioneering engineers behind the locomotives that took part in the iconic Rainhill trials.\n…

\nA lavishly illustrated tribute to the Blackburn Buccaneer, a truly great British piece of engineering.\n…

Explores a lavishly illustrated look at an important part of our industrial history with Lime Kilns.…

From the world-renowned to the minor and the modest take a look at this lavishly illustrated look at some of Britain's best…

The illustrated history of the Doncaster collieries…

Lavishly illustrated full-colour history of this iconic company, in association with British Airways and full of fascinating…

A Fascinating, thoroughly researched examination of the origins of the British press. Ruth Herman looks at several factors,…

\nJeremy Black charts the story of Britain\'s rise to naval supremacy across the long eighteenth century.\n…

\nWhat links the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Armstrong Whitworth, AVRO, Short Brothers PLC, Handley Page Ltd and Vickers…

Writing from the view of a building technologist as well as and archaeologist, Tony Rook takes a practical approach in this…