Archive for Items Categorized 'Biography/ Autobiography', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Frontiers – A Colonial Dynasty

by Simon Best

New Zealand, that most remote of British colonies. From whalers to Rolls-Royces to two airmen of Maori descent lying buried together on a hilltop in England, this book covers four generations.

Snakes, Rain and the Tet Offensive: War Stories with Photos

by William Ingalls

There were, as the cliché goes, many, many Vietnam Wars, with time and place dictating just which war one might be experiencing. Here it is through the eyes of a U.S. Army road grader, in his letters home and the many photos he took in the field.

James Garner’s Motoring Life

by Matt Stone

You know him as “that actor” but did you realize that he was a serious and competent racing driver who could have made it in the pro world?

Francis Howe, Motor Racing Man Par Excellence

by Tim May with Adam Ferrington

The “Gentleman Racer”  earned this nickname for a reason—and not just because he was an aristocrat. And Earl Howe did a lot more than race well; some of his ideas have had a lasting impact even until today.

An Account of Partnership
 – Industry, Government and the Aero Engine

by M.C. Neale, editor

Bulman played a crucial role in getting Britain’s embryonic WWII aircraft development off the ground. Intrigue and politicking, groundbreaking ideas, all the big names in the aero industry of the day make an appearance.

Anton Romako: Admiral Tegetthoff in the Naval Battle of Lissa

Agnes Husslein-Arco (editor)

Take one look a the cover, consider the time—1880s—and you know there’s a story here. Why was it painted in this modern style, what is it even about, and why did Emperor Franz Josef buy it?

Hard Luck Lloyd

by John Lingle

You can deduce from the title that there will be toil and tribulation. It’s all relative—if you have your priorities straight. A very good portrait of a life worth knowing and, maybe, learning from.

Bert Hadley – A Son of Birmingham

by Geoff Roe

A name known to all Austin Seven enthusiasts—but not to many others. This Austin apprentice rose to become a successful racer who hung up his goggles after the 1955 Le Mans carnage. Meet him here.

Still Life with Cars, An Automotive Memoir

by John L. Lumley

A life with cars is anything but “still,” as these entertaining vignettes prove. You recognize yourself in Lumley’s trials and tribulations—and triumphs.

The Life and Times of Henry Edmunds

by Paul Tritton

An important biography from the early history of Rolls-Royce of an inventor, visionary, and an automobilist of the first hour.

50 Years with Rolls-Royce, My Reminiscences

by Donald Eyre

The author worked under, and with, one of the legendary founders of a legendary company, and he worked on any number of high-caliber design and engineering projects.

Under Their Thumb

by Bill German

The author must be one of the few teens who knows exactly what he wants to do when he grows up. His elders (betters?) discouraged him; he stuck with it anyway—and so became a Stones insider.

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