Archive for Items Categorized 'History', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Detroit, An American Autopsy
by Charlie LeDuff
Unless you live under a rock you know this storied US city is suffering. Will your city be next? Not if enough people read this book!
The Roycean: From Manchester to Crewe, via Derby, No. 4
Tom Clarke, Will Morrison eds.
An annual compendium of serious Rolls-Royce scholarship for serious Rolls-Royce historians written by the proverbial pillars of the community.
Forty Years of Stock Car Racing: Volume I, The Beginning 1949–1958
by Greg Fielden
A complete and accurate record with stories on each Grand National race from the beginning of what became the Winston Cup.
The Car in British Society: Class, Gender and Motoring, 1896–1939
by Sean O’Connell
Say it like you mean it: the car has changed every aspect of civilized life! This lovely book digs deep and gives the old noggin a workout.
Big Week: Six Days that Changed the Course of World War II
by Bill Yenne
A multi-faceted picture of the improbable turn-around of the Allied air campaign that paved the way for D-Day.
The British Motor Industry, 1945–94
by Timothy R. Whisler
Why are there are no major car manufacturers in Britain anymore? Politics? Unions? The fog? Could it be . . . path dependency?
First to Fly: North Carolina and the Beginnings of Aviation
by Thomas C. Parramore
There’s apparently more to North Carolina’s place in aviation history—or lore—than the Wright brothers! A local historian lays it all out.
The Royal Air Force: An Encyclopedia of the Inter-War Years
by Ian M. Philpott
From tactics to equipment, the RAF underwent drastic changes at a time the world was making great efforts to avoid or at least manage conflict. A complex story told in a complex set of books.
Turtle: David Bushnell’s Revolutionary Vessel
by Roy R. Manstan, Frederic J. Frese
This exceptionally well-written book examines what barely amounted to a sideshow during the American Revolution—the first-ever attempt at submarine warfare during the age of sail.
Wittelsbach State & Ceremonial Carriages
by Rudolf H. Wackemagel (ed.)
From the Louis XIV period to Bavarian Swan King Ludwig II and from state coaches to children’s sleighs, these books present a first-ever look at some remarkable confections of stunning craftsmanship in use by the royal house of Wittelsbach.
Cord 810/812, The Timeless Classic
by Josh B. Malks
Malks’ attention to detail and style of writing certainly makes it easy to sing the praises of his book. He is a former president of the A-C-D club and the tech editor of their magazine.
Why Has America Stopped Inventing?
by Darin Gibby
On the surface, a patent seems like a patent idea. Patent law in the US is almost 200 years old, and older still elsewhere, but is it the best way to encourage and then protect inventiveness?
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