Archive for Items Categorized 'History', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Bandini
by Franco Fabbri & Cesare Sangiorgi
Ilario, that is, not Lorenzo, the ill-fated Ferrari pilot. Ilario (1911–1992), known as “Lili” to his close friends, was a remarkable man who during the course of some 30 years created the jewel-like Bandini sports racers.
The Airplane: A History of Its Technology
by John D Anderson Jr.
Almost all such books begin with the Wright brothers—not the first to fly and certainly not the inventors of the airplane—and it is ironic to consider that none other than Wilbur W. once ruminated, in a fit of despair: “Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!”
Vulcan Test Pilot: My Experiences in the Cockpit of a Cold War Icon
by Tony Blackman
Although there have been many books written about the Vulcan bomber program, this is the first to be authored by one of the project’s test pilots. Blackman logged over 1300 hours flying 105 of the 136 copies built and offer here a first-hand commentary
Delage, Styling and Design
by Richard S. Adatto and Diana E. Meredith
The most challenging aspect of this book is keeping one’s attention focused on the words that are printed on the pages. That’s simply because the images keep pulling you back to look some more. Few can resist the visual feast of those lush, lovely sculpted lines created by the fabled French coachbuilders.
The Ambulance: A History
by Ryan Corbett Bell
Bell surveys the critical moments in ambulance history “from the dusty byways of Byzantium to our modern asphalt boulevards.” reaches deeper than merely describing the vehicular aspects of ambulances but aims to explain their origin, purpose, and development in the larger context of advances in medical care and societal growth.
From Balloon to Boxkite: The Royal Engineers and Early British Aeronautics
by Malcolm Hall
It’s not for nothing that the British Royal Engineers’ motto is “Ubique” (Everywhere). In their 900-year history they have been involved in every major conflict the British Army has fought in the far-flung British Empire, here and there and—everywhere.
Legendary Car Engines: Inner Secrets of the World’s 20 Best
by John Simister
The engine as object of desire—all this book is missing is centerfolds! The point of this exercise is not to offer a clinically detached appraisal of engineering doohickeys but to give visual expression to the notion of an engine being the heart or soul of a car.
Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich
by David Olaf Myhra
Unless you already know a bit about this subject you’ll probably be surprised how many hundreds of advanced aircraft projects were on the drawing boards at the end of WWII. In political terms it’s a good thing that that’s were they stayed, denying Germany the technological supremacy that would have altered the outcome of the war.
Something Quite Exceptional: Hugh Easton and the Battle of Britain Memorial Window for Rolls-Royce
by Adam Goodyear
Many aircraft have been, and are, powered by Rolls-Royce engines. In the WWII context it is of course the Spitfire with its Merlin engine that tops the list. It played a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain, where, against formidable odds the pilots of the planes it powered turned the tides of war.
The Big Spenders
The Epic Story of the Rich Rich, the Grandees of America and the Magnificoes, and How They Spent Their Fortunes
by Lucius Beebe
Automobile folks couldn’t possibly be ignorant of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, first held in 1950. In its early days, one name was inseparable from the event: bon vivant and concours judge since 1954 Lucius Morris Beebe.
Haynes-Apperson and America’s First Practical Automobile: A History
by W.C. Madden
Before you chalk the complex and relatively short-lived motor manufacturing activities of the three separate companies in this family off as ancient or marginal history, consider that one of the technologies it pioneered is in use still today: stellite.
Sunshine, Speed and a Surprise: The 1959 Grand Prix of The United States
by Joel E. Finn
Expository writing: somewhere here or in the hereafter there is a school teacher who takes pride in their former student, Joel Finn, for his clarity of expression. He marshals data, and interweaves anecdotes and his first-person observations into a compelling narrative of the first US Grand Prix.
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