Finnish Fighter Colours 1939–1945, Vol. 2

by Kari Stenman & Karolina Hołda

A mass of information you’ll not easily find elsewhere, especially if you’re a modeler looking for ideas and definitive exactitude. While Finland had to buy its aircraft from other nations, there’s one domestic product here (and it really deserved to be on the cover!).

Yoko Ono, One Woman Show, 1960–1971

For many, Yoko Ono is merely John Lennon’s widow. But before she even knew about The Beatles, she was an artist in her own right. For decades, her standing in the art world has been on the fringe—until now: MoMA gave her her own show.

Aircraft of World War I, 1914–1918

by Jack Herris &
 Bob Pearson

Illustrated with detailed artwork of aircraft and markings this little book packs a punch belying its size. Anyone new to this fascinating subject will find it a competent guide.

The Chopper, The Real Story

by Paul d’Orléans

There are piles of books about choppers and motorcycle culture; none are like this one. If you recognize the bike on the cover even from this angle—that’s both good and bad . . . the book explains why.

Fall of the Flying Dragon: South Vietnamese Air Force 1973–75

by Albert Grandolini

After the US started to pull out in 1973, how did the numerically superior local forces they left in charge manage to lose the war? Drawing on new material this excellent book offers new—and very different—answers.

Total Performers: Ford Drag Racing in the 1960s

by Charles R. Morris

If you think a Velvet Brute is an umbrella drink you’d better read this book, quick. Written by someone who drove those cars in that decade the book offers an authentic look at a very unusual era marked, not least, by a Chevy v Ford debate on full boil.

Professor Porsche’s Wars

by Karl Ludvigsen

Ferdinand Porsche’s very successes had the unintended consequence of making him an increasingly indispensable national asset. This proximity to power kept his order books full, but at what cost?

The Early Days

by Davide Bassoli

Focusing on the launch year of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud/Bentley S Series this unusual book takes the reader back to 1955 to experience the car as a contemporary would have. People who like to “play” with books are in for a surprise!

Mid-Atlantic American Sports Car Races 1953–1962

by Terry O’Neil

At long last here’s another missing piece to the puzzle that is the not undramatic and certainly not painless shift from amateur to pro racing in the US.

Vânator – Romanian Hunter

by Radu Brînzan

“The Most Famous Fighter You Never Heard Of.” Historians, modelers, aviation folk: Now you can explore this elegant machine in what the subtitle rightly calls “Ultimate Detail.”

Porsche Carrera

by Rolf Sprenger, Steve Heinrichs

Small motor—big results. The 4-cam made Porsche successful and even when it was phased out a key technology carried over into larger applications. This superlative book has it all, plus the first-ever attempt to list every racing car motivated by it.

Bentley – The Book

This book is a guided tour to all things Bentley, to introduce people to the marque’s history and brand values—and to make them lust after a Bentley, be it in the form of a car or a sofa or a handbag . . . or even “just “ a haircut at a very special London barber.

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