Finnish Fighter Colours 1939–1945, Vol. 1

by Kari Stenman & Karolina Hołda

Finnish color schemes, yes. Finnish aircraft, no. This book is all about Western aircraft in the Finnish Air Force. They flew Russian ones too but they’ll be covered in Vol. 2.

The Early Laps of Stock Car Racing

by Betty Boles Ellison

A rather more critical—and thus most necessary—look at what has grown into a megasport for the masses whose business dealings and philosophy continue to be dominated by basically one family.

Lamborghini: 100 Years of Innovation in Half the Time

by Luca Molinari & Raffaello Porro (editors)

A celebration of fifty years of Automobili Lamborghini. Splendidly illustrated, several writers from the design world discuss the cars in the context of whatever it is that constitutes Stilo Italiano.

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.

Der Typ 650

by Peter Kirchberg

A mystery racecar, long thought to be an offspring of the fabled Silver Arrows and certainly presented as such by an unscrupulous broker working for a government keen on drumming up hard currency. Riveting stuff. If you don’t read German: fantastic photos.

American Military Aircraft 1908–1919

by Robert B. Casari

Drumroll: One would think this is well-trodden ground—it is anything but. Casari has been wrestling with this subject for half a century and has now produced the most thorough single-volume compendium, covering all American military aircraft produced domestically or purchased overseas.

The English Model T Ford

by Barker, Tuckett, Lilleker

This book could interest a wider audience than the title suggests as it covers a variety of subjects. The emphasis is on non-factory special bodies.

Lyons’ Jaguar XJ – Ein Vermächtnis in drei Serien

by Heiner Stertkamp

It helps to have a mental image of the car scene in 1968 to appreciate just how different the fluid, curvy lines of this performance-oriented sedan were. This elegant German book gives a good account.

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.

Afghanistan Revealed: Beyond the Headlines

by Caroline Richards & Jules Stewart

Before 9/11 there was 9/9, a day on which an Afghan resistance leader was assassinated. Everyone talks about the one but almost no one about the other, yet the two are inextricably linked.

Jacques Saoutchik – Maître Carrossier

by Peter M.Larsen & Ben Erickson

A book the likes of which you don’t see often—about cars the likes of which you don’t see often. A lovely combination, but available in very limited numbers only. So read the review quickly!

German Air Projects 1935–1945, Fighters

by Marek Ryś

Necessity is the mother of all invention but even without the pressures of WW II forcing people to color way outside the lines, the vastness of German inventiveness showcased here is simply amazing.

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