Pacific Crucible, War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942
by Ian W. Toll
Well-trodden ground, to be sure, but Toll gives a good introduction and also incorporates recent scholarship that sheds more light on both parties to the conflict.
Motorsport Explorer
by Julian Hunt
Even to Britons some of the venues presented here will be obscure! Your next vacation won’t be long enough to visit even only a fraction.
Racing Bicycles: 100 Years of Steel
by David Rapley
Excellent photos of things you won’t have seen before—because they’re Down Under, Australia that is. Anyone with a mechanical bend will get weak knees.
The Franklin Automobile Company
by Sinclair Powell
Over 150,000 of this American luxury car with an air-cooled engine were made over its 30-year life span. Today it’s a novelty at best; here’s the full story.
India: In My Eyes
by Barbara Macklowe
Been there/done that? Even if you have, you probably haven’t seen what—or how—Barbara Macklowe sees.
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.
A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing
by Paul Sheldon, Richard Page, Duncan Rabagliati
You might not think so but you can read these books cover to cover. There is plenty of narrative but it is really the data—from practice times to chassis numbers—that make these now 15 volumes the go-to, must-have resource.
Defiant, Blenheim and Havoc Aces
by Andrew Thomas
Different planes with different tasks—what brings them together in this one book is their stop-gap tour of duty as nightfighters.
The Stewardship of Historically Important Automobiles
by Fred Simeone et al
“It’s original only once.” For certain cars this dictum will become ever more important. It took long enough for the classic-car movement to appreciate this. Now it’s time to define terms, rules, expectations.
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?
Plane Spotter’s Guide
by Tony Holmes
Don’t leave home without it. This pocket-size reference guide can settle many arguments—how high? how fast? what motor?—in the field.
Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History
by Anne Mitchell Whisnant
It took over 50 years to build and while the road connecting Shenandoah National Park and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may be one of scenic beauty, the story behind it is anything but.
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