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Enzo Ferrari’s Secret War

by David Manton

No, this is not about Ferrari’s “war” on the race track with Ford but his much lesser-known actions during World War II vis-à-vis the Germans. If you ever wondered why Enzo had a soft spot for New Zealanders, this book has an answer—one that reads like fiction but aparently is not.

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.

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.

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!

Corvette –  America’s Star-Spangled  Sports Car

by Karl Ludvigsen

Only in its current iteration—61 years after its launch!—is the Corvette a legitimate sports car. How this piece of Americana got there is explored by a book fittingly launched on the 4th of July.

Great Aviation Collections of Britain

by Ken Ellis

Britain is at the forefront of the worldwide aviation heritage movement and this book introduces some its foremost collections and explains what makes their key holdings important and how they were acquired.

A Higher Call

by Adam Makos with Larry Alexander

German flak cripples an American bomber. Separated from the herd, it manages to stay aloft. It’s only a matter of time until a German fighter shows up. And then he does. You’ll be surprised what happens next.

The Roycean: From Manchester to Crewe, via Derby, No. 5

by Tom Clarke, Will Morrison eds.

This fifth installment of the annual compendium of serious Rolls-Royce scholarship for serious Rolls-Royce historians now comes with the key to unlock the treasure trove: an index!

The Birth of the Royal Air Force 

by Ian Philpott 

Which branch of the military operates stuff that flies? Not always and not everywhere is it the air force. This book fields micro and macro analysis to explain how the oldest independent air force in the world came into being. And what the other services had to say about that.

Legend: The G-Class from 1979 to Today

by Bolsinger, Lengert, Peters

This Spartan-looking machine really has done things that deserve to be called legendary and it certainly is in a class of its own. This book explains at least a little of its allure.

Proprietary Engines for Vehicles

by Nick Baldwin

Proprietary engines have been used by the millions yet the subject is not well represented in the literature. This tiny book is just a tantalizing teaser—but better than nothing!