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Italian Racing Red: Drivers, Cars and Triumphs of Italian Motor Racing (Racing Colours) |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Автотранспорт |
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Автор: Karl Ludvigsen
Издательство: Ian Allan
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 0711033315
Количество страниц: 180
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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"The great cars, drivers and races from the top motor-sporting nations form the theme of this spectacular new series of magnificently illustrated volumes. Each country boasts its bloodlines, companies, engineers, executives and enthusiasts whose powerful competitive spirit and dauntless courage drives them to dominate in motor racing. Continuing in this incredible new series, Italian motor racing experts reveal the dramatic stories behind their successes and failures, the great classic endurance races and Grand Prix contests in which they dominated - or faced disaster. Motor racing, which has no equal in the ecstasy of victory and agony of defeat, comes vividly to life in the colorful pages of these magnificent books. Ferrari is the quintessential bearer of Rosso Corsa, Italian Racing Red, in the 21st Century. Rightly so, because Ferrari Grand Prix cars have represented Italy in Formula 1 racing since the World Championship was established in 1950. Ferrari sports cars too have carried the flag with eight victories at Le Mans. But as Karl Ludvigsen explains in his authoritative text, there is much more to Rosso Corsa than Ferrari. In the sport's early years the power to reckon with was Fiat, who also set the pace after World War I. Then a feisty newcomer, Alfa Romeo, carried the Italian flag alongside, into the 1930s, the Maserati brothers. Two racing drivers, Felice Nazzaro and Vincenzo Lancia, created their own car marques, one of which stormed into prominence in the 1950s. Italian drivers were to the fore with Tazio Nuvolari, Achille Varzi, Nino Farina, Gigi Villoresi and father and son Antonio and Alberto Ascari. Great races such as the Targo Florio and Mille Miglia, and the iconic circuit Monza, hosted many titanic battles. Shoals of creative specialists competed in smaller classes including Abarth, OSCA, Cisitalia, Nardi, Siata, Stanguellini and Bandini, many of whom backed Gianni Lurani's popular Formula Junior. Maserati, which scored two Indianapolis wins at the end of the 1930s, held epic contests with Ferrari through the 1960s. m Ferrari to Maserati, the Italians have certainly held a prime position in world motor racing. These colorful contestants and many others come to life in the pages of this volume, with rare images from the world-famous Ludvigsen Library and specially commissioned portraits of key racers." |
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Railway Blunders |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Железнодорожный транспорт |
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Автор: Adrian Vaughan
Издательство: Ian Allan
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 071103169X, 9780711031692
Количество страниц: 162
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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In the early years of railway history, many blunders arose from the ignorance of those dealing with new technology. Later, many of the promoters and engineers were tainted by another Victorian trait, that of over-confidence. The well known railway author and commentator Adrian Vaughan turns his forthright attention to the subject of pride leading to a fall in this book, from the earliest days of the railway age, where politics rather than engineering determined much of the country's railway development, through to the 21st century where, arguably, the same is true. |
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Ford Mustang (First Gear) |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Автотранспорт |
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Автор: Brad Bowling
Издательство: Motorbooks
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0760338086, 9781610601085
Количество страниц: 242
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Over 60 of the hottest and most popular production, high-performance, and racing Mustangs are profiled in Ford Mustang. From the early coupes and GTs to today’s newest Shelby, the fastest and most unique pony cars are included in this history of the Mustang nameplate. Profiles of cars from every generation, including the Boss 302s, Mach 1s, and more, include full-color detail and portrait photos, a short history of the car, performance specifications, and trivia. Whether you’re a lifelong Mustang fan of just getting to know the great American performance machine, you’ll enjoy the depth and variety of Ford Mustang. |
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How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки » Всемирная история, древний мир |
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Автор: Benerson Little
Издательство: Fair Winds Press
Год издания: 2011
isbn: 1592334431, 9781592334438
Количество страниц: 272
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of the Most Feared Sea Rovers from 1500-1800. Not simple retellings of the tried and true stories of buccaneers on the high seas, this book focuses on how pirating tactics of the 1500s through 1800s to give the reader a view of how pirates functioned through history. Readers will follow eighteen of the most famous pirates in detail as they raid major ships and pillage coastal villages. Readers will learn how the pirates approached such invasions and how they managed to elude authorities and sometimes whole navies. With archival images gathered from around the world. Each chapter is a stand-alone story about a famous buccaneer and follows them moment by moment on a specific attack as an example of their greater techniques and tactics for plundering. Readers will follow the characters in live action and trace their movements in real time; a recreation of the action based on the historic information available. |
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Vintage Diesel Power |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Железнодорожный транспорт |
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Автор: Brian Solomon
Издательство: Voyageur Press
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0760337950
Количество страниц: 193
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This formative period of diesel locomotive evolution is examined with the help of more than 250 modern and period photos depicting passenger, freight, and switching locomotives. Author Brian Solomon covers every prominent manufacturer of the period—including Electro-Motive, Alco, Baldwin, and GE—as well as iconic models like Geeps, E and F units, PAs and FAs, sharknoses, U-boats, and more. The photographs take in the grand geographic and technological breadth of North American railroading and are accompanied by detailed captions identifying the locomotives pictured and explaining their roles in this crucial era of American railroading. |
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Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Железнодорожный транспорт |
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Автор: Claude Wiatrowski
Издательство: Voyageur Press
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0760329761
Количество страниц: 262
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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From the first steam-powered locomotives of the early nineteenth century to the high-speed commuter trains of today, the American railroad has been a great engine powering the nations growth and industry. This book celebrates the glory and grandeur of that legacy with a lavish tour of the history of the American railroad and the culture surrounding it. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, modern images, maps, timetables, tickets, brochures, and all manner of memorabilia, this volume offers a fascinating look at the rail industrys beginnings and development, as well as its place in American history. |
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German Racing Silver: Drivers, Cars and Triumphs of German Motor Racing (Racing Colours) |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Автотранспорт |
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Автор: Karl Ludvigsen
Издательство: Ian Allan
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 0711033684, 9780711033689
Количество страниц: 180
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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From Lautenschlager to Schumacher, Germany's racing drivers have etched their names at motor sport's very pinnacle. For Mercedes in 1908 and 1914, Christian Lautenschlager won two of the greatest Grands Prix in history. Discovered by Mercedes-Benz, Michael Schumacher went on to win a spectacular seven world championships. Home Marques Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union attracted Germany's best drivers from Hans Stuck, Rudy Caracciola and Manfred von Brauchitsch to Hermann Lang, Karl Kling and Hans Herrmann. Theirs were racing cars that were both white and silver, the latter passing into legend with the 'Silver Arrows'. In these pages Porsche accelerates from plucky underdog to dominant power with its 917, 'Turbo-Panzer' of the Can-Am series, and 956 and 962 endurance racers. Mercedes-Benz teams Juan Fangio with Stirling Moss in the 1950s to sweep both Formula 1 and sports-car classics. Karl Ludvigsen's dramatic telling of the German saga brings to life the great tracks, the Avus and the Nurburgring, and the cars that raced for Germany from BMW, Adler and DKW to Veritas, Audi and Borgward. Not overlooked are the exploits of such battlers in the class wars as NSU, Stoewer, AFM, Zakspeed, Scampolo, Zoller, AWE, Horch and Ford of Germany. The glistening silver centerpiece of this unique tribute to Germany's racing cars and drivers is the decade of the 1930s, when the Third Reich controversially backed motor sports to flaunt its skill and power. With its historic contests and sensational racing cars that coruscating decade is still classed as motor racing's Golden Age. This is one book that is certain to have motor racing experts and fans thoroughly exhilarated, enticed and eager for the next installment! |
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Roadside Relics: America's Abandoned Automobiles |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Автотранспорт |
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Автор: Will Shiers
Издательство: Motorbooks
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 0760339848
Количество страниц: 212
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile. Automotive photographer Will Shiers has captured these dreams on film for over ten years, and this volume collects his images between two covers for the first time. Here are the beautiful husks Shiers has found in the United States fields and barns, shops, and salvage yards across States. Divided into five categories—General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Independents, and Special Vehicles—these wrecks and relics from 1910 to the 1970s come equipped with all the relevant information: history, model, location. The most comprehensive and beautifully photographed collection of abandoned cars ever published, this volume preserves for all time the exquisite skeletons of American automotive might. |
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Hugo Junkers: Ein politisches Essay (Militärgeschichtliche Skizzen) |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки » Биографии, ЖЗЛ |
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Автор: Olaf Groehler, Helmut Erfurth
Издательство: Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
Год издания: 1989
isbn: 3327006776
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Язык: немецкий.
Inhalt: Werdejahre; Praxis und Wissenschaft; Wissenschaft und Praxis; Abschied und Neubeginn; Rüstungsfabrikant; Kriegsende und Neuanfang; Junkers und die Sowjetunion; Die Konsequenzen von Fili; Der erste Bankrott; Zu neuen Ufern; Die Anti-Junkers-Fronde; Verfolgung und Ausschaltung; Lebensbilanz. |
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Imperial Airways: The Birth of the British Airline Industry 1914-1940 |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Воздушный транспорт, космонавтика |
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Автор: Robert Bluffield
Издательство: Ian Allan
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 1906537070, 9781906537074
Количество страниц: 227
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Imperial Airways is a name redolent of the excitement and glamor of the pioneering years of flight. Founded in the 1920s, Imperial Airways flew to destinations all over the world. This beautiful and evocative book on the 'golden age' of passenger flight is the result of years of research, and the text is complemented by a wealth of stunning photographs and ephemera. It will be the most definitive book published on the history of Imperial Airways and the formative years of British commercial aviation. The book begins immediately following World War I with the pioneering companies - Air Transport & Travel Ltd (AT&T), Instone, Handley Page, Daimler Airways and others - and shows how, after AT&T's demise, the remaining three companies were brought together in 1924 to form Imperial Airways. The company continued through difficult times, political uncertainties and fierce competition to open routes to India, South Africa and beyond. This was achieved through the untiring efforts of colorful characters such as Sir Sefton Brancker, Herbert Brackley, George Woods Humphery, Sir Eric Geddes and an array of often eccentric pilots such as one-eyed Ray Hinchliffe and 'All-Weather Mac' Robert McIntosh. The book covers all the various different types of aircraft flying at the time. Often out-of-date and, on occasions, considered to be dangerous, the companies maintained a level of safety and reliability that was sometimes against all the odds. This is especially true considering the lack of navigational aids and other equipment that was available. The story continues with the arrival of the legendary HP 42 airliner, the era of the great flying boats and the experimental 'Mercury-Maia' project when routes across the continents were opened to link the British Empire to the motherland during the period between the two wars. The work will also cover the important role that Croydon Airport played in the history of commercial aviation. The story concludes in 1940 with the formation of BOAC. This is an intriguing story and will represent a journey through time when it could take more than a week to travel by flying boat between Australia and the UK and when passengers flying the near East routes would stay the night at remote desert forts en-route for India. |
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