Autos/Air Travel

	13th Fighter Command in World War II: Air Combat over Guadalcanal and the Solomons - 076432067X In the savage air combat over Guadalcanal and then the equally bloody air battles up Solomon chain, New Georgia and Bougainville, 13th Fighter Command took a back seat to Marine aviation in personnel, equipment, supply, operations, and publicity. In the air the names of Marine aces such as Joe Foss and Pappy Boyington are deservedly well known and their F4F Wildcats and the F4U Corsairs are famous as Zero killers. But untold is the contribution of the squadrons of the Army Air Force during th... $54.50     View Details Add To Cart
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	Antique Classic Marque Car Keys - 5864844844 Published in 1993 by Key Collector's International and long out-of-print, Antique Classic Marque Car Keys is a wonderful, dense booklet covering the somewhat obscure hobby of car key collecting. The booklet illustrates thousands of keys, attributing them to source, product number, date, and price. It has a comprehensive index of all car makes with specially made keys. It also addresses non-traditional car locks, some of which are quite interesting. This is a new book direct from an ol... $19.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Aurora Slot Cars - 0764318632 Aurora slot cars are legendary. These tiny racing cars captured and held the imagination of American kids for over a decade and their unparalleled popularity made them coveted Christmas presents between 1960 and 1977. Aurora slot car races were staged everywhere, from home basements to the Johnny Carson show! Relive those competitive days with this exciting book filled with hundreds of photos of slot cars plus engaging text and background information. Here are Thunderjets, AFX Flamethrowers, ... $21.85     View Details Add To Cart
	Case GP Tractors: Farm Tractor Color History - 0760301166 Case gas tractors have a long and successful legacy, beginning with the experiments with the Paterson tractor through to the modern line of Case-IH tractors and equipment. The GP or general purpose tractor was one of the grand chases of the tractor industry, and most of the models case produced ended up under the GP umbrella. From the first Crossmotors to the 1976 stars and stripes model, Case tractors are covered in detail, with stunning color photography of restored tractors and fascinating... $15.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Horseless Vehicles: Automobiles and Motor Cycles - 1559182342 ...operated by steam, hydro-carbon, electric and pneumatic motors. A practical treatise for automobilists, manufacturers, capitalists, investors and everyone interested in the development, use and care of the automobile including a special chapter on how to build an electric cab, with detail drawings. This big, heavily illustrated volume covers a wide range of early auto history and technology. Chapters include: introduction, history, steam automobile appliances, specialties in automob... $19.50     View Details Add To Cart
	I Could Never Be So Lucky Again: An Autobiography of General Jimmy Doolittle - 0887407374 Pilot, scholar, daredevil, general . . . James "Jimmy" Doolittle was one of America's greatest heroes. In a life filled with adventure and achievement, Doolittle did it all. As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology. During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan. Now, for the first time, here is hi... $22.25     View Details Add To Cart
	Last of the Flying Clippers: The Boeing B-314 Story - 076430562X Finally, over 50 years after her last flight with Pan American Airways, the complete story of the famed, Boeing-built, B-314 Flying Clipper ship has been written. Author M.D. Kla s, historian and writer of Pan Am's early flying boat era during the 1930s and 1940s, has put together historical accounts of America's greatest - and the world's largest - commercial airplane of the 1930s and early 1940s. It covers the multiple reasons for the plane's conception, stages of construction, testing, del... $42.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Mr. Churchill's Tank: The British Infantry Tank Mark IV - 0764306790 Named for Britain's famous war leader, the Churchill tank embodied many aspects of the great man's character. It was tough, resilient, persevering and something of a heavyweight by World War II standards. Yet it was not an immediate success. Ordered, against the better judgment of many experts, at a time when Britain's fortunes were low, its origins were confused and its design too constricted by compromise. This resulted in a catalog of faults which, on more than one occasion, caused the aut... $33.79     View Details Add To Cart
	Ridgewell's Fying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Gourp (H) in World War II - 0764310631 In June 1943 the quiet English countryside around the village of Ridgewell in northwest Essex was transformed by the arrival of the 381st Bomb Group with its B-17 Flying Fortresses. The subsequent battle in the skies over Europe witnessed the 381st, in concert with their fellow-airmen with the "Mighty Eighth", striking 297 times at Hitler's 'Fortress Europe' and dropping over 22,000 tons of ordnance in the process. The cost to the group was 131 aircraft and over 1200 combat crew missing in ac... $54.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Age of Orion: The Lockheed P-3 Story - 076430478X The Age of Orion is the first book devoted solely to the development and operational use of the illustrious USN maritime patrol and anti-submarine hunting aircraft, the Lockheed P-3 Orion. David Reade details for the first time the complete history and walks you through all the different models, versions, and variants. The book authoritatively establishes the Orion's different configurations, roles and missions it performs, as well as describes its endless array of capabilities both current a... $35.75     View Details Add To Cart
	The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Commerical & Racing Vehicles - 0764319493 This comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable reference features hundreds of tin toy cars from toy makers around the world. Included are toys from Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The toys represent cars of the 1900s to the 1970s, with a major emphasis on toys produced in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s -- the peak period for toy cars made from tin. Showcased here are private passenger and sports cars o... $38.95     View Details Add To Cart
	The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Passenger, Sports, and Concept Vehicles - 0764319485 This comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable reference features hundreds of tin toy cars from toy makers around the world. Included are toys from Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The toys represent cars of the 1900s to the 1970s, with a major emphasis on toys produced in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s -- the peak period for toy cars made from tin. Showcased here are private passenger and sports cars o... $37.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Boeing C-135 Series: Stratotanker, Stratolifter and other Variants - 0764302868 Though the C-135 was originally designed over forty years ago as an aerial refueling tanker, (749 of the 820 were built as tankers), more than 600 of all types of C-135s are still flying. Boeing's C-135 series has been the most successful military jet ever built. This book, Don Logan's sixth, tells the story of the Boeing C-135 series including: tankers, reconnaissance, airborne command post, weather, test, and special purpose models. All C-135 aircraft types, along with their operating units... $44.50     View Details Add To Cart