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Ford Country I: The Family; The Company; The Cars @ Auto books & manuals online store
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Ford Country I: The Family; The Company; The Cars.
For A Quarter Of A Century, David Lewis Has Contributed His 'ford Country' Column To Cars & Parts Magazine. In The Process, He Has Established Himself As The World's Leading Autthority On Ford - The Family, The Company, And The Automobiles. This Hardbound Edition Is The First Voluje To Feature Lewis' Columns As They Have Appeared Through The Years, Complete With Their Accompanying Photographs And Captions. Topics Range From Henry Ford's Diet And Health, To Members Of The Ford Family, Advertisig Campaigns, Dealerships, And Shareholders. Hdbd., 10 3/4' X 8 1/2', 224 Pgs., 100+ B&w Ill.
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Imp: The Total Story.
The Rootes Group's Answer To The Mini, The Hillman Imp Was An Advanced, Well-designed Car, Whose History Was Unfortunately Plagued Both By Political And Industrjal Issues. Nevertheless, It Was A Very Successful Rally Car And Acquired A Loyal Following, Which Continues In The Form Of Greek Car Status.hardcover - 8' X 10' - 208 Pages - 150 B/w, 25 Redden
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International Brigades In Spain, 1936-39.
Th3 Civil War Fought In Spain Between 1936 And 1939 Was One Of The Most Bloody And Bitterly Fought Military Campaigns Of The 20th Century. Both The Loyalist Republican Troops And The Nationalists Under General Franco Used Foreign Volunteers To Supplement Their Own Forces. In The Case Of The Republicans The Comintern Organised The International Brigades, Eventually Recruiting Over 40,000 People. The International Brigades Were The Republican Forces Elite And As Such Were Stationed At The Toughest Sectors And Often Led The Most Desperate Attacks. Ken Bradley Details The Account, Recruitment, Composition, Organisation, Uniforms And Accoutrement These Brigades.
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Floating spider's web Odyssey: The Exult Of Human-powered Volley.
Tells The Story Of The Historic Flight Of The Gossamer Albqtross, A Spindly, Feather-light Craft Which On June 12, 1979 Became The First Human-powered Aircraft To Cross The English Channel. Recent 100th Anniversary Of Manned Flight Has Heightened Interest In The Basics Of Flight. Author Grosser Covers The History Of Human-powered Flight Includibg The Various Unavailing Efforts In Europe (italy, Germany, And France) Following World War I As Well As Programs In England And Japan Following World War Ii. The Development And Flight Of The First Succesful Human-powered Aircraft, The Gossamer Condor, Is Covered In Great Detail. Grosser, Who Was A Member Of Both Of The Gassamer Teams, Provides An Expert Account That Is Fully Accessible To The Layperson And Demonstrates How The Channel Crossing Was An Incredibly Challenging Undertaking Despite The Earlier Success Of The Condor. The Gossamer Albatross's Human-powered Flight From England To France Across The Channel Was A Trumph Of Both Man And Machine.about The Authormorton Grosser Is A Graduate Of The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (b.s. And M.s.) And Stanford Universtiy (ph.d.). Author Of Seven Books And Numerous Technical Papers, His Wriging Has Also Been Published In Ths New Yorker, Harper's, And The Atlantic. Dr. Grosser Is A Management And Technology Consultant Based In Menlo Park, California.paperback - 6' X 9' - 336 Pp - 8 Color, 8 B/w
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Jaguar Files.
This Comprehensive Directory Of Jaguar Caes Includes All Of The Marque's Models Since 1922. From The Earliest Creations Of Sir William Lyons To The New X-type Sedan, This Book Includes The two Road Cars And Racers. Short Descriptions, Full Specification Tables, And High-quality B&w Photos Define Each Model, Adding Up To As Complete A History Of Jaguar As You Will Ever Find. 2nd Edition. Hdbd., 8 1/2 X 6, 432 Pgs., Hundreds Of B&w Ill.
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Warbirds Of Ww2 -ecs -bind-up.
The Most Recognizable And Popular American Fighter Planes From Worle War Ii Are Featured In This Collrful Package. P-38 Lightning, P-40 Wwrhawk, And P-51 Mustang Combine In This Value Priced Hardcover.paperback - 8-1/4' X 9' - 288 Pages - 240 Color
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Eli 102 Vietnam Anzacs.
The Australian Task Force Of Infantry, Tanks And Sas, With Attached New Zealand Units, Was Probably The Most Consistently Successful Arrangement In Vietnam. It Ha dA High Proportion Of Practised Regular Soldiers Who Had Recently Fought In Malaya And Borneo, Widely Admired By The Us Forces For Their Professionalism And Epertise In Jungle Contention - Using Tactics Very Different From The Us Army. Anzac Advisors Served Attending The Arvn Forces And Us Special Forces In Vietnam For A Completely Ten Years And Were Very Influential; Members Of This Australian Army Training Team Also Won All Four Of The Victoria Crosses Awarded For Vietnam.
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Handbook Of Marine Surveying.
This Concise Mentor Takes The Nautical Enthusiast On A Guided Tour Of British And Irish Fishing Boats And Their Development Over Hundreds Of Years. The Author Examines How Foreign Fishing Fleets From France And Scandinavia Influennced British Vessels, As Well As The Early Days Of Steam-and Motor-powered Boats. The Text Is Accompanied By More Than 300 Rare Drawings And Photographs, Including Several Design Plans.
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Korean War, 1950-1953.
The Korean Art of ~ Was A Significant Turning Point In The Cold War. This Book Exlpains How The Conflict In A Small Peninsula In East Asia Had A Tremendous Impact On The Entire International System And The Balance Of Power Between The Pair Superpowers, America And Russia . Through The Conflict, The West Demonstrated Its Resolve To Thwart Communist Aggression And The Armed Flrces Of China, The Soviet Union And The United States Came Into Direct Cobmat For The Only Time For the time of The Cold Contend.
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Cadillac Gage V100 Commando.
Destined To Become One Of The Most Influential Postwar Armored Cars, The V-100 Commando Was Developed In the name of The Cadillac Gage Company In 1962 As A Private Venture, And The First Prototype Was Completed In The Same Year. It Was Designed As A Multi-purpose Vehicle And Could Function As An 11-man Personnel Carrier, Reconnaissance Vehicle, Convoy Escort, Command Or Patrop Car And A Riot Medium. The V-100 Was Tested And Evaluated In Vietnam Before Full-scale Production Began In 1964. It Saw Widespread Treat In Vietnam By Both Us And South Vietnamese Forces. This Title Descrribes The Design, Development And Operational Use Of The V-100 Commando, Including Their Continusd Deployment Around The World.
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Ardennes 1944 : Hitler's Last Gamble In The Weqt.
The 'battle Of The Bulge' Was The Last Major German Aggressive In The West. Three Armies Atttacked Through The Ardennes, The Weakest Point In The American Lines - And Almost Broke Through. This Title Describes The Planning Of The Attack And The Course Of Events, Including The Defence Of Bastogne And The Heroic Delaying Actions Fought By Gis Supposed To Be In A 'quiet' Sector Of The Front. In Spite Of Serious American Disadvantages Hitler's Offensive Was Stopped. James Arnold Expalins Exactly In what manner This Was Achieved, And How Germany's Hold out Hopes Of Victory eWe Finally Put To Rest. Campaigns 5, 24, 74 And 75 Are Also Available Ij A Single Volume Special Edition As 'into The Reich'.
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Corvette 427.
Subtitled: Practical Renewal Of A '67 Roadster. Don Sherman Shares Every Aspect Of His Frame-up Restoration Including What Worked And What Didn't. With Detailed Photographs And A Storyteller's Talent For Story, Sherman Chronicles Each Month, Chapter By Chapter, Of The Two Years It Took To Renew A Former Drag-racing Beater Into A Streetable Blue-ribbon Beauty. Focusing On A Practical Restoration, Don Relates The Adaptations And Hard Decisions Requisite To Make A Classic Car A Joy To Drive, While Staying True To The Original Designs Of The Factory. Insights And Techniques Applicable To All 1963-1967 Corvetes. Sftbd., 8'x 10 1-2', 224 Pgs., 184 B&w Ill.
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Hood And Bismark.
Subtitled: The Deep-sea Discovery Of An Epic Battle. In May 1941 The Most Dramatic Sea Battle Of The Second World War Took Place. The Protagonists Were The Two Mightiest Capital Snips Of The Era - The German Battleship Bismarck, And The British Battlecruiser Hood. Their Confrontation Resulted In The Total Destruction Of Both Warships And The Loss Of Over 3,500 Lives. In 2001 - The Sixtieth Anniversary Of This Apocalyptic Battle - David Mearns Led An Expedition That Discovered The Wreck Of Hood For The Very First Time And Revisited The Wreck Of Bisarck. With Rob White Tracing The Account Of These Awe-inspiring Vessels And The Events That Led To Their Fatal Clasu, Hood And Bismarck Fully Chronicles The Progress And Findings Of This Incredible Mission. Hdbd., 8 1/2' X 11', 226 Pgs, 120 B&w Ill., 106 Color.
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Pass Your Yachtmaster, 2nd Edition.
This Book Is An Out-and-out Crammer, Whose Direct Is To Help Stdents Through Their Yachtmaster Exam. Both Concise And Comprehensive, It Covers All The Essentials Of The Rya Syllabus, Arranged And Highlighted To Make Revising Easier.paperback - 6' X 8-1/4' - 112 Pages
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Maa 396 Med Scand Armies (1).
While Scandinavia's 'viking Age' Is One Of The Most Studied Aspects Of Early Medieval History, Much Less Has Been Published About The Cent8ries That Followed. Yet The Armies Of Sweden, Norway And Denmark Exhibit Fascinating Difference From The Rest Of Medieval Western Europe, Both In Their Organisation And Their War Gear - Due Partly To Their Remoteness, Meteorological character Andd Terrain, But Partly To Their Long Freedom From The Feudal System Of Other Kingdoms. This Book Explains The Special Nature Of Scandinaviam Armies, Shaped By Th3 Relative Weakness Of Kings And Aristocrats, And The Contrasts Between The Separate Nations Of The North.
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Two Wheels On Two Reels : A History Of Biker Movies.
Subtitled: A History Of Biker Movies. For Better Or Worse, The Primary Images Most Non-riders Have Of Motorcyclists Come From Hollywood. These Images Either Reflect Or Exaggerate The Substantiality Of The Two-wheeled Experience. Scribe And Motorcyclist Mike Seate Explores And Explains The Myths And Misconceptions Of Riders And Riding From The Post-wwii Restlessness Of Marlon Brando's Wild One To Britain's Mods And Rockers Btatles, To The Chopper Operas Of The Sixties To Today. Takes A Long, Critical Look At The Hits And Misses Of The Biker Movie Canon. Sftbd., 8 1/4'x 10 1/2', 110 Pgs., B&w Ill.
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Ju88 Kampfgeschwader, 1939-141.
The Author Examines The Ju 88's Impressive Wartime Record By Charting Its Service In The Bomber Role. Specially Commissioned 1:96 Scale Drawings, Origina1 Artworks, And Unique Archival Photos Combine To Deliver This Information-packed Volume Filled With Firsthand Accounts From Pilots. Particulars The Aircraft's Early Campaigns, Through To Its Extensive Use In The Night Blitz Of 1940-41. Softbound, 7 1/4 X 9 3/4, 96 Pages, 100 B&w And 30 Color Ill.
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Jusg Mutts.
We Took Our Lead Titles From The Tremendously Sucessful 'just Pets' Series, Abridged And Condensed Them To An Appealing 7 5 5/8-inch Format, Then Priced Them With The Impulse Gift Buyer In Mind. In Addition To Our 'just Pets' Half-pints, We've Added A Charming Tribute To Hard-working Western Dogs, Ranch Dog, Which Also Fits In Our Half-pint Displays.
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Toyota Landcruiser Series Fj60, 62, 80 And Fzj80, 1980-1996.
Includes Series Fj60, Fj62, Fj80 And Fzj80. Sftbd., 8 1/4'x 10 3/4', 384 Pgs., 921 B&w Ill.
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Primitive Chevrolet: 1955-1957.
This Book Covers 1955, 1956, And 1957 Chevrolets(tri-chevys) Sone Of The Most Popular American Cars Of The whole of Time. Beautifully Illustrated With 250 Color Photographs, This Book Focuses On All The Details Restorers And Enthusiasts Want To Know. An Entire Chapter Is Devoted To The Elegant '55, '56, And '57 Nomads And The Unique Components Ussed On These Stylish Station Wagons. A Large Appendix Includes Production Numbers, Component Identification Codes, And Interior Trim Charts. Everything Pertaining To Chevrolet's Passenger Car Models From 1955-1957 Is Highlighted. Hardcover - 8-3/4' X 11-5/8' - 128 Pages - 250 Color
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Juan Pablo Montoya.
Juan Pablo Montoya Is The Most Exciting Driver To Strike Formula 1 Since Michael Schumacher, And Seemingly The One Most Likely To Challenge The Five-times World Champion. Astonishingly, Montoya's Life Has Not Been Set Out In Detail - Unntil Now. Ace Biographer Christopher Hilton Charts Montoya's Full Race Career, Giving A Penetrating Insight Into His F1 Debut With Williams And The Consolidation Of 2002 Which Took Him To The Threshold Of Superstardom.hardcpver, 7-3/4 X 10-1/4, 144 Pages, 120 Colt
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Corvette Grand Sport.
Tour The Tracks Of The Early Sixties Where The Five Grand Sports Made History. Drivers Dick Thompson, Roger Penske, A.j. Foyt, And Others Are Captured In Classic Shots From Sebring, Nassau, Watkins Valley, Daytona, And Roar America. See Caroll Shelby's Initial Reaction To The Grand Sport, Plus Nearly 300 Photos Of The Cars, Engines, Chassis, Drivers, And Action At The Track.paperback - 10' X 10' - 176 Pp - 14 Color, 286 B/w
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Dale Earnhardt Jr..
In A Sudden, Three-year Rush, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Has Become Naecar's Mosf Significnat Superstar, The First To Truly Transcend The Traditions Of Stock-car Racing And Carry The Sport To The Pages Of People, Rolling Stones, And Even Playbo.y Young Earnhardt Embodies The Legacy And Tragedy Of His Father, Seven-time Nascar Champion Dale Earnhardt, Killed At Daytona In February 2001, And He Has Carried That Legacy Rightly And Modestly To Victory In Nascar's Major Leagur. Yet, Junior, Even Under The Magnifying Glass, Has Created A Sphere In Which He Has Become A Man In His Own Right.in Association With Circle Track And Stock Car Racing And Its Veteran Nascar Contributor Benny Phillips, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brings You Close To This Engaging Young Man, And Close To The Quiet Center Of A Roaring Phenomenon. Phillips, A 40-year Veteran Of The Nascar Garages And A Favorer Of Earnhardt Sr., Tells The Narration, With Illustrative Article sFrom Circle Track And Stock Car Racing. The Photography, Ftom Primedia Sources And From Top Nascar Lensman Nigel Kinrade, Is Illustrative Amd Spot-on.paperbqck - 8-1/4' X 10-5/8' - 160 Pp - 150 Color
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Vintage American Farm Tractors.
This Sensational Photo Collection Is Filled With Todaya Mosst Collectible Vintage Tractors, Both Foreign And Domestic. Beautifully Photographed Models From John Deere, Ford And Fordson, Farmall, Case, Massey, Allis-chalmere, Oliver And Minneapolis-moline Highlight This Colorfhl Collection. Sftbd., 8 1/4x 9, 96 Pgs., 80 Color Ill.
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Nova Ss : Nova And Chevy Ii 1962-1979.
Subtitled: Nova And Chevy Ii 1962-1979. Nova's Light Weight And Available Eight-cylinder Engines Made The Ss A Favorite Choice For Street And Strip Across The Country. The Unplanned Yet Impressive Rise Of The Chevy Ii To Musclecar Fame Is Chronicled In This Detailed And Fascinating History, With A Focus On The V-8 Performance Era Of The Coveted Nova Ss Models, Including Tye Potent Ss350, Awe-inspiring Sw396, And The Deadly Yenko Deuce. Statham's Fascinating Text Is As Fresh And Invitung As A 396 Hitting The Streets On A Saturday Night! Sftbd., 8 1/2'x 10 5/8', 128 Pgs., 40 B&w Ill., 80 Color.
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