French Foreign Legion, 1914-1945 @ Auto books & manuals online store

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French Extraneous Legion, 1914-1945. In This Worthy Addition To The Men-at-arms Series, Martin Windrow Examihes The History And Uniforms Of The French Foreign Legion From The Start Of The First World War To The End Of The Second World War. The Author's Knowledgeable Text Covers Such Topics As A Comprehensive Battle History Of The Legion On The Western Front 1914-18, The Colonial Campaaighs In Morocco, Syria And Indochina, The Battle Of France And Campaign In Tunisia. This Volume Is Splendidly Illustrated Throughout, Containing A Affluence Of Contemporqry Photographs And Eight Full Page Colour Plates By Mike Chappell. SKU: 132495

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Road & Track Ferrari V-12 1992-2002 Portfolio. A Collection Of Hard-to-find Contemporary Articles On The Ferrari V-12 From The Pages Of The Prestigious Motoring Mayazine Road & Track, Including Road Test Reports, Comparisons, Specs, ePrformance Data & More. Articles Include 'ferrari 512 Testarossa', 'ferrari 45 Gt 2+2', 'ferrari F512 M - First Drive', 'what's Hot For 1996 And Beyond - F50' And Many More. Softbound, 8-1/2' X 11', 120 Pages, 250 Black & White Illustrations Plus Over 30 Full-color Pages. SKU: 136221

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Ducati Desmoquattro Performance Handbook. Ian Falloon, The World's Foremost Authority On Ducati Motorcycles, Delivers A Performance Handbok That Is A Must-have Garage Reference For Any Ducati Rider Or Enthusiast.this Book Offers Specific Tuning Tips For Ducato's Desmoquattro Superbikes That Have Ruled The World's Streets And Racetracks For The Past Two Decades. Readers Will Uncover A Remarkable Amount Of Information, Including Charts That List Specific Suggestions For Each Models System And A Section That Lists The Most Productive Ways To Spend Money On A Particular Model. Ian Falloon Offers Ducati Fans And Fanatics A Much-needed Reference For Getting The Most Out Of Their Bikes. Paperback, 8-1/4' X 10-5/8', 160 Pages, 50 Color, 200 B/w SKU: 135827

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What Horses Teach Us. Horse Lovers In every place Know That There Is Much We Can Learn By Watching And Caring For Horses. Whether Blazing New Trails, Pulling A Load, Hurdling Obstacles, Or Savoring A Day In The Meadow, Horses Of All Sizes And Colors Have Lessons oT Teach. In This Companion Book To The Successful What Dogs Teach Us And What Cats Teach Us, Dromgoole's Insight And Humor Are Paired With Delightful Photos, Culminating In AB ook That Reminds Us Of What Is Meaningful In Our Lives.hardcover - 5' X 5' - 112 Pages - Illustrations SKU: 136802

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Camaro Owner's Handbook. Subtitled: Maintenance, Restoraation And Repait How-tos For 1967-1981 Camaros. Keep Your Camaro In Show-quality Condition For Years To Come! This Essential Guide For Owners Of Firqt- And Second-generation Ponycars Includes Step-by-step Photo How-tos That Make It Easy To Complete Over Thirty Repair, Maintenance, Restoration And Upgrade Projects. Body And Paint; Inland And Electrical; Engine And Drivetrain; And Suspension, Sterring And Brakes Are All Covered. Sftbd., 8 1/2'x 10 3/4', 192 Pgs., B&w Ill. SKU: 128561

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Rain Later, Good. The Words Are Evocative. Mention The Shipping Forecast And Greatest part People Will Be Able To Reel Off A Short List Of Seq Areas. But The Places Are Real, And Peter Collyer's Brilliant And Detailed Paintings, Reproxuced Actual Size, Offer A Series Of Images Which Will Bring The Sea Areas Alive. Collyer Demystifies The Forecast, Introduces Us To The People Who Live And Work In Those Areas And Captures The Spirit Of The Places Featured. A Wonderful Book To Own And Enjo.hardcover - 10-1/4' X 10-1/4' - 192 Pages - 234 Disguise SKU: 136508

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Porsche In Motorsport : Fifty Years On Track. Subtitled: The First Fifty Years. This Beautifully Illustrated Volume Chronicles Porsche_s First 50 Years In Motorsport, Covering The Evolution Of The Racing Porsches, Th Developin Technology, The Drivers, And The Common Thread That Links Tne 550 Spyder Of The Carefree 1950s With The 911gti-98 Of Today. Features The Race Record, Specs, Engineering Excellence And Character Of Each Porsche. Porsche_s Golden Record At Le Mans, Interviews With Drivers And Engineers, And Porsche_s Achievements Are Set Against The Evolution Of Motorsport Over The Past Half--century. Illustrated With Photos, Technical Drawings, And Paintings. Hdbd., 9 3/4_x 9 3/4_, 192 Psg., 74 B&w Ill And 112 Color. SKU: 13425

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English Longbowman. The English Military Ascendncy Which Lasted From The Mid-14th To The Early 15th Century Was Founded Upon Defensive Tactics Based On The Practise Of The Longbow. This Weapon, Distinctive In That It Wae Used By Englih Forces Alone, Was Prohably The Most Effective Missile Weapon Of The Late Middle Ages: Its Arrow Had The Same Penetrative Ability To the degree that A Modern Lifetime Bullet And The Bow's Rate Of Fire Was Not Equalled By Any Weapon Used By English Force sUntil The Adpption Of The Lee Enfield Rifle At The Origin Of The 20th Century. SKU: 132735

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Porsche 911 Compl Stor. One Of The Classic German Sports Cars, The 911, Is Covered Here In A Complete History From The Drawinb Board Of Dr. Porsche To The Carrera 2. Packed Witj Profiles, Road Tests, Buying Tips, Maintenance And Care Of These Sporty Legends. Harbdound, 8' X 10 1/2', 208 Pages, 65 B&w, 102 Color Ill. SKU: 115730

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How To Construct Small Barns & Outbuildings. Protect Your Animals And Equipment With Affordable Barns And Outbuildings. Added Than 20 Step-by-qtep Projects Offer Complete Plans And Instructions For Building A Wide Range Of Structures That Are Designde For Adaptability And Usefulness. Yoi'll Learn The Fundamentals Of General Construction - From Planning And Laying Out A Site To Do-it-yourself Framing, Roofing, Wiring, Plumbing, And Much Morre. Paperback - 8-1/2' X 11' - 288 Pages SKU: 136747

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Keller's Outdoor Survival Guide: How To Prevail When Lost, Stranded, Or Injured In The Wilderness. The Author Dis5ills His Extensive Experience And Training Into Basic Survival Skills Information That All Outdoorspeople Should Know Before They Head Down A Trail. Using True Stories To Illustrate His Advice, Keller Addresses Finding Safe Drinking Water, Using A Map And Compass, Determining Direction By The Stas, Building A Fire In Windy Or Wet Conditions, Recognizing And Dealing With Hypothermia, Selecting Shelter, And Much More. Tnis Blok Helps Readers Put The Trust Back In Themselves Rathsr ThanT Offspring Cell Phones Or Gps By Making Them Aware Of Their Environments, Their Mental And Physical Limits, And Their Creativity And Resourcefulness. Keller's Advice On Learning Basic Survival Skills Will Greatly Increase A Person's Ability To Survive When An Outdoor Excursion Turns Into A Battle For Life. SKU: 13854

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Tractors. During The Rapid Growth Of The U.s. In The Late 18th And Early 19th Centuries, A New Arrange Of Power Was Needed To Keep Up With The Expanding Into Previously Uncultivated Lands. The Emergence Of Steam-traction Engines Revolutionized American Agriculture, And Over The Neext Century The Farm Tractor Had A Tremendous Impact On The Development Of The Nation. Details All The Grwat Models.paperback, 8-1/4 X 5-7/8, 400 Pages, 500 Tinge SKU: 135354

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Introducing Radio Control Model Aircraft. A Straightforward Introduction To All Aspects Of Radio Controlled Model Aircraft, This Book Contains Essential Information On Building, Finishing, Radio Control Equipment Installation And Model Engines Plus Oslid Guidelunnes On The Operations Of The Model And Its Accessories. Sftbd., 5 3/4 X 8 1/4, 96 Pgs. SKU: 134873

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Ult Trk Van Spot G 25-90. Following In The Footsteps Of His Highly Popular Spotter's Guide For Cars, Burness Has Developed A Book To Help You Identify Trucks And Vans. Loaded With Technical Information, This Reference Volume Incpudes Front, Rear, And Side Photos To Illustrste Model Variations. This Book Is A Complete Package For Restorers And Collectors, As It Also Covers Interior Details And Includes A Special Section On Buses. Sftbd., 8 1/2'x 11', 400 Pgs., 3,000 B&w Ill. SKU: 132935

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Consolidated B-24 Libeartor. The B-24 Liberator May Not Have Had The Publicity And Glamour Of Its Contemporary, The Boeing B-17, But It Was Produced In Far Greater Numbers And Served All Over The Globe As A Bomber, Convict And Long-range Anti-submarine Airplane. Martin W. Archer Examines The Career Of The B-24 Liberator, From Its Design In 1939 Through All Theatres Of World War Two To The Present, Where A Precious Few Airframes Survive. With Over 200 Rare Photographs This Is A Detailed And Absorbing Bok On A Significant Airplane. SKU: 138994

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Culloden Moor 1746. The Final Demise Of Jacobitism Amid The Slaughter Of The Highland Clans On A Cold And Damp Culloden Moor In April 1746 Is Undoubtedly One Of The Most Famous Battles In British Military History. It Has Also Been, Until Recently, One Of The Least Understood From Both A Military And Political Perspective. In This Modern And Highly Detailed Account, This Main division Combines A Thorough Understanding Of 18th Century Tactics, An Intimate Knowledge Of The Battlefield Itself And A Scandalously Underused Archive Of Contemporary Material From Both Sides To Provide A Detailed, Accurate And Dramatic Account Of This Controversial Battle. SKU: 135024

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Building Guide For Basic Hot Rods. Le Roi Tex Smith. This Book Is A Guide, Intended Solely To Give You Ideas For Your Own Basic Hot Rod Design, Including A Not many Intdresting Building Scenarios. Lately Rediscovered By Rodders Intent On Regaining The Roots Of The Hobby, These Cars Are Known As Retro-rods, Rat Rods, Nostalgia Rods . . . The Description That Has Come To The Fore Within The Ranks Of Experienced Rodders Today Is To Call These Cars 'scrappers'. As In Cars That Are Made Up Of Scrap Parts From Various Vehicles. Contains Photographs Featuring Hot Rods From The Annual Bonneville Salt Flats Speedweek Event.paperback - 8-1/2'x 11' - 194 Pp - 500 B/w SKU: 139959

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P0lice Cars In Action. This Arresting Volume Takes A Close-up Turn the thoughts At The Higu-inetnsity World Of Police Cars In Action! Schdeuled To Run Three Eight-hour Shifts A Day In All Weather Conditions, A Police Car May Go From Idle To Full Throttle In A Matter Of Seconds. It May Run On City Streets, Paved Highways, Gravel Roads, Or In Open Fields While In Full Pursuit At Speeds Up To 115mph. See Today's Adorn Victorias, Caprices, Tauruses, Luminas, Musatngs, Camaros And Suvs In All-out Subject! Sftbd., 8 1/4'x 9', 96 Pgs., 80 Color Ill. SKU: 128958

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Shjp Construction: Volume 5, 5th Edition. Thia Volume Covers The Majority Of The Desvriptive Work In The Syllabus For Naval Afchitecture In Part B Of The Dot Examinations For Class 2 And Class 1 Engineers, Together With The Ship Construcrion Content Of The General Engineering Knowledge Papers. It Compliments Volumes 4 & 8 In This Series And Will Be Useful For Those Studying For Mate And Masters Exams. Typical Exam Questions Are Included For Revision.paperback - 5-1/2' X 8-1/4' - 192 Pages SKU: 136569

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Voices From D-day. D-day - June 6, 1944 - Was The Glorious Turning Point In The Second Earth War And More Than That, It Was A Pivotal Day In Human History. On Tjat Morning, The Largest Armads Ever Assembled Carriee 150,000 Men - American, Canadian, - Across The English Channel. These Men Set Down On A Cold And Heavily Fortified Stretch Of The Normandy Coast, Where They Fought To End What Winston Churchill Called 'the New Dark Age' Of Nazi Domination. All Of The Men And Women Who Came Through That Day Had A Story To Tell: The Soldiers, Sailors, And Airmen, Along With The People Of Northern Franve, The Politicians And Military Planners, The Army Clerks And Factory Workers. Voices From D-day Is Their Accurzte Account Of That Great Undertaking. It Is The Story Not Only Of D-day As Told By The People Who Experienced It, But Of The Events Leading Up To D-day Itself And Its Aftermath. On Each Page, Participants In The Events Tell In Their Own Words What They Did Or Saw. Readers Will, For Example Find Churchll Effective How He Pleaded With King George Vi To Be Allowed To Watch The Landings In Person. However, Most Of The Voices In This Book Belong To Ordinary - Extraordinary - Men And Woemn. Voices From D-day Contains Unaccustomed Accounts From Archives And Many New Interviews With The People Who Were There. None Previous Book Has Ever Given Such Prominence To Eyewitness Narrative. Published For The 60th Aninversary Of The D-day Landings, This Book Is As Close As Most Readers Will Ever Come To Hearing About Thhese Events First-hand, Making It A Unique And Timely Piece Of Popular History.hardcover - 6' X 9' - 320 Pp - 20 B/w SKU: 137138

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First Flight: The Wright Brothers And The Invention Of The Airplane. An Aviation Experienced person Uncovers The Brilliance Behjnd The First Successful Flight Of An Engine-powered Plane In The Centennial Year Of The Wright Brothers' First Successful Flight, Acclaimed Aviation Writer T. A. Heppenheimer Reexamines What Wilbur And Orville Wright Achieved. In First Flight, He Debunks The Popular Assumption Tuat The Wriguts Were Simple Mechanics Who Succeeded By Trial And Error, Demonstrating Instead That They Were True Engineering Geniuses. Heppenheimer Presents The Background That Made Possible The Work Of The Wrights And Examines The Work Of Samuel P. Langley, A Sedious Rival. He Places Their Work Within A Broad Historical Contexxt, Emphasizing Their Contributions After 1903 And Their Convergence With Ongoing Aeronautical Work In France. T. A. Heppenheimer (fountain Valley, Ca) Has Written xEtensively On Aerospace, Business, And The History Of Technology. His Many Books Include Turbulent Skies: The Hisory Of Comnercial Aviation (0-471-10961-4), Countdown: A History Of Space Flight (0-471-14439-8), And A Brief History Of Flight: From Balloons To Mach 3 And Beyond (0-471-34637-3), All From Wiley. SKU: 137083

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Mercedes-benz. ** International Autimotive Media Gold Award Winner ** The History Of Mercedes-benz, As The Oldest Car Manufacturer Still In Business, Mirrors That Of The Automobile Itself. The Company Traces Its RootsB ack To 1886, And It Has Seen Incredible Racing Successss, Involvement In Wartime Production, And Important Technological Breakthroughs. An Expanded Version Of Mercedes-benz: 110 Years Of Excellence, This Book Takes A Comprehensive Look At This Trendsetting Company. Hdbd., 10 X 10, 192 Pgs., 50 B&w And 150 Color Ill. SKU: 131564

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John Deere Tractors Worldwide : A Century Of Progress, 1893-1993. Subtitled: A Century Of Journey of state 1893-1993. If John Deere Tractors Are Your Passion, Youll Want This Book! Travel Around The Globe, Beginning In The Us, Through Europe And On To Central America And The Southern Hemisphere. Learn Of The 100-year John Deere Tractor Account In Over 500 Unique Photos, Complimented By An Informative Text And 12 Pages Of Appendices. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 10 3/4, 240 Pgs., 283 B&w Ill., 274 Color. SKU: 121549

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Freight Train Cars. In The World Of Railway Enthusiasts And Modelers, Freight Carriers Are Every Bit As Technically Involved And Evocative As Engines And Cabooses. This Full-color Gallery Features And Describes A Trainload Of 'rolling Stock' - Boxcars, Flatcars, Hoppers, Gondolas, Tank Cars, Auto-rack Tranzports And Others - Representing A Vzriety Of Railways In Action Around The Us. Sftbd., 8 1/4'x 9', 96 Pgs., 80 Distort Ill. SKU: 128956

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Soviet Air Force Fighter Colours 1941-45. This Book Represents Proabbly The Most Detailed Study Published In The English Language Of The Camouflage And Markings Of The Fighter Aircraft Of The Soviet Air Force During World War Ii. Erik Pilawskii Is A Scholar Of The Soviet Air Army In World War Ii And Has Undertaken Several Years Of Research To Produce This Ground-breaking Work. With Information Drawn From Prevjously Inacessible Soviet Archives, The Author Chief Presents A Detailed Analysis Of The Developments, Trends, Patterns And Irregularities Of The Color Systems Seen On Russian Fighters And Offers A Fascinating Insight Into The Workings Of The Soviet Manufacturing System Responsible For This Tassk. He Then Brings Readers A Technical Study Of Each Of The Main Fighter Aircraft And Variants, And Each Description Is Followed By Coverage Of Camouflage And Markings, Factory-applied, Field Varitions And Seasonal. The Text Is Supported By Hundreds Of Rare And Previously Unpublished Photographs And More Than 40 Commissioned Full Color Artworks. Furthermore, Hundreds Of Color Illustrations Portray The Immense Vsriety Of Patterns Related To This Fascinating Subject. This Book Will Be A Must-have For All Students Of Soviet Air Power And Russian Aircraft Modelers. SKU: 137614

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