Название: Passenger Liners of the World Since 1893
Автор: Nicholas T. Cairis
Издательство: Bonanza Books
Год: 1979
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 232
Размер: 113,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

The author here takes a nostalgic look back to the heyday of the passenger ship, providing a brief history of 211 ships of over 10,000 tons, together with specification and technical details of each.

Название: Self-protective measures to enhance airlift operations in hostile environments
Автор: John A. Skorupa
Издательство: Air University Press
ISBN: 1585660280
Год: 1989
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 201
Размер: 9,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Colonel Skorupa examines strategy, doctrine, forces, threat, and technological issues relating to airlift operations. He blends military art with industrial science. Colonel Skorupa explains threats to airlift and how electronic warfare and other technological applications would counter such threats.

Название: World Atlas of Railways
Автор: O.S. Nock
Издательство: Mayflower Books
Год: 1978
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 230
Размер: 113,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

World Atlas of Railways

Название: The Liner: Retrospective & Renaissance
Автор: Philip Dawson
Издательство: W.W. Norton
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 264
Размер: 118,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

The iconic ocean liner, with its towering dark hull and brilliant white superstructure, remains a powerful symbol of human endeavor.

Название: Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters
Автор: William H. Miller
Издательство: Dover Publications
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 132
Размер: 111,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

These true-life adventures unfold amid flames, collisions, and explosions, with frantic calls of SOS and a rush to clamber aboard the lifeboats. Naval historian William H. Miller, Jr., recounts the dramatic stories behind a host of ill-fated passenger ships. He takes readers beyond the newspaper headlines and formal inquiries, offering firsthand accounts of heroic rescues, daring escapes, and tragic losses.

Название: Civil Aircraft Today: The World's Most Successful Commercial Aircraft
Автор: Paul E. Eden
Издательство: Amber Books
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 196
Размер: 104,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

A comprehensive guide to every major civil aircraft type currently in service, from Airbus to Tupolev. More than 600 color photographs and artworks. Features detailed information on the design, capabilities, and operators of each aircraft.

Название: Airliners of the World
Автор: Stewart Wilson
Издательство: Aerospace Publications
Год: 1999
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 178
Размер: 101,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

By including aircraft ranging from pre-World War I models through present-day prototypes, this directory ensures enthusiasts of a comprehensive airliner directory that will remain current well into the next millennium.

Название: Britain’s Last Mechanical Signalling: Salute to the Semaphore
Издательство: Pen & Sword 2019
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 234
Размер: 71 Mb
Язык: English

Britain’s Last Mechanical Signalling: Salute to the Semaphore

Название: London Buses in the 1970s 1975-1979: From Crisis to Recovery
Издательство: Pen & Sword 2019
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 186
Размер: 21 Mb
Язык: English

London Buses in the 1970s 1975-1979: From Crisis to Recovery

Название: The Southern After Steam: A Vision in Blue and Grey
Издательство: Pen & Sword 2019
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 186
Размер: 65 Mb
Язык: English

The Southern After Steam: A Vision in Blue and Grey