The history of human aviation spans over a hundred years, from the first manned flight of the Wright Flyer in 1903, which flew a groundbreaking 260 metres, to the futuristic spacecraft of today that shuttle astronauts and payloads to the...
Today’s world is driven by technology. It’s changed the way we communicate over mobile phones and the Internet, the way we travel in hybrid cars and on hoverboards, the way we build high skyscrapers and underground metro systems, and the way we...
From supersonic jets and rocket-powered planes to massive ocean liners and underwater cars, this book is packed with the most incredible machines on the planet. Learn about the amazing engineering behind some of the world’s fastest vehicles, and...
Up-close details of M4 Shermans, scout cars, half-tracks, and DUKWs fill this unique color gallery. Berndt has bought, restored, and sold armored vehicles for more than twenty years, bringing his knowledge and expertise to light as he points out the...
By 1920 the Red Army of Russia fielded an overwhelming array of armored cars, armored trains and tank detachments. These armored units played an important part in consolidating the newly won Bolshevik empire in the early 1920s; as a consequence of...