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Vespa and Lambretta Motor Scooters - Mr Stuart Owen

Vespa and Lambretta Motor Scooters - Mr Stuart Owen

Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise. But what made them such a European sensation in the postwar era? And why were they particularly popular in Britain in the 1950s and '60s? Motor scooter expert Stuart Owen explains the rise of Innocenti's Lambretta and Piaggio's Vespa, from the wartime ruins of Italy, through years of plenty as the two manufacturers exploited a ready market for affordable, economic transport, and then..

DKK 107.95
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British Motor Gun Boat 1939–45 - Angus Konstam - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

British Motor Gun Boat 1939–45 - Angus Konstam - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

During World War II, few groups within the Royal Navy fought a harder, more intense war than the men of Coastal Forces. Their job was to operate the Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs), Motor Launches (MLs) and Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) that protected coastal convoys, attacked enemy ones, and performed a myriad of duties, which include the dropping of agents and commandos on a hostile shore, raids on enemy ports, and near-suicidal attacks on larger enemy warships. While the MTBs were the "bombers", delivering their payload of high explosive torpedoes, the crew of the MGBs used their machine guns and small-calibre guns to sink, burn or destroy their enemy counterparts. For that reason they saw their frail, sleek craft as the "Spitfire of the Seas". Motor Gun Boats were similar to Motor Torpedo Boats, only their decks were crammed with as many guns as they could carry - and to man these weapons, they required a larger crew. During the early years of the war, they were used to counter the threat posed by German E-Boats in the English Channel, but by 1941 they were in use offensively, conducting sweeps along the enemy coast in search of prey. By 1942 British MGBs were seen in the Mediterranean, interdicting Axis supply routes to North Africa, and later supporting the Allied invasion forces as they landed in Sicily, Italy and the South of France. The majority of these small wooden craft were built in Britain by the British Power Boat Company or Fairmile Marine. They came in a variety of shapes and sizes, but in late 1942 the Fairmile "D" MGB made its appearance - a boat which would come to dominate coastal operations during the last years of the war. Known as "Dog Boats" by their crew, they were fast, powerful and versatile. By the end of the war, over 200 of these small boats had been built and they represented the pinnacle of wartime British motor boat design.This New Vanguard title tells the story of these fragile but deadly little warships.

DKK 150.00
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Veteran Motor Cars - Steve Lanham - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Veteran Motor Cars - Steve Lanham - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This colourful introduction to the first decades of the motor car covers its earliest iterations, when the automobile represented the very peak of technological innovation. It is packed with fascinating facts about the experimental origins of the motor industry, when these ‘horseless carriages’ were largely constructed in back-street workshops, many simply resembling the frame and bodywork of a horse-drawn carriage but fitted with a petrol engine. Experimentation was rife, however, and there was much debate as to whether petrol, steam or electricity should lead the way, with endurance runs, hill climbs and organised races pitting them one against the other. Early motorists had to employ novel measures to overcome challenges such as the rudimentary engineering of early cars, the difficulty of fuel supply, the poorly maintained roads, and hostility from other road users.

DKK 120.00
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The Little Book of Fine Motor Skills - Sally Featherstone - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Little Book of Fine Motor Skills - Sally Featherstone - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Developing fine motor skills is a key feature in learning to read and write. Many children need additional help to develop these skills in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and The Little Book of Fine Motor Skills gives you lots of ideas for interesting activities focused on hand/eye coordination and refining the movements of arms and hands. Like all the other books in the Little Book series, this book presents appropriate and enjoyable activities in asimple format, which would enable the most inexperienced practitioners to plan and deliver the curriculum against clear objectives.

DKK 136.00
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The British Motor Industry - Jonathan Wood - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The British Motor Industry - Jonathan Wood - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Austin, Hillman, Morris, Standard and Wolseley were a handful of the myriad marques that once constituted Britain''s indigenous motor industry. Born in 1896 into the high summer of Victorian prosperity, the native British industry survived until the collapse of The Rover Group in 2005. Jonathan Wood chronicles this industry''s 109-year life, from its production of hand-made bespoke automobiles for the fortunate few to the arrival of mass production to provide cars for the many. He looks at the factories and the people who worked in them, and examines the role played by the component manufacturers that serviced the industry. Wood also offers explanations as to why motor manufacturing followed the British motorcycle, bicycle and cotton industries into oblivion.

DKK 120.00
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Motor Coaches and Charabancs - Bog af James Taylor - Paperback

Motor Coaches and Charabancs - Bog af James Taylor - Paperback

A history of motor coach design from the early days of open-top charabancs, to modern WiFi and built-in toilets.The coach--distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips--has a long and august history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. Over time, coaches came to be enclosed and fitted with more comfortable seating and higher-quality bodywork than the charabancs and the..

DKK 107.95
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Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II - Przemyslaw Budzbon - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II - Przemyslaw Budzbon - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

A compelling account of the heavily armed and highly mobile Soviet river gunboats which took on the Germans during World War II. Russia''s enormous river system has long been its highway and, as early as 1908, the Tsar''s armies were developing armoured riverboats that brought tank-like mobility, firepower and survivability to Russian battlefields.This book, the first history of these vessels in English, explains how this concept led to one of the most remarkable naval weapons of World War II, the Soviet ''river tank'', or Armoured Motor Gun Boat (AMGB). Highly mobile, capable of carrying up to 20 infantrymen directly into action and providing immediate firepower from their tank turrets, machine guns or Katyusha rockets, their military value was widely recognized. They were versatile enough to be used in naval landing operations off the Gulf of Finland, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea, and their capabilities were prized by local commanders.Using meticulously researched new colour profiles, rare photos and spectacular artwork, this book uncovers the history of river warfare on the Eastern Front, and the boats that played such a key part in the fighting.

DKK 139.00
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Three-Wheelers - Ken Hill - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Three-Wheelers - Ken Hill - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

It is generally accepted that Karl Benz was the inventor of the motor-car in 1885 – what is less well known is that his car was a three-wheeler. In the motor-industry''s early years, the threeand four-wheeled types were developed side by side, but the latter began to take precedence as its greater stability, and the three-wheeler''s severe bodywork limitations, became evident. For twenty years the light car, cyclecar, three-wheeler and motorcycle competed for the rapidly expanding market, until eventually and inevitably being eclipsed by the mass-produced, £100 four-wheeled motor car. Fully illustrated and packed with little-known facts, this book puts three-wheelers, and the companies that produced them, in their historical context.

DKK 103.00
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Vintage Motor Cars - Bill Boddy - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Vintage Motor Cars - Bill Boddy - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Some fascinating car makes and models were manufactured between 1919 and 1930, from crude cyclecars and light cars like the Austin Seven to Rolls-Royce luxury limousines and sports cars such as the Frazer Nash. In this book Bill Boddy covers the changing road conditions, the developing design and construction techniques of these vintage cars, and the races and other competition events that their drivers used them for, including the high-speed events at the famed Brooklands track.

DKK 103.00
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The Rootes Group - Richard Loveys - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Rootes Group - Richard Loveys - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars – most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams. In this book, using beautiful images from the Rootes Archive Centre, Richard Loveys details the Group’s history and leading car models, from its creation as a car dealership by William and Reginald Rootes, through its transition into motor manufacture, and expansion by taking companies over and developing their car and commercial vehicle ranges. It was a significant contributor to the war effort in 1939–45, producing large numbers of military aircraft and vehicles, and in its post-war heyday produced such icons as the Sunbeam Alpine and Hillman Imp.

DKK 114.00
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Jaguar - Graham Robson - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Jaguar - Graham Robson - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand which he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the 1920s he was in Blackpool, styling motorcycle sidecars, in the 1930s he was in Coventry developing the SS motor car, and the stand-alone Jaguar company did not appear until 1945. Until 1972, when he retired from business, Sir William was the mainstream, the chairman, the chief stylist, and the inspiration of all things Jaguar.Helped along by the amazing new XK engine of 1948, by motor racing success at Le Mans, and by the stunning style of cars like the XK120, the Mk 2 saloons and the extraordinary E-Type, Jaguar soon became world-famous. Along the way the company absorbed Daimler and Coventry-Climax, then merged voluntarily with BMC in 1966, and returned to Le Mans racing with great success in the 1980s.Although the company was later commercially buffeted by its involvement with British Leyland, with Ford and latterly with Land Rover, and finally the Indian conglomerate Tata which now controls the business, the company''s products have always been stunning. Sports coupes which reach well beyond 150mph, sleek executive saloons with unbeatable styling, and the promise of much innovation in the next few years make this a story whose climax is yet to come.

DKK 121.00
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The Morgan - Ken Hill - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Morgan - Ken Hill - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

When H. F. S. Morgan designed and built his first three-wheeled single-seater car in 1909, he could never have envisaged the enormous success that his cars were to enjoy. Several attempts have been made by major manufacturers over the years to take over the company but all have been resisted, making Morgan the oldest family motor manufacturer in the world. Such is the attraction of the Morgan that the company no longer has to advertise its cars and the waiting list for a new car is between six months and two years, depending on the model ordered.

DKK 103.00
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Farming in the 1920s and 30s - Jonathan Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Farming in the 1920s and 30s - Jonathan Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

With world markets upset and economies in recession, the 1920s and ''30s were not an easy time for farmers, who required great resilience to survive. Jonathan Brown here examines the challenges that farmers faced and the ways in which they responded. Some turned to new crops, with new markets emerging for sugar beet, eggs, milk and pork. Some used tractors and other machines to increase productivity, and the motor car and lorry opened up new possibilities for bringing produce to market. It was hard work whichever direction was taken, but the effects of these innovations was undeniably beneficial and the farming landscape was transformed from what it had been in Victorian and Edwardian times.

DKK 120.00
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My First Five Years Pre-schooler - My First Five Years - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

My First Five Years Pre-schooler - My First Five Years - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

I f you’re looking for fresh, playful ideas to support your child’s development, their confidence and get them ‘ready for school'', look no further! Written by renowned childcare experts at My First Five Years, the popular parental support app, this unique book of 60 activities explains the why behind different types of play, and shows you how to make the most of short, daily moments together.If you’re starting to think about your child starting school, there can be all kinds of things on your mind. Are they ready to hold a pencil and learn to write? Will they be able to pay attention in a classroom? Will they know how to make friends? This book breaks down exactly what skills are important for your child to be ‘ready for school'', and how you can support their development using simple, fun and low-cost activities.The book is split into six streams of development – social and emotional, gross motor, fine motor, sensory, language and cognitive – and each chapter includes a summary of the underlying science followed by step-by-step guides to support this at home. From puppet play to wacky races, the ideas fit neatly into daily life and focus on turning play into a solid foundation from which all learning grows. The book is beautifully colour illustrated and also features QR codes throughout, linking to free additional related content. ''I''m using this with my three year old now, and only wish I''d had it when my others were little!'' - Praise for the My First Five Years app

DKK 140.00
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