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Bletchley Park: The Code-Breakers of Station X by Michael Smith
$16.99 AUD
$19.99 (15% off)
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Shire Library
Bletchley Park, known to those who worked there as Station X, was the scene of one of the greatest Allied triumphs of the Second World War. The breaking of the Nazi Enigma cyphers by Britain's wartime code-breakers continues to fascinate, with well over 100,000 people visiting the scene of their success ...Show more
Coin Finds in Britain - A Collector's Guide by Michael Cuddeford
$28.00 AUD
Category: Do It Yourself | Series: Shire Library
Over the centuries Britain's soil has yielded countless spectacular hoards of ancient coins and other artefacts, affording us priceless insights into our ancestors' lives - and it is not only such large finds that await discovery but also many thousands of individual pieces. Wonderfully, discoveries bot ...Show more
Harley-Davidson: A History of the World's Most Famous Motorcycle: A History of the World's Most Famous Motorcycle by Margie Siegal
$21.99 AUD
Category: Transport | Series: Shire Library USA
Harley-Davidson: words that evoke the open American road and the 'Made in America' tradition like no others. The sweeping chopper handlebars, the distinctive throaty 'potato potato' roar of the engine and the unmistakable logo are all emblems recognized the world over. This book expertly ties together t ...Show more
Jaguar by Graham Robson
$18.99 AUD
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Category: Transport | Series: Shire Library
Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand that he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the 1920s he was in Blackpool, styling motorcycle sidecars, and in the 1930s in Coventry developing the SS mo ...Show more
Old Stationary Engines by David W. Edgington
$16.99 AUD
Category: Transport | Series: Shire Library
The versatile engine was used a prime mover to drive all kinds of machinery, working either from a fixed stationary position or as a portable- a trolley or truck was used to transport it to a location where an appliance needed power. They were available in all sizes, from diminutive models used for home ...Show more
Thames Mudlarking - Searching for London's Lost Treasures by Jason Sandy; Nick Stevens
$21.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Shire Library
A beautifully illustrated introduction to mudlarking which tells the incredible, forgotten history of London through objects found on the foreshores of the River Thames.Often seen combing the shoreline of the River Thames at low tide, groups of archaeology enthusiasts known as 'mudlarks' continue a trad ...Show more
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