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A Short History of the Railroad by Christian Wolmar
Category: Transport
A fascinating journey through the history of the railroad, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy. From the earliest steam engine to the high-speed bullet trains of today, A Short History of the Railroad reveals the hidden stories of railroad history across the world - the i ...Show more
Blood, Iron and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar
Category: Transport
This is a Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. "Blood, Iron and Gold" tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 ma ...Show more
Blood, Iron and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar
Category: Non-Fiction
The birth of the railways and their rapid spread across the world triggered economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. From Panama to the Punjab, Tasmania to Turin, Blood, Iron and Gold describes the vision and determination of the pioneers who developed railways that would link cities ...Show more
British Rail by Christian Wolmar
Category: History
The authoritative and fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail 'Wolmar's book is impeccably organised and makes a fast, enjoyable read' THE TIMES Literary Supplement________British Rail wasn't how we're asked to remember it . . .From ancient rolling stock to patchy servi ...Show more
British Rail by Christian Wolmar
Category: History
Pre-order the authoritative and enthralling history of of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail.You think you know British Rail.From the sandwiches to the inefficiency to the violent yellow livery, we haven't looked kindly on this, the last of our great state-owned organizations to be privat ...Show more
Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar
Category: Transport
London hosts a dozen major railway stations, more than any comparable city. King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo, London Bridge, Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street--these great termini are the hub of London's transport system and t ...Show more
Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - and How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar
Category: History
'A wonderful tour, full of vivid incident and surprising detail.' Simon BradleyLondon hosts twelve major railway stations, more than any other city in the world. They range from the grand and palatial, such as King's Cross and Paddington, to the modest and lesser known, such as Fenchurch Street and Cann ...Show more
Engines of War: How Wars Were Won and Lost on the Railways by Christian Wolmar
Category: Military
This is a Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. "Engines of War" tells the dramatic story of how the birth of the railways shaped how wars were fought and won, facilitating conflict on a previously unimaginable scale. Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable ...Show more
Engines of War: How Wars Were Won and Lost on the Railways by Christian Wolmar
Category: Military
Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the railways revolutionized the nature of warfare, ushering in an age of industrialized conflict in which wars were fought on a previously unimaginable scale. From the moment of its first appearance, the 'iron road' not only rendered armies more mobile, but ...Show more
Railways by Christian Wolmar
Category: Travel | Series: The Landmark Library
The arrival of the railways in the first half of the nineteenth century and their subsequent spread across every one of the world's continents, acted as a spur for economic growth and social change on an extraordinary scale. The 'iron road' stimulated innovation in engineering and architecture, enabled ...Show more
Railways by Christian Wolmar
Category: History | Series: The\Landmark Library
From Britain's most popular railway historian, a concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world. The arrival of the railways in the first half of the nineteenth century and their subsequent spread across every one of the world's continents acted as a spur for economi ...Show more
Railways and The Raj: How the Age of Steam Transformed India by Christian Wolmar
Category: History
India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, with vast riches to be exploited and vast numbers of people to be subjugated. How better to achieve these aims than by building a rail network that facilitated the export of raw material and made it easier for troops to travel around the country to ...Show more