History of engineering & technology books

Jacqueline A. Gibbons tells a tale of courageous explorers, inventors, pilots and entrepreneurs, who set the scene...  Read More >>

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A historical guide to Chrysler's legacy, featuring key models, technical data, and design evolution from 1925 to...  Read More >>

Discover for the first time the story of the Organisation Todt, a hidden and brutal organisation overseen by Hitler...  Read More >>

Explore 50 of the most iconic segments along the Great American Rail-Trail-spanning over 3,700 miles between Washington,...  Read More >>

Across history, the sea has carried trade, armies, explorers, migrants, families, and dreams. It has also taken...  Read More >>

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, speed has never been enough. A car must survive darkness, weather, traffic, heat, fatigue,...  Read More >>

Motorsport history is usually told through the championships that survived: Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, Le Mans,...  Read More >>

Motorsport has always rewarded the brave, the clever, and the fast-but sometimes a machine becomes too successful...  Read More >>

In 1909, America was home to 253 automakers, a landscape of visionaries and would-be barons of the new century....  Read More >>

Mount Panorama is more than a circuit. It is a public road, a civic landmark, a national stage, and one of the most...  Read More >>

From the production-based beginnings of 1984 to the modern GT3 era, German Tin-Top Theatre tells the full story...  Read More >>

Before MotoGP became the modern four-stroke spectacle known around the world, the premier class of motorcycle racing...  Read More >>

On the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland's north coast, ordinary roads become some of the most demanding racing circuits...  Read More >>

World Superbike was born from one of motorcycling's most powerful ideas: race machines should still carry the bloodline...  Read More >>

From the first timed automobile runs of the 1890s to the supersonic thunder of ThrustSSC, Salt, Speed, and the Last...  Read More >>

From dry lakes and airfield runways to nitromethane monsters tearing across the modern 1,000-foot strip, Quarter-Mile...  Read More >>

From the hard sands of Daytona and Pendine to the white expanse of Bonneville, the lonely vastness of Black Rock...  Read More >>

The Nürburgring 24 Hours is not simply another endurance race. It is a full day and night around the Nordschleife,...  Read More >>

In the 1980s and early 1990s, endurance racing entered one of its most spectacular and unforgettable eras. A rulebook...  Read More >>

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, North American sports car racing produced one of the most outrageous championships...  Read More >>

From the rough concrete of Sebring to the banking of Daytona, from privateer garages to factory-backed prototype...  Read More >>

Hybrid endurance racing changed the meaning of speed. For generations, the great 24-hour races were decided by engines,...  Read More >>

For more than 120 years, Ford Motor Company has shaped the global automotive landscape through innovation, ambition,...  Read More >>

Motorsport championships are not always decided by the fastest car, the most famous driver, or the most victories....  Read More >>