Crécy Publishing

Crécy Publishing offers high-quality books under Hikoki, Classic, Famous Russian Aircraft, Crécy and other imprints, focusing on many different aspects of aviation, from the world wars and Cold War, right up to modern subjects. The books feature excellent imagery, and often colour profile artwork.

HST: The train that saved Britain’s railways Review Premium

BOOK REVIEW: HST - The train that saved Britain’s railways

New from Crecy Publishing is this colourful photographic tribute to British Rail’s InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST). Following its introduction to service in 1976, the HST transformed InterCity services, acting in an almost ambassadorial way and this book relives that story.

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BOOK REVIEW: How a Steam Locomotive Works

If you have ever wondered how a steam locomotive works, then this book should provide the necessary insight.

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LUFTWAFFE SHOOTING STAR

Available previously as two separate volumes, this revised and updated book on the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-propelled interceptor packs a wealth of information into its 406 pages.

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STEALTHY OFFENDER

Having charted a course through Sukhoi/Mikoyan designs, this volume brings everything bang up to date by analysing and describing Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57, known in the West by its NATO nickname of Felon.

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HIKOKI’S COOL BOOK ON TRAINERS

If you like building on a theme, Hikoki's new hardback book on British training aircraft is a worthy reference, and excellent value.

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LATIN AMERICAN TRANSPORTS

While it’s usually World War Two fighter and bomber types that are immediately recognisable, there’s one transport aircraft that gets an honorary inclusion in any such listings: the Douglas DC-3/C-47.

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IFS, BUTS AND MAYBES

The fourth Secret Project volume on American designs examines bomber, attack and anti-submarine aircraft proposals between 1945 and 1974.

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BLIGHTY’S WINGS AND ROTORS

Crécy's stunning new hardback book 'Britain's Aircraft Industry' offers a wealth of history, gorgeous images and heaps of modelling inspiration, as CHRIS CLIFFORD finds out.

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Locomotives of the Isle of Wight Railways

Considering its size, the Isle of Wight once enjoyed an extensive network of railway lines and this latest volume from Crecy sets out to detail these operations from the beginning to the present day.

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HUNTING BY NIGHT

The first in a two-part series, this Classic Colours volume describes the changes in camouflage worn by Luftwaffe night-fighters between 1939 and 1945, while also providing valuable insight into how these aircraft were designed, organised and operated.