Books published by Amberley Publishing

The beautiful county of Devon is one of the most popular of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.

A fascinating portrait of Middlesbrough presented through a remarkable collection of historical postcards.

This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of the Isle of Wight's most precious assets shows what makes it such a popular destination.

Explore the Suffolk town of Beccles in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Charts the changing fortunes of Wessex and its rise to become the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

Explore the secret history of Carmarthen through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.

A fascinating insight into police vehicles over the last twenty-five years, including examples from many of the forty-five Territorial Police Forces of the UK, the three Specialist Police Forces, Parks Police, Ports Police and several others.

A vivid social history of Europe between 1939 and 1941, as the Nazi menace brings a shadow over the continent.

The story of Jaguar from the early sports cars to the electric era. An essential companion to Britain's most successful luxury sporting car manufacturer.

John Starkey tells the story of Ferrari's Formula One and Formula Two cars in the early 1950s as they competed to win the new World Championship.

A stunning collection of photographs showcasing the beauty, diversity and history of Scotland from a bird's-eye perspective.

Rare and previously unpublished photographs documenting the rail scene around Stoke on Trent and the Potteries.

This fascinating history of the village of Wallington in Hampshire will be of interest to all those who have lived in the village or know it well.

The joint Allied invasion of Sicily, the first successful attempt to occupy enemy territory, and the precursor for both the invasion of Italy and the later Normandy campaign.

A fascinating lavishly illustrated of these interesting and often overlooked structures - the first history of boathouses in Britain.

A photographic celebration, mostly previously unpublished, of the bus scene in South and West Wales in the 1960s.

A fascinating description of the lost country houses of Nottinghamshire, will be of interest to all those who live in the county or know it well.

Explore the East London district of Whitechapel in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Explore a fascinating pictorial local history of Edinburgh through the sixties, seventies and eighties.

Explore the West London towns of Kew and Brentford in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to their history, people and places.

An accessible history of Taunton from its beginnings to the present day highlighting the town's significant events and people

Michael Burgess tells the story of the oft-forgotten four-wheel Reliant cars. He puts these once popular four-wheeled cars back in the public eye where they belong.

W. B. Bartlett, author of Vikings and King Cnut, turns his eye to the legendary Harold Hardrada in this revealing and entertaining new biography of the most famous Viking of them all.

Using untapped archival material, Heather R. Darsie reveals the real Katherine, a woman in her own right and not a figure defined by the machinations of her husband.

New paperback edition - 'The Little Men' tells the real story of Operation Herrick, unvarnished, from the point of view not of Generals or politicians, but the poor bloody infantry.

A book featuring seaside open-top buses in operation around England and Wales, starting at Southend-on-Sea and then working clockwise around the coast.

Packed with rare and unpublished images, this book celebrates the British lorry and road haulage scene of the 2000s.

New paperback edition - Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Victorian icon, engineer, artist, architect, designer and visionary, entrepreneur and celebrity. His astounding feats changed the British landscape, and this new book tells the story of his awe-inspiring achievements and innovations as a railway engineer.