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Christian Wolmar
Christian Wolmar has written for major international newspapers and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator on transport issues. His previous books include the widely acclaimed The Subterranean Railway; Fire and Steam; Blood, Iron, and Gold; Engines of War; The Great Railway Revolution; To the Edge of the World; Railways and the Raj; Cathedrals of Steam; and British Rail. He lives in London, UK.
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The Liberation Line
The epic story of the engineers and rail workers who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of…
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To the Edge of the World
To the Edge of the World is an adventure in travel -- full of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and…
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The Great Railroad Revolution
America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line -- the first American railroad -- in the 1830s sparked a…
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Engines of War
The birth of the railway in the early 1830's revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice…
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Blood, Iron, and Gold
The opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. Within the course of a…