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Jawa 500
Kniha zkušeného odborníka seznamuje čtenáře s vývojem čtyřdobých motocyklů značky Jawa v prestižní třídě pětistovek. Představí se tak nejsilnější výrobky značky Jawa, od předválečného typu Jawa 500 OHV - Rumpál přes cestovní stroje Jawa 500 OHC z padesátých let minulého století až k poslednímu typu Jawa 824. Samostatná kapitola je věnována závodním silničním, terénním a plochodrážním speciálům. Publikace obsahuje bohatou fotodokumentaci, podrobné technické údaje ke každému typu a také rady k servisu a opravám motocyklů. V knize nechybí ani stručné životopisy nejznámějších konstruktérů Jawy.
Motorcycle GP Racing in the 1960s
This book examines the classic period of Grand Prix racing from 1960 to 1969, and the men and machines involved. Covering the emergence of the Japanese factories and the struggle for supremacy between 2- and 4-stroke technologies, it is a fascinating exploration of the last decade of 'traditional' Grand Prix racing, before significant events changed the nature of the sport forever.
‘Sox’
Until recently, Gary Hocking was the only World Motorcycle Champion of his era without a book dedicated to his life. This book reveals Gary's life in Rhodesia, how he was helped to become a World Champion, his dedication, and retirement at a young age - and the accident that cost him his life.
Socialist Internationalism in the Cold War
This volume examines how numerous international transfers, circulations, and exchanges shaped the world of socialism during the Cold War. Over the course of half a century, the Soviets shaped politics, values and material culture throughout the vast space of Eurasia, and foreign forces in turn often influenced Soviet policies and society. The result was the distinct and interconnected world of socialism, or the Socialist Second World. Drawing on previously unavailable archival sources and cutting-edge insights from “New Cold War” and transnational histories, the twelve contributors to this volume focus on diverse cultural and social forms of this global socialist exchange: the cults of c...
Italian Racing Motorcycles
Author: Mick Walker. Italy has a reputation for style in all things, not least in motorcycles. The first pure-bred Italian motorcycles made their appearance at the beginning of the 20th century and included Bianchi, Borgo, Prinetti & Stucchi and Ferrera. By the 1920s these companies had been joined or replaced by a number of newer concerns. Then came the period of the pentarchia, comprising Benelli, Bianchi, Garelli, Gilera and Guzzi, who fought tooth and nail for a share of the market. The golden age of Italian motorcycling lasted until 1957 when the three largest and most successful teams, FB Mondial, Gilera and Guzzi announced their retirement from the sport. This improved the chances of ...
Z minulosti Ostrovánek – Třetí přepracované a doplněné vydání (první vydání elektronické)
Publikace z historie obce Ostrovánky (okres Hodonín) shromažďuje ve 47 článcích, z nichž nejobsáhlejší je chronologické Kalendárium, dostupné prameny a literaturu týkající se dějin této obce od Bílé hory až do současnosti. Kategorie: regionální historie.
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Health and Society in Twentieth-century Wales
This book offers an illuminating introduction to many aspects of health and society in twentieth-century Wales, ranging from public health to personal lifestyles and household budgets, birth control and the incidence of deaths from child-birth. Chapters variously feature the life of an eminent doctor and refugee doctors who came to Wales, and describe the training of nurses, under the close supervision of matron, in a district hospital in north Wales. The book analyses changes both from above and below. Drawing on newly released official government papers, the official historian of the NHS reveals the full extent of the negotiations which preceded the devolution of health administration powe...
