Pen And Sword: 3067 books
Operation Epsom
Over the Battlefield
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2007
Before EPSOM in late June 1944 there remained the chance that a German counter-stroke might seriously threaten the bridgehead. After EPSOM, the Allies retained the strategic initiative through to the liberation of France and Belgium.This was a battle in which highly trained but largely inexperienced...
Pendulum of Battle
Operation Goodwood - July 1944
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2004
Operation Goodwood, the largest tank battle involving British troops ever to have taken place, has been a perpetual subject of controversy. Was it intended as a breakout from the Normandy Bridgehead, or not? Was it a success or failure? Did it lead to a severe crisis in confidence over Field Marshal...
by Frayn Turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2004
Published for the first time in a single volume, VC’s of the Second World War consolidates the accounts of the actions of every recipient. The medal of this ultimate honor is inscribed with the simple words ‘For Valour’‚ and this cross of courage was awarded to a total of 180 men - many posthumously.
As...
The Road to Russia
Arctic Convoys 1942-45
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2002
Bernard Edwards, the formidable naval historian, has researched the fate of Convoys PQ13 and PQ17 bound from Iceland to Northern Russia as well as the westbound Convoy QP13. Attacked relentlessly by aircraft and U-boats, the former lost a total of thirty ships while QP13 ran into a British minefield...
by Tim Saunders
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2005
The seizure of the Belgian fortress stronghold at Eban Emael by German Airborne and Special Forces was the dramatic opening shot in the Nazis’ devastating May 1940 offensive. Codenamed Operation GRANITE, it involved glider forces in a daring ‘coup de main’ operation achieving total surprise...
Facing Armageddon
The First World War Experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Facing Armageddon is the first scholarly work on the 1914-18 War to explore, on a world-wide basis, the real nature of the participants experience. Sixty-four scholars from all over the globe deliver the fruits of recent research in what civilians and servicemen passed through, in the air, on the sea and on land.
Life in the Victorian Asylum
The World of Nineteenth Century Mental Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of the nineteenth century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable...
Cox’s Navy
Salvaging The German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow 1924-1931
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2005
On mid-Summer's Day 1919 the interned German Grand Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands despite a Royal Navy guard force. Greatly embarrassed, the Admiralty nevertheless confidently stated that none of the ships would ever be recovered. Had it not been for the drive...
Surviving Fighter Aircraft of World War Two
Fighters: A Globel Guide to Location and Types
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
This is a guide to the existing WWII aircraft to be found in aviation museums throughout the world. Each DPS contains a colour photo of an example of the aircraft as viewed in an aviation museum, examples of different marks (wartime shots in mono) and a textual resume of the type with statistics.
The...
Surviving Bomber Aircraft of World War Two
A Global Guide to Location and Types
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
This is a guide to the existing WWII aircraft in aviation museums throughout the world. Each double page spread contains a color photo of an example of the aircraft as viewed in an aviation museum, examples of different marks (wartime shots in mono) and a textual resume of the type with statistics.
The...
by Rupert Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2003
Today the rivalry between St. Andrew and St. George may be fierce but at least it is limited to the sporting field. This was by no means always the case, before the Act of Settlement in the Eighteenth Century (400th Anniversary in March 2003). Author Rupert Matthews has researched more than twenty...
British Special Forces
The Story of Britain's Undercover Soldiers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
This is the first comprehensive history of all the British Special Forces, from their beginnings during the Second World War to the Falklands War.
The birth of many of the Special Forces was controversial - they were accused of being 'private armies' and a waste of valuable manpower that could...
Battlefields in Miniature
Making Realistic and Effective Terrain for Wargames
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
Like a good general, a good wargamer should have an eye for the ground. Just as the nature of the battlefield plays a central role in real warfare, so miniature wargames are greatly enhanced by realistic terrain. Besides, when you've spent hundreds of hours collecting and painting your miniature armies,...
Hitler's Terror Weapons
From Doodlebug to Nuclear Warheads
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
This is the story of the Terror Weapons developed by Hitler and Nazi Germany that were intended to be unleashed with devastating effect on the rest of the World. The book charts the development of the V rockets and their successes against allied targets. It then goes on to look at the even more sinister...