Pen And Sword: 3067 books
The Privatisation Classes
A Pictorial Survey of Diesel and Electric Locomotives and Units since 1994
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Post Privatisation Diesels and Electrics is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of several books covering trains throughout much of the world.
This book looks at the types of locomotives and multiple units that have been introduced into the UK since 1994, when...
Prisoners of the Kaiser
The Last POW's of the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2009
Drawing on the memories of the last surviving prisoners of the 1914-1918 war, this book tells the dramatic story of life as a POW in Germany. Stories include the shock of capture on the Western Front, to the grind of daily life in imprisonment in Germany. Veterans recall work in salt mines, punishments,...
by Jon Cooksey
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
The ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.
by Steve Hurst
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Founded in August 1914 with the principle that recruiting would be restricted to public school ‘old boys’, the volunteers gathered at Hurst Park racecourse in a spirit of youthful enthusiasm. A more somber mood soon set in. Despite many of the original volunteers leaving to take commissions in...
A Naval History of the Peloponnesian War
Ships, Men and Money in the War at Sea, 431-404 BC
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Naval power played a vital role in the Peloponnesian War. The conflict pitted Athens against a powerful coalition including the preeminent land power of the day, Sparta. Only Athens’ superior fleet, her ‘wooden walls’, by protecting her vital supply routes allowed her to survive. It also allowed...
Under the Devil's Eye
The British Military Experience in Macedonia 1915-1918
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
The authors have researched the Salonika Campaign in every detail, from the arrival of the first British troops in 1915 to final victory. During this period large numbers of British and allied troops were tied up in the strategically vital Balkans. Salonika was converted into a vast military base...
Death Was Their Co-Pilot
Aces of the Skies
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
It was in World War I that the skies first became a battlefield, with nations seeking to decide military outcomes off the ground. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous “Red Baron” Manfred von Richthofen. In addition to this iconic flying ace, the author...
by Peter Waller
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
This is the second of a new series of books that will cover the history of tramway operation in the British Isles. rnrnFocusing on Yorkshire and the North-East of England, this book provides an overview of the history of tramways in the region from the 18
British Steam - Military Connections
Great Western Railway, Southern Railway, British Railways & War Department Steam Locomotives
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2016
In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects, however a large number of those represented direct links with military personnel, regiments, squadrons, naval vessels, aircraft, battles and associated historic events. For example,...
Steam at Work
Preserved Industrial Locomotives
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
The author, Fred Kerr, was introduced to the world of industrial railways in 1956 when his parents moved from Edinburgh to Corby in Northamptonshire, where the local steelworks offered a mix of locomotives from several manufacturers. When steam traction finished on BR in August 1968, Fred's interest...
by H. J. Hewitt
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004
Edward, the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures of English history. The first son of Edward III and an outstanding military leader, he is famous for his decisive victory at the Battle of Poitiers, and he is one of the most charismatic characters of the Hundred Years' War. This classic study...
by Francis Crosby
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2005
World War Two Luftwaffe aircraft and their pilots have been a source of fascination and respect to aviation buffs since 1945.
This book looks at all aspects of its operation in many World War II theaters.
A great majority of photographs are unlikely to have been seen by the general public...
Bomber Pilot on the Eastern Front
307 Missions Behind Enemy Lines
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
Soviet bombers played a vital role in defeating the Germans on the Eastern Front, yet their contribution is often forgotten. This graphic memoir should help to set the record straight. The author, a leading Soviet bomber pilot who flew throughout the conflict, tells his story from the desperate days...
Stirlings in Action With the Airborne Forces
Air Support to Special Forces and the SAS During WW11
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
This is the history of two RAF squadrons who shared many tasks during WWII. Although there was a healthy rivalry between personnel serving on 190 and 620 Squadrons, there was also a deep sense of camaraderie that forged bonds between them.