Pen Sword Books: 303 books
Amphibious Assault Falklands
The Battle of San Carlos Water
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
A British Naval commander’s eyewitness account of the 1982 war in the South Atlantic.
Since he was in charge of the amphibious operations in the Falklands War, it goes without saying that there is no one better qualified to tell the story of that aspect of the campaign than Commodore Michael...
by Roy E. Stolworthy
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
A powerful novel of a teenager who fights in the First World War, hoping to redeem himself after the death of his brother.
Feeling responsible for the accidental death of his recently conscripted brother, fifteen-year-old Thomas Elkin takes on the identity of his dead sibling—and enters into...
by Paul le Goupil
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
The unforgettable memoir of a WWII French Resistance fighter who survived the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
Paul le Goupil was about to take his first job as a teacher when Germany invaded France in May of 1940. Soon after, he joined the Front National and found his life irreversibly...
Hitler's Defeat on the Eastern Front
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
A stunning photographic account of Hitler’s last stand in the face of the Red Army’s successful offensive of 1944.
Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions, the book provides an absorbing analysis of this traumatic period of the Second World War....
The SS on Trial
Evidence from Nuremberg
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
An Emmy Award–winning author reveals the complete testimony of the most infamous war crimes trials in human history following WWII—includes photographs.
After the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Nuremberg Trials were conducted by the four victorious Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States,...
Hitler's Wartime Orders
The Complete Führer Directives, 1939–1945
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
An Emmy Award–winning author presents the history of WWII through the military strategies, tactics, and decisions of the infamous Nazi dictator.
Edited by Bob Carruthers, Hitler’s Wartime Orders is an important historical record of Adolf Hitler’s war directives for the armies of Nazi Germany....
21 Days in Normandy
Maj. Gen. George Kitching & the 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
“Right[s] some of the injustices done to the Canadians” on their maligned actions during the Invasion of Normandy. “An absorbing account” (Firetrench).
The Canadian Fourth Armoured Division crossed the Channel in July 1944 to support the invading forces and assist in the Allied attempts...
All Quiet on the Home Front
An Oral History of Life in Britain During the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
A “fascinating” look at hardship, heroism, and civilian life in England during the Great War (World War One Illustrated).
The truth about the sacrifice and suffering among British civilians during World War I is rarely discussed. In this book, people who were there speak about experiences and...
by Colin Roderick Fulton
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Historical fact meets heart-stopping action in a World War II thriller full of “intrigue and fast paced action . . . sure to appeal to fans of wartime fiction” (Heritage and History).
In February 1945, the US Air Force launched the largest daytime bombing offensive against Berlin, dropping...
Spartacus
Talons of an Empire
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
What if Spartacus survived the slave rebellion? An enthralling, action-packed alternate-history novel of ancient Rome.
What path might history have taken if Spartacus had made it through the slave rebellion in 73 BC alive? What might he have achieved—and what blows might he have rained upon...
Brutus of Troy
And the Quest for the Ancestry of the British
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
A “fascinating [and] unique exploration” of the mythological founder of Britain, divine ancestor of King Arthur, and symbol of British identity (Your Family History).
Believed to be a great-great-great grandson of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, Brutus of Troy led a voyage from Greece to Britain....
A Secret History of Brands
The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2017
The true—and often shocking—stories behind some of the biggest names in business.
We live our lives immersed in name brand products. What most of us don’t know is that the origins of many of the most well-known and beloved brands in the world are shrouded in controversy, drug use, and...
D-Day
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2004
Personal accounts of D-Day drawn from newly available WWII archives share the experiences of aerial, land, and naval troops—includes photos.
On June 6, 1944, an Allied force of American, British, and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, and turned the tide against the...
by Donald Featherstone
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
The centuries-long history of the legendary and deadly English longbow is explored and explained in a “classic work . . . an engaging, enjoyable read” (De Re Military).
From the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, the longbow was the weapon that changed European history more than any other....