Pen & Sword Military

A comprehensive, accurate, and academically-supported reference of all of the major military and paramilitary camouflage patterns that have been in...

Reducere. It is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies - that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their s...

DescriptionHumans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness i...

DescriptionIn the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took pl...

Reducere. A deeply researched and engaging account of the use of U-Boats in the First World War. The focus touches on both diplomatic and economic aspects as...

This is the story of the 'failed' British Empire in Ireland and the sad end of the Tudor reign.The relationship between England and Ireland has bee...

DescriptionVolume 1 of this two-part work puts the reader firmly into the footsteps of the 2nd and 5th Rangers as they arrive in England in 1943. I...

Reducere. BAR KOKHBA is the search for the truth of the epic struggle between two strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation.One was Hadrian, the cos...

Detailed narrative of military events of Roman Empire 457-518, including detailed analysis of several hitherto neglected battles.Illustrations: 32 ...

The Art and Making of Fantasy Miniatures is a showcase of some of the best talent in the industry. Compiled with the cooperation of eleven of the m...

To most students of the Peninsular War the name Robert Craufurd evokes images of a battle-hardened martinet, flogging his men across Portugal and S...

Reducere. How can the truth about the devastating atrocities committed by the German army on the Eastern Front in the Second World War be reconciled with the...

Provides a new fresh analysis of the Roman Empire in the aftermath of the reconquests of Justinian I (527-65).Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAutho...

DescriptionMichel Goya's Flesh and Steel during the Great War is one of the most thoughtful, stimulating and original studies of the conflict to ha...

Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle ...

Contains 80 detailed photographs and illustrations of equipment used by these warring armies who dominated the ancient world.The Thracians are ment...

Over 60, 000, 000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was ci...

George Jellicoe, son of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland, was never compromised by his privileged upbring...

This book reassesses the earliest evidence afresh from the perspective of a military historian.

Description_The Military History of Late Rome 425-457_ analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in ...

DescriptionWhat was it like to be a military combat photographer in the most photographed war in history -- the Vietnam War? Shooting Vietnam takes...

DescriptionFor much of its 2, 000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifis...

DescriptionOriginally published as _Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies From 1799 to 1815 this is one of the most magnificent of a...

DescriptionIn 1793 France was facing foreign invasion along its borders and a fierce political war was raging in Paris when a large-scale revolt, c...

A G.I. in the Ardennes focuses on the human experience during wartime. What was life like for a regular American soldier who gave his life to comba...

DescriptionThis book provides a day-by-day account of the forty-two days of fighting from Omaha Beach to Saint-Lo. Follow Lt. Allsup from the beach...

DescriptionEvan Schultheis reconsiders the evidence for Attila the Hun's most famous battle, the climax of his invasion of the Western Roman Empire...

While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made hi...

DescriptionThis is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268). Considered the most blata...

DescriptionIn the year AD 9, three Roman legions were crushed by the German warlord Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. This event is w...

DescriptionHistories of the German army on the Eastern Front generally focus on battlefield exploits on the war as it was fought in the front line....

Aden was a key British base East of Suez for over 100 years. The story of the British occupation and withdrawal has not been told in detail until n...

In-depth new study of Military Intelligence. An authoritative account of a little-known and often misunderstood organization and its contribution t...

Marcus Agrippa personified the term 'right-hand man'. As Emperor Augustus' deputy, he waged wars, pacified provinces, beautified Rome, and played a...

DescriptionVery few British soldiers could lay claim to such a full war as Leslie Young. Having survived the retreat to and evacuation from Dunkirk...

DescriptionFor all its successes, the future of the Special Air Service was uncertain after the Second World War. Resurrected as 22 SAS Regiment fo...

DescriptionAcross western Europe the long tradition of castle-building took on its most sophisticated form in the later Medieval period and then, i...

DescriptionThe two-handed swords found in modern museums are often so large and elaborately decorated that the onlooker might question whether such...

DescriptionSir Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, is best known for his exceptional military career. He was one of the Duke of Wellington's ablest lieut...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

Detailed, graphic account of the history of military parachuting. Describes how parachute landings became a standard tactic in twentieth-century wa...

Martin J Smith argues that the study of human remains is the purest, most reliable and unbiased source of evidence for the reality of conflict in t...

DescriptionAntipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession of Alexander III (the Great). Alexa...

Of the one million British and Empire military personnel who were killed in action; died of wounds, disease, or injury; or were missing presumed de...

Detailed graphic account of the three great offensives launched by the Republican People's Army in 1937-38.

Before becoming the masters of the Mediterranean world, the Romans had first to conquer the Italian peninsula in a series of harsh conflicts agains...

In Munich in 1920, just after the end of the First World War, German officers who had been prisoners of war in England published a book they had wr...

The German Army lost two consecutive wars and the conclusion is often drawn that it simply wasn't able to cope with its opponents. This image is co...

The Third Armored Division, famously known as the "Spearhead Division, " had an illustrious combat career in WW2. One of only two "heavy armored" d...

This is a dual biography of the emperors Marcus Antonius Gordianus ('Gordian III', reigned 238-244) and Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus ('Philip t...

Clandestine radio operators had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War 2. Those in Nazi-occupied Europe for the SOE, MI6 and the OSS had a lif...

In May 1944, 40, 000 Polish soldiers attacked and captured the hilltops of Monte Cassino, bringing to a close the largest, bloodiest battle fought ...

In the spring of 1940, Stalin's NKVD executed 22, 000 Polish officers, ensigns and state officials near the Russian village of Katyn and other plac...

This book tells the true story of Himmler's plan to use prominent WWII concentration camp prisoners as hostages in an attempt to engage the Western...

"We shall go out and bomb every building in Britain marked with three stars in the Baedeker Guide, " the German Foreign Office announced in April 1...

Explores a tragic and little-known aspect of the Home Front in wartime Britain.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Johnson, PaulIllustration...

One of the bloodiest European battles of the Second World War was that from January to June 1944 for the Gustav Line, anchored on Monte Cassino, fa...

Julian Romane examines the military events behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626 AD. Narrating the campaigns and...

Research from biographies, some out of print for nearly 60 years, to bring the stories of bravery in war, racing and record breaking back to the na...

Although also known as the Third English Civil War, the author makes it clear that this was the last war between the Scots and English as separate ...

DescriptionThis guide to the Late Roman Army focusses on the dramatic and crucial period that started with the accession of Diocletian and ended wi...

Hill 731 was the scene of the most ferocious battle of the Greek-Italian War in Albania. Watched by Mussolini himself, on 9 March 1941 the Italians...

As the author, a young Army bandsman lies wounded at the Battle of Corinth, he is shot between the eyes at point blank range. Miraculously he survi...

James Henry Banton was born in Burton on Trent in 1920. He worked as a driver of a steam locomotive used to used to transport beer and supplies to ...

How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing th...

A detailed analysis of the organization, uniforms and weapons of the French Imperial Guard created by Napoleon I. The author describes how this lar...

DescriptionJohn Goldsmith's wartime exploits are all the more remarkable considering that at first his services were consistently refused due to hi...

DescriptionWhy did the Germans brutally and illegally execute a group of British soldiers who had been trapped behind the lines during the retreat ...

DescriptionAttila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. At...

This book traces the development of military cycling from first experiments, including early (often flawed) designs for armed and multi-passenger v...