Pen Sword Military imprint: 1157 books
Belsen and it's Liberation
Rare photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
Accompanied by rare and unpublished photos with in-depth captions the book presents a unique visual account of one of the Nazi's most infamous concentration camps. The imagery shows the SS's murderous activities inside Belsen, and also reveal another disturbing side to them relaxing in their barracks...
SS Totenkopf at War
A History of the Division
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
The SS Totenkopf (Death Head) Division even 70 years on retains its formidable and ruthless reputation as a superbly efficient yet murderous formation. It earned this for its actions throughout the Second World War, first in 1940 during the blitzkrieg in Northern France and then on the Eastern Front....
German Army on the Eastern Front: The Advance
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
German Army on the Eastern Front – The Advance is a highly illustrated record of the extraordinary feat of arms that saw the Nazi armies drive deep into the vast terrain of the Soviet Union, to the gates of Stalingrad and Moscow. It traces the campaign from these hopeful beginnings until, on the...
by Ian Baxter
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter. The book tells the story of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, which was formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe...
by Daniel Mersey
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
This is one of the first titles in an exciting new series of guides for wargamers. Taking one of the most pivotal and famous episodes in British military history, it gives a wargamer’s perspective of the dramatic events of 1066 and the Norman conquest up to around 1070, and advice on how to recreate...
by Leigh Neville
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
In the years since 9/11 Special Forces of many nations have been in almost constant action in covert, high risk operations around the globe. These include the two long conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, fighting nationalist insurgents and jihadist terrorists, as well as other lesser known operations.
The...
by Stephen Roskill
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2004
Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First World War and at the start of the Second. He retained close interest in naval matters, especially as the defeat of the U-boat menace was so vital in both wars to maintain the vital supplies so necessary...
Churchill's Anchor
The Biography of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2000
Dudley Pound served for longer on the Chiefs of Staff Committee in wartime than any other serviceman in either of the two World Wars. He was the professional head of the Royal Navy from July 1939 until his resignation, shortly before his death, in August 1943. He had to cope with the problems of Hitler...
by Nicholas Smart
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2005
The six years of prolonged world-wide conflict spawned some 340 serving generals in the British Army. A number are household names (Montgomery, Slim, Wavell) and others well known to historians (Horrocks, Dempsey, Leese). But the vast majority are forgotten except by their families and regiments....
SOE's Mastermind
The Authorised Biography of Major General Sir Colin Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
For those with even a passing interest in the Second World War, the name Colin Gubbins is synonymous with the Special Operations Executive (SOE). This is not surprising as from its creation in late 1940 at Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s command ‘to set Europe ablaze’, Gubbins was the driving...
Liverpool Pals
17th, 18th, 19th, 20th (Service) Battalions The King's (Liverpool Regiment).
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2008
Liverpool Pals, is a record of duty, courage and endeavour of a group of men who, before war broke out in 1914, were the backbone of Liverpool's commerce. Fired with patriotism, over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914 and were formed into the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Service) Battalions...
Three German Invasions of France
The Summers Campaigns of 1830, 1914, 1940
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
Tension and rivalry between France and Germany shaped the history of Western Europe in the century from 1860. Three times that hostility led to war and the invasion of France - in 1870, 1914 and 1940. The outcomes of the battles that followed reset the balance of power across the continent. Yet the...
Rise of the Tank
Armoured Vehicles and their use in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Rise of the Tank will be concentrated on the period of the development of the tank and its use in the First World War. This will appeal to those interested in new developments in war and those interested in the First World War generally. The book will be especially relevant due to the forthcoming...
Russian Civil War
Red Terror, White Terror, 1917–1922
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
The Russian Revolution is remembered as the catalyst for the bloody conflict between the Reds and the Whites as each side tried to gain control of the country. But it was far from being so simple. The conflict did not only involve the Russians. The author contemplates whether the Russians could capitulate...