Pen Sword Military imprint: 1157 books
by Ken Porter, Stephen Wynn
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2015
Prior to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, the Castle Point District was made
up of four very quaint, peaceful little parishes: Canvey Island, South Benfleet,
Hadleigh and Thundersley. The initial enthusiasm shown by the young men of this
area, who were enthusiastic to be part of an adventure...
by Stephen Wynn
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2019
Before the outbreak of the First World War, the Channel Islands were viewed as they are today; scenic, sunny and relaxing holiday destinations, where it was possible to briefly escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As soon as the fighting began, the immediate worry was the threat of...
by Tanya Wynn, Stephen Wynn
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Animals in the Great War looks at the use of animals by all sides in the Great War and to what effect. In the main, it focuses greatly on horses, dogs and pigeons but also addresses the war efforts of other animals.
In the early years of the war horses were, to a large extent, the only form...
Cambridgeshire Kitcheners
A History of 11th (Service) Battalion (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
In the opening months of the First World War, 1,500 men from Cambridgeshire came forward to serve their country as a battalion in Kitchener's New Army. They came from the city and they came from the fields. Many had never left the county before, let alone their country, and all too many would never...
Nursing Through Shot & Shell
A Great War Nurse's Story
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Nursing Through Shot and Shell is the previously unpublished memoir of Beatrice Hopkinson, who served in France as a Territorial Nursing Sister from 1917-19. Beatrice worked close to the front line at casualty clearing stations, and her poignant account reveals the intense strain: 'I never realized...
A Guide to War Publications of the First & Second World War
From Training Guides to Propaganda Posters
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
A “fascinating” guide to war propaganda of WWI and WWII, from “Loose Lips Sink Ships” to “Keep Calm and Carry On”—includes vintage images (Firetrench).
A Guide to War Publications of the First & Second World War is devoted to the printed ephemera that was designed to educate,...
by Richard Mead
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
The Men Behind Monty examines the role played by the staff in the victorious campaigns of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Britain's most successful field commander since the Duke of Wellington.
When Monty took command of Eighth Army in August 1942, he inherited the staff of his predecessor....
Bloody Red Tabs
General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914-1918
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Long before that ghastly and quite unnecessary slogging match in the mud which we now call the First World War had dragged to its blood-soaked conclusion the belief that most of the senior officers had spent their time in comfort and safety in chateaux far behind the lines with no idea of the conditions...
The German Army on the Eastern Front
An Inner View of the Ostheer's Experiences of War
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
Histories of the German army on the Eastern Front generally focus on battlefield exploits on the war as it was fought in the front line. They tend to neglect other aspects of the armys experience, particularly its participation in the racial war demanded by the leadership of the Reich. This ground-breaking...
by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2014
It was 2am on the 16th June 1915 and dawn was slowly breaking over Bellewaarde. It was exceptionally quiet, the troops of 3rd Division were situated on the western edge of Railway Wood and shrouded in a thick mist which reduced visibility and gave the illusion of safety. Across the few yards of no...
by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
'Save Yourselves, I'll carry on'. These were the last known words of Herbert Columbine, shouted at his two companions on the afternoon of 22nd March 1918. At 9am that morning, in Hervilly Woods, France, 9 Squadron Machine Gun Corps had come under intense attack from a heavy force of German infantry....
Surviving the Nazi Onslaught
The Defence of Calais to the Death March for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais Force. Initially sent to open up supply lines to the rapidly retreating BEF, they soon found themselves defending Calais against the might of the 10th Panzer Division. Outnumbered by at least three to one...
by Cyril Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1990
This is the most authoritative and comprehensive British account ever published of the brutal North Korean and Chinese mistreatment of British POWs during the Korean War.The author, a psychologist, was a Scientific Advisor to the POW Intelligence Organisation during the Korean War.He explains in detail...
Emulating Alexander
How Alexander the Great's Legacy Fuelled Rome's Wars With Persia
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
This book gives an account of the Roman relationship with Persia and how it was shaped by the actions of Alexander the Great long before the events. Numerous Roman emperors led armies eastward against the Persians, seeking to emulate or exceed the glorious conquests of Alexander. Some achieved successes...