Pen And Sword: 3067 books
France at Bay 1870-1871
The Struggle for Paris
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
The Franco-Prussian War did not end with the catastrophic French defeat at Sedan on 1 September 1870 when an entire French army surrendered, the Emperor Napoleon III was captured and his regime collapsed. The war went on for another five agonizing months, and resolved itself into a contest for Paris...
by Catherine Curzon
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
From Windsor to Weymouth, the shadow of scandal was never too far from the walls of the House of Hanover. Did a fearsome duke really commit murder or a royal mistress sell commissions to the highest bidders, and what was the truth behind George III's supposed secret marriage to a pretty Quaker?With...
by Mary McGrigor
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it – by spies and informers. The Author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellington’s most daring and successful Intelligence Officers. The three men, all of Scottish descent,...
Cromwell's Masterstroke
Dunbar 1650
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2006
The victory at Dunbar of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army over the Scots under David Leslie merits a major place in the long succession of Anglo-Scottish battles. The Scots had brought Cromwell's invading army to its knees, but Cromwell took the offensive and, in one of the great upsets of military...
The Military in British India
The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia 1600-1947
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
T.A. Heathcote’s study of the conflicts that established British rule in South Asia, and of the military’s position in the constitution of British India, is a classic work in the field. By placing these conflicts clearly in their local context, his account moves away from the Euro-centric approach...
Heroic Option
The Irish in the British Army
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
It is a curious paradox that, while for many centuries there has been deep antagonism between the British and the Irish, the latter have fought the former's wars with exemplary courage and tenacity. This has never been better demonstrated than when, as a result of the Irish regiments' superb service...
The Last Prussian
A Biography of Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953) was one of the foremost German commanders of the Second World War. After service on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during 1914-1918 he rose steadily through the ranks before retiring in 1938. Recalled to plan the attack on Poland, he played a leading...
Marston Moor
English Civil War - July 1644
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2004
Following on from the success of the first book in this series on the English Civil war, Naseby, here is the story of Marston Moor, arguably the most famous battle in the four year conflict.
In this exciting analysis of the battle the Author has captured the atmosphere and made it possible...
Civil War in the South-West England
1642-1646
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2005
Between 1642 and 1646 two armies fought for control of Southwest England in one of the decisive confrontations of the English Civil Wars. In this short, turbulent period Royalists loyal to King Charles I clashed with the forces of Parliament in a series of hard-fought campaigns that crisscrossed the...
by Caroline Jowett
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
As the place where prisoners, male and female, awaited trial, execution or transportation Newgate was Britain’s most feared gaol for over 700 years. It probably best known today from the novels of Charles Dickens including Barnaby Rudge and Great Expectations.
But there is much is more to...
Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
A Guide for Military and Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
From 1859 to 1908 the Rifle Volunteers played an essential role in Britain’s national defense, yet their history has been sadly neglected. Little information is available on these dedicated, amateur soldiers who were recruited into the ranks of a military organization that flourished across the...
by Bernard Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2005
The Swansea Battalion was formed from local men by the Mayor of Swansea in the response to Lord Kitchener’s famous appeal for volunteers. This, the first full history of the Battalion, covers early recruiting for the battalion in the Swansea area and its subsequent training in Swansea, Rhyl and...
Man Who Ran London During the Great War
The Diaries and Letters of Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd, GCVO, KCB, DSO, (1853-1926)
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
In 1913 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd was appointed to the supreme position reserved for Guardsmen, the command of the London Districts. The war saw an extension of his responsibilities to include the hospitals and main railway termini in the metropolis. He was also put in charge of the construction...
by Paul Chapman
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2016
This is a comprehensive and highly emotive volume, borne of years of intensive research and many trips to the battlefields of the Great War. It seeks to humanise the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, to offer the reader a chance to engage with the personal stories of the soldiers whose names have been...