Books from Pen & Sword Books

  • Avro Shackleton
    Avro Shackleton
    By Neil Robinson, Martin Derry

    This is followed by a 16-page color illustration section featuring profiles and 2-views of the color schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF and SAAF service.

  • Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527-1071
    Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527-1071
    By Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns

    This book sets the battle in the context of the military history of the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World, with special emphasis on the origins, course, and outcome

  • Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Ealing
    Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Ealing
    By Jonathan Oates

    This book recalls grisly events and sad or unsavoury characters whose conduct throws a light on their lives and the society of their day.

  • The Maginot Line
    The Maginot Line
    By J E Kaufmann, Aleksander Potocnik

    This invaluable handbook, which has been written and compiled by the foremost experts in the field, is a guide to the history of the line and all the major sites concerned.

  • German Army on the Eastern Front - The Retreat 1943 - 1945
    German Army on the Eastern Front - The Retreat 1943 - 1945
    By Ian Baxter

    After the defeat at Stalingrad in January 1943, the German Army's front lines were slowly smashed to pieces by the growing might of the Soviet Army.

  • SS POLIZEI DIVISION AT WAR 1940 - 1945: History of the Division
    SS POLIZEI DIVISION AT WAR 1940 - 1945: History of the Division
    By Ian Baxter

    This book is a unique glimpse into one of the most infamous fighting machines in World War Two and a great addition to any reader interested in Waffen-SS history"--Back cover.

  • SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LAH) at War 1939 - 1945
    SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LAH) at War 1939 - 1945
    By Ian Baxter

    With extensive text and many unpublished photographs with in-depth captions - the successful Images of War format - this book describes the Divisions fighting tactics, weapons and uniforms.

  • SS Totenkopf Division at War: History of the Division
    SS Totenkopf Division at War: History of the Division
    By Ian Baxter

    This superbly illustrated work, drawing on images taken by participants, portrays the SS Totenkopfs history from formation through training to the battles in northern France and in Russia.

  • Religion and Classical Warfare: Archaic and Classical Greece
    Religion and Classical Warfare: Archaic and Classical Greece
    By Matthew Dillon, Christopher Matthew, Michael Schmitz

    This volume addresses that omission by drawing together the work of experts from across the globe.

  • Yom Kippur
    Yom Kippur
    By Peter Baxter

    The story of the Yom Kippur War is an object lesson in the dynamism of military thinking, the evolution of battlefield technology and the uneasy alliance of east and west during the Cold War era of détente.

  • Law and War
    Law and War
    By Jonathan Swan

    The office of justice of the peace has existed since the twelfth century, when 'good and lawful men' were first appointed to sit in judgment of their peers.

  • The Arras Campaign
    The Arras Campaign
    By Andrew Rawson

    This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force's actions during the spring of 1917.

  • Ancestor's Footsteps
    Ancestor's Footsteps
    By Andrew Rawson

    This book answers one of biggest unanswered questions asked by visitors to the Somme; where did my ancestor fight?

  • How Our Ancestors Died: A Guide for Family Historians
    How Our Ancestors Died: A Guide for Family Historians
    By Simon Wills

    Wills describes the common causes of death-- disease, alcoholism, childhood infections, accidents-- and reveals how life and death have changed over the centuries, how medical science has advanced so that some once-mortal illnesses are now ...

  • Tracing Your Nonconformist Ancestors
    Tracing Your Nonconformist Ancestors
    By Stuart A Raymond

    These are described in detail, their strengths and weaknesses are pointed out, and the contribution currently made by the internet is highlighted.

  • Digging the Trenches: The Archaeology of the Western Front
    Digging the Trenches: The Archaeology of the Western Front
    By David Kenyon, Andrew Robertshaw

    What a splendid book this is, combining clear archaeological explanation with intimate insight into the realities of life, work, and death on the Western Front 90 years ago. Strongly recommended.

  • The New Cunard Queens: Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth
    The New Cunard Queens: Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth
    By Nils Schwerdtner

    This beautiful book is both a lavish tribute to the world's best-known shipping line and an intriguing examination of the world's most famous contemporary cruise liners.

  • Tracing Your Ancestors' Lives
    Tracing Your Ancestors' Lives
    By Barbara J Starmans

    Through the research advice, resources and case studies in the book, researchers can learn about their ancestors, their families and the society they lived in and record their stories for generations to come.

  • The Crimean War at Sea: Naval Campaigns Against Russia, 1854-6
    The Crimean War at Sea: Naval Campaigns Against Russia, 1854-6
    By Peter Duckers

    The scale and intensity of the naval operations embarked upon during the war are astonishing, and little appreciated, and this new book offers the first overall survey of them.

  • Servants' Stories: Life Below Stairs in Their Own Words 1800-1950
    Servants' Stories: Life Below Stairs in Their Own Words 1800-1950
    By Michelle Higgs

    Praise for Michelle Higgs 'A delightful layman's guide for tourists from 2014, where you'll glean plenty of juicy detail to paint a more accurate picture of your ancestors' lives.