January sales 2014 by Pen and Sword Books Ltd

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:11 Page 1

Pen and Sword BookS Ltd January SaLe 2014

HUGE DISCOUNTS AND OFFERS ON ALL TITLES!! (EXPIRES 28TH FEB 2014) JAN £3.9 UARY 9 • 2014 ISSU E 49

ww w.d isco very ourh isto ry.n et

SPECIAL SUBSCRIBERS OFFER INSIDE;

DISCOVER YOUR HISTORY MAGAZINE

OFFERS ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE STOCKS LAST!

FOR ONLY £3 PER ISSUE!

For more special offers please visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Military • Aviation • Naval • Frontline Books • Seaforth Publishing • Family History • Remember When Greenhill Books • Chatham Publishing • Westholme Publishing • Royal Armouries • Pen and Sword Digital Stay in touch! facebook.com/penandswordbooks or follow us on twitter @penswordbooks

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:02 Page 2

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk LiGHtninG uP

tHe firSt Jet PiLot

Alan White

Lutz Warsitz

this book contains fascinating detail of Britain’s air defences in the days of the Lightning fighter, including many hazardous flying adventures.

a first-hand account written by erich warsitz who first flew a jet powered aircraft before wwii. includes many unique unseen photographs from the reich and offers an intriguing insight into the German wartime aviation industry.

Jon Sutherland & Diane Canwell

douGLaS Bader: tHe BioGraPHy

9781844158188 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781844158164 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

John Frayn Turner

tHe BattLe of Britain MeMoriaL fLiGHt

HitLer’S GuLf war

9781848840218 • 288 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

re-published to mark the centenary of his birth, this important biography reveals Bader was at times a difficult over-bearing man but his strengths far outweighed his weaknesses and his place in the annuals of British history is secure.

9781844159093 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00 2

Jarrod Cotter the history of the flight began with the formation of the Historic aircraft flight in July 1957. this book is a complete history of the unit.

9781844155668 • 240 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

air war in eaSt africa 1940-41 this little known campaign against the italian invasion of British Somalia was bravely fought by a small force of elderly raf and commonwealth aircraft against almost overwhelming odds.

Barrie G. James during the spring of 1941 a group of poorly armed and outnumbered raf airman outfought the much larger and better equipped iraqi forces. the engagement would prove to be the first real defeat of the Germans in world war two.

9781848840904 • Hardback 256 pages • £19.99 £10.00 PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:02 Page 3

diScountS avaiLaBLe on aLL titLeS

PeGaSuS – tHe Heart of tHe Harrier

tHe HandLey PaGe victor – voLuMe 1

MaGnuM! tHe MoSquito wiLd weaSeLS MayHeM in deSert StorM Martin W. Bowman

LeGend of tHe LancaSterS

Andrew Dow

Roger Brooks ARAeS

this book takes an in-depth look at the engine’s original design concept, initial production and flight testing. it then goes on to explain how the developments and improvements have been made over the ensuing years and includes experiences of operational combat flying, both from land and sea.

this is the most authoritative reference to the aircraft yet. commencing with the first design trials and test flights, each chapter includes personnel recollections from pilots and design staff, and is solidly based on official government and company reports.

Braxton R Eisel and James A Schreiner

the Mosquito was probably world war ii’s most versatile combat aircraft. this book contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from many of the two–man crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators.

this book is a riveting account told in ten big chapters of the young raf crews who flew Lancasters in raf Bomber command from 1942 to the end of the war in europe. it is unique in that the story is told using first person accounts from raf aircrew and German night fighter crews who fought each other during raids on occupied europe and Germany from 1942 onwards.

9781848840423 • 528 pages Hardback • £35.00 £15.00

1844154114 • 256 pages Hardback • £29.99 £12.00

9781848843233 • 280 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

9781848840171 • 272 pages Hardback • £40.00 £15.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

this book is based upon a journal Jim Schreiner kept during his deployment to the Persian Gulf region for operations deSert SHieLd and deSert StorM. Building upon that record and the recollections of other f-4G wild weasel aircrew, the authors show a slice of what life and war was like during that time.

9781844159079 • 288 pages Hardback • £30.00 £12.00

Martin W. Bowman

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 4

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

tHe fiGHtinG cockS Jimmy Beedle, Updated by Norman Franks

tHe royaL air tHe raf air Sea force “at HoMe” reScue Service 1918–1986 Ian Smith Watson

voiceS in fLiGHt

aircraft down

Anna Malinovska and Mauriel Joslyn

when a pilot experiences a sudden loud bang or sudden total silence, he is often faced with the stark choice of the parachute or attempting to get the aircraft down to earth in as few pieces as possible. this book describes twentythree remarkable and true instances when, for a variety of reasons, all seems lost – but life was not.

Alec Brew

Jon Sutherland & Diane Canwell

few squadrons can match the history of 43 Squadron which has included being the first to undertake ground attack operations during the first world war, shooting down the first enemy aircraft over england in the Second world war, and achieving the remarkable double of shooting down 6 enemy aircraft in one day in both world wars.

Military public relations endeavors ultimately seek to build a sense of common interests and aims, and so generally foster good relations with the people they defend, and there in ensure a stable society. this account of their record in this often overlooked but then again traditional field of military customs describes and illustrates the major public raf events since 1920.

Between 1918 and 1986 the marine branch of the royal air force provided rescue facilities, support and other services to this armed service. in its pre-1941 guise as the air Sea rescue service, the raf had an inventory of over 200 motorboats, supported by float aircraft engaged in rescue, towing, refueling and servicing raf aircraft.

thanks to the foresight of the authors, voices in flight is a literary memorial to the hugely gallant men who fought their war in small dangerous and vulnerable aeroplanes. we hear the stories and thoughts of not only pilots but ground crew and others closely associated with this form of combat.

9781848843851 • 352 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

9781848841574 • 352 pages Hardback • £30.00 £12.00

9781848843035 • 256 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

1844153991 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

1844152405 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 5

caLL now on 01226 734222 9781848842663 160 pages Approx 20 mono in plates Hardback £19.99 £10.00

1844151239

Lawrence of araBia’S Secret air force

BeaufiGHter ace

James Patrick Hynes, MA this diary gives a clear insight into the conditions endured, the actions that took place and the many almost insurmountable problems that occurred as they followed Lawrence’s steady advance against the numerically superior turkish army and air force. George personally encountered Lawrence on many occasions and maintained contact with him after the war.

208 pages 40 mono

Hardback £19.99 £10.00

Richard Pike tom Pike joined the royal air force on 17 January 1924 as a flight cadet at cranwell. during a long and varied career in peace and war he held a wide variety of raf appointments around the world. this book, written by his son, is an account of his leadership of no. 219 night fighter Squadron based at tangmere in 1941.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

9781848842083 384 pages Approx 80 mono in plates Hardback £25.00 £10.00

9781848845541 224 pages Paperback £12.99 £6.00

aLan BriStow: HeLicoPter Pioneer

eScaPe, evaSion and revenGe

Alan Bristow with Patrick Malone

Marc H Stevens

alan Bristow, founder of Bristow Helicopters, died on Sunday, seven days after completing hisautobiography. He was a truly remarkable man. Bristow represented Great Britain at four in hand carriage driving with the duke of edinburgh and precipitated the ‘westland affair’.

Peter Stevens was a German-Jewish refugee who escaped nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. this is the story of a heavily conflicted young man, alone in a world that is in the midst of destruction. it is at once a sad yet uplifting tale of thankless and unheralded heroism.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 6

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

coMBat codeS Vic Flintham and Andrew Thomas

BLack arrowS tHe Power to BLue diaMondS fLy

tHe cindereLLa air war iraq Service Tim Ripley Andrew W.A. Hendrie, BA, ARHistS, ARAes, PhD

Brian Mercer

Brian H. Rowe

from the inception of the raf in 1918 the new service developed traditions fast. to preserve secrecy the codes were only ever listed in a series of top-secret documents and the previous set destroyed. the authors have painstakingly researched the codes and have produced the definitive work on the subject.

Brian Mercer is one of the most outstanding post-war raf fighter pilots and in this eminently readable autobiography he recaptures life as it was in the days of transition from flying pistonpowered aircraft to jet power. His flying and leadership skills resulted in a long association with one of the finest aerobatic display team in the world – treble one Squardron’s ‘Black arrows’.

this is the fascinating autobiography that tells how a young english boy who endured the horrors of world war ii in London went on to become the chairman of one of the world's greatest aircraft engine manufacturers – General electric.

9781844156917 • 272 pages Hardback • £30.00 £12.00

1844153924 • 160 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

1844152006 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

this book reveals the vital contribution that raf coastal command made to the allies war effort. although often referred to as the 'cinderella Service' because by its nature, it did not gain the recognition it deserved. considering that it was not given priority in terms of aircraft and equipment, its wartime record was second to none.

9781848842021 • 272 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

the book is a photojournalistic record of the vitally important role that aviation played in the recent liberation of iraq. it follows the part that american, British and australian airpower played in each theatre of the campaign.

1844150690 • 144 pages Paperback • £16.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 7

read extractS froM our LateSt reLeaSeS onLine – over 100 titLeS to cHooSe froM

dowdinG & cHurcHiLL

BLondie

Jack Dixon air chief Marshal Sir Hugh – later Lord – dowding created fighter command from nothing in 1936 and led it to victory in the Battle of Britain. the air Ministry’s account of the Battle made no mention of dowding. this thought-provoking book reveals the shabby conspiracy by fellow officers and investigates the factors behind it.

while ‘Blondie’ Hasler will always be remembered for his leadership of the cockleshell Heroes raid, he achieved so much more during his life-time. thanks to his inventive genius, he pioneered the era of singlehanded endurance sailing and performed amazing feats of seamanship. this acclaimed biography of a remarkable yet highly complex individual makes for splendid reading.

9781844158546 • 320 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

9780850529500 • 432 pages Paperback • £14.95 £6.00

Ewen Southby-Tailyour

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

defiant and diSMaSted at trafaLGar

a fieLd donaLd dean MarSHaL in tHe vc faMiLy Terry Crowdy and Susan Bavin

Mary McGrigor

Brian Montgomery

Born in 1762, william Hargood’s naval career spanned over 30 years, as he rose from humble midshipman to the captain of one of the most powerful warships of the day at trafalgar. during his career Hargood became a close friend of admiral Lord nelson and shared many an experience and triumph with him.

the author examines in the most entertaining and frank manner Monty’s idiosyncratic character traits; his opposition to tradition, his nelsonian approach to rules and regulations, his ruthlessness and determination and his unfashionable views on the absolute necessity for self publicity.

9781844150342 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.95 £10.00

9781848844254 • 384 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

Military historian terry crowdy has edited dean's letters and diaries, never previously published, adding additional notes and material from official reports to give the reader context. the result is a moving, often amusing and inspiring portrait of a little-known hero of two world wars.

9781848841581 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00 7

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 8

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

waveLL – SoLdier and StateSMan

arMoured GuardSMen

reaSonS in writinG

MarcH to tHe faLkLandS Hero SoutH atLantic Jon Cooksey

Robert Boscawen

Ewen Southby-Tailyour

Nick Vaux

Victoria Schofield

in defiance of the regulations, Bob Boscowan kept his daily account of his war from normandy through to Germany where, seriously wounded, he was the sole survivor of his tank crew. this is a stirring record of frontline action during the final year of war.

reasons in writing tells Southby-tailyour’s story of the falklands war largely through the medium of diaries and letters written during his peacetime tour of duty in the seventies and the war itself. reasons in writing, is unlikely to be rivalled for its immediacy, insight and deep and genuine feeling for the islands themselves.

from the moment the author gave his famous order ‘to the South atlantic – quick March’ to the final return home he describes what going to war with 42 commando, which he was commanding, was like. Here are the authentic details of danger, frustration, fatigue, courage and endurance – just some of the emotions experienced during those fateful weeks and months of 1982.

9781848843172 • 240 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781844150143 • 416 pages Paperback • £14.95 £6.00

9781844156276 • 272 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

archibald wavell’s life and career makes a marvellous subject. not only did he reach the highest rank (field Marshal) and become an earl and viceroy of india but his character was complex. He stood out during the Great war, quickly earning the Military cross but losing an eye. By the outbreak of war he was Goc-in-c Middle east.

9781848843202 • 528 pages Hardback • £30.00 £12.00 8

at the height of the bitter battle for Mount Longdon during the falklands war, 3rd Battalion, Parachute regiment’s assault has stalled in the face of determined resistance. with his platoon held up by an argentine machine gun, it falls to Sergeant ian Mckay to act. this is the story of ian Mckay: the last British hero of the twentieth century.

9781844154937 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 9

viSit our weBSite to view wHat'S coMinG in tHe next tHree MontHS

SunderLand over fareaStern SeaS

oPeration endurinG freedoM

oPeration Banner

Group Captain Derek K. Empson MBE, RAF (Rtd)

Tim Ripley

this is the first book to give a detailed, first-hand account of post-world war ii raf ShortSunderland operations in the far east. the author was a navigator with 88 Squadron and later 205Squadron, flying operations during the korean war, the Malayan emergency and many otheroperations.

this is a definitive account of the first six months of the military campaign in afghanistan that saw the initial air and special drive to unseat the taliban regime, the launching of search and destroy operations to hunt down osama bin Laden’s al qaeda organisation and the setting up of President Humid karzai’s government in kabul.

9781848841635 • 272 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

9781848845640 • 256 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

atrocitieS, diaMondS and diPLoMacy

MuGaBe’S war MacHine

operations in northern ireland dominated life in the British army for over 30 years. in 1969 after serious violence troops were deployed in support of the royal ulster constabulary. this valuable book records the turbulent period that followed causing death and destruction both in the Province and on the Mainland.

Peter Penfold in early 1997 Peter Penfold, arrived in Sierra Leone as the British High commissioner. this fascinating book describes not just his eventful three year tour but the background and subsequent events that placed this small country at the centre of the world stage.

Mugabe’s dictatorship had survived due to the vicious military oppression of the population and the ruthless suppression of opposition. the authors examine the background to Mugabe’s accession to power through the black nationalist insurgencies against white rule and the civil war between the black Zimbabwean.

9781844159567 • 288 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848847682 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848844100 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Nick Van der Bijl

Paul Moorcraft

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 10

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

caPtured at tHe iMJin river

danGerouS frontierS

reneGade Hero air war afGHaniStan Michael Hingston

David Green

Bryan Ray

Tim Ripley

the author, a young conscript, fought with the Glorious Glosters at the legendary imjin river battle. Heavily outnumbered by the chinese and subjected to ‘human wave’ infantry attacks, he and his colleagues suffered the trauma of being over-run. this fighting soldier’s memoir brings home some most unpalatable truths.

in Part 1 of his book the author describes his life as a young officer in the Somaliland Scouts in the (then) British Protectorate of Somaliland. it gives a vivid account of a nineteen-yearold in command of Somali troops in a fascinating and unpredictable country. dangerous frontiers is written with humour and an understanding of other cultures.

cold war helicopter ace terry Peet lived for flying. He was a ‘go anywhere, do anything,’ royal air force pilot with a reputation for ‘sheer guts’. then suddenly he disappeared without trace. this book is the true revelation of an entirely mysterious affair as told to the author by terry Peet.

9781848846531 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848848573 • 224 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848845305 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848843561 • 240 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

this book provides an overview of nato and other allied air power in the lengthy campaign to secure democracy in afghanistan and destroy taliban and other islamic extremist terror forces in the combat zone. it contains a mix of explanatory text, diagrams and stunning action colour photography.

froM SuPerMarine Seafire xvii to douGLaS dc-10 Ronald Williams ron williams’ flying career started in the royal naval volunteer reserve which he joined for his national Service in the 1950s. Having completed this he became a civilian pilot and embarked on a career that would see him flying an amazing variety of aircraft in all parts of the world.

9781848846470 • 184 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 11

caLL now on 01226 734222

victory in tHe faLkLandS

witH tHe SaS and otHer aniMaLS

Beyond endurance

cLeanSe tHeir SouLS

SiMon Mann: tHe reaL Story

Nick Barker

Sue Blackhall

the Hundred days that saw the British response to General Galtiere of argentina’s invasion of the falklands are for many British people the most remarkable of their lives. there will be massive revival of interest in this period in 2007 and this book covers all the main events of that momentous time.

Andrew Higgins

an epic of whitehall and the South atlantic conflict. this is the story of HMS endurance before, during and after the falklands conflict.

Monty Woolley, Foreword by Martin Bell

9781844154944 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848844865 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Nick van der Bijl

first-hand experiences and anecdotes of life dealing with every level of omani society make for wonderfully atmospheric and often amusing reading. in short, with the SaS and other animals is an unusual and potent mix of Special forces action and veterinary experiences.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

9780850528798 • 272 pages Paperback • £12.95 £6.00

this is a young cavalry lieutenant's moving and shocking account of front line service in the cauldron of war. thanks to the author's diary we have here an extraordinary spontaneous and important account of British troops performing vital military and humanitarian tasks.

this story is about those who dared to involve themselves in change of a country which did not want to be changed; which did not want to find itself the focus of global interest. But far from achieving their aim, those who embarked on the coup found that their own lives would never be the same again.

9781844151298 • 256 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

9781848845770 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00 11

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 12

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

neLSon’S Hero

SiSter Janet

Stoke fieLd

Victor T Sharman

Katie Stossel, Brian Best, Edited by Adrian Greaves

David Baldwin

in association with the nelson Society Horatio nelson’s first captain was william Locker who recognised the exceptional talents of the young midshipman who was to become the most famous sailor in history. captain william Locker’s career as a Sea captain fighting the king’s enemies on the high seas makes gripping reading.

9781844152669 • 204 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00 12

naPoLeon'S PoLiSH GaMBLe

tHe attack on troy

the Battle of Stoke, the last and most neglected armed clash of the wars of the roses, is one of history’s great might-have-beens. david Baldwin’s fascinating and meticulously researched study of the battle gives a keen insight into the opposing armies, their commanders, and the bloody dynastic politics of the period

Christopher Summerville

Rodney Castleden

Janet well’s achievements make for fascinating reading. She was only 18 when decorated for her nursing service to the russians in the 1878 Balkan war. this is a gripping tale of a true heroine who refused to accept the conventions of the age and in so doing made a huge contribution to the welfare of the British arm.

napoleon's 1807 campaign against the russians came close to being his first defeat. christopher Summerville's gripping account of this bitterly fought clash and of napoleon's subsequent triumph at friedland is the first extensive study of the campaign to be published for a century.

3300 years ago agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of troy in western anatolia. the bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the most famous legends of the ancient world. in this fascinating new investigation rodney castleden reconsiders all the evidence in order to establish the facts and give a historical basis to the most potent myth of ancient warfare.

9781844154254 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781844151662 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

978184415260 • 176 pages Hardback • £16.99 £8.00

9781844151751 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 13

offerS end feB 28tH 2014

criMean war

tHe criMean war at Sea

cuLLoden

you could fill a library with books about the crimean war, and that, paradoxically, is why this book has been written but you would not find a single concise volume, a straightforward and objective account of the war covering the peripheral theatres as well as the crimean itself, giving all the fundamental facts, yet pleading no special cause. this book aims to fill that gap.

Peter Duckers

in this concise account Stuart reid, the leading authority on culloden, sets out in a graphic and easily understood way the movements and deployments of the opposing armies and describes in detail the close and deadly combat.

9781844154494 Hardback • £16.99 £8.00

9781848842670 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

R L V French

too often historical writing on the russian war of 185456 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. in this graphic and original study, Peter duckers seeks to set the record straight. He shows how these neglected naval campaigns were remarkably successful, in contrast to the wretched failures that beset the British army on land.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

Stuart Reid

9781844151950 • 160 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

in Love and war edGeHiLL: David Rooney and Michael Scott tHe BattLe reinterPreted during the mayhem following wellington’s capture of Badajoz, a 14 yearold aristocratic Spanish girl sought captain Harry Smith’s protection. they fell in love and married shortly after, with wellington himself, unusually, giving away Juana in marriage. Harry’s career prospered and he distinguished himself in numerous campaigns and theatres, particularly his victory at aliwali in india.

Christopher L. Scott, Alan Turton. Dr. Eric Gruber von Arni

9781844158409 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781844151336 • 240 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

this new study of a key battle of the civil wars reexamines one of england's most mysterious battlefields at edgehill, and combines the work of three outstanding military historians. their unique blend of knowledge gives a fascinating insight into one of the most famous and often misunderstood engagements of the conflict.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 14

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk tHe roMan conqueStS:

StiLicHo: tHe vandaL wHo Saved roMe

Macedonia and Greece

aSia Minor, Syria and arMenia

Philip Matyszak

Richard Evans

Like the other volumes in this series, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars, explaining how the roman war machine coped with formidable new foes and the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and climate.

this volume draws on dr evans' expertise in studying topography in relation to ancient events and specifically his original research into the battlefield of Magnesia.

9781844159680 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

roMan conqueStS:

roMan conqueStS: GauL

nortH africa

Michael Sage

the third in the roman conquests series will briefly cover rome's first forays into the dark continent during the first and Second Punic wars, then cover in detail her vindictive final conquest and destruction of carthage in the third Punic war.

in the later 2nd century Bc, after a period of rapid expansion and conquest, the roman republic found itself in crisis. the roman army emerged a much leaner and more professional force and the author examines the extent to which the 'Marian reforms' were resnsible.

9781844159703 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781844159727 • 288 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

this latest volume in the roman conquests: series deals with some of the best known roman campaigns of all. these are some of the most studied of any ancient campaigns.

9781848841444 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00 14

roMan conqueStS:

9781844159710 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Nic Fields

Ian Hughes ian Hughes explains how a vandal came to be given almost total control of the western empire and describes his attempts to save both the western empire and even rome itself from the attacks of alaric the Goth and other barbarian invaders.

9781844159697 • 304 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

tHe criSiS of roMe Gareth Sampson

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 15

diScountS avaiLaBLe on aLL titLeS

naPoLeon 1814 Andrew Uffindell in 1814, after two successive years of defeat in russia and central europe, napoleon was faced with the ultimate disaster – an allied invasion of france itself. andrew uffindell, in this gripping and original study, reconstructs the campaign, reassesses napoleon's military leadership and provides a masterly account of a campaign that helped shape modern europe.

9781844159222 • 336 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

weLLinGton aGainSt MaSSena David Buttery wellington’s clash with Massena was one of the most remarkable contests between two commanders in the Peninsular war. wellington’s reputation was enhanced, Massena’s was ruined. david Buttery’s close analysis of this extraordinary encounter offers a penetrating insight into the personalities of these two outstanding soldiers.

9781844155545 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

MarSHaL vauBan and tHe defence of LouiS xiv’S france James Falkner James falkner, in this perceptive and lively new account of vauban's life and work, follows his career as a soldier from a dashing and brave young cavalry officer to his emergence as a masterful military engineer.

9781844159277 • 256 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

tHe BattLe of tHe BereZina Alexander Mikaberidze

JournaL of tHe waterLoo caMPaiGn

in the winter of 1812, napoleon's army retreated from Moscow under appalling conditions, hunted by three separate russian armies, its chances of survival apparently nil. napoleon's predicament was serious: with the army of admiral chichagov holding the opposite bank, and those of kutusov and wittgenstein closing fast, it was critical. only a miracle could save him …

Cavalie Mercer, Edited and introduced by Andrew Uffindell

9781844159208 • 288 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848843653 • 416 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

Mercer’s journal is the most outstanding eyewitness account of the waterloo campaign ever published. this new, fully illustrated edition contains a mass of additional material not included in the original.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 16

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

war for tHe tHrone

cavaLier and roundHead SPieS

yorkSHire SieGeS of tHe civiL warS

tHe BritiSH tHe Sword of cavaLry Sword ScotLand froM 1600 Anthony Leask

in this graphic account of the first, deeply troubled years of Henry iv’s reign, John Barratt concentrates on the warfare, in particular on the set piece pitched battles fought at Homildon Hill, Pilleth and Shrewsbury. His story brings to life the embittered politics and the personal and family enmities that gave rise to armed conflict.

Julian Whitehead

David Cooke

Charles Martyn

the crucial part played by intelligence and espionage techniques – by spying – in Britain during the civil wars and the commonwealth has rarely been studied. in this fascinating and original account, Julian whitehead traces the rapid development of intelligence techniques during this, one of the most confused and uncertain phases of British history.

throughout recorded history yorkshire has been a setting for warfare of all kinds – marches, skirmishes and raids, pitched battles and sieges. and it is the sieges of the civil war period – which often receive less attention than other forms of combat – that are the focus of david cooke's new history.

a simplistic and informative guide to British cavalry Swords that does not claim to be an academic treatise. the essential features are demonstrated by photographs and descriptions of swords from the author’s own collection, supported by sketches of sword hilts that have not been generally publicised.

Sword of Scotland is the story of Scotland’s military heritage. Scotland’s fighting men have played a part in shaping the history of our world, and many of the individual countries in it. for over 300 years Scottish regiments have fought with distinction and selfless sacrifice alongside their old foes and played a key role in preserving Britain’s freedom.

9781848840287 • 160 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781844159574 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781844159178 • 192 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781844150712 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

978184415405X • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

John Barratt

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 17

caLL now on 01226 734222 aLciBiadeS P. J. Rhodes Professor rhodes brings the authority of an internationally recognized expert in the field, ensuring that this will be a truly significant addition to the literature on classical Greece.

9781848840690 • 160 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

HeLLeniStic and roMan navaL warS 336Bc–31Bc John D Grainger John Grainger analyses the developments in naval technology and tactics, the uses and limitations of sea power and the differing strategies of the various powers.

9781848841611 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

SieGeS of aLexander tHe Great

tHe tyrantS of SyracuSe: war in ancient SiciLy

Stephen English

Jeffrey Champion

Stephen english narrates the sustained drama of each of alexander's sieges, analyzing tacticsand technical aspects, such as the innovative and astoundingly ambitious siege engines used.

in this first volume Jeff champion traces the course of Syracuse's wars under the tyrants. this is the eventful life story of one of the forgotten major powers of the ancient Mediterranean world.

9781848840607 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848840638 • 272 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

tHe GodS of BattLe

tHe PerSian invaSionS of Greece

Chris Webber chris webber draws on the latest archaeological finds, many previously unpublished in english, to give the most detailed picture yet of thracian arms, armour and costume. the book concludes with a brief chapter on wargaming.

9781844158355 • 288 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00 PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

arthur keaveney the author, re-examines these momentous, epic events from both Greek and Persian perspectives to give a full and balanced account based on the most recent research.

9781848841376 • 160 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00 17

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 18

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

coMPanion to tHe anGLoZuLu war

roBertS and kitcHener in SoutH africa

Ian Knight

Rodney Atwood

the anglo-Zulu war was a defining episode in British imperial history and it is still a subject of intense interest. ian knight, one of the foremost authorities on the war and the Zulu kingdom, provides an essential reference guide to a short, bloody campaign that had an enduring impact on the history of Britain and southern africa.

the comradeship-in-arms of roberts and kitchener, their differing yet complementary personalities, their strategic and tactical decisions are described and assessed using a wide variety of sources including, personal papers and official correspondence.

9781844158010 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848844834 • 336 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

redcoatS and reBeLS

Six of Monty’S Men

what was a British soldier’s life like during the napoleonic wars? How was he recruited and trained? How did he live on home service and during service abroad? and what was his experience of battle? in this landmark book Philip Haythornthwaite traces the career of a British soldier from enlistment, through the key stages of his path through the military system, including combat, all the way to his eventual discharge.

Christopher Hibbert

Adrian Stewart

this book provides a thorough introduction to the war of american independence. told with great authority and clarity the book describes and details the effects of each notable event from 1770 to 1781.

field Marshal Montgomery showed great skill in choosing his subordinates, whether as staff officers or field commanders. to those he trusted he gave help and guidance as well as a kindness and concern for which he has rarely received credit. in return, they provided services of immense value not only in his own campaigns but in many others throughout the Second world war.

9781844159581 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781844156993 • 400 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848843714 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

redcoatS Philip Haythornthwaite

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 19

read extractS froM our LateSt reLeaSeS onLine – over 100 titLeS to cHooSe froM

Grand Battery Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell

tHe BattLe of Borodino Alexander Mikaberidze

cHarGinG aGainSt weLLinGton

naPoLeon’S cHicken MarenGo

aLBuera 1811 Guy Dempsey, Foreword by Donald E. Graves

How would you have fared as one napoleon's marshals, or in command of a division of redoutable British redcoats under wellington? Grand Battery offers you the chance to find out. this book includes all the rules you need to play miniature wargames set in the napoleonic wars, plus plenty of useful background information you need to get started.

in this thought-provoking new study, napoleonic historian alexander Mikaberidze reconsiders the 1812 campaign and retells the terrible story of the Borodino battle as it was seen from the russian point of view.

Robert Burnham

Andrew Uffindell

Like the author’s previous book, the British army against napoleon, charging against wellington draws heavily on primary sources, manuals, memoirs, and regimental histories to bring to life the officers and men of the regiments that fought.

this remarkable work tells the story of chicken Marengo, and cuts through the tangle of myths that has sprung up around it. Supposedly created on the evening of napoleon’s victory at Marengo, the dish rapidly conquered Paris, and became a renowned symbol of french haute cuisine.

this compelling new book uses authentic primary sources to tell the story of the battle as completely as possible and dispels longstanding myths. the book also brings to life the human dimension of the story by using first-person recollections to describe experiences on and off the battlefield.

9781844159413 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848844049 • 304 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848325913 • 416 pages Hardback • £30.00 £15.00

9781848325784 • 288 pages Hardback • £19.95 £10.00

9781848326248 • 336 pages Paperback • £15.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:03 Page 20

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

BattLeS of tHe dark aGeS

tHe MedievaL SoLdier

BowMen of enGLand

SieGeS of tHe MiddLe aGeS

MarteLLo towerS worLdwide

Peter Marren

Vesey Norman

Donald Featherstone

Philip Warner

in this fascinating book, Peter Marren investigates this confused era of warfare, looks for the reality behind the myths, and uses the techniques of modern scholarship to show how battles were fought in that brutal age, where they were fought, and why.

the author outlines the development of the undisciplined barbarian war bands of the dark ages into the feudal armies of the early Middle ages. it deals with the arms and equipments of the soldier, not only from surviving specimens but also from descriptions in contemporary medieval documents.

donald featherstone’s study of the english longbow from its early development until the wars of the roses is an inspiring and authentic reconstruction in human terms in an age of courage, vitality and endurance.

in the Middle ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on english seiges undertaken in the period from the norman conquest to the war of the roses.

Bill Clements

9781844158843 • 224 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848842045 • 288 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848845831 • 164 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

1844152154 • 224 pages Paperback • £6.99 £3.00

9781848845350 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Martello towers worldwide follows the history of the Martello tower from the construction of the early towers built to protect the Mediterranean shores of Spain and italy right up to the final towers built in the united kingdom during the first world war.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 21

viSit our weBSite to view wHat'S coMinG in tHe next tHree MontHS 9781844156337 208 pages 8pp b&w photos Hardback £19.99 £8.00

9781848844704 224 pages 50–60 Illustrations Hardback £19.99 £10.00

9781848842328 208 pages 20 illustrations Hardback £19.99 £10.00

royaL navy verSuS tHe SLave traderS

wHo Sank tHe titanic?

Sir Martin froBiSHer

Bernard Edwards

Robert J. Strange

Taliesin Trow

on 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed the abolition of the Slave trade act. in the following year the royal navy’s african Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from africa to the americas and the Middle east. for much of its long campaign against the evil of slavery Britain’s navy fought alone and unrecognised. its enemies were many and formidable.

rMS titanic sank exactly 100 years ago. Long thought of as an unavoidable though tragic accident, this new and exhaustively researched investigation into the cause of the deaths of 1,500 passengers by former crime reporter, robert J. Strange, reveals, for the first time, the names of the group of guilty men who all contributed, in various ways, to this disaster and to the unnecessary deaths of titanic’s ill-fated victims.

taliesin trow’s new biographical study of this many-sided elizabethan adventurer should revive interest in him and in this extraordinary period in english seafaring history. for frobisher was a fascinating, enigmatic character whose reputation is often eclipsed by those of his remarkable contemporaries, drake, Hawkins and ralegh.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

1844151824 208 pages 8pp b&w photos Hardback £19.99 £8.00

neLSon’S trafaLGar caPtainS and tHeir BattLeS Dr T A Heathcote this is a biographical dictionary of the two flag officers and captains of 27 battleships, four frigates and two minor combatant vessels that were present under nelson's command at the historic battle of trafalgar, 21 october 1805. each officer's family background and naval career will be covered and his and his ship's role in the Battle analysed. in addition there is a general introduction.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 22

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk 9781848844094 176 pages 16pp b&w Plates Hardback £16.99 £8.00

9781848843745 224 pages 50 illustrations Hardback £19.99 £10.00

9781848847781 240 pages 40 illustrations Hardback £19.99 £10.00

9781848842878 256 pages 40 illustrations Hardback £25.00 £12.00

kent vcS

deedS of HeroeS

yorkSHire vcS

Roy Ingleton

Matthew Richardson

Alan Whitworth

tHe coMPLete GeorGe croSS

as one might expect from a county with the motto 'invicta' (unconquered), kent has produced her fair share of military heroes. Here roy ingleton honours 50 of those who have been awarded the nations highest decoration for valour in the line of duty. the nation holds a special place in its heart for winners of the victoria cross and this book is sure to inspire not only those who are lucky enough to call kent home, but anyone interested in British military history.

while the heroic exploits of recipients of the victoria cross have been the subject of repeated accounts, dcM holders have largely been ignored in print. But now in this graphic narrative history Matthew richardson sets the record straight by describing the conspicuous courage of men who have been awarded the dcM. told often in their own words, their extraordinary stories of bravery and self-sacrifice are the central focus of his book.

today the victoria cross remains the supreme British award for bravery. it takes precedence over all other awards and decorations. during its 160-year history, since the first of these medals were given for gallantry during the crimean war in the 1850s, 1,357 have been won, and no less than 69 of them have gone to yorkshiremen. alan whitworth, in this carefully researched and revealing account, describes in graphic detail the exploits and the lives of this elite group of heroes.

Kevin Brazier, Foreword by Tony Gledhill GC the George cross, the highest civilian decoration, is awarded for ‘acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger’, and all the recipients of this exceptional honour are recorded here. this book is an essential work of reference for anyone who is interested in the history of the medal and in the acts of bravery and selfsacrifice it commemorates.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 23

BUy ANy ThREE BOOkS ON ThIS pAGE fOR £15.00 MaLta – iSLand under SieGe Paul Williams

9781848840126 • 160 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

St vitH Mike Tolhurst

0850526655 • 144 pages Paperback • £9.95 £6.00

waLcHeren 1809 Andrew Rawson

0850529611 • Paperback £9.95 £6.00

caLaiS

BATTLEGROUND SERIES the books in our battleground series are designed for all readers as both an essential companion for the visitor to these thoroughly accessible battlefields as well as a rattling good read in the comfort of your home.

Jon Cooksey

0850526477 • 144 pages Paperback • £9.95 £6.00

Juno BeacH

GoLd BeacH – JiG Sector and weSt

Tim Saunders

1844150283 • 192 pages Paperback • £9.95 £6.00

0850528666 • 192 pages Paperback • £9.95 £6.00

oradour

dunkirk

Philip Beck

Patrick Wilson

184415100X • 176 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00

0850527015 • 192 pages Paperback • £9.95 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 24

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

war in tHe tHe crueL Sea Mediterranean retoLd 1940–43 Bernard Edwards

Iain Ballantyne

war of tHe u-BoatS

tirPitZ Jonathan Sutherland, Diane Canwell

in this authoritative study, Bernard ireland brings a fresh clarity to the complexities and factors at play during this critical period.

Bernard edwards tells this factual historic story of the three convoys that Montsarrat based his famous novel on. commanded by captain walker no less than five u-boats were sunk for the loss of seven British ships.

iain Ballantyne’s fascinating and lively account of the lives of British warships named London is illustrated throughout with photographs and paintings, many of them never published before. H.M.S. London looks at history from the perspective of the men who were there, and among the people.

Bernard Edwards from the earliest days of the Second world war, Hitler’s u-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much allied merchant tonnage as possible. all too often the result was the loss of ship, cargo and, tragically, crew. But, as described in this excellent book, great gallantry against overwhelming odds brought rewards and surprising results.

the photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the crew of famous German Battleship tirpitz. there are superb photos of the officers and crew both above and below decks, including some unique shots of the crew during their stint on a magnificent sail training vessel.

184415047X • 224 pages Hardback • £19.95 £8.00

9781844158638 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

0850528437 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.95 £8.00

9781844155019 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848846685 • 128 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

Bernard Ireland

HMS London

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 25

caLL now on 01226 734222 buy both for £25.00

caPtured MeMorieS 1930–1945

Monty’S HiGHLanderS

PanZer deStroyer

war of tHe wHite deatH

Patrick Delaforce

Vasiliy Krysov

Bair Irincheev

in a planned two volume collection of the most outstanding interviews, of the four thousand made, the author has chosen for this 1900-18 book memories which take the reader back as many as a hundred and twenty years. the main focus of the book is upon the first world war with the western front battles, the Gallipoli campaign and the Battle of Jutland prominently featured.

Dr Peter Liddle

the 51st Highland division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British army in ww2. this is a first rate history of a first rate division.

Honestly, and with an extraordinary clarity of recall, the author describes confrontations with German tiger and Panther tanks and deadly anti-tank guns. His memoirs give a compelling insight into the reality of tank warfare on the eastern front.

for this highly illustrated and original portrayal of this famously unequal struggle, Bair irincheev has brought together a compelling selection of eyewitness accounts, war diaries, battle reports, and other records from the finnish and russian archives to reconstruct the frontline fighting.

9781848842342 • 336 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848842335 • 336 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

1844155129 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.95 £8.00

9781844159512 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848841666 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

caPtured MeMorieS Dr Peter Liddle

Peter Liddle was a pioneer in the recording of memories of personal experience in the first world war and in the social background of those who lived through those years. Later he moved into the recording of men and women for whom the Second world war was the formative experience of their lives.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 26

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

SS cHarLeMaGne war criMeS

LaSt Stand at Le ParadiS

ScottiSH Lion on PatroL

one of the most extraordinary aspects of ww2 was the effect it had on crime – and this is the focus of M.J. trow's compelling survey. this account highlights the unheroic, the weak and the corrupt. and it draws attention to something perhaps uniquely British – the will of the people to cope, be it housewives with rationing, the police dealing with the black market or magistrates all too aware that 'careless talk costs lives'.

Richard Lane

W Kemsley, M R Riesco, T Chamberlin

9781844157280 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781844158478 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

Tony Le Tissier

M.J. Trow

in May 1945, as the triumphant red army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, french soldiers fought back. they were the last surviving members of SS charlemagne. their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin.

9781848842311 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

2nd Battalion royal norfolk regiment with the Bef saw the first actions of world war two and won the first gallantry awards. in May overwhelmed by the German offensive elements of the Battalion were surrounded at Le Paradis. this is the story of those events.

in SearcH of tHe reaL dad’S arMy Stephen M. Cullen

full of eye-witness accounts, this is a true story of a real Band of Brothers, the original work being faithfully reproduced and significant new material from personal recollections which are graphic, moving and occasionally humorous.

Stephen cullen’s aim in this thoroughgoing new study is to cut through the misunderstandings in order to reassess the Home Guard and its contribution to Britain’s war effort – and to deepen our understanding of the men and women who were members of it.

9781848845695 • 416 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

9781848842694 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:14 Page 27

offers end feb 28th 2014 PoLand betrayed David G. Williamson hitler's attack on Poland in 1939 was the first brutal act in six years of world war. david Williamson, in this timely and thought-provoking study, reconstructs each stage of the battle in graphic detail.

9781844159260 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

the battLe for franCe

Code Wars

Philip Warner

Code Wars examines the role of ULtra (the intelligence derived from breaking secret enemy signals) on major events of the second World War.

this book provides a fresh and invaluable explanation of the military and political events of that extraordinary campaign, which continued on after dunkirk.

9781848843134 • 288 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

the QUiet gUnner barbarossa throUgh soviet at War eyes Richmond Gorle

a delightfully fresh well written account of war at the sharp end of africa, sicily and north West europe.

9781848845404 • 272 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

Artem Drabkin, Alexei Isaev, Christopher Summerville 22 June 1941 changed the direction of the second World War. it also changed the direction of human history. now, for the first time in english, russians speak of their experiences on that fatal sunday.

John Jackson

9781848845107 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

assaULt Crossing Ken Ford the assault crossing of the river seine by the british remains one of the most important operations of the closing stages of the second World War. in his graphic narrative Ken ford gives a fascinating insight into the planning of the operation and the confusion of the battlefield.

9781848845763 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781844159239 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00 PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 28

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

BattLe of kurSk deviL'S own 1943 Luck

race for tHe reicHStaG

SaS oPeration BuLBaSket

SteeL inferno

Hans Seidler

Denis Edwards

Tony Le Tissier

Paul McCue

images of war Battle of kursk, is an illustrated account of this pivotal battle of the war on the eastern front, when the Germans threw 900,000 men and 2,500 tanks against 1,300,000 soldiers and 3,000 tanks of the red army in a savage battle of attrition.

although strictly forbidden to keep diaries, denis edwards managed to record his experiences throughout nearly all his time in europe in 1944-45. He brilliantly conveys what it was like to be facing death, day after day, night after night, with never a bed to sleep in nor a hot meal to go home to. this is warfare in the raw – brutal, yet humorous, immensely tragic, but sadly, all true.

tony Le tissier’s classic account of the battle for Berlin dispels the myths created by Soviet propaganda and describes in graphic detail the red army’s final offensive against nazi Germany – the race for the reichstag.

on d-day 6 June, 1944, a team of 55 SaS were dropped by parachute in enemy-occupied france with the task of disrupting the movement of German reinforcements north against the allied invasion of normandy. using hitherto classified documents the author tells the full story of operation BuLBaSket.

Steel inferno provides a unique insight into the experiences of 1st SS Panzer corps, one of only two units in the German army which bore Hitler’s name. though the allies could never forget or forgive the attrocities the wehrmacht and SS troops commited, many admired the Panzer corps, and one compared fighting with them to ‘fighting with tigers’.

9781848843936 • 144 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

0850528690 • 256 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848842304 • 288 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848841932 • 256 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848840010 • 352 pages Paperback • £16.99 £8.00

Major General Michael Reynolds CB

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 29

diScountS avaiLaBLe on aLL titLeS

a wander tHrouGH wartiMe London Clive Harris and Neil Bright through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events.

9781848841727 • 176 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

SieGe: MaLta 1940–1943 Ernie Bradford the three-year siege of Malta was one of the longest in history. in this thrilling account the author, who first came to know and love Malta whilst serving with the royal navy during the Second world war, paints a vivid picture of the suffering of the island and its population.

9781848845848 • 248 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

“faLLScHirMJaGer”: oPeration HitLer’S eLite GerMan BarBaroSSa Mountain ParatrooPS in trooPS 1939–1945 Hans Seidler worLd war ii the latest book in the images Ian Baxter Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell the photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the elite German Paratroopers. the photographs were taken in austria, romania, Bulgaria Greece and russia.

9781848843189 • 144 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

of war series uses over 300 rare contemporary photographs to capture the scale, intensity and brutality of the fighting that was unleashed on 22 June 194`. no less than 4.5 million men of the axis Power advanced on a 2,900 kilometer front.

this superb book shows the Gebirgsjager in training and action from Poland, norway and france, through yugoslavia, the eastern front and in the closing stages of the war.

9781848843295 • 176 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848843547 • 144 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00 29

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 30

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

eaGLeS and BuLLdoGS in norMandy

tHe cruSHinG of PoLand

deviL'S BirtHday

Ian Baxter

Geoffrey Powell

Major General Michael Reynolds CB official German

this is the story of the two divisions: the american 29th and the British 3rd. after describing theagonies suffered by the americans on omaha, and the difficulties that faces the British in overcoming strongpoints at Sword Beach on d-day, the author traces both divisions as they try to break through the German defences.

photographers accompanied the triumphant nazi forces on their victorious advance which first seized the key part of danzig and then warsaw, all within one month. the crushing of Poland captures the drama and raw aggression of the campaign in photographs and full captions.

9781848841253 • 272 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781844158461 • 160 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

BattLeGround GeneraL: arnHeM 1944

HitLer’S HeadquarterS 1939–1945

the devil's Birthday, one of the most celebrated accounts by a British writer to tell the full story of the operation Market Garden, the allied attempt in 1944 to seize three major river crossings and thus secure a back door into Germany.

Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell

Ian Baxter

the book presents you with a series of command decisions, aided by situation maps; directing you to the next relevant briefing depending on the option you choose. no dice are necessary to play, just this book and your tactical skill. when you buy this book, the fate of nations is in your hands.

as well as being pathological about his security, Hitler believed only he could successfully oversee the third reich’s operations. thus he divided his time between his numerous Hqs spread across his empire. we gain an insight into the atmosphere that existed in these extraordinary installations.

9781848846272 • 276 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848844841 • 176 pages Paperback • £9.99 £5.00

9781848846289 • 208 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 31

caLL now on 01226 734222

tHe SieGe of küStrin 1945 Tony Le Tissier

HitLer’S defeat LeninGrad on tHe eaStern Nik Cornish front the 900-day siege of the

tony Le tissier, in this graphic and painstakingly researched account, has recorded events in extraordinary detail, using the vivid eyewitness testimony of survivors to bring the story of the siege to life.

Ian Baxter drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions, the book reveals how the battle of kursk was the beginning of the end and how this led to the red army recapturing huge areas of the Soviet union and bleeding white the German armies it struck.

Soviet city of Leningrad by the combined forces of the Germans and the finns is one of the most remarkable, and terrible, events of the Second world war, yet until recently it has not received the attention it deserves and rarely has the compelling story of the siege been told through graphic wartime photographs like those collected for this book.

9781848845534 • 320 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781844159772 • 160 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848845145 • 128 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

front-Line StaLinGrad

JaPan'S LaSt Bid for victory

Victor Nekrasov, Foreword by Evan Mawdsley

Robert Lyman

victor nekrasov’s masterpiece front-Line Stalingrad is one of the classic novels to come out of the pitiless fighting on the eastern front in the Second world war. His gripping narrative is set against the background of the grim struggle of the Soviet union against nazi Germany.

robert Lyman’s deep knowledge and understanding of the war in Burma, and the great battles at kohima and imphal in 1944, are well known. in this book he uses original documents, published works and personal accounts to weave together an enthralling account of some of the bitterest fighting of the Second world war.

9781848847712 • 336 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848845428 • 320 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00 31

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 32

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

eScaPe froM auScHwitZ

HeaLinG in HeLL

coMBat over korea

Skua

BerLin airLift

Peter C. Smith

Andrey Pogozhev

Ken Adams

Philip Chinnery

on 6 november 1942 70 captured red army soldiers staged an extraordinary mass escape from auschwitz. among these men was Prisoner number 1418 andrey Pogozhev. He survived, and this is his story.

ken adams, as a trained medic, was sent out to the far east and immediately saw action on the Malay Peninsula. captured at Singapore. He describes his life, work and the terrible conditions endured at the hands of the Japanese and korea guards. Healing in Hell is an exceptional account that demands reading.

combat over korea offers a superb selection of thrilling accounts by allied airmen of their experiences. these include air combat between fighters, a B29 Superfortress bomber ditching in the sea, c-54 cargo plane being attacked by north korean fighters.

the Blackburn Skua was the first monoplane to be designed and built for the royal navy. it became a compromise between the navy’s desire for a carrierbased divebomber and raf’s preference for a fighter. this book relates how the final design was created, how the dive-bombing technique was developed and perfected by naval pilots and traces the wartime operational career of the type with many firsthand accounts.

Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell

9781844155941 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848845756 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848844773 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

978184415455 • 288 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

in June 1948, Stalin halted all road and rail traffic into and out of the allied sector of Berlin and cut off all electricity to the city. thus the wartime allies of Britain, france and the uSa realized that the only option open to them was to supply west Berlin by air transport and so started one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century.

9781844154203 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 33

read extractS froM our LateSt reLeaSeS onLine – over 100 titLeS to cHooSe froM

tHe BerLin raidS

niGHt fiGHter over GerMany

eScaPe froM arnHeM

raf toP Gun

tHe waaf at war

Nick Thomas

John Frayn Turner

Martin Middlebrook

Graham White

Godfrey Freeman

Martin Middlebrook brings to this subject considerable experience as a military historian. He has achieved the difficult task of bringing together both sides of the Battle of Berlin – the bombing force and the people on the ground – to tell a coherent, single story.

these are the highly evocative wartime memoirs of a young nco pilot who’s operational experience was with Beaufighters and Mosquitoes flying in the long-range night-fighter role. it is not a gung-ho account of daring-do, but a ‘warts and all’ story of what life was really like in that time of international crisis.

this is the remarkable true story of a young army glider pilot’s experience of the last days in the defence of arnhem Bridge, his eventual capture and then escape to be adopted by the resistance, the hair-raising journey through occupied europe and his eventual return to the uk.

edward ‘teddy’ Mortlock donaldson became a crackshot, winning the raf’s Gunnery trophy one and also lead the raf’s aerobatic display team. for his leadership of the squadron during the battle and his personal tally of eleven he was awarded the dSo. after the war he was selected to command the air Speed flight which broke the world record.

Highly experienced author John frayn turner has succeeded in capturing the indomitable spirit of the waaf during ww2. The WAAF at War is a long overdue tribute to the war winning contribution played by all its members.

9781848842243 • 416 pages Hardback • £25.00 £12.00

1844154718 • 240 pages Hardback • £25.00 £10.00

9781848841475 • 144 pages Hardback • £16.99 £8.00

9781844156856 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848845398 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 34

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

fiGHter aceS of B-17 – tHe kennetH tHe Luftwaffe fifteen ton ‘Hawkeye’ Lee in worLd war ii fLyinG fortreSS dfc

Philip Kaplan

Graham S Simons, Harry Friedman

Nick Thomas

this book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary German fighter aces of ww2. it surveys the skills that a successful fighter pilot must have – a natural aptitude for flying, marksmanship, keen eyesight – and the way in which fighter tactics have developed.

the Boeing B-17 was the first american heavy bomber to see action in world war when it was supplied to the raf. this book describes how it was built and utilizes many hitherto unpublished photographs from the design studio and production lines. it illustrates and explains the many different roles that the aircraft took as the war progressed.

following training ‘Hawkeye’ Lee received his commission and was posted to 501 Squadron. Lee quickly opened his score, claiming several bombers during the first week of operations, and scored more damaged and destroyed enemy aircraft and by the end of July he was Mentioned in despatches.

9781844154609 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848845381 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848841468 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

fLyinG Start Hugh Dundas this is the autobiography of Group captain Sir Hugh dundas cBe, dSo, dfc, who was one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of world war ii. He writes of his wartime experiences, and particularly of his period as Squadron Leader and wing commander and his involvement in the Battle of Britain.

9781848844421 • 224 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

SurvivinG fiGHter aircraft of worLd war two Don Berliner this is a guide to the existing wwii aircraft to be found in aviation museums throughout the world. each dPS contains a colour photo of an example of the aircraft as viewed in an aviation museum, examples of different marks (wartime shots in mono) and a textual resume of the type with statistics.

9781848842656 • 160 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:04 Page 35

viSit our weBSite to view wHat'S coMinG in tHe next tHree MontHS

ProfiLeS of fLiGHt – nortH aMerican MuStanG P-51 Dave Windle and Martin Bowman

ProfiLeS of fiGHter fLiGHt – vouGHt oPerationS in f4 corSair euroPe and Dave Windle and Martin Bowman nortH africa the vought f4u was the best 1939–1945

the Mustang was born from a British ww2 specification to north american during 1940. this book contains the world famous colour profiles created by dave windle of the type in different operational modes, configurations and buy colour schemes.

carrier based fighter of ww2. it was developed early in 1938 for the uS navy. Martin Bowman has written detailed descriptions and photographs to create the perfect enthusiasts reference.

9781848845817 • 88 pages Hardback • £19.99 £12.00

9781848844087 • 88 pages Hardback • £19.99 £12.00

both for £20.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

fiGHter! fiGHter! firSt in tHe corkScrew Port! fieLd Pat Cunningham

Guy Warner

fighter operations in europe and north africa 1939-1945 tells the story of allied and German fighter pilots in europe, over the Mediterranean and in north africa during the Second world war.

the young men who flew with raf Bomber command in world war two were a complex mixture of individuals but they all shared the gift of teamwork. this book contains ten intriguing reminiscences of bomber aircrew; some were pilots, others navigators, flight engineers, bombaimers or gunners.

651 was the first air observation Post (aoP) Squadron, being formed at old Sarum on august 1, 1941. this is the Squadron’s complete history from 1941 to 2011 its 70th anniversary.

9781848844810 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848846555 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848842632 • 320 pages Hardback • £30.00 £15.00

David Wragg

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 36

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

on and off tHe BoMBer BaSeS tHe BattLe of fLiGHt deck of worLd war 2 Britain – airfieLdS of Henry ‘Hank’ Adlam John Frayn Turner 2nd air diviSion Hank adlam began his naval this fine book tells the flying career in 1941, his first (uSaaf) momentous story of this operational posting was to the newly-formed no. 890 Squadron. these are his reflections of being a fighter pilot in world war ii.

9781848841956 • 256 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00 36

Martin Bowman as part of the aHt series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area – in this case norfolk and Suffolk.

9781844155477 • 208 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

BoMBer BaronS eiGHtH arMy'S GreateSt Chaz Bowyer victorieS at the end of the Second Adrian Turner

unequal struggle, from the key events leading upto it, by graphic day-by-day accounts recording the action and commentary on the strategy. the author’s personal knowledge of key figures means that there are many thrilling first-hand accounts by the aces.

world war over 55,000 air crew of Bomber command had lost their lives, in this authoritative book, the author selects a number of men, some well known like Leonard cheshire, Hughie edwards, but many less known such as nick knilans, Syd clayton and Jo Lancaster, and details their careers, relating episodes that reflect the qualities that made them outstanding.

9781848842434 • 256 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

085052802X • 224 pages Hardback • £19.95 £8.00

0850526663 • 232 pages Hardback • £19.95 £8.00

to read many accounts, it would appear that the eighth army's victory at el alamein was quickly followed by its triumphant arrival at tunis. adrian turner, the experienced authority on the period, redresses the imbalance by describing brilliantly the progress of this legendary fighting force.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 37

diScountS avaiLaBLe on aLL titLeS

Men BeHind tHe freedoM in tHe SiLvered winGS MedaLS air John Severne Air Commandore Graham Pitchfork this book pays tribute to the quite remarkable bravery of those young men who risked, and all too often lost, their lives for their country during the war. the author, himself a distinguished royal air force officer, has singled out twenty-one men to represent ‘the many’ to whom he dedicated the book.

1844150070 • 272 pages Paperback • £12.95 £6.00

Hamish Ross this biography tells of the life of a czech airman who escapes from the nazi invasion, fights with the french and finally arrives in Britain to fly as an air-gunner with the raf during ww2.

9781844155903 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

John Severne joined the raf in 1944 and gained his wings two months after ww2 ended. this book captures the author’s great passion for flying, whether it be in jetfighters, light aircraft, helicopters or making model planes and gives details of his long and illustrious career.

9781844155590 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

Squadron Leader toMMy BrooM dfc**

tHe Luftwaffe in worLd war ii

Tom Parry Evans

this book contains fascinating superb quality images from national archives, many of which have not been published before. as well as featuring ‘portraits’ of many Luftwaffe aircraft types, including less well-known models, the book contains many images of Luftwaffe personnel. detailed captions describe the subjects and place them in their historical context.

tommy Broom is one of the raf’s most legendary and popular heroes of world war ii. tommy completed 83 operations and teamed up with a namesake as his pilot, ivor Broom – they became known as the ‘flying Brooms’ and completed 57 operations together.

9781848845824 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

Francis Crosby

1844150860 • 112 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00 37

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 38

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

tarGet for toniGHt

tHey fLew HurricaneS

Hit and run

Squadron Leader D.A. Braithwaite, DFC*

Adrian Stewart

the book will describe some of the most daring air attacks of world war ii. Some were outstanding successes and some were unmitigated disasters. north Sea Battle : in the early weeks of world war ii, Britain and Germany were determined to attack one another's warships in their respective naval bases. Both raf and Luftwaffe learned the folly of sending unescorted bombers into enemy territory.

this is the story of one of the famous Pathfinder pilots – but one who stood up to its co, the domineering don Bennett, and was reposted as a result, he flew many types of aircraft including the famous Blenheim and Mosquito.

the Hawker Hurricane, together with the Spitfire, is the most famous aircraft of the Second world war. adrian Stewart has produced a gloriously atmospheric and nostalgic book capturing the spirit of this great aircraft and the pilots who flew them.

184415159X • 160 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

1844153355 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

Robert Jackson

184415162X • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

BattLe of Britain – airfieLdS of 11 GrouP

tHe art of LeaderSHiP

Peter Jacobs this book gives an overview of the Battle and goes on to describe the part played by the squadrons and pilots from each base between the dangerous period between 10 July and 31 october 1940.

few people over the last century are better qualified to discuss leadership than field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. in his inimitable way Monty analyses their leadership qualities and it should come as no surprise that he does not hesitate to highlight perceived deficiencies!

1844151646 • 192 pages Paperback • £9.99 £5.00

9781848840348 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 39

offerS end feB 28tH 2014

arnHeM Major-General R E Urquhart Major-General urquhart commanded the 1st British airborne division in operation Market Garden, the greatest airbone assault of world war ii, the struggle to capture arnhem and win control of the bridge across the lower rhine. Gen. urquhart has told the story of those fateful nine days clearly, frankly and, despite the terrible circumstances, not without humour.

9781844155378 • 256 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

fiGHtinG tHrouGH to koHiMa

SurGeon at arMS

you’LL die in SinGaPore

SkorZeny

Lipmann Kessel

Charles McCormack

Michael Lowry, Foreword by Professor Richard Holmes in 1939 the author was posted to the queen's royal regiment on the north west frontier chasing Pathan tribesmen for two years. His Battalion was cut off by the Japs for three weeks and was later in the thick of the action at kohima. all this is vividly described in this inspiring memoir.

Surgeon at arms is without doubt one of the most interesting and dramatic personal memoirs to come out of the Second world war. the authors professional skill was at once tested to the limit and the modest detachment with which he describes serious operations performed under appalling conditions would alone be enough to merit the reissue of the book.

weakened by hunger, thirst and ill-treatment, author charles Mccormac, then a ww2 prisoner-of-war in Japanese-occupied Singapore, knew that if he did not escape he would die. with sixteen others he broke out and began an epic twothousand-mile escape from the island of Singapore, through the jungles of indonesia to australia.

Skorzeny was one of the most daring figures of the 20th century. His exploits included the rescue of Mussolini from his mountain prison, a brief affair with eva Peron, a blackmail attempt on winston churchill and the kidnapping of the son of the wartime dictator of Hungary. eisenhower declared him "the most wanted man in europe". charles whiting, who actually met Skorzeny, pieces together this truly remarkable story.

9781844158027 • 304 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848845916 • 208 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781844155408 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848842960 • 160 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

Charles Whiting

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 40

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

tHe Hunt for Martin BorMann

red SniPer on tHe eaStern front

PruSSian aPocaLyPSe

Charles Whiting

Joseph Pilyushin

in the Hunt for Martin Bormann, charles whiting examines over 50 years of rumours, claims and counterclaims to uncover the real fate of one of the most hunted men of the twentieth century

Joseph Pilyushin, a top red army sniper in the ruthless fight against the Germans on the eastern front, was an exceptional soldier and he has a remarkable story to tell. His first-hand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle and into the desperate fight put up by Soviet forces to defend Leningrad.

tony Le tissier, in this fluent and vivid translation of the original German text, brings to bear all his expert knowledge of the military defeat of the German armies in the east and the enormity of the human disaster that went with it.

in September 1939, the tanks of Panzer-regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of the German blitzkrieg that opened world war ii with a terrifying display of military force. the following spring, the regiment rumbled across france, again showing the destructive power of the panzer.

9781848842892 • 240 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848841208 • 288 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848846746 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848845053 • 320 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Egbert Kieser, Translated by Tony Le Tissier

PanZerS in tHe Sand voL one 1935–41

BLitZkrieG in tHeir own wordS

Bernd Hartmann

Foreword by General Heinz Guderian Blitzkrieg in their own words is a military history of the campaigns written by those taking part. the short individual accounts give a unique perspective into the workings of the German war machine during its greatest victories, before the disaster of the russian front.

1844152766 • 272 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 41

viSit our weBSite to view wHat'S coMinG in tHe next tHree MontHS

tHe BattLe of tHe atLantic

BattLe of tHe BaLtic

convoy Sc122 and Hx229

Bernard Ireland

Robert Jackson

Martin Middlebrook

the author tells the story of the Battle of the atlantic, he describes the measures employed to defeat the amazingly successful tactics of the u-boats, the convoy system and individual convoys, the technological advances in radar and asdic, depth charges and aerial support.

immediately after the end of the ww1 the British were in action to defend the independence of estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from russian communist forces. this book covers all of the naval battles, from all sides, which occurred during ww2.

in convoy, every manoeuvre of the merchant ships, their escort vessels, the long range aircraft cover, and the attacking u-boats is documented in a powerful narrative that will recall for many readers nicholas Monsarrat’s best-selling novel the cruel Sea.

examines the background to the fall of france and its consequences, most particularly the way the french navy was dealt with. it studies the confused situation that the chaos of devastating defeat created including the rise of a relatively junior french general, charles de Gaulle.

David Wragg

1844150011 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.95 £8.00

9781844154227 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848844780 • 352 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

1844155226 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848842830 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

‘Sink tHe frencH!’ tHe Pacific navaL war David Wragg 1941–1945 this fascinating book the book begins by setting the scene in the far east and the decisions that led Japan into war. within a couple of years, the royal navy was able to send the strongest and most balanced fleet in its history to the far east and played a major role in preventing reinforcements being flown from Japan to iwo Jima and okinawa.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 42

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

tHe woLf PackS red Sky in tHe GatHer MorninG

tHe deadLy Stroke

Luck of tHe deviL

HitLer'S arMada

Bernard Edwards

Michael Pearson

Warren Tute

Geoff Hewitt

the capture by the German surface raider atlantis of the British steamer city of Baghdad’s secret code books in July 1940 enabled the nazis to de-cypher admiralty convoy plans with deadly effect. this book describes the resulting appalling allied losses suffered by four convoys during the autumn of 1940.

the arctic convoys that sailed through the cold malevolent waters of the Barents Sea ran the gauntlet of German air and sea attacks as they struggled to transport vital supplies to Britain’s russian allies. this is a gripping tale of the war at sea.

with the defeat of the french forces by the Germans, winston churchill was determined that the french fleet would not fall into German hands. in a tragic and ironic battle the British sank the french fleet at oran, the author explores in detail the events surrounding this event. with an introduction by Sir John colville.

Robert le Page (edited by Jonathan Falla)

9781848846241 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

1844154521 • 176 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781844155354 • 224 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

robert le Page flew with the fleet air arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based fairey Swordfish. His story is full of insights into wartime naval flying. this is an exciting tale of wartime action on aircraft carriers and flying the legendary Stringbag.

9781848845442 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Hitler’s armada examines the aborted German invasion of 1940 in a fresh and original manner by looking past the myths and legends which have subsequently surrounded it. the author presents fascinating detail of Hitler’s operation SeaLion and, by studying its weaknesses, he demonstrates that control of the sea, not the air, was the critical factor.

9781844157853 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 43

caLL now on 01226 734222

execution for duty

tHe eScort carrier in worLd war ii

tHe BLockade BuSterS

cockLeSHeLL coMMando

red toBruk

Ralph Barker

Bill Sparks

this is the true unpublished story of the life, trial and execution by firing squad of a young u-boat captain which reveals the harsh cruelty and political intrigue that surrounded Hitler's reich. it pinpoints the devious machinations of those nazis who had infiltrated the power-base of the kreigs Marine in 1944.

David Wragg

recounts one of the greatest sea stories of ww2, of how George Binney, working in neutral Sweden when norway was overrun by the Germans, set about running vital cargoes of ball-bearings and special steels to Britain through the blockaded Skagerrak, where German air strength was dominant and where the royal navy dare not trespass.

one of only two survivors of the famous cockleshell Hero raid, Bill Sparks' war and post-war career has never before been told in full. in this gripping book, he describes not only his part in operation frankton, the daring Gironde raid, and his escape back to Britain, but how he fought with the Greek Sacred Squadron thereafter.

the author, now 98, saw early action off norway, in the north Sea and at dunkirk. command of the destroyer HMS eridge followed, and they deployed to the eastern Mediterranean, and so began a gruelling 18 months of Malta convoys. eridge fought in the Battle of Sirte and sank u-568 in May 1942. all this and much more is told in this exceptional naval memoir so strongly reminiscent of the cruel Sea, only true.

1844153223 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

1844152200 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

1844152820 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781844158942 • 160 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781844158621 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

Peter C. Hansen

the need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. this is their story, warts and all.

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

Frank Gregory-Smith

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 44

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

t-34 in action Artem Drabkin and Oleg Sheremet the Soviet t-34 medium tank was one of the most famous and effective fighting vehicles of the Second world war. this pioneering book, which is based on extensive interviews with tank crews, records their experiences and offers a compelling inside view of armoured warfare in the mid-twentieth century.

184415243X • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00 44

arMoured warfare in tHe nortH african caMPaiGn Anthony Tucker-Jones the images give a fascinating inside view of combat, but they also reveal the daily routines of tank warfare 65 years ago, and give a vivid impression of what it was like to fight in and live with the tanks of the day.

9781848845671 • 144 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

eLite PanZer Strike force Franz Kurowski

arMoured a taLent for warfare on tHe adventure eaStern front Pat Spooner

for the first time in english, this book follows the division from normandy and the Battle of the Bulge to the end of the war, showing how Germans fought americans at St. Lô and Bastogne. written in kurowski's trademark you-are-there style, this includes numerous firsthand accounts based on interviews with veterans.

Anthony Tucker-Jones on the eastern front during the Second world war massive Soviet and German tank armies clashed in a series of battles that were unmatched in their scale and ferocity. But epic encounters such as these were only part of a broader story, as anthony tucker-Jones demonstrates in this selection of graphic photographs.

Books on prison camps, daring escapes and life with the resistance abound. Pat Spooner’s story is different and more compelling in one important respect. it recounts the gripping and dramatic rescue of two senior British generals (one a vc) and an air vice marshal from occupied italy by the author and his companion who had themselves both escaped from an italian Pow camp.

9781848848030 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848842809 • 160 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848848108 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 45

diScountS avaiLaBLe on aLL titLeS

cHiLdren of tHe caMPS

raiLway of HeLL yanaGi Reginald Burton

Mark Felton

a young captain in the royal norfolk regiment, reggie Burton was wounded in the closing stages of the disastrous defence of Malaya and Singapore. He vividly, yet calmly and with great dignity, describes the horror of captivity at the hands of the Japanese.

this fascinating book examines the exchange of information and goods by underwater means between Germany and Japan during the second half of ww2. known as 'yanagi' this trade was a high priority to both axis partners. thanks to the author's research, here is the first full account of these operations with descriptions of individual missions be they by German or Japanese submarines and crews.

9781848842991 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £8.00

1844151670 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

children of the camps: Japan’s Last forgotten victims tells the truly heartrending stories of caucasian and eurasian children who ended up imprisoned inside Japanese internment camps throughout asia. Survivors’ testimonies run right through the book.

9781848842618 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

victory in tHe BattLe taLeS Pacific and tHe froM BurMa far eaSt Brigadier John Randle OBE MC Andy Rawson the two atomic bombs at Hiroshima and nagasaki changed this and the world forever. victory in the Pacific tells the story of the last six months of the war against Japan in the Pacific, the Philippines, Burma and china in words and pictures, culminating in the atom Bomb raids and the occupation of Japan.

1844152898 • 160 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

unlike other conventional war memoirs, this book comprises a gratifying number of self-contained stories drawn from the author's experiences and memories. all are worth reading and give a very accurate picture of war at its bitterest.

1844151123 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £12.00 45

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 46

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

in action witH tHe SaS

SaS in tuScany 1943–45

He wHo dared and died

SPeciaL forceS coMMander

GentLeMan JiM

Roy Close

Brian Lett

Gearoid O’Dowd

Michael Scott

roy close's wartime experiences make breathtaking reading. Mobilised in 1939 he was fortunate to avoid death or captivity during the German blitzkrieg and escape through dunkirk. in 1944 he operated behind enemy lines with the Maquis in france, who were in open insurrection against the German occupiers.

while always dangerous and daring SaS operations are by no means invariably successful and when they go wrong, they do so very badly. this book adds valuable new information on SaS operations in ww2.

this is an action-packed account of a young irish SaS original including the early exploits of the SaS have enduring appeal. o’dowd MM served with and was respected by other originals such as Stirling, Paddy Mayne, Gentleman Jim almond, Lewis and Jellicoe.

early in the Second world war, Peter wand-tetley volunteered for ‘special service’. He saw action first with the newly formed commandos raiding the north african coast and then in the fierce fighting on crete. as well as describing his exemplary war record, Special forces commander covers wand-tetley’s early life and his career post war.

this remarkable story of Jim almonds (Gentleman Jim) is set in wartime england, the western desert, italy and france and recounts his formative role in the birth of the SaS. against a dramatic background of love, courage and high-risk adventure, it captures for the first time the real spirit of the young soldiers in the newly emerging Special air Service.

1844152863 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £8.00

9781848844469 • 256 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848845411 • 192 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848846739 • 240 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Lorna Almonds-Windmill

9781848844247 • 288 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 47

offerS end feB 28tH 2014

SS koMMando Charles Whiting the vast number of written accounts studying the British Special forces in the Second world waroverlooked the fact that the Germans were actually the first to utilize this unconventional style of warfare. charles whiting, who interviewed many of the survivors, gives a vivid account of these men and their war.

9781848842755 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

Secret forceS of worLd war two Philip Warner one of the lasting legacies of world war 2 was the proliferation of what today are known as Special forces. at the time many soldiers, often of high rank regarded these units as nothing short of ill-disciplined cowboys or worse!

184415114X • 256 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

PEN & SWORD MILITARY HISTORY 2014

St naZaire raid GuBBinS Soe James Dorrian this book describes the events behind operation cHariot, the daring commando raid that, while ultimately successful, proved hugely costly. using personal accounts, James dorrian describes the background and thrilling action that resulted in the award of five victoria crosses.

1844153347 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

Peter Wilkinson and Joan Bright Astley

it Had to Be touGH James Dunning

General colin Gubbins was in charge of Soe during world war two. this is the first biography of a man who was destined to live his life in the shadows. a biography of General colin Gubbins, who was in charge of Soe during world war ii.

this book tells the fascinating story of the origins of the commandos (Britain's first Special Service troops and the forerunners of today's Parachute regiment, the SaS and the SBS) and the development of their special training in world war ii.

9781848844216 • 272 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848326385 • 224 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00 47

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 48

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk 9781848320895 446 pages 200 b&w photos Paperback £16.99 £8.00

9781848320505 120 pages 75 b&w photos Hardback £19.99 £10.00

9781848321182 480 pages 300 illustrations Hardback £45.00 £25.00

tHe GerMan aSSauLt LandinG invaSion of norway craft

u-Boat attack LoGS

Geirr H Haarr

Brian Lavery

this superb history of the invasion of norway, operation weserübung, focusing on the events at sea, is unsurpassed in research and coverage. ‘… one of the most meticulously researched and incisive works of naval history encountered by this reviewer… simultaneously scholarly, engaging,objective … quite simply outstanding.’ – the Mariner’s Mirror

the landing craft assault, or Lca, was one of the unsung heroes of the Second world war but this is the first book devoted to this humble and essential craft. early development, design and construction, the role of the crew, techniques and tactics used in landings, and the part it played inmany invasions from norway to normandy are all described and illustrated.

during the Second world war over 250 allied warships from a dozen navies were sent to the bottom by German u-boats. this groundbreaking study provides a detailed analysis of every sinking for which source material survives from both the allied and the German sides, resulting in detailed treatment of the fate of 110 vessels, with the remainder summarised in an extensive appendix.

Daniel Morgan, Bruce Taylor

9781848320574 480 pages 100 black & white photographs Hardback £30.00 £15.00

tHe BattLe for norway aPriL–June 1940 Geirr H Haarr this sequel to the German invasion of norway covers the events at sea in the early summer of 1940 up to the loss of Glorious and the allied evacuation in June. as in the first volume, the narrative describes the experiences of both officers and ratings, while extensive research and the use of primary resources reveals the many sides to this war, some of which remain controversial to this day.

SEAFORTH PUBLISHING 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 49

viSit our weBSite to view wHat'S coMinG in tHe next tHree MontHS

BritiSH Grand fLeet warSHiPS in tHe BattLecruiSerS aGe of SaiL Steve Backer 1603–1714 the ‘Shipcraft’ series Rif Winfield the radical developments in the design and employment of warships can be followed in this comprehensive new reference work that outlines the history of every ship that saw service in this era.

9781848320406 • 384 pages Hardback • £50.00 £30.00 SEAFORTH PUBLISHING 2014

provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers.

9781848321045 • 128 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

HiStoricaL tHunderer dreadnouGHtS William Mowll

warSHiPS after waSHinGton

Barry Gough

this detailed step-by-step manual covers all the techniques needed to bring a complex model battleship to completion, including casting in metal and GrP. not just a superb ‘how-to’ manual, but also a wonderful evocation of the great ships that fought at the battle of Jutland.

John Jordan

9781848320598 • 192 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848321175 • 352 pages Hardback • £30.00 £20.00

this is the extraordinary story of the remarkable,intersecting careers of the two greatest writers on British naval history in the 20th century – the american Professor arthur Marder and royal navy captain Stephen roskill.

9781848320772 • 320 pages Hardback • £35.00 £20.00

the washington treaty of 1922, designed to head off a potentially dangerous arms race between the major naval powers, agreed to legally binding limits on the numbers and sizes of the principal warship types.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 50

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

coaStaL PaSSenGer LinerS of tHe BritiSH iSLeS

tHe new ordeaL By ice cunard queenS Rorke Bryan

carGo LinerS

Sadly, these wonderful steamer services are now largely forgotten but this new book will stir fond memories of the ships and their coastal voyages.

in this new book a collection of more than 300 photographs has been drawn together to tell the story of the development of the steam and diesel coasters, which originated mainly in the uk and the netherlands. as well as the details of the ships themselves, the book covers cargo handling and stowing, machinery, the coastal trades, the owners and builders and, not least, the crews and their jobs and their lives at sea.

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.

this comprehensive and richly illustrated book tells the story of these ships and the expeditions they supported, from the fifteenth-century fleets of the Ming emperors of china to today’s tourist ships and powerful icebrakers.

the aristocrats of trade, cargo liners ruled the shipping routes of the world for a century, providing fast and reliable services in some of the most handsome and elegant ships ever built. with its informative text and a magnificent collection of more than 300 evocative photographs, here is a feast for ship enthusiasts and for all those who mourn the passing of the golden age of thesteamship.

9781848321120 • 192 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848320871 • 192 pages Hardback • £30.00 £20.00

9781848321069 • 208 pages Paperback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848321168 • 560 pages Hardback • £35.00 £20.00

9781848321298 • 184 pages Paperback • £18.99 £10.00

Nick Robins

coaSterS Roy Fenton

Ambrose Greenway

SEAFORTH PUBLISHING 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 51

caLL now on 01226 734222

a Great and GLoriouS victory

warSHiPS of tHe BLood, BiLGe naPoLeonic era and iron BaLLS

firSt rate

Robert gardiner

Alan Abbey

Edited by Richard Harding

this book reproduces many of the best (and least familiar) images of the ships, chosen for their accuracy, detail and sheer visual power in an extra-large format that does full justice to the images themselves. these are backed by an authoritative text that looks at how the ships were used by the different navies, and explains the function and development of the apparently bewildering array of rates and types.

Blood, Bilge and iron Balls is a set of wargame rules for naval battles in the age of sail. . the basic rules have been written with the emphasis on providing a fast-playing and fun game, but optional rules are included which will add a greater level of historical realism and detail.

first rates were the largest, most powerful and most costly ships of their day. this beautifully produced new book is a celebration of these magnificent ships and combines an authoritative history of their development with superb images from plans, paintings and line drawings.

9781848321083 • 168 pages Hardback • £45.00 £25.00

9781848845343 • 144 pages Hardback • £16.99 £8.00

twelve chapters cover every aspect of the battle of trafalgar. the battle is brought to life in a way which distinguishes it from all the other accounts.

9781848320086 • 128 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00 SEAFORTH PUBLISHING 2014

Rif Winfield

9781848320710 • 160 pages Hardback • £45.00 £25.00

ruSSian warSHiPS in tHe aGe of SaiL 1696–1860 John Tredrea & eduard Sozaev in battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the 18th century was the third largest navy in the world – yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the west. this major new reference work handsomely fills this gap.

9781848320581 • 400 pages Hardback • £50.00 £30.00 51

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:05 Page 52

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

SeafarerS’ voiceS 8: froM forecaStLe to caBin

SeafarerS’ voiceS 7: caPtain’S wife

MaSter and MadMan

tHe wHeeZerS & Sea fLiGHt dodGerS Hugh Popham

Peter Thomas Nicholas tracy

Gerald Pawle

Abby Jane Morrell

Captain Samuel Samuels this is the autobiography of an american who ran away to sea at the age of 11 and charts his rise from the lowliest seaman (berthed under the forecastle) to the command of his own ship and the occupation of the luxurious after cabin.

these ships were derisively dubbed ‘Hen frigates’ and although they have been the fashionable subject in recent years, there is not much literature by the women themselves. this is abby Jane Morrell’s account of a voyage between 1829 and 1831 that took her from new england to the South Pacific.

anthony Lockwood’s story is at the heart of the Georgian navy though the man himself has never taken centre stage in its history. His naval career – described by himself as ‘twenty five years’ incessant peregrination’ – followed a somewhat erratic course but almost exactly spanned the period of the french wars and the war of 1812. truly a dramatic rise and a tragic fall.

this is the fascinating story of the admiralty department of Miscellaneous weapon development, the so-called ‘wheezers and dodgers’, and the ingenious weapons and devices it invented or perfected.

9781848321267 • 224 pages Hardback • £13.99 £6.00

9781848321250 • 224 pages Hardback • £13.99 £6.00

9781848321212 • 320 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848320260 • 304 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00

this classic memoir was the first account by a wartime pilot of his experiences flying fighters from the decks of carriers; it remains the best. as well as being a personal story it describes the wider scenario of the fleet air arm’s rapid expansion during wwii along with the development of naval aircraft.

9781848320550 • 208 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00 SEAFORTH PUBLISHING 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 53

diScountS avaiLaBLe on aLL titLeS 9781848326262 272 pages Paperback £13.99 £6.00

HitLer triuMPHant Edited by Peter G Tsouras 'Hitler triumphant is a thoughtful, well-edited and very well-chosen selection of essays . . . tsouras has assembled an a-team of well-known historians and military analysts who have given a great deal of thought to the various turning points of world war ii'– world war ii

FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

9781848326187 Paperback £16.99 £8.00

9781848326217 256 pages 8pp plates Hardback £19.99 £10.00

9781848326132 256 pages 60 photographs Hardback £19.99 £10.00

navaL war in tHe Mediterranean 1940–1943

roSSano – a vaLLey in fLaMeS

teddy SuHren ace of aceS

Major Gordon Lett, DSO, FRGS

Teddy Suhren, Fritz Brustat-Naval

Jack Greene, Alessandro Massignani

in July 1942, Major Gordon Lett was taken prisoner at the fall of tobruk. after fourteen months in the notorious prison camps at Bari and chieti, he escaped at the armistice of September 1943 from the camp at veano and took to the mountains above the cisa Pass. rather than return to england, he founded and led an entirely non-political band of highly-successful partisans, the Battaglione internazionale.

reinhard ‘teddy’ Suhren fired more successful torpedo shots than any other man during the war. He was also the u-boat service’s most irreverent and rebellious commander; his lack of a military bearing was a constant source of friction with higher authority. despite his refusal to conform to the rigid thoughtpatterns of national Socialism, his operational successes protected him, and he found himself accepted in the highest circles of power in Germany.

this superbly researched book gives a complete account of the war in the Mediterranean on, above and beneath the sea up until italy’s armistice in September 1943. written with full access to italian sources, it not only provides a detailed and fascinating narrative of the entire naval war, but also sets the individual actions fully in their strategic context for both the axis and the allies.

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 54

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk 9781848325524 304 pages b&w & colour illustrations Hardback £25.00 £15.00

Stay tHe diStance

orde winGate

Peter Jacobs

Trevor Royle

Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the royal air force. He joined the raf as a pilot in 1941 and was awarded the dfc whilst serving with Bomber command during 1943/44. after victory in the falklands, Beetham handed over as caS and was appointed Marshal of the royal air force.

9781848325722 368 pages 16pp plates Paperback £16.99 £8.00

winston churchill described wingate as a ‘man of genius who might well have become a man ofdestiny’. tragically, he died in a jungle aircraft crash in 1944. despite his many achievements, wingate suffered from illness and depression and in cairo attempted suicide. He was not universally liked: his romantic Zionism contrasted with the traditional British arabist notions. in this authoritative biography, royle expertly brings to life a ruthless, complex, arrogant – but ultimately admirable – general.

9781848326675 256 pages 16 pp plates Hardback £19.99 £15.00

9781848326156 256 pages 30 photographs Hardback £19.99 £15.00

SPeciaL reLationSHiPS

Secret dayS

ASA Briggs

this Bletchley Park memoir of Lord asa Briggs was one of the most important documents to be published in 2011. Lord Briggs has long been regarded as one of Britain’s most important historians. He has never, however, written about his time at Bletchley Park. the book was launched at Bletchley in May 2011, in the presence of other Hut 6 veterans and part of the proceeds will be donated to the fund to restore Hut 6 to its former glory.

ASA Briggs

July 2011 marked the 90th birthday of a remarkable man – Lord asa Briggs. a cambridge graduate, Bletchley Park code-breaker, and one of the most eminent and influential historians of our time, his experiences could easily fill several autobiographies. yet, surprisingly this memoir is the first book that he has ever written about himself.

buy both for £25.00 FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 55

read extractS froM our LateSt reLeaSeS onLine – over 100 titLeS to cHooSe froM

i waS HitLer'S cHauffeur

He waS My cHief

Erich Kempka

Christa Schroeder

erich kempka served as Hitler’s personal driver from 1934 until the führer’s suicide in 1945. His candid memoirs provide a unique account that reaches a climax in the dark days in the bunker beneath Berlin’s shattered streets.

Schroeder’s memoir does not fail to deliver fascinating insights: she notes his bourgeois manners, his vehement abstemiousness and his mood swings. indeed, she was ostracised by Hitler for a number of months after she made the mistake of publicly contradicting him once too often.

Kenneth Macksey

Eleanor Hancock

Richard Overy

this first complete biography presents the complex, fascinating personality of a man whose qualities of utter determination, charm and good humour, enabled him to cope with both victory and defeat and, finally, when placed on trial for his life, to face his judges with dignity.

from 1919 until 1923, following the defeat of Germany in wwi, röhm served in the freikorps and then nSdaP – the nazi Party. it has been stated that the rise to power of both Hitler and the nazi Party would not have happened without röhm’s organisational skill, authority and influence.

Heinz knocke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of world war ii and this vivid first-hand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs, a best-selling counter-balance to the numerous accounts written by allied pilots.

9781848326309 • 176 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848326316 • 240 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

9781848326491 • 272 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848325999 • 256 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848326484 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

keSSeLrinG: tHe tHe MeMoirS of i fLew for tHe MakinG of tHe ernSt röHM fuHrer Luftwaffe Ernst Röhm, Introduced by Heinz Knocke, Introduction by

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 56

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk 9781848326040 208 pages 80 photographs and diagrams Hardback £25.00 £15.00

9781848325845 256 pages 16 pages of plates Paperback £12.99 £6.00

9781848325142 256 pages 8 diagrams, 75 photographs Hardback £25.00 £15.00

9781848325036 224 pages 30 Illustrations Paperback £10.99 £5.00

tHe worLd’S firSt Swat teaM

tHe reconStruction tHe counterterroriSt How to StaGe a of warriorS ManuaL MiLitary couP

Leroy Thompson

E. R. Mayhew

Leroy Thompson

Ken Connor and David Hebditch

this is the fascinating story of w. e. fairbairn’s Shanghai reserve unit and its impact on Swat, counterterrorist and special operations units. it includes a section on the unit's sniper division led by e. a. Sykes, the first police sniper unit and contains rare photos supplied by fairbairn’s daughter.

the history of the Guinea Pig club, the band of airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second world war. the most rudimentary techniques were only known to a few surgeons worldwide. the allies were tremendously fortunate in having the maverick surgeon archibald Mcindoe – nicknamed ‘the Boss’ or ‘the Maestro’.

in this practical, step-by-step guide thompson analyses the organisation, training and equipping of these elite teams, and the methods for a variety of missions from hostage rescue and high-level dignitary protection to securing foreign embassies and counter-wMd strikes. open the pages of this book and enter the world of the counterterrorist operator.

taking into account factors such as timing, media control, popular support and government organisational structure, and by drawing on examples of coups from all over the world, both failed and successful, the authors reveal exactly what it takes to carry out a successful government takeover.

FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 57

viSit our weBSite to view wHat'S coMinG in tHe next tHree MontHS

SniPer ace Bruno Sutkus

SniPer antHoLoGy

throughout world war ii, German snipers were obliged to carry a ’Scharfshützen Buch’ which recorded every kill. each success noted had to be verified by a witness and signed by a superior officer. the journal of Sutkus is one of the only such books to have survived the war. a large part of his journal is reproduced for the first time here, providing a unique, up close and personal account of sniping on the eastern front.

Martin Pegler

9781848325487 • 208 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

9781848326255 • 224 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

this new collection of biographies – written by sniper experts from around the world – explores the careers of the top marksmen of the war. as well as providing incisive technical information, each author offers a glimpse of the character and personality of their chosen sniper, giving them a human face that is missing in standard portrayals.

HitLer’S StorM trooPerS: a HiStory of tHe Sa Wilfred von Oven this fascinating history is an unapologetic defence of the Sa against postwar revelations – the author presents a strongly pro-Sa point of view. von oven remained unrepentant to the end: indeed, not long before his death he described his experience of nazi rule as ‘paradise’.

9781848325760 • 176 pages Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

wHiLe BerLin BurnS

BLood red Snow

Hans-Georg Von Studnitz

‘for anyone seeking to understand the experiences of the ordinary German soldier during world war ii, Blood red Snow provides an excellent starting point’ – Military illustratedthis book stands as a memorial to the huge numbers on both sides who did not survive and is, some six decades later, the fulfilment of a responsibility the author feels to honour the memory of those who perished.

this is a fascinating and comprehensive insight into life in Berlin: the bombings and its effects, social life, key personalities and events. Studnitz writes with the trained skill of a journalist and a political commentator. His account has few equals in the literature of memoirs.

9781848326170 Hardback • £19.99 £10.00

Günter K. Koschorrek

9781848325968 • 320 pages Paperback • £13.99 £6.00 57

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 58

for more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

MatcHLockS to Harry SMitH'S fLintLockS LaSt tHrow

tHe teutonic kniGHtS

Like woLveS on tHe foLd

croMweLL HatH tHe Honour, But...

William Urban

Keith Smith

William Urban

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook

william urban’s fascinating narrative is an integrated account of early modern war at the sharp end: of campaigns and battles, soldiers and generals. temporally it extends from the french invasion of italy in 1494 to austria’s Balkan victories culminating in the 1718 treaty of Peterwardein. Geographically it covers ground from the Low countries to the depths of the ukraine.

the Zulu war has been the subject of numerous accounts but the silence surrounding the eighth frontier war is deafening. Harry Smith's Last throw fills this gap.

the teutonic knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. feared by their enemies but respected by medieval christendom, the knights and their order maintained a firm hold over the Baltic and northern Germany and established a formidable regime which flourished across central europe for 300 years.

it is an extraordinary tale – a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody-mindedness in adversity of the British infantryman, fighting at the remarkable odds of over thirty to one. the heroics of all eleven vc winners are recounted in detail, and we are offered new insights into how the Zulu attack unfolded and how 150 men achieved their improbable victory.

P. R. Hill, J. M. Watkinson

9781848326286 • 304 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848326460 • 288 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

9781848326200 • 304 pages Paperback • £14.99 £6.00

9781848325838 • 320 pages Paperback • £16.99 £6.00

9781848326545 • 256 pages Hardback • £25.00 £15.00

this carefully researched and highly readable new account re-examines contemporary sources to shed new light on Lambert’s decisive northern campaign of 1648–1649. remarkably detailed and supported by maps and photographs, this is an important source for the general reader and military historian alike.

FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 59

caLL now on 01226 734222 9781848846647 176 pages Illustrated Hardback £19.99 £10.00

9781848842137 256 pages 20 illustrations Hardback £19.99 £10.00

Scott of tHe antarctic

tHe cHaLLenGe of k2

Sue Blackhall

Richard Sale

Sue Blackhall reassesses Scott’s life and the causes of the disaster that ended his and his comrades' lives, and the extent of Scott's personal culpability. from a previously unassailable position, Scott has became a figure of controversy, with questions raised about his competence and character. However, more recent research has on the whole regarded Scott more positively, emphasising his personal bravery and stoicism while acknowledging his errors, but ascribing his expedition's fate primarily to misfortune.

k2 is one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges in the world and one of the most treacherous – k2 is a legend. Many of the men and women who have sought to reach the summit have failed, often with tragic consequences – over 70 of them have died or disappeared. yet this, the second highest mountain on earth, continues to exercise for the world’s top mountaineers a special – all too often lethal – attraction, and this is the subject of richard Sale’s fascinating new book.

FRONTLINE BOOKS 2014

9781848841390 240 pages 30 illustrations Hardback £19.99 £10.00

evereSt and conqueSt in tHe HiMaLaya Richard Sale and George Rodway in this fascinating study of the dramatic history of everest climbs, richard Sale and George rodway describe in vivid detail the struggle to conquer the mountain and the advances in scientific knowledge that made the conquest possible. their account gives a compelling insight into the science of mountaineering as well as the physical and psychological challenges faced by individuals who choose to test themselves in some of the harshest conditions on earth.

diScover your HiStory Many of our authors contribute to our magazine and you will be able to keep up to date with anniversaries, events, news and history books released from all publishers. Discover Your History is a 76 page, glossy, full colour magazine, which is priced £3.99 in the shops, but as a Pen and Sword customer, you have the chance to subscribe here for just £3.00 an issue, for a 13 issue subscription including free delivery to your door within the uk! JANUARY 2014 £3.99 • ISSUE 49

www.discoveryourhistory.net

you can also choose any one book, up to the value of £25, fREE from this catalogue if you subscribe today. Discover Your History introduces the past, through the eyes and voices of those who were there, in an accessible and engaging way. it allo ws readers to interact, relate and share their own experiences and give feedback through social media, the magazine and the website. a huge variety of historical subjects are covered in a unique and original way. To subscribe call 01778 392013 and quote reference 171415 Subscription offer valid in the uk only. for overseas rates, please call 01778 392013 or visit our website

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 60

ALL eBooks on our website now on offer for a limited time only â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buy One Get One Free!!!

PEN AND SWORD E-BOOKS A selection of Pen and Sword titles are now available digitally from the Pen and Sword website for you to enjoy on your e-reader. We are working hard to ensure that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to read not only the newest Pen & Sword releases, but also titles from our backlist of nearly 4,000 military, aviation and maritime titles, many of which are no longer available as printed books. Our ebooks are the same as the printed book and include all maps, illustrations and plate sections, so you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be missing out if you choose the digital edition.

Visit our website to download now: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

Special eBook offer for a limited time only; visit our website to buy 6HULDO .LOOHUV 7KH :RUOG V 0RVW (YLO by 1LJHO %OXQGHOO for only 99p!

6(5,$/ .,//(56 7+( :25/' 6 0267 (9,/ /JHFM #MVOEFMM 2Q DQ LQWHUQDWLRQDOO\ DFNQRZOHGJHG

6FDOH RI (YLO WKHVH DUH WKH ZRUOG V ZRUVW VHULDO NLOOHUV 7KH TXDOLILFDWLRQV IRU HQWU\ WR WKLV OLVW RI WKH YLOHVW FULPLQDOV RI DOO WLPH DUH D SURSHQVLW\ IRU VDGLVP WRUWXUH DQG PXUGHU ZLWKRXW D VKUHG RI UHPRUVH

)BSECBDL 331 b Ebook available for only 99p!

ALL eBooks on our website now on offer for a limited time only â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buy One Get One Free!!! 5460

PENâ&#x20AC;&#x201A;&â&#x20AC;&#x201A;SWORDâ&#x20AC;&#x201A;MILITARYâ&#x20AC;&#x201A;HISTORYâ&#x20AC;&#x201A;2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 61

BUy ANy ThREE BOOkS ON ThIS pAGE fOR £15.00 tHe Pocket Guide to BaLLrooM dancinG

Pocket Guide to PuBS and tHeir HiStory

Pocket Guide to GiLBert and SuLLivan

Gordon Thorburn

Maureen Hughes – Foreword by Len Goodman

9781844680931 • 192 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00

Diane Canwell and Jonathan Sutherland

9781844680825 • 224 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00

Pocket Guide to SHedS

tHe Pocket Guide to royaL ScandaLS

Gordon Thorburn

Andy Hughes

9781844680900 • 160 pages Paperback £9.99 £6.00

9781844681273 • 160 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

tHe Pocket Guide to dice and dice GaMeS

Pocket Guide to oPera

Dr Keith Souter

Anna Selby

9781844681037 • 192 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

tHe Pocket Guide to PoetS and Poetry Andrew Taylor

9781844680887 • 176 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

tHe Pocket Guide to victorian writerS and PoetS

tHe Pocket Guide to cLaSSic BookS Maureen Hughes

9781844680610 • 288 pages Paperback £14.99 £6.00

tHe Pocket Guide to victorian artiStS and tHeir ModeLS Russell James

9781844680955 • 224 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00

Russell James

9781844681068 • 180 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00 PEN & SWORD HISTORY 2014

9781844680832 • 208 pages Paperback • £12.99 £6.00 9781844680863 • 160 pages Paperback • £9.99 £6.00 61

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 62

pEN AND SwORD DIGITAL – BUy ONE AND GET ONE fREE faLLScHirMJäGer & PanZerS attack 4260110580410 58 Minutes • £16.99

tHe GLider PiLot reGiMent dvd 5060247620015 120 Minutes • £19.99

wittMann vS ekinS – tHe deatH of a PanZer ace 9781848843424 80 Minutes • £19.99

LaSt Boat to norMandy daLe weBB 5060247620039 55 Minutes • £16.99

fueHrer HeadquarterS woLf’S Lair 4260110583220 Special 2 Disc Edition 80 Minutes • £19.99

BattLeSHiP yaMato 4260110581493 Special 2 Disc Edition 136 Minutes • £19.99

4260110581561 60 Minutes • £14.99

tHe GerMan weHrMacHt 4260110581622 60 Minutes • £14.99

tHe GerMan weHrMacHt

GerMany at war – BattLe unitS under fire

4260110581646 60 Minutes • £14.99

4260110580601 50 Minutes • £12.99

tHe GerMan weHrMacHt 4260110581660

GerMany at war – 60 Minutes • £14.99 front LineS & GerMan HoMe front PanZer BattLeS on 4260110580618 tHe weStern front 50 Minutes • £12.99

HeLL ride of tHe LiBeratorS

4260110581714 58 Minutes • £16.99 PEN & SWORD DIGITAL 2014

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:06 Page 63

pEN AND SwORD DIGITAL – BUy ONE AND GET ONE fREE defenSive BattLeS on tHe weStern front 4260110581721 58 Minutes • £16.99

wHat HitLer’S ButLer Said 4260110582087 Double DVD 88 Minutes • £21.99

BattLe for eBen eMaeL 4260110580397 58 Minutes • £16.99

BattLe for eBen-eMaeL 4260110580403 58 Minutes • £16.99

PanZer BattLeS on tHe eaStern front 1944/45

tHe dark aGeS dvd tHe BattLefieLd HiStory tv Ltd

4260110581738 58 Minutes • £16.99

5060247620091 90 Minutes • £15.99

GuderianS tankS

GerMan fiGHter SquadronS

5060247620237 100 Minutes • £16.99

4260110589949 55 Minutes • £14.99

Market Garden coLLection – arnHeM Part 1

4260110581585 • Double DVD 104 Minutes • £21.99

HitLer’S BirtHdayS 1933–1945 4260110582070 Special Edition 2 Disc Set 85 Minutes • £21.99

tHe GerManS in norMandy – 12tH HitLerJuGend PanZer diviSion

GerMan Main BattLe 5060247620145 LineS 4260110589963 55 Minutes • £14.99

2 Disc DVD 130 Minutes • £19.99

Sea warfare

aSSauLt on norMandy: GerMan BattLe unitS Sword BeacH

4260110581707 55 Minutes • £16.99

4260110589987 55 Minutes • £14.99

PEN & SWORD DIGITAL 2014

5060247620213 110 Minutes • £16.99 63

January Sales 2014_Layout 1 23/12/2013 11:16 Page 64

You can also order online at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk – We now accept

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Title

Price

Postage and packing

Total

No. of copies

HOW TO ORDER : POST TO PEN AND SWORD BOOKS 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS Telephone: 01226 734222, 214222, 214555 OPENING HOURS 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Thurs., Fri 4.30pm 24hr. Answer Machine: 01226 734555 Fax: 01226 734438 Email: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk

Via our secure website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

Your details

Postage and packing Name: UK: Standard Postage is £4 on all orders.For first class post it is £6 per order. Address: EUROPE: up to 2 books £8.00, additional books £4.00 per book REST OF THE WORLD: up to 2 books £14.00, additional books £7.00 per book Special Offers Offers valid until 28/2/2014 (while stocks last) Country:

Payment ❑ I enclose a cheque/postal order/money order payable to PEN & SWORD BOOKS (£ Sterling only, please)

❑ I wish to pay by card Card type:

Issue No:

Card No:

Post code: Email address:

Valid from:

Expires:

Telephone We would like to contact you from time to time with details of products and offers which we think may be of interest to you. If you would prefer not to receive further information, please write to the above address.

• If you are likely to not be at home, please suggest a secure alternative place for the carrier to leave your books (eg garage, neighbour etc). If your order is to be sent to an address other than the one above, please supply it on a separate piece of paper.

CSC number (last three digits on signature strip) Signature

Enter this code 171415 into the voucher box when ordering online