Pen Sword: 3374 books
The Quiet Gunner at War
El Alamein to the Rhine with the Scottish Divisions
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
In 1939 Dick Gorle was already a professional soldier but stationed in India. After the Dunkirk disaster he was recalled and initially involved in training recruits at Plymouth before going north to form the Highland Division Gunners.We hear of the journey to Egypt and thereafter it is intense action...
Young Man You'll Never Die
A World War II Fighter Pilot In North Africa, Burma & Malaya
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2006
Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of nineteen and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma and Malaya. This well written and extremely entertaining memoir portrays wartime life in the desert environment...
Secret SAS Missions in Africa
C Squadron’s Counter-Terrorist Operations 1968–1980
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
This fascinating book is the first to cover the little known C Squadron of the Special Air Service. Operating in East Africa, the Squadron was involved in almost continuous counter communist terrorist operations over the period 1968 to 1980.
In the unstable final stages of British colonial...
Hawker VC- The First RFC Ace
The Life of Major Lanoe Hawker VC 1890-1916
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
By the age of 25 Lanoe Hawker of the Royal Flying Corps had won the VC and DSO. He was the first pilot to record five 'kills' before being shot down and killed by Baron von Richthofen (The Red Baron).
Lanoe's biography was written by his brother Tyrrel as a tribute. The Hawkers came from a distinguished...
Stratofortress
The Story of the B-52
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
Boeing's mighty B-52 Stratofortress has seen continuous operational service with the United States Air Force since the type was introduced in 1957. The aircraft has been upgraded several times and has assumed many different new roles since it was originally conceived and then provided the key airborne...
The Roman Barbarian Wars
The Era of Roman Conquest
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
The history of the 'barbarian' peoples of Europe is filled with dramatic wars and migrations along with charismatic and often farsighted leaders. Inevitably, their greatest challenge was their struggle with the renowned military might of Rome. Even when outnumbered and faced by better equipped and...
The Frigates
An Account of the Lighter Warships of the Napoleonic Wars
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 1994
A naval history of the ships and personalities of the Nelson period. The sources used include accounts of the Napoleonic Wars, ships' logs, Admiralty documents, private and official reports, letters and contemporary descriptions.
by Oliver Warner
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2003
Horatio Nelson was a hero from the time when his dramatic initiative won the battle of St Vincent in 1797, while his last battle, at Trafalgar, reduced the enemy naval forces so thoroughly that they were no longer able to have any bearing on the outcome of the war. As well as being a brilliant study...
Albert Ball VC
The Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
Albert Balls individuality and his insistence on fighting alone set him apart from other fighter pilots during World War One. His invincible courage and utter determination made him a legend not only in Britain but also amongst his enemies, to whom the sight of his lone Nieuport Scout brought fear....
Aetius
Attila's Nemesis
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
“The history of Aetius’ life and his dealings with Attila . . . [and] of the (western) Roman Empire throughout the pivotal fifth century.” —Ancient Warfare Magazine
In AD 453, Attila—with a huge force composed of Huns, allies, and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire—was rampaging...
If Rome Hadn't Fallen
How the Survival of Rome Might Have Changed World History
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
This is a fascinating exploration of how the history of Europe, and indeed the world, might have been different if the Western Roman Empire had survived the crises that pulled it apart in the 4th and 5th centuries. Dr Timothy Venning starts by showing how that survival and recovery might plausibly...
Constantine the Great General
A Military Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2012
Constantine the Great is a titanic figure in Roman, and indeed world history. Most famed for making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire (and thus ensuring its survival and spread), and for moving the seat of imperial rule to 'New Rome' (Constantinople), he is most often studied...
Patricians and Emperors
The Last Rulers of the Western Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Patricians and Emperors offers concise comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded power in the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, from the assassination of Aetius in 454 to the death of Julius Nepos in 480.
The book is divided into four parts. The first sets the background...
by Simon MacDowall
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
An up-close look at the Germanic people who sacked Rome in the fifth century AD.
On 31 December AD 406, a group of German tribes crossed the Rhine, pierced the Roman defensive lines, and began a rampage across Roman Gaul, sacking cities such as Metz, Arras, and Strasbourg. Foremost amongst them...