Pen Sword: 3374 books
Commandos in Exile
The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Formed from members of Free Forces who had escaped from German occupation, 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando was one of the most unusual units in WW2. All members had to pass the Green Beret commando course at Achnacarry in Scotland and the book begins by describing this training. With no less than six national...
Red Sky in the Morning
The Battle of the Barants Sea 1942
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2007
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 Britains Russian allies. Convoy JW51B sailed in December 1942 with a small close escort of five destroyers, plus a reserve...
Business in Great Waters
The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Twice within 25 years Britain was threatened with starvation by the menace of the U-Boat. In this study of submarine warfare, the author explains why Winston Churchill wrote "the only thing that ever frightened me during the war was the U-Boat peril". Until it had been overcome, the Anglo-American...
Code Wars
How ‘Ultra’ and ‘Magic’ Led to Allied Victory
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
When the top secret code breaking activities at Bletchley Park were revealed in the 1970s, much of the history of the Second World War had to be rewritten. Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA (the intelligence derived from breaking secret enemy signals) on major events of the Second World War. It...
North Sea Battleground
The War and Sea 1914 - 1918
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
During WW1 the North Sea became the principal battleground for the navies of Britain and Germany. This book explains in chronological order the major encounters between Kaiser Wilhelm II’s High Seas Fleet and the Royal Navy. It also includes other important operations such as mine-laying and sweeping,...
U-Boats at War in World War I and II
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
U Boats were the scourge of the seas for Allied shipping during both World Wars – almost bringing Britain to the brink of starvation on several occasions. This book contains unseen photographs taken by German submarine crew and captains during each war.
The World War One selection features...
by Graham Rhys-Jones
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
On 9 April 1940, the German Armed Forces seized Norway and Denmark in an operation remarkable for its precision and boldness. The Chamberlain War Cabinet was caught on the hop and responded with ineptitude.
While this book examines the making of grand strategy it is first and foremost the story...
'Total Germany'
The Royal Navy' War Against the Axis Powers 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
On the declaration of war in 1939 the British Admiralty signalled all warships and naval bases 'Total Germany, Total Germany'.
It was fortunate that of Germany's three armed services, the Kriegsmarine under
Grosseradmiral Erich Raeder was the least well prepared. True, Admiral Karl Donitz's...
Fishermen Against the Kaiser
Volume 1 Shockwaves of War 1914 -1915
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
British fishermen are among the unsung heroes of the First World War. The conflict with Germany had an immediate and enduring impact on their lives and livelihood. They were immediately caught up in the sea war against the Kaiser’s navy, confronting the threats presented by the submarines, minelayers,...
Hitler's Violent Youth
How Trench Warfare and Street Fighting Moulded Hitler
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
An Emmy Award–winning author and historian delves into the brutal early life of the man who would become Nazi Germany’s maniacal dictator.
Between 1889 and 1924, Adolph Hitler’s political outlook was borne out of vicious incidents that heralded the formation of the Sturmabteilung—the notorious...
Ten Years at Hitler's Side
The Testimony of Wilhelm Keitel
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
In October 1946, Wilhelm Keitel was executed by hanging after being sentenced to death at the Nuremburg Trials. His road to this point was a long and controversial one, from the heady days of the surrender of France, to the eventual fall of Berlin and his subsequent arrest. There were few men better...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army on the Somme. Not only is the book comprised of rare photographs illustrating the actions of the British army fighting on the Somme, but it is accompanied by a powerful text written by Official War Correspondent...
Hitler's Wartime Conversations
His Personal Thoughts as Recorded by Martin Bormann
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
A rare glimpse into the mind of the Nazi leader, as recorded by his personal secretary.
Much of the documentation surrounding Adolf Hitler was lost or deliberately destroyed in the chaos of World War II’s end. Yet some records were preserved for history. After dinner at the Wolf’s Lair, it...
by Catherine Curzon
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
This royal historian’s “lively study of the four Georges who sat on the English throne for over a century is a joy” (Jane Austen’s Regency World).
For over one hundred years of turmoil, upheaval, and scandal, Great Britain was a Georgian land. From the day the German-speaking George I stepped...