Pen Sword: 3374 books
Tiger I
The Official Wartime Crew Manual
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
During the Second World War Tiger tank crews had to be trained as quickly and effectively as possible. To assist in this process General Heinz Guderian authorised the publication of the Tigerfibel, the illustrated manual which was issued to Tiger I crews from 1943 onwards. This highly unorthodox publication...
The Gestapo on Trial
Evidence from Nuremberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2014
The Nuremberg Trials were held by the four victorious Allied forces of Great Britain, the USA, France and the USSR in the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg from November 1945 to October 1946. Famous for prosecuting the major German war criminals, they also tried the various groups and organisations that...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
The Handbook On German Military Forces is an indispensable primary reference source for historians and enthusiasts. In 1945 the Allies were still engaged in bitter fighting against stiff resistance from the German armies in the west. The US War Department was determined to do its best to equip the...
Ypres
Contemporary Combat Images from the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
This powerful collection, depicting the grim realities of the four-year struggle for the Ypres salient, showcases the work of the contemporary combat artists and illustrators from the Great War era. Included here are the works of serious artists, propagandists, illustrators and humourists. The result...
Hitler's Wartime Orders
The Complete Führer Directives, 1939–1945
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
An Emmy Award–winning author presents the history of WWII through the military strategies, tactics, and decisions of the infamous Nazi dictator.
Edited by Bob Carruthers, Hitler’s Wartime Orders is an important historical record of Adolf Hitler’s war directives for the armies of Nazi Germany....
The British at First and Second Ypres
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Ypres from 1914-15. Rare photographs illustrating the optimistic men of the BEF in the act of mobilization and transport to France are contrasted with photographs from the battlefield during the opening...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
The German armoured forces lost some 10,000 armoured fighting vehicles. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. We are fortunate therefore that these unique photographs detail the fate of the Panzers destroyed in action in the west.
Trench Warfare
Contemporary Combat Images from the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
This powerful collection, depicting the grim events of trench warfare, showcases the work of the contemporary combat artists and illustrators from the Great War era. Included here are the works of serious artists, propagandists, illustrators and humorists. The result is a stunning and vivid graphic...
The BEF in 1917
Arras, Vimy, Messines, Passchendaele and Cambrai
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Passchendaele. The book is comprised of rare photographs illustrating the years of fighting on the northern sector of the Ypres salient, which finally culminated in the capture of the ridge at Passchendaele,...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Rare photographs from both official and unofficial SS sources illustrate the role of the individual in this epic struggle. This is a candid and comprehensive picture of warfare on the Russian Front at the sharp end. These were the men who manned the trenches, climbed mountains and marched across the endless steppe in all seasons.
Der Adler
The Official Nazi Luftwaffe Magazine- English Language edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Der Adler was the official magazine of the Luftwaffe in World War II. In the years before Hitler declared war on America an English language edition of Der Adler costing eight cents was published and widely sold in the USA. The magazine was available on American news stands and the surviving English...
German Armour Lost on the Eastern Front
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Rare photographs from both German and Russian sources : Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. which illustrate the fate of many of the armoured fighting vehicles of Hitler’s much vaunted Panzerwaffe-
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
James Grant (1822–1887) was a Scottish author and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter
Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-decamp, One of 'The Six Hundred', The Scottish...
The German Army on Campaign 1914 - 1918
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
This is the photographic history of the German Army on campaign throughout the First World War. The most striking images from the German perspective are gathered here and form a significant historical record of one of the most important events of modern history.
In 1914, the German war machine...