Bøker utgitt av Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English.

Reprint of a classic history of canals with upgraded material.

Detailed chronology of William Bligh, Fletcher Christian and their explosive relationship.

This memoir is perhaps one of the most immediate and vivid recollections of life in a Royal Navy battlecruiser to come out of World War I. John Muir, a surgeon, was the senior medical officer aboard HMS Tiger from her commissioning in October 1914 until his departure in the autumn of 1916 when she was then undergoing repairs at Rosyth to the damage incurred at the battle of Jutland in June that year. Vivid, authoritative, empathetic and beautifully written, this memoir takes the reader right to the center of the action in the first years of the war. But more than a narrative of events, his story is also one about the officers and men who were his comrades in those years; about their qualities, anxieties and the emotional dimension of their experiences. His insights are those of a man trained to understand the human heart, and they bring vividly to life a generation of men who fought at sea more than one hundred years ago. This is a spellbinding and gripping memoir, brought to a new audience in a handsome collectors' edition for the first time since its publication in 1936.

On 20 April 1941, a group of distinguished Americans headed by the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, John Winant, and which included Major General Henry 'Hap' Arnold, Chief of the US Army Air Corps, visited the de Havilland Aircraft Company's airfield at Hatfield, England.

The Hook, a prominent ridge on the Korean Peninsula, saw more blood spilt than any other feature in that grisly and intense war. So much so that it was known as the bloody Hook. The two costliest battles are told in detail in this military classic.

High Quality Photography, Good Well Written Captions, Well Researched Text, Useful to Modellers, New Factual Information

Latest Pacific War Images of War series.

First book-length study of the use of drones in the Vietnam War.

Unlike other books on cross-dressing, this is the only one which does not concentrate on fashion, lesbians or transmen, but looks at women across society thereby challenging existing women's history.

Explores a forgotten chapter in the history of the Second World War. The first book ever published to contain a detailed account of every American military execution carried out in Britain.

Photographic history of the auxiliary armoured vehicles produced by the Soviet Union in the 1930s and 1940s.

The most detailed account yet of the career of this famous battlecruiser.

An excellent overview and guide to the Trojan War and its Aftermath in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Practical advice and guidance to help people brand new to Metal detecting.

The true story behind the secret agents who have captivated and enthralled generations of readers.

Alexander conquered the largest empire the world had yet seen but died aged just 33, allegedly without nominating a successor.

Many of the photographs selected are rare and unusual for a variety of reasons which should appeal to railway historians and steam enthusiasts alike.

Describes the events leading up to the French invasion of Egypt, and the disastrous Battle of the Nile.

Justinian I (The Great) was one of the last great conquering Roman Emperors (though he never led an army in person).

Fun and informative guide for the historical traveller, finding themselves living in Medieval England.

Huge number of illustrations, mostly never seen before.

T. E. Lawrence's dispatches from the Arab Revolt during the First World War published in full for the first time.

Moving personal recollections of WW2 at sea.

Yorkshireman Dennis Gosling joined the RAF on May 24 1940. Having completed his training he was posted to 219 Squadron flying the night-fighter version of the Beaufighter from Tangmere in 1941. As a navigator, he became part of a two-man team that would endure throughout his first operational tour. In those infant day of radar interception he honed his skills in the night skies above southern England and the English Channel but without a firm kill. On 12 February 1942, he and his pilot were instructed to pick up a brand new aircraft and deliver it to North Africa, flying via Gibraltar, a hazardous flight at extreme range. In March the crew were posted to 1435 Flight of 89 Squadron with the task of defending the besieged island of Malta. The four Beaufighters of the flight flew into a horrific scenario of almost constant bombing raids by the Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force. Because of these raids the damage to aircraft on the ground was devastating and the Flight was often reduced to a single serviceable aircraft. His first success came in April 1942 with a confirmed kill, and then shortly after his 21st birthday on 13 May a triumphant night on the 17th brought 3 certain kills and one damaged enemy aircraft. From being the virgins of the squadron they shot into the record books, his pilot being awarded the DFCTo his disgust, Flight Sergeant Gosling received no award. At this stage he became somewhat embittered by the class system he felt was operated by the RAF. Having endured the torment of constant bombardment, serious stomach complaints (even flying with a bucket in the aircraft) and near starvation he completed his tour and was repatriated to the UK via Brazil and Canada in the Queen Mary. After a spell instructing new night navigators, he joined 604 Squadron and in December 1943 he was promoted to Warrant Officer. February 1944 saw the squadron reequipped with the Mosquito and assignment to 2 Tactical Air Force in preparation for D-Day. Now once again he was flying initially over southern England and the Channel. The squadron became mobile after the landings and were based in various captured airfields in France, but the conditions were so inadequate for operations that the squadron returned to English bases, from where they operated over and beyond the advancing Allied troops. Eventually, after having been awarded a much deserved DFC, he accepted the King's Commission.This autobiography is written as stated by the author "I want my readers to relive my experiences as they happened to me - to take their hands and have them walk beside me. I want them to feel the joy and the pain, share the laughs and the heartache, take pleasure in the triumphs, agonize with me when things went wrong and understand why my Service years influenced so much of my life." He has succeeded magnificently.

Combines a guide for family historians of genealogical resources, placing them in context with historical events.

A unique combination of a young British officer's memoir and history of the top Nazi hierarchy.

Superb collection of crime solving cases by Scotland Yard