History Books
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Spartan Supremacy 412371 BC
Book SynopsisDetailed, insightful analysis of a neglected period. Gripping narrative full of dramatic events, battles and great figures such as Alcibiades, Lysander, Pelopidas and Epaminondas. Explains the high point and demise of Spartan power
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917
Book SynopsisLatest in the Authors acclaimed German Army series.
£14.39
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Book SynopsisHigh quality picturesInformative textDetailed informationHistoric notesGood map
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Roman Conquests Gaul
Book SynopsisCovers the most famous Roman campaigns of conquest of them all thanks to Julius Caesar's involvement (his own writings being our main source of knowledge).
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Dark Days of Georgian Britain
Book SynopsisThis book explores the darker side of life in Regency Britain, 1811-1820.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt
Book SynopsisA detailed account suitable for students of Egyptology, enthusiasts and anyone with more than a passing interest in Ancient Egypt.
£17.09
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The History of 30 Assault Unit
Book SynopsisThe author has trawled archives and interviewed veterans in order to piece together the history and record of this elusive special forces unit who fought with great distinction and achieved results disproportionate to their size.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Nazis Nuremberg Rallies
Book SynopsisThis book describes the background to and the development of the Nazi Party Rallies held at Nuremberg each September from 1933 to 1939. These Reichsparteitage (National Party Days) were vast and meticulously staged managed extravaganzas in which ritual and ceremony played an important part.The Rallies had two key objectives. The first was to focus public attention on the successes of the Nazi Party and connect with the public conscience and build a close bond between Party and people.Even more important was the Rallies role in presenting Adolf Hitler as the saviour of the German nation sent to restore national pride, power and prosperity after the shame and economic disaster of the post war years and the deeply resented Versailles Treaty. The Hitler Cult was blatantly promoted with revolutionary use of propaganda by the latest technology and iron control of the media.Using the authors superb collection of postcards and images, The Nazis Nuremberg Rallies takes the reader on a visual jo
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Bomber Command 19391940
Book SynopsisFor Bomber Command, the term 'Phoney War' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back. On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors out of thirty-six crew. Even worse, in the biggest air battle so far, 18 December, Wilhelmshaven, five Wellingtons of 9 Squadron went down, four of 37 Squadron and two of 149 Squadron. Bomber Command lost sixty-eight aircraft and crews in action in the four war months of 1939, and a further seventy-eight in accidents. In the months up to the French surrender, losses rose spectacularly as the Germans triumphed wherever they went. In a few hours on 14 May, resisting the Blitzkrieg, forty-seven Fairey Battles and Bristol Blenheims were shot from the sky. Through the Scandinavian defence, in France and Belgium, at Dunkirk and, at last, over Germany, for Bomber Command there was no Phoney War
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Rommels Ghost Division Victory in the West
Book SynopsisJune 1940. In just weeks, General Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division dubbed the Ghost Division' had driven headlong through Allied forces in Belgium and France to reach the English Channel. Pushing south along the Channel coast past Le Harve, Rommel's spectacular victory at Saint-Valéry-en-Caux was crowned by the capture of Cherbourg. Following the Franco-German Armistice and a victory parade in Bordeaux, cameras rolled as Rommel re-enacted crossing the Somme for the Nazi propaganda documentary Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West).
£15.29
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Voices in Flight RAF Fighter Pilots in WWII
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£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Royal Favourites of Medieval England
Book SynopsisAll monarchs have need of those to whom they give their trust. Never was this moreessential than for the kings of Medieval England. From the Norman victory of 1066 to thebloody demise of Richard III in 1485, the stings and arrows of royal life bred relentlessvigilance, distrust, and paranoia. This volume covers a period of 419 years. It starts with a bloody battle and ends with abloody battle. To understand the lives and actions of court favourites, one must also knowabout the monarchs they served. In this book, you will read short biographies of eachmonarch, followed by a few of those courtiers to whom they gave their trust, not alwaysdeserved. You will read about the vicious actions of William the Conqueror, who, despite his victoryon Senlac Hill, took five years to subdue the English, but who could not have achieved hisvictories without trusted lieutenants like William Fitz Osbern. How Stephen's innateindolence almost lost him England, had it not been for William of Ypres, and how Matilda'shalf-brother, Robert of Gloucester, kept her hopes of finally sitting on the throne bequeathedto her by her father Henry I alive. The Plantagenet kings changed the face of England, often bringing riches to those whohitched their wagons to the monarchy. Men still revered today, like William Marshal, knownas The Greatest Knight, who faithfully served five kings. Various younger brothers heldhigh church offices. Not all served to enrich themselves. John Beauchamp became a favouriteof Edward III but was not overtly mercenary. The Wars of the Roses left England virtually bankrupt. The favourites on either side, theLancastrian Somersets and the Yorkist Nevilles, gained enormous wealth and power,determined to fight to the death. The death that ended it was Richard III's on 22nd August1485, when Henry Tudor grabbed the throne,and the Tudor Age began.
£19.80
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Walking Welsh History
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£26.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Downfall of Hitler
Book SynopsisHitler's career remains one of the most extraordinary in world history. No one else has gone from sleeping on park benches to become a world leader. After the First World War he became involved in extremist politics first on the far left and then the far right. It is often assumed that Hitler's ambitions were never realistic and his failure was inevitable. This book challenges that view and suggests a number of missed opportunities or misjudgements that might have led to a different result. Michael FitzGerald shows how Hitler's personal defects contributed considerably to Germany's defeat. In addition to the military mistakes he made a series of political, economic and foreign policy blunders were major factors in his failure to achieve his goals.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Real Charles Dickens
Book SynopsisThe Real Charles Dickens is an insightful look into the world of the life and work of the great 19th-century writer. Dickens led one of the most colourful and interesting lives of any author and this book delves into his difficult early life, his emergence as a major novelist, his troubled marriage and suspected relationship with another woman, his trips abroad to Italy and the United States, his late blossoming as a theatrical performer and his work as a social reformer.The book takes a detailed look at each of his major works, tracing the development of his fiction through one of the most productive periods of world literature. To complement this are original photographs of locations associated with Dickens and the opportunity to follow in his footsteps with some expertly crafted walks around the parts of London most associated with him. There are sections on Dickens' enduring relationship with the theatre and one detailing the ten children that he and his wife Catherine had together
£18.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Dark Side of Jane Austens World
Book SynopsisJane Austen's novels are read all over the globe, and adaptations of her works have graced both film and TV screens.Although sometimes criticised for being detached from the real world, providing nothing more than light-hearted plot-driven story lines, the reality is very different.Jane was aware of the evils of society, of the problems faced by women whether single or married. Underneath the entertaining story lines are much darker aspects of Regency and Georgian life. Staying single resulted in serious problems for young women;there were very few alternatives open to them, whilemarriage itself resulted in other risks. The threats of poverty or becoming a victim of crime were also an issue. Indeed, Jane's aunt spent months in prison and faced the threat of transportation for theft. Other problems society faced included those posed by opium addiction, poor medical standards, and a lack of property leaving young men and women struggling to survive. Many sought solutions in India, leadin
£19.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Light Infantry of the Greek and Roman World
Book SynopsisAncient accounts of battle often neglected the role of lightly-armed infantry, presenting the deeds of the heavy infantry, such as Greek hoplites or Roman legionaries, or dashing cavalry charges as the decisive battle winners. This bias was partly due to the light infantry typically being drawn from the poorer sections of society, who could not afford to equip themselves with armour and because they generally fought from a distance, killing from afar with missile weapons, not bravely face-to-face like heroes worthy of recording. Modern research has generally followed this bias. Dr Jean Charl Du Plessis argues that while light infantry might have had a subordinate role in pitched battles, such clashes were relatively rare occurrences. Most ancient campaigns consisted mostly of foraging, raiding and pillaging of enemy territory, minor skirmishes and ambushes, all roles in which light infantry excelled. In particular they were indispensable for an army traversing mountainous or forested
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Euston A history and modelling the 1875 station
Book SynopsisEuston Station was the first intercity railway gateway for London and with the famed Doric Arch became a major landmark of that city. Initially built for the London and Birmingham Railway, it became the terminus of the LNWR Premier Line, then HQ of the London Midland and Scottish. The controversial 1960's demolition of the site stimulated the building preservation movement. Latterly we have a challenging on / off love affair with the area through the High Speed Two project. This book contains both a background history of Euston and its environs, combined with a modellers review of building a OO' gauge mid Victorian station complex. A core model of the old station was kindly donated to the Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC) following the sad act of vandalism of their model railway show in 2019. This in turn served as a stimulus to expand, detail and research during the Covid isolation and lockdown years. This book is the end result of these endeavours. We use the model to underpi
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Elizabethan Rebellions
Book SynopsisBooks about Tudor rebellions exist, but none like this one, focusing exclusively on England under Elizabeth I and how rebellions during this period impacted the country and the monarchy and led to a sense of national pride and unity.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Rise and Fall of the Mounted Knight
Book SynopsisThe Rise and Fall of the Mounted Knight is a detailed history of knights and their legacy, from their origins in the Roman Empire to their eventual decline.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Real Bridgerton
Book SynopsisFeaturing contemporary letters, newspapers and memoirs, The Real Bridgerton opens the bedcurtains on a century where nothing was out of bounds.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Death and the Victorians
Book SynopsisFrom spooky stories and real-life ghost hunting, to shows about murder and serial killers, we are fascinated by death - and we owe these modern obsessions to the Victorian age.Death and the Victorians explores a period in history when the search for the truth about what lies beyond our mortal realm was matched only by the imagination and invention used to find it.Walk among London's festering graveyards, where the dead were literally rising from the grave. Visit the Paris Morgue, where thousands flocked to view the spectacle of death every single day.Lift the veil on how spirits were invited into the home, secret societies taught ways to survive death, and the latest science and technology was applied to provide proof of the afterlife.Find out why the Victorian era is considered the golden age of the ghost story, exemplified by tales from the likes of Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Oscar Wilde and Henry James.Discover how the birth of the popular press nurtured our taste for murde
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd France at Bay 18701871
Book SynopsisThe second volume of Douglas Fermer's new history of the Franco-Prussian War.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Worst Medieval Monarchs
Book SynopsisWho were the worst medieval monarchs? Do they deserve their reputations? Or should their lives and reigns be redeemed? This book answers those questions.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Cecils
Book SynopsisThe Cecils: The Dynasty and Legacy of Lord Burghley looks at the lives of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I's Chief Minister and Secretary of State and that of his son, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women
Book SynopsisA unique new look at the sixteenth century, told through the lives of 100 different women.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women
Book SynopsisThis retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women, from queens to commoners, who navigated the patriarchal world in memorable and life-changing ways. Amy Licence has scoured the records from Europe and beyond to compile this testament to female lives and achievements, telling the stories of mistresses and martyrs, witches and muses, pirates and jesters, doctors and astronomers, escapees and murderesses, colonists and saints. Read about the wife of astrologer John Dee, the women who inspired Michelangelo, the jester who saved the life of Henry IV of France, the beloved mistress of the Sultan Suleiman the Great, the wife of Ivan the Terrible, whose murder unleashed terror, set against the everyday lives of those women who did not make the history books. Introducing a number of new faces, this book will delight those who are looking to broaden their knowledge on the sixteenth century and celebrate the lost women of the past.
£23.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The General Strike 1926
Book SynopsisThe author examines the economic, social and political processes taking places from the mid-nineteenth century and argues that this major confrontation between labour and capital was probably inevitable.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Roman King Arthur
Book SynopsisA fascinating investigation into the historical figure of Lucius Artorius Castus, camp prefect of VI Victrix based at Eboracum, York. Dave Grainger, Legio VI Victrix, Re-Enactment Group, York.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Early AngloSaxon Kings
Book SynopsisInvestigates the foundation myths and origin stories of the first Anglo-Saxon kings and war leaders.
£19.80
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Ancient Romes Worst Emperors
Book SynopsisBetween 27 BCE and 476 CE a series of men became Roman Emperor, ruling a domain that stretched across Europe, North Africa and the Near East. Some of them did this rather well, expanding Rome's territories further, installing just laws and maintaining order within the city. Others, however, were distinctly less successful at the job.Ancient Rome's Worst Emperors takes an engaging and amusing look at the mad, the bad and the catastrophically incompetent of Rome's rulers. From the sadistically cruel Caligula to the hopelessly weak Valentinian II, there were many who failed dismally at the top job for a variety of reasons.But what qualifies someone as a worst emperor?What evidence is there to support it?And should we believe any of it?Join us on a tour of the very worst leadership ancient Rome has to offer as we delve into sadistic acts of cruelty, paranoia run rampant, poor decision-making skills and the danger of being the wrong man at the wrong time.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Real Story of the French Revolution
Book SynopsisThe French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in the eighteenth century. Everyone knows about the guillotine and the grisly processions of tumbrils, but less is generally appreciated about the much greater violence in provincial France. This book examines the beliefs and assumptions about the French Revolution which have become popularised in films and novels but also accepted in standard accounts to see if they stand up to scrutiny. There is no attempt to deny the intense drama of the whole revolutionary period but rather to separate myth and reality. There are chapters on the development of the constitutional monarchy and its failure and also on the tragic period of the Terror which for many is the most characteristic period. The role of women in this period is one of huge turmoil as well as the impact of the Revolution on the French colonies and in particular Saint-Domingue in the West Indies. This book looks at the leading figure in the Haitian Revol
£19.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Henry VIII and Charles V
Book SynopsisAn insightful account of a complex and changeable relationship between rulers, from mutual goodwill to outright declarations of war.
£18.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Making of London
Book SynopsisAn accessible and intriguing account of the city of London, from Roman origins through to the 21st Century.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Fevered Fight
Book SynopsisComprehensive medical history of the American Revolutionary War from Lexington to Yorktown.
£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Military History of Late Rome 284 361
Book SynopsisNarrative of Rome's wars during a tumultuous period of civil war and mounting external threats. Discusses development of the Roman army and the armies of her major enemies eg Goths and Sassanid Persians. Includes such pivotal events as the battles of the Milvian Bridge, and Strasbourg.
£17.09
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Cataclysm 90 BC
Book SynopsisDramatic narrative combining big personalities (Cicero, Cato, Marius, Sulla and Pompey), political intrigue, assassination and full-scale warfare.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Roman Empire at War
Book SynopsisCatalogues and gives a brief description of every significant battle (and most insignificant ones too) known to have been fought by the Roman Emperors.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Roman Conquests Asia Minor Syria and Armenia
Book SynopsisDetails the Roman army of the time and their enemies, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of both.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd An Invincible Beast
Book SynopsisSheds new light and detail upon the weapon system that dominated the ancient battlefield for 200 years.
£17.09
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Soviet Air Power of the Cold War
Book SynopsisComprehensive and authoritative work on the whole range of Soviet aircraft and helicopters in service during the Cold War.
£23.80
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Key Figures Aboard RMS Titanic
Book Synopsis110 years after the sinking of Titanic, the book reveals a series of key characters who affected the fates of the ship and its passengers.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Anne Boleyn An Illustrated Life of Henry VIIIs
Book SynopsisA colourful new account of the life and legacy of Anne Boleyn, as told through pictures and illustrations.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Viking Saint
Book SynopsisHalf-brother to Harald Hardrada, Olaf was himself a Viking of some repute.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Publius Quinctilius Varus
Book SynopsisOnly full-length English biography of Varus.
£29.18
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The British Bonapartes
Book SynopsisA hitherto unexamined history presented in a new way of the wider Bonaparte family shedding new light on their eventful lives in Britain.
£18.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Cardinal Wolsey
Book SynopsisUsing fresh research and new information, Phil Roberts brings a new perspective on the life of Thomas Wolsey.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Inside the Tudor Home
Book SynopsisInside the Tudor Home sheds light on how people lived in the sixteenth century from plush royal palaces to wattle-and-daub cottages and everything in between.
£21.25
