Books published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, this edition contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of the year's astronomical events.

Whether you want to take the family for a low-cost, stress-free campsite break and are not sure where to start, or you long to disappear into the wilderness to sleep under the stars and get closer to nature, this practical guide contains everything you need to know.

Baden-Powell achieved great prominence, as well as notoriety, in both his military and scouting lives, driven largely by a constant yearning to win his mother's approval.

The Waffen-SS was one of the most formidable German military formations of the Second World War - feared for its tenacity and ruthlessness in battle, notorious for the atrocities it committed.

The dramatic conclusion to this trilogy explains the reversal of fortunes and final defeat of Xerxes' Persian invasion of Greece; not as unlikely as usually presupposed.

Profoundly moved by the stories of wartime casualties as a child, Dilip Sarkar has since spent a lifetime reconstructing the lives of many of the fallen and is passionate about recording and sharing this very personal hidden history. In this book he explores the stories of 13 pilots who failed to return either in action or flying accidents.

Sir Robert Dudley, the handsome 'base born' son of Elizabeth I's favorite, was born amidst scandal and intrigue. The story of his birth is one of love, royalty and broken bonds of trust.

In this riveting critique of the Fleet Air Arm's policy across two world wars, former FAA Fighter Pilot Henry Adlam charts the course of its history from 1912 to 1945, logging the various milestones, mistakes and successes that characterized the service history of the Fleet Air Arm.

World-wide guide to the underground structures of the Cold War.

David Cooper's book reappraises the evidence regarding the early battles for Wessex territory.

Britain was rapidly emerging as the most powerful European nation, a position France long believed to be her own. Yet with France still commanding the largest continental army, Britain saw its best opportunities for expansion lay in the East.

We follow King John at that vulnerable time, day by day, and reveal for the first time some surprising and interesting answers to the many questions posed by the mystery of his lost treasure.

Bryan Cooper's book traces the history and development of these craft from their first limited use in the First World War, the fast motor boats designed in the 1930s for wealthy private clients and water speed record attempts, and the Second World War.

The Hurricane inspired great loyalty among its pilots and their colorful personalities and thrilling experiences make this splendid book an informative and entertaining read.

Supported by hitherto unseen documentation and photographs that the author took of his fellow prisoners after the war, this is a shocking account which sheds fresh light on the calculated barbarity of the Nazi war machine.

The first ever detailed account of the operations of this famous force.

This book contains the complete reason Jack the Ripper came to be. It sheds new light on the mystery of the killer. After all, who is going to suspect a policeman going about his daily duties of being one of the world's most infamous serial killers.