Books published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd

We dare you to take a look inside this cursed tome containing some of the most iconic and obscure monsters from the history of cinema.

This work by a recognized expert on the period highlights why the legacy of Alexander is built on very shaky foundations.

Andrew Field, in this the latest of his series of pioneering books on Waterloo, makes a powerful contribution to this continuing debate by analyzing in forensic detail the records of these allied forces throughout the campaign.

Ian Castle tells the full story of the 1916 raids on Britain in unprecedented detail in what is the second book in a trilogy that will reveal the complete story of the 'Forgotten Blitz'.

This is a detailed account of the Falklands war, in particular the siege of Stanley, from an islander's point of view.

The railway lines of the heavily industrialized Black Country were of considerable commercial importance to the fortunes of the Great Western Railway and its successor, the Western Region of British Railways.

Titanic. The Marilyn Monroe of ocean liners. A sleek, sultry beauty, taken out way before her time.

Denis Pack was one of a phalanx of senior Anglo-Irish officers who served with great distinction in the British army in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, earning a reputation as one of the Duke of Wellington's most able brigade commanders.

Having flown an astonishing 400 different aircraft, as a licensed Category 1 test pilot and flight test instructor for both airplanes and helicopters, Chris Taylor is arguably one of the best qualified and widely experienced test pilots working today anywhere in the world.

This is a thought-provoking account of lost and fulfilled potential and unswerving loyalty at a time of political and religious turmoil.

This is a semi-autobiographical account of a fighter pilot in the RAF from 1962 to 1994.

For two years in the mid-thirteenth century, England was torn by a bloody civil war between the king and his nobles. For a short time, the country came close to unseating the monarchy, and the outcome changed the course of English history.

'Revisionist' in places and always refreshingly candid, this account is unique as it describes the War from the viewpoint of a staff officer, infanteer and armored vehicle commander. A gripping read.

Every year, an untold number of articles and books are published, and television programs and internet pages are produced on Adolf Hitler. One of the consequences of this continuous flow of stories is that, over time, increasing numbers of falsehoods and fabrications have emerged. This book clinically dissects many of these myths.

In 1933, the Air Ministry issued a specification for a general-purpose four-engine flying boat capable of operating from the outposts of the Empire. The result was the remarkable Sunderland, built by Short Brothers.

This book has a worldwide appeal to all ages because of the wealth of information and facts within. The book can be picked up both for casual reading or used every day of the week and enjoyed.

This book is aimed at assisting those new or unfamiliar with historical figure modeling and wargaming by providing them with a range of simple tips and techniques to assist them in putting together good looking collections using methods that won't take an age.

As John Sadler reveals in this highly readable study, Hotspur was a much more varied and interesting character than his narrow reputation for headstrong attack and rebellion suggests.