Books published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd

An Accessible and up-to-date introduction to the archaeology of prehistoric Egypt for the general reader.

The Warsaw Uprisings remain legendary examples of gallant resistance against the odds. The contemporary photographs are superb and of important provenance (from a collection intended for Himmler).

The Mesopotamia Campaign ranks among the greatest British military disasters and this is the first book to cover the Mesopotamia Commission in detail, written by published author and expert on the subject.

Air Vice-Marshal 'Johnnie' Johnson became the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot and wing leader par excellence of the Second World War.

Using original letters, diaries and newspapers, the stories of Melusine and Henrietta are vividly told, bringing these influential women back to life.

Exceptional and unusual collection of personal anecdotes, many amusing and others serious but all entertaining.

A moving and graphic description of one man's involvement in the largest military confrontation in history -the Hell that was the Eastern Front.

The full story of the design and development of the German attack U-boats written by a renowned expert in the field.

Good Photographic CoverageUseful to ModellersNew Factual InformationGood Historic TextUseful Technical Information

Provides a cutting-edge synthesis of the relationship between imperial power and the army during the imperial period.

Is it possible to discover the real Peter Sellers? The answer is yes, but the private life of the person revealed is in sharp contrast to the comedic characters that he portrayed on the screen.

Absorbing study of how Hindenburg and Ludendorff contributed to the rise of the Nazis.

Describes the armies of the Germanic foes that raided, invaded and resisted the Roman Empire for centuries and eventually brought it down.

The two most famous men in ancient history, in one book.

Good pictorial coverage, Interesting text, Informative captions, Useful to Modellers

High quality picturesInformative text and captionsWide representation of vehicle types operated Detailed fleet informationUseful to modellers

Good Historical Text, Newly Researched Information, Useful to Modellers, Good Selection of Illustrations

This book reclaims the life stories of the victims - plus a few survivors - and their families in time for the 175th anniversary in 2022.

This biography illuminates the turbulent life of one of the most tenderly elegiac writers in the English language -and reveals the exceptional women behind The Wind in the Willows.

This is the only full biography of Constantius III in English. Concludes Ian Hughes' coverage of 5th century Roman Empire. Constantius' life and brief-but-significant stint as Emperor put in full context. Thoroughly researched and well illustrated.

In The Wives of George IV: The Secret Bride & the Scorned Princess, Maria and Caroline navigate the choppy waters of marriage to a capricious, womanising king-in-waiting.

For most of the twentieth century Britain possessed both the world’s largest merchant fleet and its most extensive overseas territories. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Royal Navy always showed a particular interest in the cruiser – a multi-purpose warship needed in large numbers to defend trade routes and police the empire. Above all other types, the cruiser’s competing demands of quality and quantity placed a heavy burden on designers, and for most of the inter-war years Britain sought to square this circle through international treaties restricting both size and numbers. In the process she virtually invented the heavy cruiser and inspired the large 6in-armed cruiser, neither of which, ironically, served her best interests. For the first time this book seeks to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development.After the war the cruiser’s role was reconsidered and the final chapters of the book cover modernisations, the plans for missile-armed ships and the convoluted process that turned the ‘through-deck cruiser’ into the Invincible class light carriers. With detailed appendices of ship data, and illustrated in depth with photos and A D Baker’s specially commissioned plans, British Cruisers truly matches the lofty standards set by Friedman’s previous books on British destroyers.