Books published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd

A cultural exploration of the myth of the mummy, vampire and zombie. This is the first book to explore the history of all three examples of the undead of folklore and popular culture.

This is a book that looks at the 0-6-0 tender goods locomotives of the Southern Railway

This book looks at the invaluable work carried out by members of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the course of the Second World War.

good photographic coverage with newly researched facts

Follow the author through the key places of Keats' life

Exercises to help to you master the art of brush lettering. Alphabet guides in various brush lettering styles.

Graphic reconstructions of unsolved London murders of the interwar years. Shows how the murderers got away with their crimes.

Highly illustrated history of warfare in Yorkshire from Roman times to the seventeenth century.

Nothing has been published that encompasses these little-publicised elite corps. Covers UK, US and Axis Forces.

An amazing collection of 200+ photographs which explore the involvement of Polish airmen in the Battle of Britain.

Published to coincide with a BBC2 documentary about Sister Janet, showing on the 8th May. This is the remarkable story of the Florence Nightingale of the Anglo Zulu War, who was only 19 when awarded the Royal Red Cross.

An important but neglected aspect of classical warfare. Covers technological, strategic and tactical developments from Alexander to the battle of Actium.

Details how the design of the Class 59 fleet operated by Foster Yeoman became the basis for the Class design. Details the rationale of the first order for 250 locomotives.

Superb first hand account of a Lancaster Bomber captain. The author completed his full quota of 60 missions over occupied Europe.

Drawn from German and Russian sources, much of the latter only recently declassified, the authors expose for the very first time the Luftwaffe's secret operations in WW2.

Story of the 'failed' British Empire in Ireland. Troubles came to the boil in the Tudor period. Irish question central to Queen Elizabeth's foreign policy with Ireland as the 'backdoor' to European threats. 'Pacification' of Ireland proved impossible with constant revolt, genocide and defeat.

An engaging narrative of the complex and dramatic events of the First and Second Italian Wars, ten years of warfare. The political machinations behind the wars are brilliantly woven into the narrative.

New Historical Information, Good Informative Captions, Good Photographic Coverage, Useful to Modellers.

A military history of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Focuses in detail on their performance as front-line soldiers.

Graphic account of the battle for the Scheldt, Walcheren and Antwerp in 1944. Focuses on the Allied attack on the German stronghold of Walcheren.

These are elite women, all connected to country houses or from noble families throughout the UK, and this book explores to what extent privilege gave them the opportunity to choose the life they wanted, thus guiding the reader to challenge their own beliefs about elite women throughout history.

The sea has played an important part in shaping Britain's identity, and the country has long needed to look outwards, not inwards, for its trade and security.