Monthly Specials - July 2025 titles

Fluid and dramatic, performed with flair at ultra-low level, his exhibitions left spectators shaking their heads in disbelief. Even a century later his feats - some illustrated here - continue to evoke astonishment in piloting circles.

Author: Annette Carson

Publisher: Air World

Hardback. 248pp. 16.5cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526752673

Weight: 726g

Original Price: £25.00

From unfortunate victims to long lost legends, infamous owners to ladies in grey, Castles of England offers a fresh investigation into many of those tales that will forever be the cause of intrigue for visitors.

Author: John Paul Davis

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 288pp. 16.5cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399013697

Weight: 670g

Original Price: £25.00

This book provides the reader with the full and unvarnished story of the origins, development, decades of service, and combat history of the Challenger 1 Tank.

Author: Richard Kent

Publisher: Mushroom Model Publications

Paperback. 180pp. 21cm by 29.5cm.

ISBN: 9788366549937

Weight: 748g

Original Price: £25.00

The Civil Wars of the seventeenth century had a devastating effect upon Wales and the Marches, stripping the country of its human resources and ruining whole communities.

Author: Terry John

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399004763

Weight: 568g

Original Price: £25.00

How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Responded to Global Warming .

Author: John D Grainger

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 296pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526786548

Weight: 800g

Original Price: £25.00

First-hand accounts from both American and British bomber pilots feature. An account of the dramatic attack at Peenemunde is included as well as a host of accounts of the 3 December 1943 RAF bombing raid on Berlin.

Author: Philip Kaplan

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 176pp. 19cm by 25.5cm.

ISBN: 9781783463046

Weight: 417g

Original Price: £14.99

Dr David Jones, with the help of local guides, was able to identify and photograph every important location related to one of the nineteenth century's most deadliest conflicts.

Author: Dr David R Jones

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 18cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN: 9781848324916

Weight: 1.18kg

Original Price: £35.00

The Life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane.

Author: Richard Mead

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 320pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526765079

Weight: 674g

Original Price: £25.00

The story of the attack on the Mohne & Eder dams in the Ruhr as told from the German side.

Author: Helmuth Euler.

Publisher: After the Battle.

Hardback. 240pp. 30cm by 22cm.

ISBN: 9781870067270

Weight: 1.327kg

Original Price: £29.95

The Douglas Dauntless was a Second World War American naval scout plane and dive bomber that saw active service during the course of this conflict and beyond, before being retired in 1959.

Author: Peter C Smith

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 264pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526704603

Weight: 588g

Original Price: £19.99

In January 1944, the headquarters of the Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force was set up in London. Although over 500 correspondents, photographers and broadcasters had been accredited by the Public Relations Division to cover the invasion of France, SHAEF also decided to issue its own daily communiqués, charting the progress of the battle and over the following months nearly 400 were released.

Author: Winstyon G Ramsey.

Publisher: After the Battle.

Hardback. 544pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9781870067843

Weight:

Original Price: £44.95

The wide range of Italian, British, German and American aircraft involved, the air and ground crews from all sides, and the conditions in which they operated and fought are all shown in this varied selection of photographs.

Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 118pp. 18.5cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781526711083

Weight: 384g

Original Price: £14.99