Monthly Specials - October 2024 titles

An Official History of Amphibious Warfare Against Hitler's Third Reich, 1940-1945.

Author: An Official History

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 320pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399040228

Weight: 730g

Original Price: £25.00

The Secret Career of Eric Ackermann.

Eric George Ackermann GM was born on the Isle of Wight in 1919 and became a leading figure in the world of signals and electronic intelligence.

Author: Peter Jackson, David Haysom

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 208pp. 14cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781399020510

Weight: 469g

Original Price: £14.99

'One of the most remarkable treasures of First World War archaeology receives the treatment it deserves in this hugely detailed yet highly readable new history.'

Dan Snow

Author: John A Taylor

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 320pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781399077347

Weight: 481g

Original Price: £14.99

An illustrated glossary of castles, forts, and other defensive works from antiquity to the present day.

Author: Jean-Denis Lepage

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 272pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781399072243

Weight: 1.05kg

Original Price: £25.00

40 Years of Diverted Trains 1980 - 2020

Author: Kim Fullbrook

Publisher: Kim Fullbrook

Hardback. 120pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399094764

Weight: 613g

Original Price: £25.00

Many enthusiasts dream of finding a Bugatti or a Bentley in a barn or a long disused building. In reality, such finds are more likely to be an Austin 7, Ford Popular or a Mini. This book is stuffed with these so called barn finds.

Author: Michael Ware

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 216pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399019002

Weight: 741g

Original Price: £28.00

Author: Bryan Cooper

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 144pp. 14cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781399019873

Weight: 396g

Original Price: £14.99

Author: Philip J Potter

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 14cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781399009355

Weight: 530g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Nigel McCrery, Norman Franks, Edward McManus

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 208pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781399020138

Weight: 451g

Original Price: £14.99

An Idea Ahead of its Time - The Gas Tram was a short-lived phenomenon which briefly seemed to herald a new way forward in tramcar design, replacing horses and steam locomotives on the streets with quieter and smoother travel.

Author: John Hannavy

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 208pp. 22cm by 28.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399096010

Weight: 1.1kg

Original Price: £35.00

A global history of the geography of war from antiquity to modern and contemporary conflict illustrated and brought to life by histories of inter-state war, geopolitical rivalry, 'hot' and 'cold' war and terrorism

Author: Jeremy Black

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399015912

Weight: 572g

Original Price: £22.00

Arras, Aisne and Champagne.

Author: Jack Sheldon

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 400pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399077187

Weight: 574g

Original Price: £15.99