Today on the blog we have a guest post from author Simon Webb. Simon’s new book, Secret Casualties of World War Two reveals one of the last secrets of the Second World War; the casualties which ‘friendly fire’ from heavy artillery inflicted upon British and American civilians.
Today we have a guest post from Robert Crichton. By piecing together manuscripts, letters and possessions, Robert was able to produce his father’s memoir, To War with a 4th Hussar.
Read on to discover the journey behind the book.
To War with a 4th Hussar is out now.
Today on the Pen and Sword blog we have a guest post from Stephen Carver, author of the recently released title The Author Who Outsold Dickens.
Read on to learn more about William Harrison Ainsworth.
Today on the blog we have a guest post from Pen and Sword author, James Goulty.
Eyewitness Korea is out now.
1917 looks like it will become an award-winning blockbuster film, but how accurate is it?
Whilst the story behind the film is not strictly factual, it is based on a number of events that took place in 1917 which have been adapted into one script. Here we try to pick out those events and suggest further reading if you would like to delve deeper into the facts behind the fiction you see on-screen.
We hope you enjoying our Fighting with Pride blog series. Today we have the final part of Craig Jones chapter, The Unsinkable.
Fighting with Pride is out now.
Continue reading “Fighting with Pride: Lieutenant Commander Craig Jones MBE Part 3”
We hope you enjoying our Fighting with Pride blog series. Today we have the second part of Craig Jones chapter, The Unsinkable. The concluding part of the chapter will be added tomorrow.
Fighting with Pride is out now.
Continue reading “Fighting with Pride: Lieutenant Commander Craig Jones MBE Part 2”
We hope you enjoyed the first part of our Fighting with Pride blog series. Today we have the first part of Craig Jones chapter, The Unsinkable. The concluding parts of the chapter will be added over the next two days.
Fighting with Pride is out now.
Continue reading “Fighting with Pride: Lieutenant Commander Craig Jones MBE Part 1”
The 12th January 2020 mark the 20th anniversary of the lifting of the British Armed Forces ‘gay ban’. Pen and Sword’s new release Fighting with Pride, brings together a selection of LGBTQ servicemen and women who have served in the Armed Forces since the Second World War. Their stories are profoundly moving testaments to their loyalty, their courage on the battlefield, and their unswerving sense of right and wrong.
Today on the blog we have an exclusive look at the Foreword and the 1995 Memorandum from Sir Michael Howard. Later in the week, we will be sharing the chapter The Unsinkable by Lieutenant Commander Craig Jones MBE.
We hope you enjoy this first look at Fighting with Pride, you can order your own copy here.
This weekend will see the return of Lincoln’s Medieval Christmas Market. Pen and Sword author Joanne Major will there signing copies of her books. Find out more about the event below.
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