Greenhill Books – Pen & Sword Blog

Author Guest Post: Dr Simon Elliott

6th April 2020

My name is Dr Simon Elliott and I am an historian and archaeologist, with nine books currently on sale, largely on Roman themes. A number of these are with the fabulous Pen & Sword, including Septimius Severus in Scotland and the forthcoming Pertinax: The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor, both through Greenhill Books. I have also just delivered the manuscript of the first of three books for Pen & Sword direct, this on the fate of the famous legio IX Hispana. A historical detective story if you will.

Virtual Book Launch: Night of the Bayonets

1st April 2020

With various safety concerns and restrictions in place around the world at the moment, our authors are looking at more and more creative ways of launching their books.

We loved this video Eric Lee put together to launch the eBook edition of Night of the Bayonets. Keep an eye out for the hardback edition coming soon!

News Bite

21st March 20191st April 2020

Two of our new Great Escape titles have been featured in today’s Daily Express. The True Story of the Great Escape and Escape from Stalag Luft IIII are both out now.

New Releases

18th March 20191st April 2020

With the 75th anniversary of The Great Escape just days away, we’re reading up on the incredible true story behind the film! Read on to find out more about these new releases.

Competition time!

16th March 20191st April 2020

We have an exciting competition courtesy of Tantor Audio and Greenhill Books. We have 5 audio digital downloads of The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Müller to giveaway!

Exclusive Interview: Paul Beaver

14th March 20191st April 2020

Paul Beaver is a historian, broadcaster and commentator. He has written over 40 books and, as a pilot, has been flying the Spitfire since 2012. He will be one of the presenters at a gala screening of The Great Escape at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on 24^th March 2019.

Exclusive Interview: Simon Pearson

13th March 20191st April 2020

Simon Pearson has worked on The Times since 1986. He is the author of the bestselling The Great Escaper: The Life and Death of Roger Bushell (Hodder, 2013), described by the Sunday Times as “enthralling, an astounding story of honour and resilience”. Simon has written the Foreword for the newly published memoir of Bram ‘Bob’ Vanderstok, Escape from Stalag Luft III – The True Story of My Successful Great Escape.

Meet the author: Charles Messenger

7th March 20191st April 2020

Charles Messenger is a renowned historian, who served 21 years with the British Royal Tank Regiment and 13 with the British Territorial Army. Images Of War: Stalag Luft III is published by Greenhill Books.

Meet the author: Robert Vanderstock

27th February 20191st April 2020

Robert Vanderstock is the son of Bram ‘Bob’ Vanderstok MBE, one of three successful escapees from Stalag Luft III. Robert Vanderstock has written the foreword to his fathers incredible memoirs in the newly released, Escape from Stalag Luft III. Read our exclusive interview with Robert below.

Is The Great Escape a great film?

21st February 20191st April 2020

The award-winning film was one of the top-grossing hits of 1963 and is still well loved today! But how accurate is it? Or could it ever live up to the true story?