Pen and Sword have developed an unrivalled reputation for the quality and scope of its battlefield guides.
We are proud to publish the Holt's Series of Guide Books. Tonie and Valmai Holt are the pioneers of battlefield touring, having developed the concept nearly 40 years ago. Now millions visit the battlefields every year and their bestselling titles have been assisting with this for many years.
For those looking to understand battles in a bit more detail, then the battleground series, now with over 100 titles in print, is perfect for the armchair historian or battlefield traveller alike.
"A useful and informative read, and an even-handed, believable, practical solution to the myth proposed and proved."
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Army Rumour Service Book Club
"A useful and informative read, and an even-handed, believable, practical solution to the myth proposed and proved."
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Army Rumour Service Book Club
The book does an excellent job of zeroing in on an individual or action, putting his actions in context of a larger skirmish or action, and pairing a photo to the text. You can often put a face to a name. And many times you’ll find a map or another, sometimes detailed, sometimes not, linked to that. Makes me want to join a Troy T or Bill Gray WWI game…
Well done.
Enjoyed it.
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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, July 2025
The book does an excellent job of zeroing in on an individual or action, putting his actions in context of a larger skirmish or action, and pairing a photo to the text. You can often put a face to a name. And many times you’ll find a map or another, sometimes detailed, sometimes not, linked to that. Makes me want to join a Troy T or Bill Gray WWI game…
Well done.
Enjoyed it.
Read the full review [link=https://hmgs.org/blog/2025/11/26/verdun-1914-the-opening-moves/]here[/link]
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, July 2025
Another first class book to have on your reference shelf or in your car next time you take a trip over to France.
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Military Model Scene
Another first class book to have on your reference shelf or in your car next time you take a trip over to France.
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Military Model Scene
"...still provides detailed historical and travel information that supplements and enhances internet resources."
Journal of Military History
"...still provides detailed historical and travel information that supplements and enhances internet resources."
Journal of Military History
Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Belleau Wood and Vaux: 1 to 26 June & July 1918" is a seminal and unreservedly recommended core contribution to personal, community, and college/university library World War I military history collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.
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Midwest Book Review
Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Belleau Wood and Vaux: 1 to 26 June & July 1918" is a seminal and unreservedly recommended core contribution to personal, community, and college/university library World War I military history collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.
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Midwest Book Review
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Fort Vaux
The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen… Read more...
