Sabrestorm Publishing produce fantastic books looking at life during the war and throughout the 20th Century. Author Twigs Way has compiled two fascinating books which focus on the ‘Dig for Victory’ gardening campaigns that were[…]
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The Casemate Advent Calendar
This Christmas, we are opening up the Casemate Advent Calendar! Follow us, retweet and reply to our giveaway post on twitter @casemate_uk to be entered into a daily drawing, with a free book being given away every day![…]
Ghost Patrol – LRDG on paper
What made me want to write a new history of the Long Range Desert Group? Well, I’m of that generation, born in the ‘fifties, who grew up on a diet of Ealing/Pinewood war films, Desert[…]
The Road to V-J Day Began in Mid-1942
The 70th Anniversary of V-J Day, which commemorates the victory over the Japanese Empire after a nearly four-year brutal struggle, has recently occurred. With the passage of this event, it is quite sobering upon gazing[…]
Discovering Britain’s Home Front 1914-18
Between 1914 and 1918 Britain’s cities, towns, villages and countryside were transformed by war. For the first time in generations her population was directly threatened by conflict. Coastal towns were bombarded by German warships and[…]
Myths and Misconceptions of The Battle of Britain
Christer Bergstrom’s book The Battle of Britain: an Epic Conflict Revisited builds upon many hitherto unknown first-hand sources and facts. In this book, Bergström dispels many myths that still surround this epic battle. Here Christer[…]
Time flies when you’re not flying helicopters
Author Robert Curtis revisited the helicopters he flew during the Cold war this month in the UK. Go away for a mere 30 years and you find that not only has your former squadron changed aircraft, they’ve[…]
Review:The Sage of Waterloo
The other week my boss approached me with the question of how much do I know about the Napoleonic era and the Battle of Waterloo. I admitted to a rather limited knowledge and she cautiously[…]
New Casemate UK Autumn Catalogue!
The new Autumn 2015 Catalogue is ready… Discover all your military history books for the next season from Casemate UK As a special, limited time offer, we are offering a 20% discount on all[…]