Casemate Publishers

Casemate Publishers is a global publisher in the fields of military history, aviation and intelligence studies, covering all aspects of military history, and all periods of conflict – from ancient civilisations to modern warfare.
Their diverse list includes military autobiographies and memoirs, histories of specific events, and a growing list of leadership titles. Casemate Publishers is also the home of the renowned Casemate Illustrated series – loved by general readers, modellers and specialists alike, these books bring visual detail to key elements of military history, from campaigns, units and battles, to aircraft, ships and weapons. Their global team is passionate about the subject and the authors and experts they work with, and in bringing readers the best of military history.

The First Bridge Too Far Cover The First Bridge Too Far Cover
Format: 
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781612006895
Pub Date: 10 Jul 2018
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781636243757
Pub Date: 30 Jun 2023
Illustrations: 32 photographs
Description:
For the very first time, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in a well-researched narrative solely dedicated to one of the bloodiest and hardest fought battles for British airborne troops of World War Two.Primosole Bridge in Sicily (13-16 July 1943) provided the stage for the first instance of opposing elite paratroopers parachuting into battle and then fighting each other in a see-saw battle raging under the blazing Mediterranean sky. It’s a story of courage and determination.
RRP: £22.50
RRP: £14.95
Allied Armor in Normandy Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781612006079
Pub Date: 30 Jun 2018
Illustrations: Black and white photos, colour profiles and maps
Description:
Tanks were the beasts of the Second World War, machines designed to destroy anything and anyone in their path. Throughout the summer of 1944, the Allied forces readily employed tanks and armored vehicles to gain ground in the bloody campaign of Normandy. Heavily armed, they provided a kind of support which no number of infantrymen could offer, battling their way through enemy lines with their guns blazing.
RRP: £19.99
From Moscow to Stalingrad Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781612006093
Pub Date: 30 Jun 2018
Illustrations: 150 Black and white & colour photos and several maps
Description:
The path from Moscow to Stalingrad was littered with successes and losses for both the Red Army and the Wehrmacht, with tensions remaining high and culminating in one of the harshest battles of the Second World War. Part of the Casemate Illustrated series, this volume outlines how it was that, less than a year after their defeat at Moscow, the German army had found a way to make the Soviet troops waver in their defence, with their persistence eventually leading to the Battle of Stalingrad. The successful expulsion of the German troops from Moscow in the winter of 1941 came at a cost for the Red Army.
RRP: £19.99
Blood Money Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 344
ISBN: 9781612006611
Pub Date: 21 Jun 2018
Illustrations: 94 b/w photos & images, 8 maps
Description:
‘I remember the cracking sound of the AK-47 bullets as they tore through our windscreen . .
RRP: £19.99
Crusader Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781612005447
Pub Date: 13 Jun 2018
Illustrations: 32 pages of photos
Description:
Although he missed combat in World War II and Korea, Donn Starry became one of the most influential commanders of the Vietnam War, and after Vietnam was one of the “intellectual giants” who reshaped the US Army and its doctrines. Throughout his career he worked to improve training, leadership and conditions for the men who served under him.Starry was a leading advocate for tank warfare in Vietnam and his recommendations helped shape the contours for American armor in Southeast Asia—and paved the way for his success as commander of 11th Armored Cavalry during the invasion of Cambodia.
RRP: £25.00
We Dared to Win Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781612005874
Pub Date: 31 May 2018
Illustrations: 32 pages of colour & b/w photos
Description:
In his own words Andre Scheepers describes his childhood on a farm, learning about the bush from his African friends, and becoming a soldier. The family had to leave the farm after being ambushed by terrorists. A quiet, introspective, deep thinker Andre started out as a trooper in the Rhodesian Light Infantry commandos and was hectically engaged in Fire-Force combat operations before leaving for the SAS.
RRP: £25.00
The Black Prince and the Capture of a King Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9781612004518
Pub Date: 18 May 2018
Illustrations: 16 pages of b/w photos
Description:
The capture of a king in the course of a battle was a relatively rare event. This, the climactic event of the Black Prince's first campaign as commander, came at the end of nearly a year of campaigning across the southwest of France. The battle of Poitiers in 1356 is less well known than more famous clashes such as Agincourt, however, Poitiers was no less dramatic, and equally important in terms of the course of the Hundred Years War.
RRP: £25.00
Merc Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781612005911
Pub Date: 30 Apr 2018
Illustrations: 40 b/w photos & 15 colour photos
Description:
Merc is a classic; first published in 1979, its characters and stories are as vivid and worthy of retelling today. American soldiers of fortune have seen action on nearly every battlefield in history – from the Revolutionary War to modern times, men like John Early, a member of the famed Selous Scouts who hunted terrorists in Rhodesia. They fight because they enjoy combat, for causes in which they passionately believe, for money, or simply for adventure.
RRP: £14.99
Nazi Millionaires Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781612005959
Pub Date: 30 Apr 2018
Illustrations: b & W photographs
Description:
During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. Fearful of arrest and determined to keep the stolen loot out of Allied hands, they concealed their treasures and fled. Most of these men were eventually apprehended, but many managed to evade capture.
RRP: £9.99
We Few Cover We Few Cover
Format: 
Pages: 360
ISBN: 9781612005805
Pub Date: 18 Apr 2018
Illustrations: 16
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781636240534
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Illustrations: 16
Description:
On his second tour to Vietnam, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small recon companies that were the center of its activities conducted some of the most dangerous missions of the war, infiltrating areas controlled by the North Vietnamese in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
RRP: £25.00
RRP: £17.99
A Military History of Modern South Africa Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 420
ISBN: 9781612005829
Pub Date: 11 Apr 2018
Illustrations: 12
Description:
Twentieth-century South Africa saw continuous, often rapid and fundamental socio-economic and political change. The century started with a brief but total war. Less than ten years later Britain brought the conquered Boer republics and the Cape and Natal colonies together into the Union of South Africa.
RRP: £25.00
The World War I Aviator’s Pocket Manual Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781612005843
Pub Date: 31 Mar 2018
Series: Pocket Manuals
Illustrations: 40 b/w images and photos
Description:
Aviation was still in its infancy when World War I broke out. The first men to take to the skies above the battlefield undertook reconnaissance. Pilots and observers soon branched out into primitive bombing attempts, and attacking enemy aircraft when they came into contact.
RRP: £8.99
Zeebrugge Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781612005041
Pub Date: 31 Mar 2018
Illustrations: 16 pages of black and white illustrations and phot
Description:
The combined forces invasion of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on 23 April 1918 remains one of Britain’s most glorious military undertakings; not quite as epic a failure as the charge of the Light Brigade, or as well publicised as the Dam Busters raid, but with many of the same basic ingredients.A force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines set out on ships and submarines to try to block the key strategic port, in a bold attempt to stem the catastrophic losses being inflicted on British shipping by German submarines. It meant attacking a heavily fortified German naval base.
RRP: £19.99
Prisoner of the Samurai Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 196
ISBN: 9781612005973
Pub Date: 21 Mar 2018
Illustrations: 16 pages of b/w photos
Description:
James Gee was fresh out of college at the University of Texas and making plans for his future when World War II interrupted these happy pursuits. He and his friends joined the U.S.
RRP: £25.00
101st Airborne in Normandy Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781612005232
Pub Date: 28 Feb 2018
Illustrations: 100
Description:
101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord. On D-Day—June 6, 1944—101st and 82nd Airborne dropped onto the Cotentin peninsula hours before the landings, tasked with capturing bridges and positions, taking out German strongpoints and batteries, and securing the exits from Utah and Omaha Beaches. Things did not initially go smoothly for 101st Airborne, with cloud and antiaircraft fire disrupting the drops resulting in some units landing scattered over a large area outside their designated drop zones and having to waste time assembling—stymied by lost or damaged radio equipment—or trying to achieve their objectives with severely reduced numbers.
RRP: £19.99
Fire in the Streets Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 420
ISBN: 9781612005898
Pub Date: 14 Feb 2018
Illustrations: 16 pages of photos
Description:
The Tet Offensive of January 1968 was the most important military campaign of the Vietnam War. The ancient capital city of Hue, once considered the jewel of Indochina’s cities, was a key objective of a surprise Communist offensive launched on Vietnam’s most important holiday. But when the North Vietnamese launched their massive invasion of the city, instead of the general civilian uprising and easy victory they had hoped for, they faced a devastating battle of attrition with enormous casualties on both sides.
RRP: £14.99