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.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 160

ISBN: 9781612006116

Pub Date: 25 Jul 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Short History

Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations

Description:

The might of Rome rested on the back of its legions; the superbly trained and equipped fighting force with which the imperial Roman army conquered, subdued and ruled an empire for centuries. The legionary soldier served for 20 years, was rigorously trained, highly equipped, and motivated by pay, bonuses and a strong sense of identity and camaraderie. Legionaries wore full body-armour, carried a shield which could be used defensively to form a shield wall or a tortoise, or it could be used offensively to punch at opponents and throw them off-balance in close-quarters fighting, as well as two javelins, a sword, and a dagger.

RRP: £7.99

Format: Hardback

Pages: 304

ISBN: 9781612006314

Pub Date: 19 Jul 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 28 maps, b/w illus.

Description:

It has long been acknowledged that General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army Northern Virginia ended the Civil War at the battle of Appomattox in April 1865. But even after that battle, Union leaders were not certain the rest of the Southern armies would lay down their arms.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781612006055

Pub Date: 18 Jul 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

Illustrations: Black and white photos, colour profiles and maps

Description:

For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in combat, imbued with political and ideological fanaticism, he is an elite soldier par excellence, even if a lack of scruples casts a long shadow. However, is this picture true? In the case of the Battle of Normandy, opinions diverged, not only among today's historians, but also amongst the German generals at the time.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781612006710

Pub Date: 18 Jul 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

Illustrations: 150 black and white photos, 12 color profiles and 2 maps

Description:

After the initial successes of Operation Barbarossa, at the end of September 1941 Hitler turned his focus to Moscow, with the unshakeable belief that capturing the capital would knock the Soviets out of the war. On the face of it, it was an unequal struggle; Field Marshall Fedor von Bock had at his command disposal 1 million men, 1,700 tanks, 19,500 artillery guns and 950 combat aircraft – 50% of all the German men in Russia, 75% of all the tanks and 33% of all the planes. To defend Moscow, the Russians had under 500,000 men, fewer than 900 tanks and just over 300 combat planes.

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Hardback Paperback

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9781612006895

Pub Date: 10 Jul 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9781636243757

Pub Date: 30 Jun 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781612006079

Pub Date: 30 Jun 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

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.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 160

ISBN: 9781612006093

Pub Date: 30 Jun 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

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.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 344

ISBN: 9781612006611

Pub Date: 21 Jun 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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

Format: Hardback

Pages: 224

ISBN: 9781612005447

Pub Date: 13 Jun 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9781612005874

Pub Date: 31 May 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

The Black Prince and the Capture of a King Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 336

ISBN: 9781612004518

Pub Date: 18 May 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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

Format: Paperback

Pages: 224

ISBN: 9781612005911

Pub Date: 30 Apr 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9781612005959

Pub Date: 30 Apr 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

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Hardback Paperback

Pages: 360

ISBN: 9781612005805

Pub Date: 18 Apr 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 16

Pages: 272

ISBN: 9781636240534

Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

A Military History of Modern South Africa Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 420

ISBN: 9781612005829

Pub Date: 11 Apr 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

The World War I Aviator’s Pocket Manual Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 160

ISBN: 9781612005843

Pub Date: 31 Mar 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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