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Download a Free Chapter of “Blitzkrieg: From the Ground Up” by Niklas Zetterling

April 19, 2017

Our newest book from military historian Niklas Zetterling is an examination of the German Blitzkrieg operations from Poland to Operation Barbarossa, as experienced by junior commanders and enlisted men, exploring why they were so successful. Blitzkrieg: From the Ground Up uses accounts previously unpublished in English from the Blitzkrieg operations in Poland, Norway, Western Europe, and Russia. It looks at, for … More Download a Free Chapter of “Blitzkrieg: From the Ground Up” by Niklas Zetterling

Guest Post: ‘What-if’ing the Vanished Hero and Beyond

April 17, 2017

Jay A. Stout, author of Vanished Hero, has written a thoughtful and moving guest post for us in honor of Elwyn G. Righetti’s birthday—and the day he disappeared. Elwyn G. Righetti was perhaps the most aggressive fighter group commander to serve in World War II. Today, April 17, 2017, marks what would have been his 102nd birthday. … More Guest Post: ‘What-if’ing the Vanished Hero and Beyond

An Interview with Richard J. Rinaldo, author of “Courage in Combat”

March 13, 2017

Richard J. Rinaldo is a Vietnam War veteran and a Distinguished Service Cross recipient. Keep reading to learn about his early life, his inspiration for collecting the stories featuring in Courage in Combat, and his thoughts on courage in today’s military in the interview below.

POW/MIA Recognition Day

September 16, 2016

On this day, we honor the brave men and women who were prisoners of war or are still missing in action. We have had the privilege of sharing the recollections and memoirs of servicemen who have faced imprisonment, capture, and escape. It is their stories that need to be shared and known. Pen and Sword’s Surviving the Death … More POW/MIA Recognition Day

Remembering Dogs in War

June 24, 2016

Today is ‘Take Your Dog to Work Day’, and people are celebrating by bringing their canine companions to offices, stores, hospitals and schools. Today, we are remembering some of the dogs that went above and beyond to aid their owners in their work: war. Antis Antis, also know as Ant, belonged to Czech World War II fighter … More Remembering Dogs in War

75th Anniversary – Operation Barbarossa

June 22, 2016

“When Operation Barbarossa begins, the world will hold its breath.” – Adolf Hitler, 1941 On this day, 75 years ago, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest military operation in history. With more soldiers, tanks, planes, and guns than in any other offensive, Operation Barbarossa opened up the Eastern Front during World War … More 75th Anniversary – Operation Barbarossa

Moving New WWII Memoir Explores The Tragedy of War

May 23, 2016

Escape to Pagan: The True Story of One Family’s Fight to Survive in World War II Occupied Asia by Brian Devereux is a gripping true story of survival set in Hong Kong and Burma, as one family struggles against overwhelming odds in World War Two. Divided by war, in order to see each other again they must … More Moving New WWII Memoir Explores The Tragedy of War

Insights into the American Air Campaign of WWII

May 17, 2016

Our recent release, Pathfinder Pioneer by Colonel Raymond E. Brim is a truly compelling account of the American Air Campaign in WWII from a lead bomber pilot. In this engaging book we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 … More Insights into the American Air Campaign of WWII

New Perspectives on the Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign

May 11, 2016

Casemate is pleased to announce the paperback release of Sacrifice on the Steppe by Hope Hamilton. Hope Hamilton, fluent in Italian and having spent many years in Italy, has drawn on many interviews with survivors—including two of her uncles who served in the Alpine Corps—as well as massive research, in order to provide this first full … More New Perspectives on the Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign

Interview with Unsung Eagles Author

May 6, 2016

We are excited to announce the paperback release of Casemate’s Unsung Eagles: True Stories of America’s Citizen Airmen in the Skies of World War II by Jay A Stout. Unsung Eagles traces the combat careers of 22 different pilots from all the services are captured in this crisply written book which captivates the reader not only … More Interview with Unsung Eagles Author

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