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.

Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1939-42 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781612008486
Pub Date: 15 Jun 2020
Illustrations: 150 photos, maps and profiles
Description:
Military and aviation history enthusiasts have always been interested in the fighter pilots of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Some of their stories are extraordinary. Fighting from the Arctic Circle to the North African deserts, from the Caucasus in the East to Normandy in the West, the German fighter pilot flew and fought until he was shot down, "flown out," wounded or killed in action.
Sherman Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781612007397
Pub Date: 15 Jun 2020
Illustrations: 360 photographs, 110 diagrams
Description:
The Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western Allies in World War II. Reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and easy to maintain, thousands were distributed to the British Commonwealth and the Soviet Union by the Lend-Lease program. It first saw combat in North Africa, where it outclassed lighter German and Italian tanks.
Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943-45 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781612008790
Pub Date: 15 Jun 2020
Illustrations: 150 photos, maps and profiles
Description:
Around 500 Luftwaffe fighter pilots were awarded the Knight's Cross, accumulating huge numbers of missions flown. A similar number achieved more than 40 victories—more than the two leading USAF and RAF fighter pilots. This volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe's day fighter arm from 1942 through to the end of the war in Europe, covering missions over Russia in 1943, over the West and the Reich, the Eastern Front and the Mediterranean.
Japan Runs Wild, 1942-1943 Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781612006253
Pub Date: 15 Jun 2020
Series: War in the Far East
Illustrations: 1 plate section
Description:
In early 1942, the Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating their US, British and Dutch foes throughout the Asia Pacific. In a matter of just months, the soldiers and sailors of the Rising Sun conquered an area even bigger than Hitler’s empire at its largest extent. They seemed invincible.
A Final Valiant Act Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781612007571
Pub Date: 05 Jun 2020
Illustrations: 48 black and white photographs, 10 maps, 3 diagram
Description:
Doug Dickey was an unlikely Marine hero. He was a gentle soul who sang in the school’s chorus and struggled to make it through boot camp. However, in the terrible seconds that passed after a grenade landed in the middle of his platoon’s command element, Doug chose to sacrifice his life to save his comrades.
RRP: £25.00
Breaching the Summit Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781612008714
Pub Date: 05 Jun 2020
Description:
"To those outside the military, and even to those serving, the rank structure can sometimes be over simplified. It appears that we rack and stack everyone in the organization, and the person with the most rank “wins”—he or she is in charge, and everyone else has to follow orders that flow from the top. While there is certainly benefit in adhering to a chain of command, the interaction between the various ranks up and down that chain, officer and enlisted, becomes the connective tissue that creates a cohesive, successful organization inside of which good decisions and high morale thrive.
The Freedom Shield Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 360
ISBN: 9781612008608
Pub Date: 05 Jun 2020
Description:
The Freedom Shield brings together stories of veterans of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company, tasked with carrying troops into battle, attacking enemy positions and evacuating the wounded in their UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopters. The unit was assembled from a hodgepodge selection of hand-me-down aircraft, used equipment and overlooked personnel—its appearance belied the invaluable work the crews of the 191st would undertake during the Vietnam War. This narrative of the Company, told through collected stories of veterans, defines a breed of soldier newly minted in Vietnam: the combat assault-helicopter crewman.
The Conquering Ninth Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 264
ISBN: 9781612008288
Pub Date: 01 May 2020
Illustrations: 25 images and maps
Description:
The Ninth Army came into existence in May 1944, under the command of General William Hood Simpson, himself a rather unknown but highly successful ground commander. By late August, the Ninth Army was ready to join the crusade in Europe. Known by its radio call sign "Conquer," they landed at Utah Beach, France, on August 28 and 29.
RRP: £25.00
The Blackhorse in Vietnam Cover The Blackhorse in Vietnam Cover
Format: 
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9781612008462
Pub Date: 01 May 2020
Illustrations: 40 photos and maps
Pages: 312
ISBN: 9781636244006
Pub Date: 05 Aug 2023
Illustrations: 40 b/w photographs
Description:
When the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment came ashore at Vung Tau, South Vietnam, in September 1966, it faced a number of challenges. The enemy - Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) - was, of course, the most critical challenge. But the terrain and weather were also factors that could adversely affect the employment ofboth armored vehicles and helicopters alike.
Across the Rhine Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781612008509
Pub Date: 01 May 2020
Description:
The last rites were administered to the Third Reich from the west by a massive concentration of Allied forces and firepower. With France secured, Hitler’s vain counterattack in the Ardennes held and the Channel and North Sea ports cleared, little stood in the way of the Allies other than the dominant geographical feature of western Europe: the mighty Rhine River stretching from the North Sea almost to Switzerland. In the north, the 21st Army Group executed one of the largest operations of the war: a huge airdrop backed up by an amphibious crossing that made full use of 79th Armoured Division’s specialized armour including the Alligators of 4th Royal Tank Regiment.
RRP: £25.00
The Longest Campaign Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 360
ISBN: 9781612008561
Pub Date: 19 Apr 2020
Description:
For four centuries the British realm depended upon sea power to defend its interest and independence against a myriad of threats both military and economic. During this time the Royal Navy established itself as the sovereign of the Seas, helping transform England, and later Great Britain, from an unassuming island nation perched on the edge of the European continent to the centre of a global empire. Yet the advent of World War II presented Britain’s maritime services with their greatest challenge to date.
U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks in World War II Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9781612008639
Pub Date: 19 Apr 2020
Description:
Between 1940 and 1945, large numbers of trucks of all categories were delivered to the U.S. Army by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors.
RRP: £29.99
Black Tulip Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781612008240
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2020
Illustrations: 10 photos
Description:
Black Tulip is the dramatic story of history's top fighter ace, Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. It's also the story of how his service under Hitler was simplified and elevated to Western mythology during the Cold War. Over 1,404 wartime missions, Hartmann claimed a staggering 352 airborne kills, and his career contains all the dramas you would expect.
Spying from the Sky Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 312
ISBN: 9781612008363
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2020
Illustrations: 70
Description:
William Gregory, "Greg," to all, was born into a sharecropper's life in the hills of northcentral Tennessee. From the back of a mule-drawn plow, Greg learned the value of resilience and the importance of living a determined life. Refusing to accept a life of continued poverty, Gregy sought and found a way out - a work-study college program that made it possible to leave farming behind him forever.
RRP: £25.00
The CIA War in Kurdistan Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781612008349
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2020
Illustrations: 30 photos
Description:
In early 2002 Sam Faddis was named to head a CIA team that would enter Iraq, prepare the battlefield and facilitate the entry of follow-on conventional military forces numbering in excess of 40,000 American soldiers. This force, built around the 4th Infantry Division would, in partnership with Kurdish forces and with the assistance of Turkey, engage Saddam's army in the north as part of a coming invasion. Faddis expected to be on the ground inside Iraq within weeks and that the entire campaign would likely be over by summer.
RRP: £25.00
The Cornfield Cover The Cornfield Cover
Format: 
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781612008325
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2020
Illustrations: 20 maps, 20 illustrations
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781636242163
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2022
Description:
Antietam. For generations of Americans this word - the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland - held the same sense of horror and carnage that the simple date 9/11 does for modern America. Even today, Antietam eclipses only this modern tragedy as America's single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 Americans became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future.