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.

Erich Raeder Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 326
ISBN: 9781612006635
Pub Date: 23 Aug 2018
Illustrations: 42 b/w photos
Description:
Erich Raeder led the German navy from 1928 to 1943, a period that included the last turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler, and World War II. Yet until now, no full-length biography has been written about this extraordinary naval figure. While most historians have viewed Raeder as a product of the Wilhelmian era and heir to Admiral von Tirpitz’s sea power ideology, this work clearly demonstrates Raeder’s affinity with Hitler’s fascism.
RRP: £14.99
How Carriers Fought Cover How Carriers Fought Cover
Format: 
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9781612006215
Pub Date: 19 Aug 2018
Illustrations: 21 b/w photos 7 b/w illus, 5 maps
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9781612008530
Pub Date: 01 Aug 2020
Illustrations: 21 b/w photos, 7 b/w illustrations, and 5 maps
Description:
In November 1921 the first purpose-built carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the British launch of the Hermes. After WWI, battlecruisers were readily converted into aircraft carriers, with questions on how to handle the aircraft on the flight deck beginning to be raised and techniques of how to attack enemy ships beginning to develop. How Carriers Fought focuses on the HOW, not the what, when, or the by whom.
RRP: £14.99
Masters of Mayhem Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9781612005744
Pub Date: 08 Aug 2018
Illustrations: 16 pages of b/w photos
Description:
Second place in the Military History Monthly Book of the Year Award 2018 Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but willing to use audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepower, and detailed planning and executed by a few specialists with indigenous warriors - this is unconventional warfare.
Operation Market Garden Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9781612005867
Pub Date: 06 Aug 2018
Series: WWII Historic Battlefields
Illustrations: 500 color and b/w photos throughout
Description:
The battle of Normandy ended as the Allied armies crossed the Seine at the end of August 1944, a month after Operation Cobra had broken the stalemate. The Allies harried the retreating Germans, who left their tanks and heavy weapons south of the Seine, and by mid-September the Allies were coming up against the defences of Germany itself, the impressive Westwall.As far as the Allies were concerned, the Germans were beaten.
Treat 'Em Rough Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781612006673
Pub Date: 06 Aug 2018
Illustrations: 16 photos and 10 diagrams and maps
Description:
Tanks caused a havoc amon the Germans when they first appeared on the battlefields of Europe in 1917. These metal monsters broke up the trench warfare stalemate and thus hastened the armistic. This is the first full study of the U.
Team Yankee Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781612006499
Pub Date: 01 Aug 2018
Description:
This revised and updated edition of the classic Cold War novel Team Yankee reminds us once again might have occurred had the United States and its Allies taken on the Russians in Europe, had cooler geopolitical heads not prevailed. For 45 years after World War II, East and West stood on the brink of war. When Nazi Germany was destroyed, it was evident that Russian tank armies had become supreme in Europe, but only in counterpart to US air power.
Roman Legionaries Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781612006116
Pub Date: 25 Jul 2018
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
Castles Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781612006130
Pub Date: 25 Jul 2018
Series: Casemate Short History
Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations
Description:
Fortified structures have been in existence for thousands of years. In ancient and medieval times castles were the ultimate symbol of power, dominating their surroundings, and marking the landscape with their imposing size and impregnable designs. After the Norman conquest of England, castles exploded in popularity amongst the nobility, with William the Conqueror building an impressive thirty-six castles between 1066-1087, including Windsor Castle is one example of such a castle which survives today, a monument of the remarkable architecture designed and developed in medieval England.
RRP: £7.99
Amphibious Warfare Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781612006154
Pub Date: 25 Jul 2018
Series: Casemate Short History
Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations
Description:
One of the most difficult types of warfare to master, landing on a hostile beach requires scrupulous planning and intense coordination between the forces in the air, sea and land. With a history reaching back to the Persians landing on the Greek shores at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, it was the First World War that marked the beginning of modern amphibious warfare, with the Royal Marines combining their efforts with the Royal Navy. Despite the disastrous Gallipoli amphibious operation to seize the Dardanelles Straits in 1915, the Royal Navy and US Marine Corps continued to develop new landing crafts throughout the inter-war years.
RRP: £7.99
The Last Siege Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9781612006314
Pub Date: 19 Jul 2018
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.
Operation Typhoon Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781612006710
Pub Date: 18 Jul 2018
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.
The Waffen-SS in Normandy Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781612006055
Pub Date: 18 Jul 2018
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.
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.
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.
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.
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