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: 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

Format: Hardback

Pages: 272

ISBN: 9781612005041

Pub Date: 31 Mar 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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

Format: Hardback

Pages: 196

ISBN: 9781612005973

Pub Date: 21 Mar 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781612005232

Pub Date: 28 Feb 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

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.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 420

ISBN: 9781612005898

Pub Date: 14 Feb 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

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.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 288

ISBN: 9781612005768

Pub Date: 14 Feb 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 50

Description:

Spanning a period of over forty years (1817-1858), the three Seminole Wars were America’s longest, costliest, and deadliest Indian wars, surpassing the more famous ones fought in the West. After an uneasy peace following the conclusion of the second Seminole War in 1842, a series of hostile events followed by a string of murders in 1849 and 1850 made confrontation inevitable. The war was also known as Billy Bowlegs' War because Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco) was the main Seminole leader in this the last Indian war to be fought east of the Mississippi River.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 512

ISBN: 9781612005904

Pub Date: 14 Feb 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 16 pages of photos

Description:

In late 1967 as part of the Tet offensive, U.S. commanders hoped to lure the North Vietnamese Army into exposing large numbers of soldiers to their overwhelming air power.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 372

ISBN: 9781612005652

Pub Date: 14 Feb 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 16 pages of b/w photos

Description:

No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the "cavalier mystique” as Major General J.E.B.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 312

ISBN: 9781612005645

Pub Date: 31 Jan 2018

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 14 pages of b/w photos

Description:

In recent years the public has become aware of the Filthy Thirteen, the most notorious squad of fighting men in the 101st Airborne Division, and the true-life inspiration for the movie “The Dirty Dozen”. They became singular within the Screaming Eagles for their hard drinking, and savage fighting skill - and that was only in training. Just prior to the invasion of Normandy, a "Stars and Stripes" photographer caught U.

RRP: £14.99