Monthly Specials - July 2025 titles

Although his hilariously entertaining stories have touched the hearts of generations of children, there was much more to beloved author Roald Dahl than met the eye.

Author: Nadia Cohen

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 146pp. 16.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526722072

Weight: 489g

Original Price: £19.99

Adrian Phillips uses the penetrating grasp of how top level decisions are made that he honed in his inside accounts of the abdication crisis and appeasement, to dissect the process which shaped the RAF of 1940.

Author: Adrian Phillips

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 368pp. 16.5cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399006248

Weight: 770g

Original Price: £25.00

In this volume the lives of Herti, Milly and Hilde come together to reveal an astonishing picture of life in occupied Austria.

Author: Tim Heath, Virginia Wells, Herti Bryan

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 240pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526787873

Weight: 584g

Original Price: £19.99

The author analyses the way in which both the British and German Intelligence services played a part in the Battle of Britai

Author: Norman Ridley

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399010382

Weight: 790g

Original Price: £25.00

This book gives context to what happened here in the light of developments in Roman Britain generally and in the wider Roman Empire.

Author: Paul Chrystal

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 216pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526781284

Weight: 718g

Original Price: £25.00

Aircrew Uniforms and Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI.

Author: Mark Hillier

Publisher: Frontline Books

Hardback. 268pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781526752994

Weight: 904g

Original Price: £25.00

Here are some of the most haunting and even horrific episodes from the middle ages, based on latest historical research and historiography, and authentic and rare sources, including archaeology and DNA evidence, uncovering wonderful tales of pathos, tragedy, suffering and romance.

Author: Timonthy Venning

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 16cm b23.5y cm.

ISBN: 9781526780515

Weight: 571g

Original Price: £25.00

Peter Davis was the youngest officer in the SAS during World War II. This book tells of mistakes a 'rookie' can make and of how listening, learning and ultimately earning respect made him the skilful leader he ultimately became.

Author: Peter Davis MC

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 288pp. 16.5cm by 25.5cm.

ISBN: 9781473845602

Weight: 813g

Original Price: £25.00

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Scotland was an excellent destination for the railway enthusiast.

Author: Peter J Green

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 200pp. 23cm by 29cm.

ISBN: 9781526773548

Weight: 1.225kg

Original Price: £25.00

An A-Z Guide to World Sniping.

Author: John Walter

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 320pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781784382407

Weight: 1.131kg

Original Price: £25.00

The Special Operations Executive's Danish Section in WW2

Author: An Official History

Publisher: Frontline Books

Hardback. 208pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399015042

Weight: 562g

Original Price: £25.00

The Full Story of a Unique Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron.

Author: Dilip Sarkar

Publisher: Air World

Paperback. 496pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781399082808

Weight: 1.065kg

Original Price: £18.99