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: 256

ISBN: 9781636243436

Pub Date: 15 Sep 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 50–60 images

Description:

“A comprehensively researched historic document on one year’s activities for the 9th Cav and the 1st Cavalry Division, worthy of gracing their unit libraries. That the book simultaneously succeeds on the individual soldier level makes it a standout for any reader with an interest in the airmobile aspect of the Vietnam War.” - Vietnam Magazine The Gunner and the Grunt is written in the voices of two soldiers who fought in the same battles as members of the same recon unit but from different angles.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 192

ISBN: 9781636242521

Pub Date: 15 Sep 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated Special

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

Developed in response to the 1899 Hague Convention, the 37-mm gun met the restrictions on the size of weapons that could fire explosive shells, yet was also light and lethal enough to be used in battle. After World War I, in which the French Model 1916 37-mm was used extensively, several countries developed or adopted the 37-mm gun. Behind in their development of an anti-tank gun, the United States relied on the German Pak 36 37-mm design as a basis for development.

U.S. Army Ford M8 and M20 Armored Cars Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 160

ISBN: 9781636243108

Pub Date: 15 Sep 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated Special

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

Specifically designed as a reconnaissance vehicle, the Ford M8 Light Armored Car was intended primarily for use by mechanized cavalry units. A total of 8,523 units were built. Able to move quickly and cover long distances without refuelling, they supported the advance of armored columns by undertaking reconnaissance.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 352

ISBN: 9781636242118

Pub Date: 31 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W and colour

Description:

One of the most notorious yet least understood body of troops that fought for the Third Reich during World War II was the infamous Sondereinheit Dirlewanger, or the “Dirlewanger Special Unit.” Formed initially as a company-sized formation in June 1940 from convicted poachers, it served under the command of SS-Obersturmführer Oskar Dirlewanger, one of the most infamous criminals in military history. First used to guard the Jewish ghetto in Lublin and support security operations carried out in occupied Poland by SS and Police forces, the unit was soon transferred to Belarus to combat the increasingly active Soviet partisan movement.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 196

ISBN: 9781636243351

Pub Date: 15 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Description:

The nature of war is constant change. We live in an era of exponential technological acceleration which is transforming how wars are waged. Today, the battlespace is transparent; multi-domain sensors can see anything, and long-range precision fire can target everything that is observed.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9781636243399

Pub Date: 15 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Description:

In the past decade, heroes and villains spawned from the pages of comic books have upended popular culture and revolutionised the entertainment industry. The narratives weave together a multitude of complementary and sometimes competing storylines, spun across decades, generations, and mediums, forming a complex tapestry that simultaneously captures the imagination and captivates the mind. These stories reveal our own vulnerabilities while casting an ideal to which we aspire.

Argentine Perspectives on the Falklands War: The Recovery and Loss of Las Malvinas Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 224

ISBN: 9781636241647

Pub Date: 05 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 20-30 photographs

Description:

In 1982, the United Kingdom and Argentina fought a war over an historical disagreement over the colonial 'ownership' or rights over the Falkland Islands. Within months of the Argentinian defeat, General Edgardo Calvi, then the Argentine Head of the Army Joint Chief of Staff, was instructed to undertake a wide-ranging and formal inquiry to investigate the performance of the Argentine Army during the Falklands. Calvi concluded that while the Army had the motivation, it lacked the organisation, equipment, training, and ability to oppose an army capable of operating in a variety of environments.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9781636243559

Pub Date: 05 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 40-50 b/w photographs plus captioning

Description:

The most eye-opening, and terrifying, story in Chip Reid's career as a journalist was the six weeks he spent with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as a correspondent for NBC News. Traveling shoulder-to-shoulder with the young Marines, he had unparalleled access, witnessing them in combat, and interviewing as many as he could persuade his bosses to put on air, allowing them to tell their war stories in their own words. It took only 22 days for the Marines of 3/5 to fight their way to Baghdad, but the effects on those who fought have lasted a lifetime.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9781636241586

Pub Date: 05 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/w and colour

Description:

A month after her 24th birthday, Lt. Mary Elizabeth Balster collapses among the rubble of a shelled supply room. Has the young nurse finally succumbed to the mounting emotional toll caused from months of caring for the sick and wounded just behind the front lines of General Patton’s Third Army?

The Army Combat Historian And Combat History Operations Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 224

ISBN: 9781636243290

Pub Date: 05 Aug 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W and color illustrations

Description:

In World War I, Major General Pershing proposed the idea of establishing a historical office within the AEF headquarters. The War Department reorganised the General Staff to include a Historical Branch. Evidence shows that soldiers acting as historians went "down range," albeit not into combat.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 288

ISBN: 9781636243498

Pub Date: 31 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 25–30 photographs

Description:

Major General Charles A. Willoughby served as Douglas MacArthur's stalwart chief intelligence officer (G-2} for over a decade, throughout World War II and the Korean War. This first full biography examines Willoughby's shadowy origins in his native Germany, his curious arrival in the United States, and his military service in World War I, as well as his work during the interwar years as a junior diplomat, budding historian, and neophyte intelligence officer.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 208

ISBN: 9781636243412

Pub Date: 15 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 10–20 photographs

Description:

Tank commander cadet Amir Bega is about to leave training for the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur when a surprise attack on Israel by Egyptian and Syrian forces upends this peaceful reprieve, throwing the teenager into an unexpected war. A war in which the confidence and complacency of the Israeli army led to disaster. Believing himself well-trained and the Israeli army unstoppable, Bega struggles to accept the horrifying events surrounding him.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9781636243764

Pub Date: 15 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: Maps and b/w images

Description:

Although the ultimate prize of the Great Game played out between Great Britain and Imperial Russia in the 19th century was India, most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern frontier in Afghanistan, Turkestan and Tibet. Maps and knowledge of the enemy were crucial elements in Britain’s struggle to defend the ‘jewel in the crown.’The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India had been founded in the 18th century with the aim of creating a detailed map of the country.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 288

ISBN: 9781636243535

Pub Date: 15 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 75–100 photographs

Description:

Plying through the darkness at the very limit of the earth's atmosphere, the U-2's extrasensory intelligence-gathering sensors quietly intercept and redistribute mountains of information to a highly classified ground site, located at Osan Air Base, Korea. From there, the top-secret intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) products are distributed to the highest levels of command authority within the United States. Although the Dragon Lady has been in continuous service for nearly 70 years, she has always been considered a "National Asset," with technology so sophisticated that she outlasted her "replacement" – the SR-71 – decades ago.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 304

ISBN: 9781636242712

Pub Date: 15 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

The 597th Field Artillery Battalion, 92nd Division, was the first, last, and only all-black officered direct support field artillery battalion committed to combat in the history of the U.S. Army.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781636243252

Pub Date: 05 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

Illustrations: B/W & colour

Description:

Animals, especially dogs, have served in all the wars of men since time immemorial. During World War II, most combatant nations employed dogs on the battlefield in a number of ways, including searching for injured men or downed airmen, detecting mines, carrying messages between units or dragging communications wires, particularly in difficult terrain, transporting supplies, and sentry duty.This illustrated book is an overview of how dogs were trained and used in WWII by different countries, including the stories of some of the individual animals that served.