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: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781636242385

Pub Date: 05 Jul 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

Illustrations: B/W illustrations

Description:

When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in late 1939, what transpired was a true “David and Goliath” conflict. When Finland refused a number of Soviet demands, including the ceding of substantial border territories ostensibly to enable the Soviets to protect Leningrad, the Soviets responded by launching an invasion. The invasion involved a large Soviet army, with several thousand tanks, and a large air force.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 168

ISBN: 9781636242309

Pub Date: 30 Jun 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Die Wehrmacht im Kampf

Description:

The Dragoon offensive in August 1944 was preceded by bombings and sabotage that hit hard the German forces located in the South of France – damaging communications, railroads and bridges. The landings were then overwhelmingly successful, despite localised German resistance. The following morning a German force the size of around four infantry battalions was able to launch a counterattack, but by the end of the day von Schwerin ordered a retreat under cover of night.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 288

ISBN: 9781636241340

Pub Date: 20 Jun 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 20–30 photographs

Description:

To prevent German occupying forces in Norway from reinforcing their defences during the final months of World War II, the Office of Strategic Services launched Operation Rype, with the mission of sabotaging the Nordland Railway in Mid-Norway. Rype was led by Major William E. Colby, later director of the CIA.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 384

ISBN: 9781636243061

Pub Date: 20 Jun 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W and colour

Description:

On December 6, 1941, despite his objections, James Lynch was discharged from the Army for being over age in grade. After the terrible events at Pearl Harbor, James Lynch was recalled to duty. Within a month he was part of the Air Corps, involved in a secret project to send air support to help General Montgomery and the Eighth Army.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 384

ISBN: 9781636243238

Pub Date: 15 Jun 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 50 photographs

Description:

Hidden in the crevasses of World War II history is the story of the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate). A small unit that rarely gets any attention, it is part of a fascinating story. Alongside battalions of Austrian, Greek, Filipino and Japanese Americans, the Army decided to create an all Norwegian American battalion, originally trained at Camp Hale, Colorado, along with the 10th Mountain Division, with the original mission of liberating Norway.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 234

ISBN: 9781636243016

Pub Date: 15 Jun 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 32 pages of b/w photos

Description:

Storm Clouds over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Peter Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China’s ancient enmity grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries leading to increased tensions in the 1930s which exploded into conflict in 1937. The battles of Shanghai and Nanjing were followed by the battle of Taierzhuang in 1938, China’s only major victory.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781636242644

Pub Date: 31 May 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

The British Army in North America conducted two campaigns in 1777. John Burgoyne led one army south from Canada to seize control of the Lake Champlain-Hudson River corridor resulting in the battle of Saratoga. Burgoyne’s defeat led to that army’s capture.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 384

ISBN: 9781636242323

Pub Date: 31 May 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W and colour

Description:

This new history of the last years of the Roman Republic sets the leading men, and women, in the complex social and political system of the time, to provide a full context to the historical events and epic battles of the 1st century BC. Scholar Natale Barca examines the actions not only of the leading actors of the political process but also to those with a smaller role – history is not just made up of great individuals. To understand the end of the Roman Republic it is necessary to also examine the key figures’ relationship with family and friends – essential relationships in an era where ties and interactions between individuals, families, and clans constantly shaped the political process, and thus the Roman state.

RRP: £34.95

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

ISBN: 9781636242668

Pub Date: 28 May 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Illustrated

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

By the late summer of 1862, it appeared as though the United States would be permanently split in two, and by the beginning of September, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was on the doorstep of Washington, D.C.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 344

ISBN: 9781636243184

Pub Date: 15 May 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W and colour photographs

Description:

In March 2004, the unprovoked ambush, killing and desecration of the bodies of American civilian security contractors in Fallujah, Iraq, caused the National Command Authorities in Washington, DC. to demand that the newly arrived Marine Expeditionary Force there take action against the perpetrators and other insurgent forces. Planned Stability and Support Operations were cast aside as insurgent fighters dared the Marines to enter Fallujah.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 240

ISBN: 9781636242811

Pub Date: 15 Apr 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

Most books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they are mentioned at all, conclude they failed miserably and had little impact on the outcome of the battle. It is undeniable that carrier aviation and intelligence saved the day, but the role of the submarine was an important one in defence of an anticipated amphibious assault. Midway Submerged is a comprehensive examination of a little-known aspect of this pivotal naval battle, explaining how Nimitz used his submarines at Midway, and the Japanese misused theirs based on a flawed tactical plan.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 286

ISBN: 9781636243085

Pub Date: 15 Apr 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Description:

Rescued in the Pacific after his utility tug is sunk north of Guadalcanal, a 20-day convalescent leave in Urbana, Illinois, first throws Ensign Hal Goff into a binding relationship with Bea Colombo before the war once again sends him to serve as executive officer aboard a U.S. Navy Rescue Tug, the ATR-3X, not long after the German surrender in North Africa.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 352

ISBN: 9781636242507

Pub Date: 15 Apr 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Series: Casemate Fiction

Description:

After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the 21st century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 288

ISBN: 9781636241029

Pub Date: 31 Mar 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: 40 photographs plus 3 maps

Description:

Ever since Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, the men who survived have sought to return, to honour their dead, and to teach others of what they went through to liberate Europe. Soldier Keith Nightingale has conducted terrain walks in Normandy for over forty years with veterans, active-duty military, and local French civilians. Over the decades Nightingale conducted dozens of formal interviews and informal conversations with many of the principals of the day, including Generals Bradley, Collins, Gavin, Ridgway and Hill.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9781636243160

Pub Date: 31 Mar 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

As Allied air force bombers mercilessly pound Nazi Germany every night in late 1943, the decision is made to send a number of journalists on a mission to Berlin. One of them was a young American journalist Lowell Bennett, who had made his name reporting on the Allied invasion of Tunisia. When their Avro Lancaster is hit by Luftwaffe fighters, everyone is forced to bail out.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 240

ISBN: 9781636242835

Pub Date: 15 Mar 2023

Imprint: Casemate Publishers

Illustrations: B/W

Description:

Throughout history there has always been a need, in military forces, for special units. In the past, these units have usually been ad hoc formations that were disbanded after their mission was complete. It has only been since the early 1950s that such units have remained active, but even in recent times special purpose, special mission units have been organised and used for a period of time or for a specific mission and then either deactivated or replaced by other units.