Pen and Sword Books

"Pen and Sword" redirects here. For the adage, see The pen is mightier than the sword.

Pen and Sword Books
Squat rectangular image depicting the logo of Pen and Sword Books publishing company. On the left 20%, a graphical icon showing feathered quill pen perpendicularly crossing a cutlass sword (in diagonals) in red on a white background. The right remaining 80% are the words 'Pen and Sword Books' in a serif type-face.
Pen and Sword Books logo
Parent companyBarnsley Chronicle
StatusActive
PredecessorLeo Cooper
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationBarnsley, South Yorkshire, England
DistributionSelf-distributed (UK)
Casemate Publishers (US)[note 1][1]
Peribo (Australia)[2]
Publication typesBooks, magazines
Nonfiction topicsMilitary history, naval and maritime history, aviation, local history, family history, collectables and antiques, nostalgia and true crime
ImprintsAir World,
Frontline Books,
Green Bean Books,
Seaforth Publishing,
White Owl
Official websitewww.pen-and-sword.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Pen and Sword Books, also stylised as Pen & Sword, is a British publisher which specialises in printing and distributing books in both hardback and softback on military history, militaria and other niche subjects, primarily focused on the United Kingdom. Pen and Sword has over 6,000 titles available in print, and also available as ebook download.[1] Releasing 500 new titles each year on a variety of subjects,[1] it is part of the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper group.


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  1. ^ a b c "Pen and Sword". CasematePublishers.com. Casemate Publishers. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Prelude Books". Peribo.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2018.