Above: Randall Nicol, winner of Best First Book. Our partners Helion & Company have won the top two accolades at the ‘Oscars’ of British military history publishing – the Templer Awards. Helion and Company, which has also celebrated its 20th anniversary, published both the best book on British military history and the best first… Read More »Helion Scoop Major Awards
Here at Casemate, our big goal is to publish exciting, informative and memorable books which mothers and fathers will pass on to their sons and daughters. Inspiring children and young people to learn about history is very important and a vital means to ensure the mistakes of the past are not repeated and that history’s… Read More »We Asked the Authors: What do you Think is the Best Way to Promote History to Children?
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he analyses the possibility of a war taking place on the Korean peninsular. In the last few months, war clouds have been gathering over the Korean Peninsula. Is there a chance that President Trump is going to launch… Read More »Is There a New Korean War on the Horizon?
Which historical figure would you be? I bet you’ve pondered that yourself. Would you be Alexander the Great marching across the Turkish plains, or Napoleon ascending to power through the sheer strength of his leadership and acumen? Would you be quiet and contemplative like Wilfred Owen, or the loud and bombastic General Patton? Well we… Read More »We Asked the Authors: Which Historical Figure Would You Be?
Benjamin Lai is an expert on modern Chinese military and the author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Here, he talks about China’s methods of dealing with Islamic terrorism. In the Western media the topic of terrorism is always linked to the Middle East, rarely is the word “Terror” associated with China. A recent news report by the… Read More »China’s War on Terror
To celebrate the release of Three in Thirteen by Roger Dunsford and Geoff Coughlin, we want to find out how much you know about the de Havilland Mosquito, the plane often referred to as the most versatile warplane ever built.
Today, private or state-owned corporations and agencies from China are active in every corner of the globe, from Afghanistan in the east to Zimbabwe in Africa stretching to Colombia and Brazil in South America. The security of Chinese citizens abroad is increasingly a national security issue for China. This was best demonstrated by the evacuation… Read More »China’s Secretive Private Military Contractors
Today is International Women’s Day and here at Casemate we’re celebrating by reminding ourselves of some of the most fascinating women in history who you might not have heard of. There are snipers, spies, distillers, sports pioneers and even somebody committed of treason! Lyudmila Pavlichenko “The Deadly Woman Sniper” Lyudmila Pavlichenko was the most successful woman… Read More »5 Women Who Shaped History
Geoff Coughlin, the author of Three in Thirteen, talks you through his exciting new book about a Mosquito night fighter ace.
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