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Sharpe Books

Sharpe Books publishes both new and established writers. Our list of authors and estates include Clement Attlee, Saul David, Michael Jecks, Adam Zamoyski, and Peter Tonkin. Our focus is on publishing Historical Fiction, Crime/Thrillers, Biographies and History titles. As well as publishing new books, we also specialise in re-publishing and re-promoting previously published works, where rights have reverted to the author or estate.

Sharpe Books

Books Click on any of the books covers below to either buy or get more information on AmazonFrom the Publisher Sharpe Books publishes both new and established writers. Our list of authors and estates include Clement Attlee, Saul David, Michael Jecks, Adam Zamoyski,...

Gordon Corrigan

Gordon Corrigan was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1962 and was an officer of the permanent cadre of the Royal Gurkha Rifles before leaving the army in 1998. Having left, he considered that he was knowledgeable in only two fields: horses and history, and as working with horses is a recipe for going bust, albeit going bust in style, he decided that history was a safer bet. He is now a professional historian.

Gordon Corrigan

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The Pathfinders, by Will Iredale

A new book from the author of Kamikaze Hunters, is an account of the elite force that transformed RAF Bomber Command.

Matthew Willis

November 1940. The Battle of Britain has barely ended, when wave after wave of Luftwaffe bombers discharge their deadly load on the city of Coventry, with unerring precision and devastating effect. In The Pathfinders, Will Iredale charts the RAF’s response to this...

Anatomy of a Disaster: The Easter Day Massacre

When one RAF light bomber squadron flew into action in Greece in April 1941 its aim was to halt a German offensive, but it had tragic consequences for everyone involved.

Tom Walker

211 Squadron had been in Greece for five months before they were effectively destroyed. They came from Egypt before that, one of the first RAF units to be dispatched to the Balkans by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Middle East Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir...

Will Iredale on The Pathfinders

We interviewed Will Iredale about his new book, The Pathfinders

Will Iredale

Will Iredale, welcome to Aspects of History. Many congratulations on the book.You have written before about the air war against Kamikazes (The Kamikaze Hunters) in the Pacific theatre, and now you’ve turned your attention to The Pathfinders, the elite squadrons...

Language Lost: A Levantine Lament

A story that begins with the construction of the Suez canal.

Michael Vatikiotis

A Levantine Lament I grew up an immigrant in England; speaking English in an English-speaking world. Mine was an education in uniform singularity. Yet the gift of English kept on giving. It won me places at good English schools, endowed me with a top-notch education...

Andrew Roberts

Professor Andrew Roberts read History at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, from where he is an honorary senior scholar and PhD. He appears regularly on TV and radio and writes articles and reviews for several British and American newspapers.

Andrew Roberts

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HMS Belfast: The Re-Opening

There is still life, and learning, in the old girl.

Richard Foreman

HMS Belfast - the Town-class light cruiser, originally launched in 1938 is open to visitors once more. The vessel saw convoy duty, survived the Battle of North Cape and took part in the destruction of the Scharnhorst during WW2. The Belfast has long been moored on the...

The Pathfinders: A Tragic Tale

The 80-year heartbreak of the WAAF who overslept and missed the chance to say goodbye to her RAF Lancaster pilot boyfriend hours before he was killed over Nazi Germany.

Will Iredale

For 19-year-old Gwen Thomas, it was love at first sight when she laid eyes on Bruce Smeaton, a handsome 23-year-old Lancaster pilot from Warrington. The year was 1943. Britain’s strategic bombing campaign over Nazi-occupied Europe was in full force. In the spring and...

The Chalke Valley History Festival 2021 – Review

Despite Covid, the Chalke Valley History Festival went ahead, and we were there to check it out.

James Chetwode

Last week we headed down to the sunny Wiltshire to attend the Chalke Valley History Festival. Nestled in the heart of the beautiful Wessex countryside a few miles west of Salisbury it is the scene of the largest history celebration in the UK. Back after an enforced...