Pen & Sword buys After the Battle

Military publisher Pen & Sword Books has acquired After the Battle Books & Magazines for an undisclosed sum. 

The buyout from from owners Winston and Gail Ramsey includes all the backlist titles, stock and all work in progress.  As part of the deal, After the Battle's operations director Rob Green also joins Pen & Sword where he will become publisher of the After the Battle imprint. The terms of the sale were not revealed.

“After the Battle products will continue to be available through Pen & Sword and new titles will continue to be published using many of the authors and formats developed so successfully by Winston and his team over many years,” Pen & Sword Books said. 

Charles Hewitt, m.d. of Pen & Sword Books, commented: “We are delighted to acquire this niche publisher which has really set the bar high when it comes to interpreting and understanding more about battlefields and how they exist today and since the end of conflict. We are excited about the prospect of continuing this philosophy and working with After the Battle’s stable of excellent authors to achieve this” 

Green said: “After over three decades of working alongside Winston Ramsey, I am delighted to continue this relationship with Pen & Sword Books, which is the perfect fit to take After the Battle forward. We will leave no stone unturned to carry on producing books of the highest quality possible for our existing and new readers with a company who completely understands and endorses our philosophy". 

Winston Ramsey commented: “Since I started After the Battle in 1973, we have researched hundreds of stories in dozens of countries, and covered thousands of miles to take the comparison photographs. It has certainly been a labour of love for me and as I hand over the baton to Charles, I wish Pen & Sword Books every success in their future endeavours.” 

All orders/enquiries for After the Battle products should now be directed to Pen & Sword Books at 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS. Call on 01226 734222 or email salesledger@pen-and-sword.co.uk.