About Martin Swan

Thirty Years in the Field. A Lifetime of Stories.

Martin Swan spent over three decades serving in the British Army — on operations, on exercise, and in the quiet moments between that only soldiers know. That experience didn't leave him when he hung up his uniform. It followed him onto the page.

Swan Military Books is Martin's way of bringing military history to life — not just the battles and the commanders, but the texture of conflict: the fear, the camaraderie, the impossible decisions made in the heat of the moment. His fiction is shaped by the things he saw, the soldiers he served alongside, and a deep respect for the men and women who shaped history with sword, rifle, and sheer determination.

From the Byzantine campaigns of The Four of Morea to the medieval tensions of The Crimson Falcon series, Martin's stories are rooted in meticulous research and brought alive by lived experience. When he writes a soldier's exhaustion or a commander's resolve, he knows what it feels like.

Whether you're a lifelong student of military history or discovering it for the first time, Martin's books are written for readers who want more than dates and statistics — they want to feel like they were there.