Commire, Anne, ed. Something About the Author. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1971. Contains a biographical sketch of Serraillier.

MacCann, Donnarae. "Militarism in Juvenile Fiction." Interracial Books for Children 13 (1982): 18-20. Includes The Silver Sword in its discussion of young adult books dealing with war.

Taylor, Anne. "A Comparative Study of Juvenile Fiction Dealing with the Second World War." Emergency Librarian 11 (November 1983): 13-21.

Compares various books for young adults that are set during or otherwise examine the issue of World War II. The Silver Sword is discussed in the context of other works.