Posted by
Mike on July 04, 2009
On behalf of everyone here at Osprey I would like to wish all of our American readers a very happy 4th July today. I hope you all have a great day!
And to Joe, our American in exile - and all the Osprey staff in the US - John, Kerry and Shirley - have a great time too!
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Posted by
Richard on July 03, 2009
I’m currently busy working on my presentation for Historicon which as usual will be titled Osprey Insights: From Development to Latest Publications.
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Posted by
Phil on June 27, 2009
... Osprey Assault body armour, that is. Come autumn, the existing Osprey tactical kit will be replaced with the new, lighter Assault design, intended to provide the soldier with the same level of protection, with less of the weight and cumbersome bulk. Intended specifically for troops on foot, the redesign comes about following experiences in Afghanistan, where foot patrols are more common due to the terrain and conditions...
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Posted by
Ed on June 26, 2009
Osprey have now made it possible for our North American customers to Pre-order Osprey titles 3 months ahead of the publication date.
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Posted by
Kate on June 25, 2009
On the 27th and 28th June you can experience the best display of historic moving armour in the world at The Tank Museum - bringing the story of tanks, tank crew and soldiers to life!
Billed as the most explosive weekend in history, at Tankfest you can watch incredible live displays, mock battles and living history encampments - representing German, US and UK Forces. There are arena displays of historic armour from The Tank Museum's collection, British Army displays and rare Second World War tanks in operation, as well as the usual range of trade stalls and family entertainment.
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Posted by
Mike on June 24, 2009
As I mentioned a while back, we are always looking into ways that we can improve our stock levels so that as few of our books are unavailable as possible. The problems - as you can imagine with over 1.500 books are not always easy to deal with.
But one of our hopes with the construction of our new website was that we would be able to track what you want more effectively - meaning that the more popular requests would be brought back faster and in bigger quantities, which in turn would allow us to do short run printings of the more obscure topics which are still requested on a regular basis.
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Posted by
Joe on June 23, 2009
Your chance to help save a little piece of military history. While working on a recent miniature project, I found myself searching for images of the battle flag of the 13th Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers from the American Civil War. Eventually, I found one rather grainy image, and I felt darn lucky. The truth is that many of these flags have been lost, and many more are slowly deteriorating in basements and back rooms of museums across the US.
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Posted by
William on June 22, 2009
How well do you know the vast range of images that document and celebrate the extraordinary career of Napoleon Bonaparte, from Gentleman-Cadet, who, according to one of his instructors, “would go far if circumstances favoured him”, to L’Empereur. Answer the questions about the following four paintings for a chance to win a copy of the sumptuous "Armies of the Napoleonic Wars".
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Posted by
Ed on June 20, 2009
My favourite piece of members content this month is a map taken from CAM 210 Operation Dragoon 1944. The map, aptly named Operartion Dragoon, August 15, 1944 shows the Area of Operations (AO) of allied forces south-west of Cannes. Indicated on the map are the amphibious and airborne landing sites of American British and French forces. Also participating in this assault were the French resistance, who were more commonly referred to in southern France as Maquis, from the Corsican word for bush; an individual fighter was a maquisard.
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Posted by
Ruth on June 18, 2009
Recently I’ve been working on a book called Vanquished: Crushing Defeats from Cannae to the 21st century, which looks at a number of battles of annihilation through history. The author, Mir Bahmanyar is particularly interested in why there are fewer battles of annihilation in the modern era. His conclusion is that there are several factors that come into play, but really it’s all down to leadership.
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