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Pre-ordering books in North America

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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D-Day remembered

Posted by Ed on June 06, 2009

In the early hours on June 6, 1944, the largest airborne and amphibious assault the world has ever seen was set into operation. Over 200,000 allied troops descended upon the northern coast of France and in the face of fierce German resistance pushed inland, as wave upon wave of troops invaded the mine-littered beaches.

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Books back in stock this month! February Update!

Posted by Mike on February 13, 2009

I had a massive response to my last post about what books had been reprinted and were now back in stock.l would like to say a big thank you to all the people who emailed me about the list, and I am sorry it has taken us so long to get this up and running on a regular basis. It will now become a monthly feature, which we will also announce in our newsletters, so you will always be able to keep in touch with what is back in stock, as soon as it is back in stock.

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Books back in stock this month!

Posted by Mike on January 19, 2009

As I promised here, every month we are going to announce what books have been re-printed and have been brought back into print and are once again available to buy online. The Production team here have been working their socks off to get a very sizeable chuck of our books back in stock - 40 titles this month - and nearly 80 titles due in for next month!

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Predictions for 2009

Posted by Richard on January 08, 2009

No not another piece about economic catastrophe and economic chaos but a look ahead to some of the Osprey titles coming out in 2009 and some wild guessing as to which might be the most popular.

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The Greatest Military quotes?

Posted by Phil on July 07, 2008

Recently, with one of my typical flights of fancy, I started to ponder on some of the military sayings and quotes that have achieved fame throughout history. My personal favourites are: "The sun will never set on the British Empire – God does not trust the English in the dark" – Anon

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Peter Dennis Paints the Dark Ages

Posted by Mike on June 28, 2008

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The Osprey Blog Birthday Competition

Posted by Mike on June 19, 2008

To celebrate the fact that the Osprey Blog is now a year old, we are running The Osprey Blog Birthday Competition where one lucky reader can win a book from every month that the Blog has been running...

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The Debris of War

Posted by Mike on June 13, 2008

I spotted these photo articles this morning - depicting the effects of the bombing of Laos during the Vietnam war, both on the landscape and on the people living in Laos today. Many of the people in Laos now make a living from the debris left over from the biggest bombing campaign in history. Old bombs and cluster bombs are dismantled and sold for scrap, or to engineering companies for their explosive...

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Weird War: Bullet-Proof Boxers and the Cosmopolitan Cannon

Posted by Joe on June 07, 2008

By the end of the 19th Century, all of the major colonial powers were busy attempting to stake their claims to various parts of China. In 1899 the Chinese populous rose up against these foreigners in a wave of violence that became known as the Boxer rebellion....

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