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
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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Posted by
Mike on June 11, 2009
Over the last 40 years we have tried our utmost to cover as many forces, armies, soldiers and conflicts as we possibly can, but whilst I was reading a new Shire book I stumbled across a liberation force which we have never even thought about covering. I was stunned by this fact, especially when I discovered that this liberation movement had developed secretive arms in the United States, Italy, France and the UK. How could such a widespread organization have slipped under our radar?
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Posted by
Phil on June 07, 2009
I came across this video the other day, and it started me thinking (rarely a good sign)...
Given how well-received our recent New Vanguard on War Elephants has been, and the comments on our April Fools' blog, the idea of a New Vanguard title on dogs in war might not be as impossible as it might once have seemed.
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Posted by
Kerry on May 25, 2009
Last weekend I had the honor of going to the Museum Store Association trade show in Phoenix, and while my New York colleagues were stuck in a torrential downpour all week, I was off enjoying a variety of museum display items in sunny, 95-degree Arizona. I was particularly excited to meet the reps from Legacy of Valor, who have licensed loads of Osprey artwork to be printed on t-shirts, long sleeve shirts and hoodies (or jumpers, as I think you call them in the UK).
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Posted by
Ed on May 19, 2009
Once a month I will be blogging my favourite piece of members area content. Currently I will choose between a battle map or a plane profile but later in the year we will have all the artwork from the New Vanguard series and most of the Men at Arms uniforms available to our members.
This month I’ve uploaded 95 new plane profiles and plane unit insignia, along with 20 new battle maps. All this content is taken from our May 2009 publications.
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Posted by
Kate on May 08, 2009
We are very pleased to announce that the new Raid website is now up and running. With details of the first books to be released, a competition to win one of the launch titles, a vote for which Raid you would like to see next and with sneak previews, this is the best place to go for the most up-to-date information on the newest series from Osprey!
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Posted by
Mike on May 06, 2009
Hollywood is all about rebooting characters at the minute. Batman got a reboot. Then the reboot got a sequel which became one of the most successful films of all time. Bond has been rebooted - the humour and gadgets are gone and replaced by gritty punchy seat of your pants action. Which went on to spawn another film. Star Trek has been rebooted, even Wolverine has been rebooted in a way.
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Posted by
Ed on May 01, 2009
Combat operations for British forces in Iraq are coming to an end today after six years. 20 Armoured Brigade will be handing over control of Basra to an American Brigade.
Operation Telic, the name given to the British involvement in Iraq has been ongoing since March 2003.
A memorial service has taken place in Basra for the 179 British personnel who died during the conflict. The British fatalities reached 179 after a soldier died from a gunshot wound in Basra on 12 February 2009. The memorial was attended by Defence Secretary John Hutton.
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Posted by
Kate on April 25, 2009
I just thought I would reassure some of you who weren’t keen on the cover art that we are having traditional artwork inside all of the books – including some truly fantastic pieces by Peter Dennis and Howard Gerrard.
Here is a sneak peak at the great battlescene painting Peter created for Raid 2 Israel’s Lightning Strike – The raid on Entebbe 1976 as well as the small section of the wonderful painting Howard has created for Raid 4 Who Dares Wins – The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980.
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