Osprey Publishing is an illustrated military history publisher, and we see our blog as a place for interested people to come together and talk military history – about anything and everything to do with it.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/Some interesting archaeological research was published in April last year that located the area of marshy ground which, according to contemporary sources, significantly shaped the battle that brought the reign of Richard III, the Plantagenet era and the Wars of the Roses to an end. The new evidence strongly suggested that the main fighting was done some distance to the south of the area generally identified as Bosworth Field. Further investigation and significant finds of artillery shot have now confirmed this interpretation.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/new_evidence_from_bosworth_field/Looking for something to do in a cold November rain? The Virginia War Museum, located in Newport News, will be celebrating the opening of a new exhibit, Turned Upside Down: The 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/gordon_rottman_at_virginia_war_museum/Over the weekend, the 30% discount that we were running on the site switched itself off prematurely. I blame some feisty trick or treaters personally - but I know that it caused quite a few of you some problems. To rectify this I have turned the discount back on again, and it will run from today through to Wednesday evening, which will hopefully give anyone who missed out on the offer the chance to buy the books that they are after.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/30_off_offer_extended_for_3_days/Just before I went off to Virginia for the Military History Weekend I was lucky enough to go to a reception at Apsley House, the London residence of the Duke of Wellington, laid on by Waterloo 200. http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/waterloo_medal/Throughout October we have been running a hugely popular 30% off discount on all of our Men-at-Arms, Warrior and Elite titles - and now you only have 48 hours left to stock up your collections using this discount. This is the most extensive discount that we have ever done on this site, and it is not likely to be repeated for a very long time, so don't miss out now, or you could be in for a long wait...http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/30_off_offer_ends_in_just_48_hours/When reading Richard Holme's biography of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough I was struck by how close we were to not ever seeing the full potential of 'Corporal John'. The court of Charles II in which Churchill and his wife Sarah operated was a wilder, less civilised and more dangerous place than I had imagined (It was also dirtier; Charles II only bothered to shave a couple of times a week). The career path John Churchill would take would eventually lead him to a command of a coalition army in the struggle against the imperial ambitions of Louis XIV but this future was by no means assured.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/marlborough_britains_greatest_general/Here at Osprey we like to do whatever we can to support charities involved with supporting the men and women who have fought for their country. In fact, only last week we held a book launch for In the Heat of Battle, which was held in conjunction with and to support the Not Forgotten Association, a charity which provides entertainment and recreation for disabled ex-service men and women. http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/singing_soldiers_support_charity/Over the next few months I will be contributing a series of blogs promoting Conquer or Die!, a forthcoming Osprey title on the British troops who helped Simón Bolívar liberate Venezuela and New Granada (modern day Colombia) in the early nineteenth century. http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/Conquer_or_Die/Over the last two years, few of Osprey’s books have been reprinted and sold-out more often than Leigh Neville’s Special Forces Operations in Iraq and Special Forces Operations in Afghanistan. Now, this talented author has turned his prowess to writing one of the year’s best wargaming supplements.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/Leigh_Nevilles_Operation_Uruzgan_by_Ambush_Alley/Last month I launched the first of a new string of blogs dedicated to revealing some hidden gems in our upcoming releases that you may have missed out on. I started off my Hidden Gems series with a very different book to what we usually do - The Blackout Book. But for my next edition I have gone right back to the series that has made Osprey, our most iconic, varied and numerous series. Men-at-Arms.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/hidden_gems_the_army_of_herod_the_great/It’s Friday here at the Osprey office and instead of working, I thought I’d share some of the fun and interesting Military related items I’ve come across during the last few weeks… http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/The_Military_Round_Up_and_Osprey_Swag/There are only a few days left before the kick-off of the first annual Military History Weekend, and there are still a few spaces available for the Collector's Evening event on Saturday night. At last count, there were about 40 reservations left... reserve now for your limited-edition Britains figure!http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/collectors_evening_at_the_military_history_weekend/As I prepare to leave Osprey (sob), I thought I’d celebrate my seven years at Osprey by remembering a few of my favourites from among all the books I’ve worked on. I worked on several series before moving on to the Generals, and I can honestly say I’ve loved every book I’ve worked on for some reason or other, but these have stuck in the memory. So, the winners are…http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/Ruths_Osprey_Oscars/Wow! I can't believe it's already the middle of October - and Military History Weekend is just around the corner. The Osprey staff will be heading down to Williamsburg in just a few days (myself, John Tintera and Richard Sullivan), so I wanted to be sure to give one last reminder to make your hotel reservations and travel plans now, and provide a few last-minute updates.http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/military_history_weekend_is_almost_upon_us/With the sad resignation of blogmaster Mike, it is a time of quiet reflection here at Osprey, a time to examine all the mistakes, errors of judgement, and general bad calls, that permeated the Mike regime. It is time for the blog to heal, to grow, and once again strive to be the centre of military fandom that both you and I know it can be. So let’s get started!http://www.ospreypublishing.com/blog/The_World_of_Military_Fandom/