A obvious one is Charles the 12ths Swedish Army 1700-21, as well as finishing Peter the Great armies series, and the Danish and Saxon armies of the same area.
Please make one book on the Swedish/Finnish army of the napoleonic wars, possibly making it 1788-1815 to cover the 1788 war with russia and Denmark-Norway, and one about the Danish-Norwegian army 1789/1800-1815. Surely, when the mameluks and obscure units like the eclaireurs can get their own books, this would also be possible. Otherwise, keep up the good work!
Posted by: OJM | February 20, 2008 at 10:12 AM
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For me, the most obvious important military organizatin missing from the Osprey titles is the modern Chinese military (aka the People's Liberation Army). Since the Chinese Civil War, the PLA have been quite active. Besides their involvement in the Korean War and the Vietnam War against the West, they have been involved in several border wars against the Russians, Indians and Vietnam. Additionally, they have been used "internally" in such areas as Tibet, the Taiwan Strait and Tiananmen Square.
Posted by: JoJo Dog | February 20, 2008 at 10:44 AM
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Richard:
Well how about small arms? I know that New Vanguard has covered WW II morters but why hasn't the series followed up with say: rifle gernades? (I'm very curious how the Veillières-Bernier system came about) flamethrowers, the Panzerfaust and its postwar derivatives and the TOW.
Another major oversight is contemporary artillery:
Why hasn't Steve Zagola been commissioned to write about the Kathusya BM-13 or the Soviet D-30? Why no booklet on the Oto-Melara 105 howitzer or the South African G-5?
Trucks: The 2,5 ton truck was as fundamental to WWII as the the jeep; yet no one's written a helpful overview. The Opel Blitz; the GAZ trucks
Another neglected subject is post-independence African militaries (yes I have the superb 3 vol series on Modern African wars but these cover the wars of independence. And the South African special forces booklet). True that's a vast subject so why not start with punctual events like Liberian civil war? then Biafra, the Ethopian-Eriterian war (2000); the ongoing conflict in the Democratic republic of the Congo; the 1960 Congo conflict and the Cote Ivoire?
The South American militaries are neglected as well.You could start with Bolivar, San Martin and the wars of Independence and then move to the contemporary era.
Those are the areas that I see neglected
xavier
Posted by: xavier | February 20, 2008 at 11:50 AM
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Richard:
I agree with JoJodog about the Chinese military. I would also add I'd really love to see an updated booklet on the Russian military since '91, then do the Eastern European militaries from '91-200x and finally update the NATO armies today booklet
xavier
Posted by: xavier | February 20, 2008 at 02:58 PM
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I have to agree with all the suggestions so far. I'd like to briefly add a couple of other missing gaps of important military history.
Maybe it's just me, but the Duke of Alba's march to Brussels always seem to have impacted history much more than its given credit.
I always thought that there should be some focus on the Russian military under Catherine the Great.
Also the expansion of the Portuguese Empire seems to be missing, for example the battle of Diu.
Similarly, the Scramble for Africa should be ripe for at least one book. The Fashoda Incident, the Herero Wars, the Stairs Expedition, and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition are a few events during the Scramble.
Posted by: JoJo Dog | February 20, 2008 at 05:44 PM
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Personally ive highly enjoyed your Elite series on battle tactics - an expansion of this into niche areas such as the Thirty Years War or Franco Prussian war would be intresting as there are very few historical texts which delve into this area.
Posted by: Oliver Wakefield | February 20, 2008 at 06:39 PM
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Some MAA or Elite volumes on the armies of the Italian wars 1494-1529, would be an excellent addition to the Osprey world. This era very much represents the transition between Medieval and Renaissance warfare. Books on Imperial and French armies of the 30 Years War (maybe a Campaign title on Breitenfeld or Rocroi as well). From the 19th Century, some coverage of the Franco-Austrian War of 1859 and the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (personally prefer MAA, Elite, or Campaign). From the 20th and 21st Centuries; coverage of the ANZAC forces in WWI, Chaco War of 1932-35, NATO/WP forces of the early to mid Cold War 1948-1979 (Vietnam excluded d/t existing coverage), Forces in Korea 1954 to present, British Para's 1984 to present, US Airborne 1984 to present, UK SAS 84 to present, US Special Forces 84 to present. Lastly, I have to throw in one of my all time favorite aircraft, the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider!
Posted by: Jay S | February 20, 2008 at 07:11 PM
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I agree with the comment re the scandinavian armies; what of the South american armies that fought the Gran Chaco War, or the war of the Triple Alliance. I have never seen anything dealing with them.
Posted by: Mark | February 21, 2008 at 01:16 AM
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Trying to be objective about this, I think the Belgian army in World War One is a glaring omission. Most English-language material on this subject seems to concentrate just on the August 1914 campaign and the Belgian early war "colourful" uniforms. The "Forts on the Meuse" in Osprey's Fortess series is excellent, but what about the rest of WW1? How do other readers/posters feel?
Posted by: Carl | February 21, 2008 at 05:46 AM
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For a long time I miss anything about the Chouans (the Warrior or Elite serie would be perfect) or the war in Vendée as a Campaign book.
A Fortress book about field fortifications of the 17.-18.centuries and the napolenic era would be really helpful, since lot of them still could be found in fields or woods.
Of course Tactics series is excellent; now I just look forward for napoleonic cavalry and artillery tactics too.
And what about someting about military cartography (history, methods etc.)?
Posted by: Jan Sobotka | February 21, 2008 at 09:10 AM
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Here's my idea for following topics which should be covered:
(Or the non-sensical ravings of a lunatic mind!)
Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years War (MAA or Elite)
Continental Light Dragoons of the AWI 1776-83 (MAA/Elite)
The US Army of the Korean War 1950-53 (MAA)
US Light Dragoons 1792-1815: Regulars & Militia (MAA)
The Army of Vlad Dracula (MAA)
American Militia & Volunteers 1811-1815 (MAA)
US Infantryman 1811-1815 (Warrior)
Tudor Infantryman (I) 1509-1547 (Warrior)
Tudor Infantryman (II) 1558-1603 (Warrior)
American Rifleman 1775-1816 (Warrior)
US Army of the Mexican War 1846-48 (MAA)
Wellington's Peninsula Regiments: Heavy Cavalry
(MAA)
American Marine & Naval Forces 1800-1815 (MAA)
American Tanks & Artillery 1917-1920 (New Vanguard)
Union Army Elite Units 1861-65 (Elite)
English Halberdier & Billman 1350-1500 (Warrior)
British Cavalry of the French Revolutionary Wars (MAA)
Union Artilleryman 1861-65 (Warrior)
US Rifle Regiments 1775-1865 (Elite)
Polish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2-3 parts, MAA)
Napoleon's German Allies (6) Wurttemberg (MAA)
NYPD Emergency Services Unit (MAA)
German Reichswehr 1919-1935 (MAA)
German Hired Troops in America 1776-83 (MAA)
Prussian Landwehr Cavalry 1813-1816 (MAA)
German Armies 1500-1600 (MAA)
French Armies 1500-1600 (MAA)
Individual MAA Volumes on the forces drawn from the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland etc. during the AWI similar to the recent 6-volume miniseries on the Confederate Army of the ACW would be a great idea.
Posted by: Michael Lubrano | February 21, 2008 at 03:22 PM
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I've put together the following list of ideas:
- North Vietnam's Armor 1960-1975
- Austrialia's participation in Korea, Vietnam, etc.
- The Chinese Army in the Korean War
- Dutch and Belgian Armies of 1940
- Norwegian and Danish Armies of 1940
- U.S. Army air Support, 1941 to present
- WWII Armies in Syria and Madagascar
- U.S. Special Forces in Iran 1960-1979
- Russian forces in the First and Second Chechen Wars
- Al Quaida Armies
- Armies of the Cuban Revolution
- The Lord's Resistance Army of Uganda
- German Colonial Armies prior to WWI
- 1980's Libyian and Chadian Armies at War
- Soviet Special Forces Plans for WWIII
- Soviet and Chinese Armies in Cold War Mongolia
- Proxy Wars in the Horn of Africa
- the Gran Chaco War
- the Brandebergers
- Masoud's Northern Alliance
- WWII Axis Saboteurs in Britan and the U.S.
- Romanian and Hungarian Armor of WWII
Posted by: George Buzby | February 21, 2008 at 05:00 PM
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I think some periods of the Mexican history have been missing:
Juarez Army 1862-1867
French Foreign Legion in Maximillian Adventure
Foreign Armies in Maximilian Adventure
Battle of Chapultepec (13 September 1847)
Battle of Puebla (5 May 1862) Campaign books
Aztec Army
Battle of Pensacola (Campaign books)
Battle of Mobile (Campaign books)
Hernan Cortez Expedition (Essential Histories)
Hernan Cortez Army
Battle of Monterrey (20 September 1846)
Mexican Army (US-Mexican War)
Armies of New Spain, Yucatan and Louisiana
Posted by: Luis Flores | February 21, 2008 at 05:06 PM
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I would like to something more recently done on the Crimean War: British Army ( the only is an out of print on Campaign, and a very old British armies of the Crimea), How about French, Turkish, Russian, and include Sardinian.
Also: Armies of Garabaldi? South and Latin America (Chaco War), Belgian Army of WWI. Flight gear & uniforms of the early jet era 1946-1960. African topics are wide open.
Posted by: Bill Cook | February 21, 2008 at 05:08 PM
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Your coverage of the US Civil War is excellent. However you start with the states' militia, and Bull Run. This conflict actually stated in the 1850's with the actions of John Brown. May I suggest a "Campaigns of John Brown." Some text and a plate or two on Bloody Kansas. The rest of the book on his attack on Harpers Ferry. Plates of his troops, city and state militia, and one of the US Marines with Robert E. Lee. This incident was a major turning point of US history that showed both sides, as Brown said, "am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land: will never be purged away, but with Blood. I had as I now think: vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed: it might be done.
A needed volume to round out the ACW collection. Thanks.
Posted by: Bob Beattie | February 21, 2008 at 05:17 PM
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I would like to suggest the 1944-1949 Greek Civil War. Quite an interesting subject, as there is still great dispute about it, here in greece.
Posted by: Stelios | February 21, 2008 at 05:22 PM
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A good series of books on the War of Unification of the 1860, both Italy's and Germany's, especially dealing with uniforms. I have to agree with the title on the Belgian Army. A much forgotten force.
You could also expand the Battle Orders series a lot more especially by exapanding it into the realms of air and naval power.
Ross
Posted by: Ross Mahoney | February 21, 2008 at 05:22 PM
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I really thing that something should be convered on Alexander's successor states.
There is really a dire lack of any material covering the various Hellenistic kingdoms. The only one's that do come to mind are the incredibly hard to find monvert titles!
Wheter this comes in the form of a seroius of books (eg armies of the Ptolemics, Selucids, Minor states) or as a single I dont mind!
Posted by: Chris Lane | February 21, 2008 at 05:40 PM
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A Campaign title dealing with Buena Vista would be wonderful. So would Scott's Mexico City campaign. I'd also like to see a Campaign title on Tanga in 1914.
Posted by: Chris Bonin | February 21, 2008 at 05:41 PM
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For me an abvious and BIG omission are the european voyages of exploration in the XV,XVI and XVII century. Namely some books about the portuguese empire, the conquest of the indian ocean trade routes, the ships used, etc.
In the XX century, some books about the colonial wars of independence in africa are lacking.
Another favorite Italy in ww2, East African Campaign, tanks, etc.
-Nuno
Posted by: Nuno Oliveira | February 21, 2008 at 05:56 PM
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Remembrances, and the effect on, the first troops to liberate the death camps in ww2
Posted by: bg | February 21, 2008 at 05:57 PM
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RAF Gulf War units I also felt need some coverage something like
RAF Tornado Units During The Gulf War
RAF Buccaneer Units During The Gulf War
RAF Jaguar Units During The Gulf War
Also
Argentine Air Operations of the Falklans War
just a few that spring to mind.
Posted by: Andrew Whiteley | February 21, 2008 at 06:21 PM
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Altough a conflicting subject, the Bay of Pigs operation, seem to me an interesting military topic: air combat, landing troops, attack and counter attack, infantry and tank to tank combat, parachutist, artillery, militia and regular troops, beaches and swampy areas.
Posted by: jose | February 21, 2008 at 06:23 PM
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The Indian Army of WW1. Often unrepresented by modern writers of the Great War. A volunteer army that served the King-Emperor in Asia, Europe, Africa and elsewhere. Indian Expeditionary Force consisting of 2 divisions (including cavalry and mounts) landed in Marseilles in September and October 1914; sustained the heaviest casualties; a tale of transplanting a 'tropical / desert' soldier into the cold trenches of Europe in 1914-1915.
A warrior or MAA title worthy of Osprey!
Posted by: Harwant Singh | February 21, 2008 at 06:25 PM
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Not exactly a new title, but the Red Army in WW2 is criminally overdue for its MAA (no.206) to be rewritten, preferably across two or three books. Although no.206 was ground-breaking back in 1984, there has been a vast amount of information received in the West since the fall of the USSR in 1991, and Osprey's current offering is a little long in the tooth. There are a lot of excellent writers and researchers active in Russia (Drabkin, Shalito and Irincheev for instance), why not use one of them?
Posted by: Rob Hymer | February 21, 2008 at 06:38 PM
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MISSING BOOK: BRITISH ROYAL MARINES IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
This is a somewhat glaring omission for Osprey. There is even a book on the French Marines!! And there are dozens of books about many small obscure units/nationalities/services during the Napoleonic wars. The marines served at most major naval battles and in several land campaigns. Actually, there should be a general book about the British Marines during the period from 1750 to 1815, which could cover the French & Indian Wars, American Revolution, and Napoleonic Wars.
Posted by: John Cowling | February 21, 2008 at 06:47 PM
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I would also encourage more coverage of South American subjects and I would love to see Rene Chartrand do a Warrior volume on Quebec Militiaman up to 1759. Perhaps you should consider another imprint to deal with the history of famous police forces, New York cops & London bobbies for example. And something that covers terrorist groups and insurgents, although I know these topics have been touched on in your other series. What about a biography series, not like the Elite bios that cover an entire conflict but one that follows a single person throughout their career, tracing thier uniforms with the colour plates. Napoleon, Robert E Lee or Duke of Wellington would fill a volume easily!
Posted by: Colin Upton | February 21, 2008 at 07:58 PM
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Besides the 30 Tears War I have to say that the most neglected period is that of Alexander's Successors, The Diadochi..Ptolemeic Armies and Seleucid Armies would make great MAA titles. Other areas: Modern African Wars, The French 75mm gun, Campaigns: Gaugamela, Zama,Carrhae, Chalons, Khalkin Gol, Dien Bien Phu, Battle of the Dunes 1658, I think that the MAA series has been greatly neglected in the past couple of years with all the new series coming into print and I would hope that Osprey doesn't forget it's foundational series. Thanks
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I was very pleased to see you released a Campaign on Poitiers, a key "turning point" battle - it essentially marked the nend of islamic expansion in the west.
I'd love to see a few more such battles covered for example Chalons 451 where the Romans and Goths stopped the Hun in the west. Maybe Ain Jalut 1260 which stopped the Mongol invasions in the West (it is also a nice complement ot the existing titles on Kalka River and Acre).
How about Hakata Bay 1281 where the Mongols were repelled from Japan, first by the Samurai and then by the divine wind, the Kamikaze
But as fas as I'm concerned the biggest hole in the campaign series at preosetn is what has been called the most decisive battle in history - Teutobergerwald 4AD. Without that battle there would be no Germany, no English culture - the last 2000 years would have been very different. And its not like there aren't plenty of new findings from Kalkriese
My 5 Eurocents.
AndyH
Posted by: Andy H | February 21, 2008 at 08:47 PM
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Personally, I'd love to see a book on pre-modern Korean soldiery. You've already published plenty of great material on the armies of pre-modern China and Japan, plus a number of books that touch on Korea in an offhanded fashion (Siege Weapons of the Far East, Japanese Castles in Korea, Fighting Ships of the Far East, Pirate of the Far East), but there remains a real dearth of accessible information on the Korean armies and fighting men of antiquity and the mediæval period. Osprey would be the perfect publisher to fill this gap.
Posted by: Alex J. Taylor | February 21, 2008 at 08:54 PM
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Some areas of military history that could do with some Osprey titles and might be popular enough to be commmercially successful:
The Thirty Years War
Spanish Tercios (Seems to be a very popular, judging by this month's poll)
"Small Wars" of the 20th Century (The US interventions in Central America between WWI and WWII, the Chaco War, etc)
More on armour of WWI (I'd really like to see New Vanguards on the FT 17 and Rolls Royce armoured cars).
Posted by: Alistair | February 21, 2008 at 09:03 PM
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I feel a sadly overlooked subject has been the Greek forces of WW2, the Hellenic army's resistance against a much larger and better equipped Italian army is a often overlooked contribution to victory over the Axis. There are not any references out there that I am aware of. The German army of WW2 and the Napoleonic wars have been done to death, let's have something fresh which I feel is vey worthy of the "Osprey" treatment.
Posted by: Sandy Reid | February 21, 2008 at 09:25 PM
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What ever became of the Taranto Campaign book? Jeff Mikutis
Posted by: Jeff Mikutis | February 21, 2008 at 09:58 PM
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My particular area of interest is the Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia in WWI.
The steamers built for this and those requisitioned.
I would also like to see something on naval operations in the White Sea in support of the White Russians in 1919
Posted by: Alistair Deayton | February 21, 2008 at 11:25 PM
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Hi all:
Many excellent suggestions! Here's another subject that's been stunningly overlooked: the Landrover! It's been around since the end of the Second World war and has been used everywhere since then
Another subject that I'd like to see covered is the flak jackets/ballastic vests. Since the original booklet was published in 1980, there's been a revolution in body armour. It's be interesting to learn about how Kevlar was discovered to stop bullets and why ceramic plates are effective at stopping them
for early modern period:
Austrian army during the siege of Vienna
Spanish navy from Lepanto to the Armada
Portuguese navy from Henry the Navigator-1640
The Catalan revolt of 1640
the armies of the war of the Spanish succession
For late 19-early 20th century:
The Spanish armed forces during the Spanish-American war
U.S. Marines during the 'Banana wars'
For WW I: The Portuguese army. I'm curious as to what role it played, since various other Osprey booklets make in passim remarks.
For the contemporary period:
Australian Army since 1975
New Zealand army since 1975
Spanish army since 1975
South Korean armed forces since 1953
Taiwanese armed forces
Thailand armed forces in the Vietnam war (and other booklet covering since 1975)
The INFI conflict (Spain and the Spanish Sahara) 1956
The Rif Campaign (1921)
French army since 1963
xavier
Posted by: xavier | February 22, 2008 at 12:39 AM
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A glaring omission from your aircraft series is the Douglas A-20 Havoc / Boston series.
Posted by: Scott Barrus | February 22, 2008 at 01:11 AM
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I'd like to see a New Vanguard book done on the Vickers Light tank.
Posted by: Al Woods | February 22, 2008 at 01:15 AM
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Recommend that you present:
The Army of Charles XII
German Mercenaries of the American Revolutionary War
American Loyalist Regiments of the American Revolution
Napoleon's German Allies: Wuerttemberg; Baden; Wuerzburg, Frankfurt, the Saxon Duchies, the Princely Houses of Anhalt, Lippe, Schwazenburg, Mecklenburg and Reuss. These armies and contingents could perhaps be covered in as few as two volumes.
The Russian Army of Suvarov and that general's campaigns of 1799 and 1800 in Italy and Switzerland
The Swedo-Finnish Army 1806 through 1814
The Danish-Norwegian Army of roughly the same period.
Posted by: David Lady | February 22, 2008 at 02:20 AM
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Perhaps pre-Columbian Mesoamerican armies or campaigns (although this is arguably a difficult time period) would be an interesting title.
Posted by: Erik J. Kreffel | February 22, 2008 at 03:54 AM
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I would have to say that the modern era has not received enough attention like it used to. Many of the books about the American, Russian, and British militaries are 20 years old. A lot has happened since then. I think this era would be best served if each MAA or Elite title focused on a specific conflict such as Somalia, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc so they don't go out of date as soon as they are published.
A few other themes I feel Osprey has missed:
Victoria Cross Winners
Clandestine services such as OSS, SOE and the Abwehr.
A guide to camouflage uniforms that have been used in combat.
A multi volume MAA series about the Korean War.
Elite titles that cover the specific Israeli-Arab conflicts.
An updated volume about US Army and Marine Combat Equipment since 1990.
A Combat Aircraft volume about the Special Duties Squadrons and the Carpetbaggers that dropped agents behind enemy lines.
An Aviation Elite title about Kampfgeschwader 200
A Campaign title about the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945, and another one that describes the ground battles to liberate Kuwait in 1991.
Posted by: Gene | February 22, 2008 at 04:54 AM
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As a fan of the New Vanguard series it has always struck me as odd there has been a lack of volumes about French Armoured Vehicles. The only French tank that seem to have rated was under the orginal Vanguard series with one book - the Renault FT. A bit disappointing given the importance of these vehicles.
Posted by: John | February 22, 2008 at 06:05 AM
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I noticed that no one has suggested titles for my favorite (and most overlooked) Osprey series: Essential Histories.
There are currently three titles in this series that I think should be broken up into smaller titles because the books are a bit too general.
I've always felt that "The Crusades", "The Ottoman Empire 1326–1699" and "The Plains Wars 1757–1900" should have been broken up into more books.
I feel that the major crusades (the First and Third Crusades) should be given individual books, while some of the minor Crusades could be lumped together. That way more focus can be given to each of the Crusades, since there are so few books on the Baltic Crusades, the Albigensian Crusade, the Aragonese Crusade, the Hussite Crusade/Wars, Swedish Crusades, Reconquista and the later Crusades.
The Ottoman Empire book seems to condense too much history into too few pages. Since the Ottoman Epire is not my forte, I don't know how to suggest the breaking up of this book. I also feel that the Independence Wars in the Balkans (Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, etc) deserve their own books.
As for the Plains Wars, I think that there could be more focus on the individual wars with the Native American tribes, not just ones in the Great Plains. I believe that there should be individual books for King Philip's War, the Black Hawk War, the Seminole Wars, the Creek War and the Comanche Campaign. (Yes, I know this is more wishful thinking on my part).
For topics not found currently in the Osprey series, I'd love to see the unification movements in the 1800s. Much like the above mentioned Independence Wars in the Balkans, the unification movements have had a long lasting impact on recent history. I cannot see where anyone could argue that the Unification of Germany under Bismark, the Unification of Italy under Garibaldi and the Unification of Japan through the Boshin War and Meiji Restoration did not have an affect on history in the 20th century.
The Algerian War, the French War in Vietnam, and the Cuban Revolution, the Chinese Civil War, the Russian Civil War, and the Winter War are just obvious books that haven't been published yet.
Posted by: JoJo Dog | February 22, 2008 at 06:27 AM
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How aout second Ypres?
A much neglected battle in books.
Posted by: paul williams | February 22, 2008 at 07:51 AM
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The Samurai series are all popular books but the material presented so far has largely been recycled material that can be found in other English language books on the Samurai. Why not start a series on individual Samurai Clans, such as the Shimazu, or individual Samurai lords, such as Uesugi Kenshin.
Posted by: Danny Riordan | February 22, 2008 at 08:03 AM
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Thanks everyone for your comments - we'll have a look through them and come back to you. Might take a while...
Posted by: Richard at Osprey | February 22, 2008 at 09:04 AM
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I would have thought the most popular adition to the series would have been an updated version of the British army with its current regiments and distinctions - the last verion dates I think from the 1970's
Otherwise the Chaco War and the Rif war
Posted by: michael watling | February 22, 2008 at 10:03 AM
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As a WW1 buff I have to agree that the Belgians in general and the French tanks have been unfairly neglected.
Given their proximity to and causal relationships with WW1, the 1912-1913 Balkan Wars surely deserve a book. The only published material I've seen on the subject was in Greek.
Posted by: Andi Lucas | February 22, 2008 at 11:45 AM
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Surprisingly there are not many Osprey books on the German army during WWII like there are for the US and British. I would like to see that line expanded to include the German and other militaries. I'm talking about the Battle Orders series, specifically the USMC books, US infantry, and US Armor books by Rottman, Sayen, and Zaloga.
The New Vanguard Series needs some additions too. One of my favorites is the LST book. I would like to see that expanded to include the LSMs, LCIs, LCSs, LSDs/LSVs, LCT, and other smaller craft. Some of these topics could be combined into one book.
One word SeaBees. A battle Orders book is in order, maybe two. Detail their organization, equipment, history, and actions. It is an interesting subject as to how they took bare atolls and turned them into support bases.
The story of Service Squadron 10 is an interesting one detailing what made possible the US victory in the Pacific.
Posted by: Dennis Huff | February 22, 2008 at 04:34 PM
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I think there are some great suggestions in all of the above. Everybody has their particular specific interests of course, and I certainly wouldn't want to denigrate any of them. However...
Looking through the historical categories I feel that the following are glaring by their omission:
Ancient World:
Salamis 480 BC
Philippi 42 BC
Actium 31 BC
Teutoburger Vald 9 AD
Napoleonic:
Valmy 1792
Modern Warfare:
Tsushima 1905
Six day war 1967
World War 1:
Marne 1914
Tannenberg 1914
Passchendaele 1917
Caporetto 1917
World War 2:
Battle of Britain 1940
Singapore 1942
Battle of Coral sea 1942
All of these would be "Campaign" titles.
Posted by: Dave Moss | February 23, 2008 at 12:21 AM
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I agree with the need for the Italian wars of the renaissance, Belgian WW1, wars of unification etc., but how about a few areas/eras that havn't been mentioned yet.
I am thinking especially about South-East Asia from ancient to colonial times e.g. Khmer campaigns, as well as Africa and it's empires and kingdoms, before European mass takeover, e.g.Songhai empire. Both the above would make several good MAA or Elite titles. European castles
in West Africa which are notorious as slaving centres but have had an existence outside this
activity, would be a great Fortress subject, surely with good international sales potential.
Then there's the South Sea islands, with the
warrior societies of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea being amongst the most obvious. Again the time span is vast and involves civil wars, conflict with neighbouring states and anti-colonial campaigns.
Russia's conquest of the East is also overdue for some coverage, which could include wars with Turky & Persia, not to metion the struggle for Safavid Persia itself, Afghan invasions of Moghul India, Mongol invasion of Vietnam...........
Posted by: Trevor Sykes | February 23, 2008 at 03:42 AM
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There are a couple of Elite Unit items in the Aviation Department that you MIGHT consider, that I believe MIGHT actually have some commercial popularity:
1. JG26, which has been done but remains popular
2. 16th Guards IAP - Pokryshkin's Regiment
2a or 3. 9th Guards IAD: Pokryshkins Fighter DIVISION (Group, Wing, Jagdgeschwader?)
3. The Tainan Wing (Sakai's unit)
4. A Pearl Harbor Aviation Dogfights Special:
WAS Welch's Tomahawk actually "160 / 23/15P"?
WAS Taylor's Tomahawk really "155 / 27/15P"?
WAS Taylor's aircraft really "316" / 47/15P" ??
WAS Dains's Tomahawk actually "300" / ??/15P ?
Rasmussin's Hawk P-36 WAS "86 / 48/15P" (Silver)
Brown's Hawk WAS OD/Grey but WHAT was the designator?
Sanders's Hawk MAY have been (OD/GRey) "121"
What were the designators for the other Tomahawk and the 4 other P-36 Mohawks involved?
How about it?
5. The one I have been researching, along with Mark Styling, Aviation Artist:
Martin B-26 Marauder, 1st Provisional Pathfinder Squadron: OBOE-equipped, full strength at 40 machines, and end-of-war strength of 36! (My father was a mechanic and 5-times top-turet gunner with this unit!) DID this unit use short-winged early Marauders as well as the later B-26B-10 and later variants?
Posted by: Dennis Lane | February 23, 2008 at 05:45 AM
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Cavalry- American, British & Hessian of AWI
French and Spanish AWI
First Siege of Vienna 1528
Cossacks- early history thru current
Border Wars - Austria, Poland and Ottoman Empire
Portugal in India, China and Africa 1450-1800
Gallowglass and Kern-medieval thru Elizabethan
Ireland 1798
Barbary Corsairs
Uskoks and the Venetian Littoral
Spanish Armies in Europe 1450-1750
Angevin allies in France-Gascony and Brittany
Medieval Free Companies
Swiss Guard
French militias in Canada
Scots Guards/Archers of France
Albigensian Crusade
Grand Catalan Company-Almugavars
Seminole Wars
French Musketeers
Armies of the Silk Road Kingdoms
Austro-Hungarian Empire 1820-1914
French Cavalry 1500-1680
an update of the maa Wild Geese
Posted by: J. Moran | February 23, 2008 at 06:09 AM
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How about a book on Ancient Indian Armies and/or the place of the "Elephant in war"
I agree with "John" above about French AFVs
Not much coverage on Indian - Pakistani wars either
Zeebrugge Raid in WWI
Resistance movements in the Far East During WWII
Aviation books on Hawker Hunter & Douglas Skyraider
Book on US Coastguard through the ages
Earrior book on British Tankers
But Anyway - thanks for what we do get!
Posted by: Dave Wills | February 23, 2008 at 10:55 AM
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More Latinoamerican Military History of course, there are only some nice titles about Mexico and the MAA 232 Bolivar & San Martin Armies, it will be very interesting to see something about the Triple Alliance War 1865-1870 but for the ELITE or MAA series, not for the Essential Histories Series as unfortunately suggested in the monthly poll, the Pacific War 1879-1883, the "Guerra Grande" 1839-1852...
Regards
Loïc
Posted by: Loïc | February 23, 2008 at 01:53 PM
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Titles I would like to see are:
The East German Army
East German airborne & special forces units
The Polish army:From Warsaw Pact to NATO
NATO forces today(updated)
The West German Army
You publish books about what soldiers are wearing.How about specific items of clothing:
The "M-43 cap".1941 to the present.Its use by the Afrika Korps and Waffen_SS.Then by the West German army, African mercenaries to its use by todays Iraqi army.
Another item is the two major camouflage designs coming into use.The first is the "spot/dot splotch" patterns.1935 to the present.Patterns include:
German M44 dot,oak,spot and liebermuster patterns
Danish M/84 pattern
German flecktarn
Egyptian "oak" pattern
US multicam
The second is the "digital" patterns.1935 to the present.Patterns include:
Russian camo smock patterns(forerunner of the KLMK pattern)
Russain KLMK pattern
US 70's digital camo experiments
CADPAT
MARPAT
ACUPAT
Iraqi digital pattern
Other patterns for consideration-splinter/rain patterns, WWII to the present.Lizard camo, 1947 to the present.And tigerstripe patterns,Vietnam to the present.
Posted by: David Garcia | February 23, 2008 at 04:43 PM
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I’m particularly interested in the medieval period, so my suggestions mainly are from that period.
- Successor states of Alexander (Seleucid/Ptolemaic/Anigonid)
- Chalons 451 (The battle that halted the Huns into western Europe)
- Battle of Al-Qadisiyyah – lead to the end of the Sassanids.
- Manzikert 1071 (Byzantines vs Seljuks – a battle that contributed to the crusades being launched)
- The Great Seljuks (Definitely deserve a Men-At-Arms book)
- The Mamluk/Mongol Wars
- Ayn Jalut 1260 (A battle that helped stop the believe in Mongol invincibility)
- Late Mongol Armies (Ilkhanids/Golden Horde/Khanates in Russia)
- Battle of Las Nevas de Tolosa
- Ankara 1402 (Ottomans vs Timurids)
- Russia’s expansion into Siberia/Central Asia
- Portuguese armies in Africa
- Alcazarquivir 1578
- Safavid Persia/Qajars
- Wars of the Mughal Empire
- The Armenia/Azerbaijan War
- Armies of the Caucasus (Medieval Period)
In terms of a new series which Osprey could do, how about great military leaders?
Posted by: F.Ullah | February 23, 2008 at 04:44 PM
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I would like to see New Vanguard books on British Tanks between 1919 and 1942 including those that fought in the early part of the North African campaigns. Also the Missle systems of the 1950's and 1960's including both SAM and SSM systems.
Finally, I would like a MAA book(s) on the armies of the various East India companies from 1600 to 1850. They fough many battles against local Indian states and also against the other European armies.
Posted by: John Kees | February 23, 2008 at 05:15 PM
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As some other people have pointed out, there are large gaps in the ancient era, especially in the east. I'd love to see a book on Asoka's Army. I also think that Essential History books on the ancient China would be of great interest, especially the Warring States Period and the Three Kingdoms.
The Elite series on Commanders should have several books on the Roman commanders from various eras: Roman Republic, Imperial Rome and even the Byzantine Empire. There could even be Commanders of the Greece from the city-states to the Hellenistic era.
For something more modern, it always bugs me that I can find so little on the Serbian campaigns during World War I. Wasn't the genesis of the Great War that Austro-Hungary invaded Serbia? Shouldn't there be more information available about the beginning of the war?
As someone else pointed out, I think there should be more books covering events that have happened in Central and Eastern Europe. Besides the independence wars in the Balkans, there were two Balkan Wars, the Serbo-Bulgarian War, and a seemingly infinite number of Russo-Turkish Wars, Polish-Ottoman Wars, Polish-Swedish Wars and Russo-Polish Wars, just to name a few.
Posted by: JoJo Dog | February 24, 2008 at 03:42 AM
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What about Swedish Armies 1700-1760!!
Posted by: Wesley Smith | February 24, 2008 at 03:23 PM
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How 'bout on russian tank hunters or infantry combat vehicles. i.e. su-85,-100,152,btr-152,-70,-80,-90
Posted by: Homer Clark | February 24, 2008 at 05:05 PM
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Combat Aircraft series
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
F-111 Units in Combat
Tornado Units in Combat
Israeli F-16 Units in Combat
AD and A-1 Skyraider Units in Combat
Posted by: Kenneth P. Katz | February 24, 2008 at 09:13 PM
Campaign title:Borodino/Napoleon in Russia, 1812. Please.
Posted by: Mark Christian | February 24, 2008 at 11:37 PM
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Campaign:
Amiens 1918
WWII Battles for New Guinea
Battle of the Coral Sea
Invasion of Vichy Levant 1941
Elite:
British Empire Commanders of WWI
British Commonwealth Commanders of WWII
Posted by: Trevor Wood | February 25, 2008 at 01:07 PM
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Good question. My candidates:
- The army of Charles XII
- Breitenfeld
- Actium
- Königgrätz
Those are the major omissions in my opinion. I'd also like to see another title on the Franco-Prussian war, perhaps Froeschwiller or Spicheren (double volume?).
Posted by: Nicholas | February 25, 2008 at 01:35 PM
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Just a few that I feel would be very interesting or have been missed:
Campaign titles:
Battle of Britain 1940
Walcheren Island 1944
- more bloodthirsty than D-Day for the Royal Marines who took part
Falkland Islands 1982
- there's an essential histories book but not an actual campaign book
Posted by: Andy | February 25, 2008 at 01:50 PM
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I forgot the most important one:
The Marne!
THE most important battle of world war one, and perhaps the entire 20th century. There is very little by Osprey on France in both world wars, which is quite understandable since it is after all a British company. But the Marne desperately needs to be there. Chemin des Dames and perhaps some other major French battle would be nice too.
Posted by: Nicholas | February 25, 2008 at 02:48 PM
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I forgot the most important one:
The Marne!
THE most important battle of world war one, and perhaps the entire 20th century. There is very little by Osprey on France in both world wars, which is quite understandable since it is after all a British company. But the Marne desperately needs to be there. Chemin des Dames and perhaps some other major French battle would be nice too.
Posted by: Nicholas | February 25, 2008 at 02:48 PM
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Proposed Campaign Title:
Russo-Polish War 1919-1920
Posted by: Roman | February 25, 2008 at 03:05 PM
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Campaigns:
Breitenfeld 1631
Wittstock 1636
Minden 1759
Men at Arms:
Imperial Army of the 30 Years War
French Army of the 30 Years War
Frederick the Great's German Allies: Hanover, Hesse-Cassel and Brunswick
Napoleon's German Allies: Württemberg
Reprints of the following are also needed:
Frederick the Great's Army (1) Cavalry (Men-at-Arms 236)
Frederick the Great's Army (2) Infantry
(Men-at-Arms 240)
Frederick the Great's Army (3) Specialist Troops
(Men-at-Arms 248)
The Austrian Army 1740–80 (1) Cavalry
(Men-at-Arms 271)
The Austrian Army 1740–80 (2) Infantry
(Men-at-Arms 276)
The Austrian Army 1740–80 (3) Specialist Troops
(Men-at-Arms 280)
King George's Army 1740–93 (1)Infantry (Men-at-Arms 285)
King George's Army 1740–93 (2)
(Men-at-Arms 289)
King George's Army 1740–93 (3)
(Men-at-Arms 292)
Louis XV's Army (1) Cavalry & Dragoons
(Men-at-Arms 296)
Russian Army of the Seven Years War (1)
(Men-at-Arms 297)
Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2)
(Men-at-Arms 298)
Louis XV's Army (2) French Infantry
(Men-at-Arms 302)
Louis XV's Army (3) Foreign Infantry
(Men-at-Arms 304)
Louis XV's Army (4) Light Troops and Specialists
(Men-at-Arms 308)
Louis XV's Army (5) Colonial and Naval Troops
(Men-at-Arms 313)
Posted by: David Wright | February 25, 2008 at 07:58 PM
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Can I strongly endorse a plea for books on the Belgian Army of World War One and the Napoleonic Wuttemburgers.
My original suggestion is medieval Spain & Portugal - between El Cid and Granada, but particularly focussing on wars between the Christian kingdoms. English armies under the Black Prince and others landing near Lisbon to take part in Portuguese battles, etc., etc.
Posted by: David Pickersgill | February 26, 2008 at 05:17 PM
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I agree with the need for Belgium in WWI, but I will throw in some other so called "Minors" who have yet to see much coverage (could be in the same book):
Portugal
Japan
Brazil
Persia (much cloak and dagger intrigue here during the war).
Additionally a huge YES to Marne and Tannenberg 1914. Gallipoli 1915 really needs a re-do/update.
Agree with USMC 1900-1939 small wars.
Finally (and surprised that others didn't ask for these), Royal Navy during WWI and USN 1900-1939.
Posted by: Jay S | February 26, 2008 at 10:08 PM
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How about -
Sorry forgot to mention
Handley Page Haeavy bombers WWI
Roland CII (German WWI)
Capital ship Catapult Aircaft (Walrus Arado etc)
Track and semi tracked AAA WWII & Post War
Small ships of the RN in the Crimea War
Warrior Book British Night Bomber Crewman WWII
Warrior Australian Light Horse - Middle East WWI
RAF Nightfighters WWII
Series on Gallant Failures Boulton Paul Defiant Me 210 410 series - Fairey Battle
Thanks
Posted by: Dave Wills | February 27, 2008 at 01:54 PM
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I'd like to see MAA on:
The Greek and Serbian wars of independence against Ottoman Turkey, early 1800s.
Spanish and rebel forces in Latin America, 1810 to 1826.
The Greek-Turkish War, 1919-23.
The army of King Christophe of Haiti, and its enemies, both external and internal.
The Malayan Campaign, 1875-76.
For Japan, a title showing the transition from Samurai armour to early modern uniform.
Sundry 19th and early 20th century wars of Latin America, surely a rich source of uniform detail.
Posted by: Padraig | February 27, 2008 at 02:51 PM
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As someone researching aspects of Japanese history in the late 19th and early 20th C I would second the call for a book on Tsushima, a naval battle that was regarded at the time as equal to Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Apart from that, I have to say that Osprey has published an awful lot relating to my field, which is nice to see, with a few more titles still to come. Who would of thought that we would get a book devoted to the Czech Legion.
Posted by: James B | February 28, 2008 at 02:59 AM
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One of the most important post-WWII omissions has to be the Indo-Pakistani wars. At least the air war deserves a couple of titles, for example:
Pakistani F-04 pilots in combat
or
Indian Folland Gnat pilots in combat
or why not
Duel: Pakistani F-86 vs Indian Hawker Hunter
Posted by: Nicholas | February 28, 2008 at 10:50 AM
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I'd like to see a couple of Aviation Elite Units titles from the Vietnam War era, for example:
US Navy VF-96 (Fighter Squadron 96) 1972-1973
or
US Navy Carrier Air wings in Vietnam
or
USAF 432nd Tactical Recon Wing 1972
Posted by: Steve Thoms | February 28, 2008 at 01:58 PM
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Hello everybody,
My suggestions:
Campaign series:
operation nordwind 1945
convoy pq 17 1942
naval battles of guadalcanal 1942/1943
Elite series:
us coast guards in ww2
soviet "special" troops of ww2 such as nkvd units,guard units...
New vanguard
jagdpanther
rocket launchers of ww2
sdfkz puma
laurent
Posted by: LAURENT MERLAND | February 28, 2008 at 03:02 PM
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To add to my previous comments, it is a shame that the opportunities have been missed to commemorate the 300th anniversaries of the major campaigns of the War of the Spanish Succession. Although an excellent Campaign of Blenheim (1704) was produced, Ramilles (1706) has been missed, Oudenarde (1708) would have been appropriate for this year and Malplaquet (1709) for next year.
Posted by: David Wright | February 28, 2008 at 03:36 PM
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I've enjoyed some of the recent NVs on missiles like the SA-2, some air to air missiles would make good subjects for NVs. The Sidewinder for example, actually that could be a 3 volumes! (early, current, Soviet & Chinese copies).
Posted by: Chris Davies | March 01, 2008 at 05:35 PM
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Hi Everybody this is my first post and those are mine suggestions :
Indonesia War of Indipendence (1945-1949)
ANR & Italian Cobelligerant Air Force (1943-1945)
The Chechen Wars
China Civil War (Essential Histories)
The Invasion of Prague (1968)
The Turkey-Greece War 1919-1923
The Italian Invasion of Libya (1911)
The Cuba Crisis
The Cuban Revolution
Palestine (1945-1948)
Cyprus (1955-1959)
Aden (1955-1967)
the last two maybe merged in one
That is all for the moment
Regards
Posted by: Gianfranco | March 01, 2008 at 10:39 PM
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I have not seen 3 battles of WWI in the previous comments:
Lemberg 1914
Battle of the Frontiers 1914
Brusilov offensive 1916
In general, campaign titles about the Austro-hungarian army in WWI: very few books available in English
Posted by: peter | March 03, 2008 at 09:26 PM
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I'm surprised I hadn't seen anyone mention this one, but how about France's conquest of North Africa. A good, in depth history of the French Armee d'Afrique and their Algerian & Moroccan foes would be invaluable. Something that would cover the era from the 1830s down to the conquest of Morocco in the pre-WWI era.
I also second the notion of a book focusing on Russia's conquest of Central Asia.
Posted by: Dave Hardy | March 04, 2008 at 12:55 AM
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NEW books on: Napoleons German armies & army of Brunswick. the existing books (by Digby Smith) leave much to desire (for example, the Brunswick book doesn't have the 1806 army, others lack obscure units raised 1813-14 or simply wrogn unfirom details etc). additionally new books on the other Rhine confederacy members that have been not covered yet (Württemberg, Baden...). only good book is Army of Hanover by Hofschröer. same goes for Napoleons cavalry, i'd like to see Ronald Pawley continue his work for the whole French cavalry. the Emir Bukhari books again leave much to desire.
other than that:
ancient & medieval Korea
ancient, medieval and pre-imperial indochina
ancient & medieval India, armies of the Mahrattas & southern india pre-British Raj.
Australian Army in ww1
"Age of Nadir Shah" (sort of like age of tamerlane)
Ottoman Army in the crimean war
army of ahmad shah durrani
Golden Horde, maybe incl. Crimean Khante and other sucessor states.
Australian Lighthorse (warrior)
Central Asia: 16th - 19th century
armies of the Turkish-Greek war
Polish army 1919-39
armies of the tripple alliance war
Russian army 7YW (new one, old has a lot of omissions)
German principalities 7YW
Russian Army Nap Wars: specialist troops & irregulars
Scandinavian armies, great northern war, 7YW & Nap Wars
French Revolutionary Cavalry & Artillery
Habsburg Army in the war of spanish sucession
Italian armies 19th century
hungarian army 1848 insurrection
French, Habsburg, Catholic & Protestant armies 30 years war
Egyptian Army from Muhammed Ali to British conquest
Armies of the first Sino-Japanese war
armies of the Boshin war & satsuma rebellion
Army of Karl V/Carlos I
French army, early 16th century
Posted by: temujin | March 04, 2008 at 04:40 PM
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I would like to see printed in the COM Air series the following aircraft: Wellington, first of the RAF bombers to go on the offensive, Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston, it fought on both sides, SM-79, the Regis Aeonauticas best bomber, and FW-200 Condor, the scourge of the Atlantic.
Posted by: Greg Sunyak | March 05, 2008 at 02:45 AM
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There are a few important battles that haven't been mentioned that I think deserve a Campaign treatment.
Battle of the Milvian Bridge has impacted history in multiple ways.
Battle of Lepanto in 1571 is just one of several naval battles. Some other notable naval battles are Actium, Dui, and Lake Champlain.
Posted by: JoJo Dog | March 06, 2008 at 04:35 PM
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Wurttemburg and Baden in the Nap period have been a regular request for at least twenty years and the authors are very easy to find. They really should be done this year as 09 and 12 are big days out for them.
Rather than Valmy, Arcole/Rivoli would be the missing Nap campaign. (Although I had a rather unhappy experience over Elite 101, I would be prepared to do this myself as it includes a key role for the Marengo spy).
Posted by: Dave Hollins | March 06, 2008 at 09:34 PM
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Armies of the Russo Polish War 1920 MAA
Warsaw 1920 Campaign
Posted by: Jay S | March 07, 2008 at 01:21 AM
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I stumbled upon this blogsite, but I'm glad I did.
Some of the big era's that are still (almost) missing in my opinion, are
the thirty years war
and the Anglo-Dutch wars of the seventeenth century (roughly 1652-1688)
The only Campaign-title on the thirty years war is still Lützen 1632
I would also rather like a Campaign on the battle of Adwa (or Adua) in wich the Ethiopians defeated the Italians.
And what about the battle of the golden spurs (1302) at Courtrai?
And the battles from the Swiss war for independence like Morgarten?
I love naval subjects, so why not an campaign on Tshusima (1905)?
And a suggestion for a Warrior-title: Mexican Revolutionary 1910-1920.
Posted by: Roel Brandsma | March 10, 2008 at 01:18 PM
I suggest books on the Italian Unification in the 19th Century
1948 - The First Italian Indipendence War
1859 - The Second Italian Indipendence War
1860 - Garibaldi and the Mille Campaign
1866 - The Third Italian Indipendence War
1870 - The Conquest of Rome
Regards
Posted by: Gianfranco | March 11, 2008 at 06:52 PM
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here some major gaps to me:
- Scottish medieval Armies
- Dutch army of the 80 years war
- French renaissance army
- Spanish tercio
- Walloon guards in the spanish army
- TYW (obvious)
- Italian Independence Wars
- Dutch Navy (1570-1750)
- Portuguese empire
- Belgian army WW1 & WW2
- Greek army WW2
- Seminoles Wars
Posted by: David | March 12, 2008 at 02:08 PM
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I would like to see the "The Austrian Army 1836-66" completed with a third book covering artillery, specialist troops and train.
Posted by: James | March 16, 2008 at 12:39 PM
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Avro Vulcan bomber as the last airworthy one is about to return to the air.
Posted by: David Hollins | March 16, 2008 at 10:19 PM
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There is a definite gap which needs to be filled with the successor states of Alexander(Seleucid, Ptolemaic) and renaissance armies.(The obvious missin one is the renaissance French army).
Posted by: Tan | April 01, 2008 at 01:30 PM
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Personally I'd like to see a New Vanguard book on the Flower Class corvettes, these ships helped win the Battle of the Atlantic and arguably the war. I would also concur with the sentiments of other posters about including some titles about the British Army today. There could be a couple of Warrior books on the army in Afghanistahn and Iraq and a MAA book on modern ceremonial uniforms of the British Army.
Posted by: Edward Hallett | April 04, 2008 at 01:22 PM
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One big glaring omission (as stated above) are the smaller nations of WW2 ex. Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece, Brazil, etc. But perhaps the biggest omission is in modern warfare (especially post 1991) when we have conflicts all over the world ranging from Latin America to Asia. What would I like to see the most? More focus on the less well known conflicts and post 1945 conflicts.
Another area that Osprey should look into is law enforcement; many police forces such as the French Gendarmerie, Italian Carabinieri, Spanish Guardia Civil, German Bundesgrenzshutz, etc and almost all police forces in Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc have both military and police functions and hundreds of years of history, exotic uniforms, etc. Many State Police/Highway Patrol forces here in the US were originally envisioned as American statewide versions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and to this day many of them retain alot of paramilitary traditions and culture especially in terms of uniforms, rank structure, organization, etc. The US Border Patrol also has a very interesting history and alot of paramilitary traditions as well.
Posted by: Chris Fagan | April 07, 2008 at 09:26 PM
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I have to agree with Chris Fagen and add to his comments. While he mentioned French Gendarmerie, Italian Carabinieri, Spanish Guardia Civil, German Bundesgrenzshutz and US Border Patrol, I just realized that the US Coast Guard has only briefly appeared in the Osprey books. Since the Coast Guard works under the Navy during declared wars, this seems like a ripe area to examine its history. From its origin as the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790, there's enough history to flesh out at least one book just on the organization.
His comments also reminded me about another area overlooked by Osprey. I know alot of focus is on strictly military matters of war and defense, but there are "asymmetrical" warfare. I'm not talking just about ideas found in Unrestricted War, but in something that the US military and NATO has been doing for a while now: humanitarian missions. Some famous examples are the Berlin Airlift (which I personally think needs to be a Campaign or Essential Histories book), Somalia in the early 1990s, Tsunami relief in 2004-5 and New Orleans after Katrina. Heck, I think the US military currently has almost 600 humanitarian projects in 100 countries.
Posted by: JoJo Dog | April 08, 2008 at 07:09 PM
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Desperately looking for a copy of "Hilter's Last Gamble". Can anyone help or direct me to this book?
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Is it this Graphic History you're after, Alex the Great?
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/store/Hitler’s-Last-Gamble_9781846030574/
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