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
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
Mike on June 04, 2009
For those of you who are not in the UK - you probably won't know about this early evening television show which has gained a cult status and following over the last year or so. But we are extremely excited to announce that for the first time ever, an Osprey author will be appearing on The One Show!
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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
Richard on May 20, 2009
Last week I visited the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust (SOFO) an organisation that houses the archives and military memorabilia of three Oxfordshire regiments - the Oxfordshire OTC, Oxfordshire Yeomanry and Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43rd and 52nd).
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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
Kerry on May 13, 2009
Here's one I bet you didn't know:
During WWI, Canadian troops were transported to Europe via eastern Canada, specifically through Winnipeg. On his stopover in Winnipeg, Lt Harry Colebourn bought a small black bear cub from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named the bear Winnipeg, or Winnie for short (know where this is going now?).
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Posted by
Kate on May 11, 2009
British historian Peter Barton, commissioned by the Australian government to conduct research into the mass grave at Fromelles in France, has discovered a treasure trove of material in a Red Cross archive in Geneva. The records, carefully entered on card indexers, provide the details for millions of soldiers caught up in the war on the Western Front. The information was all gathered from combatants by the Red Cross and include details of the capture, death or burial of servicemen including their home addresses and grave sites whenever possible.
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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
Phil on April 01, 2009
The results of a series of strategic meetings in 2007/08 are now starting to filter through into new series and new titles. Alongside Raid in September and Command in 2010 we are pleased to announce another new series scheduled for 2010. This new series War Animal reflects the unprecedented response to our recent New Vanguard title on War Elephants and allows us to examine from yet another previously unexplored angle, forgotten aspects of both campaigns and combatants.
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