America Triumphant?
juno
Was there actually any fighting outside of the Americas during the Eighteenth Century - certainly not on the basis of Osprey's output unfortunately (22 "Campaign" title between 1700 and 1799 of which 14 are French-Indian Wars or American War of Independence).
Can we have something a little different - poor old John Churchill and Charles XII must be wondering why they bothered!
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| kuvaszsleepybear |
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Ya shure you betcha,vant to see more Swedes pounding everybody,UFFDA !!!
Posted: 16-Sep-2008 18:05
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| alien |
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I completely agree with you. Not only the duke of Marlborough or the king of Sweden had been forgotten. In that period there were a lot of fighting all over Europe! Can I suggest to remember Prince Eugene of Savoy and his Italian and Hungarian campains.? Zenta or Belgrade could be a very interesting and unusual subject.
Posted: 16-Sep-2008 21:14
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| Breacan |
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Agreed that much attention is paid to American campaigns and battles in the 18th c. (not to mention the four Osprey's on the 1745 Rising in Scotland!). I'd like to see coverage of the Seven Years' War in Europe (and elsewhere, such at the British capture of Manila in 1762). Osprey could start with the Battle of Minden - while the armies were international in character, it was where six British regiments of foot won eternal glory.
Posted: 22-Sep-2008 18:59
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| Mark P |
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I think it unlikely that Osprey would publish anything along these lines. Apparently 'they don't sell enough on the Seven Years War in Europe to make publishing it worthwhile'.
I guess we are stuck with the usual mix or US or WWII focussed titles.
Posted: 23-Sep-2008 19:54
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| Ironside |
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I'm still hoping for a Battle of Jersey Campaign volume. French invasion of the Channel Islands in January 1781 - largely forgotten outside Jersey itself now, but all over the UK national papers for weeks.
I'm not holding my breath, though!
Posted: 23-Sep-2008 21:32
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| juno |
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That sounds fascinating. The non-American element of the Revolution (or whatever title one wishes to use) is extremely intetresting - to be fair to Osprey, they actually do more than simply acknowledge it in passing (the Gibraltan seige is well covered in the Campaign series, whilst Chartrand's MAA on the French covers the Indian theatre as well as the American expedition).
Posted: 24-Sep-2008 12:10
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| Flint_N_Steel |
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I wholeheartedly agree that the 18th C. is over- represented in the Osprey catalog by the F&I & RevWar eras, but I can understand why as sales motivate the commissioning of titles to those eras.
Although I'm glad to have Poltava 1709 and the 2 related Armies of Peter the Great books, I always hoped an Armies of Charles XII would surface at some point or maybe a Campaign title regarding Narva. Heck, to stay on the American Revolution theme I'd be happy to see something covering the conflict as it occurred on the American Gulf Coast or Central & South Americas. Still, realist me knows it all goes back to sales, anticipated or otherwise.
Posted: 20-Oct-2008 23:15
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| juno |
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Whislt instinctively knowing that sales figures have an impact on what titles we see published, I find it difficult to believe that the demand for AWI titles is so overwhelming in comparison to the rest of the period. Presumably the sales are predominantly to the USA? If there is no more to selection policy that this, then the 18th century as a period to be explored by Osprey is, outside of very narrow parameters, a dead loss.
Posted: 24-Oct-2008 11:39
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| jimpern |
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I'd like to see more about the so-called "Quasi-War" that was fought between American and French naval forces in the last years of the century. It is referred to in the New Vanguard volumes about American Frigates, but more information is needed.
I had never heard about this conflict until I saw a dinner plate (!) showing a painting of "USS Delaware Capturing Le Croyable". This "war" was never mentioned in any of my history classes in school.
Posted: 19-Jan-2009 02:42
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| Osprey Editor |
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Thank you all for your comments, we really appreciate hearing from our readers. Some interesting points have been raised, and I will pass them on to our commissioning editors for consideration.
If there is a particular title you would like to see published by Osprey, please feel free to suggest it to us via the 'Books I'd Like to Read' section on the right hand side of our website! We would be very pleased to hear from you.
Posted: 19-Jan-2009 10:04
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