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Happy Easter everyone!

Posted by Mike on March 23, 2008
I am not actually in the office today, but through the wonders of modern technology I scheduled this on Thursday, which makes it look like I am incredibly dedicated working over a long weekend.... Have a good Easter everyone! As...

A Forgotten War?

Posted by Phil on January 28, 2008
When one traces the major wars in which Great Britain fought during the Age of Reason, the usual progression is English Civil War… Seven Years War/French Indian War… American Revolution… Napoleonic Wars. However, nestled in-between the restoration of the monarchy...

24th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 24, 2007
Campaign 117 Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98: William Wallace’s rebellion "Stirling Bridge – The Scots Attack the English Vanguard" Illustrated by Angus McBride ...Well that is it for this years' advent calendar! Happy Holidays everyone!

23rd December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 23, 2007
Warrior 63 French Revolutionary Infantryman 1791–1802 "Crossing the Alps" Illustrated by Christa Hook

22nd December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 22, 2007
Men-at-Arms 405 Napoleon’s Carabiniers "Consulate & Empire, 1804–05" Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle

21st December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 21, 2007
Elite 50 The Praetorian Guard "The Third Praetorian Cohort, reign of Domitian" Illustrated by Richard Hook

20th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 20, 2007
Campaign 145 Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2) Bastogne "Christmas in Bastogne, 1944" Illustrated by Peter Dennis

19th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 19, 2007
Fortress 19 Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2) The stone castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185–1560 "The economic life of the Teutonic Knights in Latvia – The new castle of Riga 1515" Illustrated by Peter Dennis

18th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 18, 2007
Men-at-Arms 129 Rome’s Enemies (1) Germanics and Dacians "German Warriors, 1st century BC-1st century AD" Illustrated by Gerry Embleton

17th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 17, 2007
Warrior 5 Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449–1066 "Death of Aethelhere at the battle of Winwaed, AD 655" Illustrated by Gerry Embleton

16th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 16, 2007
New Vanguard 20 T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944–94 "T-34-85 Model 1944, 55th Guards Tank Bde, 7th Guards Tank Corps, Berlin 1945" Illustrated by Peter Sarson

15th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 15, 2007
Men-at-Arms 395 Tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy "Women's Traditional Dress" Illustrated by Jonathan Smith

14th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 14, 2007
Aircraft of the Aces 15 Soviet Aces of World War 2 "Lt Col S F Dolgushin claims yet another kill in his Lavochkin LA-7 White 93" Illustrated by Iain Wyllie

13th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 13, 2007
Campaign 69 Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the barricades "Taking advantage of a brief lull in the gunfire Obata’s troops charge full tilt at the gap in the fence." Illustrated by Howard Gerrard

12th December - The Osprey 'Advent Calendar'

Posted by Mike on December 12, 2007
Elite 88 American Civil War Commanders (2) Confederate Leaders in the East "Lieutenant-General Thomas J Jackson, General Robert E Lee, Major General J.E.B. Stuart" Illustrated by Richard Hook

11th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 11, 2007
Warrior 50 Pictish Warrior AD 297–841 "Battle with Strathclyde, AD 744" Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds

10th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 10, 2007
Men-at-Arms 410 Napoleon’s Balkan Troops "Turkish Border & Tyrol Campaign" Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic

9th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 9, 2007
Fortress 2 Hadrian’s Wall "A nocturnal attack on the wall" Illustrated by Donato Spedaliere

8th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 8, 2007
Elite 84 World War 1 Trench Warfare (2) 1916–18 "British Raiders" Illustrated by Adam Hook

7th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 7, 2007
Campaign 92 St Nazaire 1942: The Great Commando Raid "Lt. Curtis in MGB 314 leads the flotilla of ships through the barrage of enemy fire…" Illustrated by Howard Gerrard

6th December - The Osprey Advent Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 6, 2007
Elite 11 Ardennes 1944 Peiper & Skorzeny "Kaiserbarracke, 18 Dec. 1944" Illustrated by David Parker

5th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 5, 2007
Fortress 5 Japanese Castles 1540–1640 "Azuchi castle, 1576" Illustrated by Peter Dennis

4th December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 4, 2007
New Vanguard 70 The Pirate Ship 1660–1730 "Blackbeard’s last fight, 1718" Illustrated by Tony Bryan

3rd December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 3, 2007
Men-at-Arms 305 The Russian Civil War (2) White Armies "North Russia" Illustrated by Andrei Karachtchouk

2nd December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 2, 2007
Aircraft of the Aces 37 Bf 109 Aces of the Russian Front "Erich Hartmann flying a winter-camouflaged Gustav in search of his only non-JG 52 victory of the war." Illustrated by Iain Wyllie

1st December - The Osprey 'Advent' Calendar

Posted by Mike on December 1, 2007
Following the positive response to the Opsrey Christmas Card post, I thought it would be a nice idea (and something a bit different) to do an Osprey advent-style calendar. Now, we initially tried to theme it to Christmas, but to...

Where do you shop?

Posted by John on November 13, 2007
I am on a quest to locate every Osprey spinner rack in North America. If you're on this side of the pond I would love to hear where you shop for your Ospreys and whether or not your favorite retail...

What makes a Hero?

Posted by Richard on October 26, 2007
Having spent time with Pete Scholey a few weeks ago and read bits of his new book Heroes of the SAS, in which he recounts the stories of so many of the men he regards as unsung heroes, I got...

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