Posted by Kate on May 6, 2008
As someone of you might already know I am a bit of a Battle of Britain nut, so I was recently intrigued to hear that the surviving female members of the Air Transport Auxiliary are expected to be honoured with...
Posted by Richard on May 2, 2008
In the excitement of last week we missed ANZAC Day on the 25th April. For those of you who don't know, and it can't be many, ANZAC day celebrates the incredible bravery and sacrifice that the Australian and New Zealand...
Posted by William on May 1, 2008
Well, Phil may have started something with his post on April 24; I had a birthday (rather bigger than his) coming up four days later and thought I should see what I could find. If you want to see what...
Posted by William on April 15, 2008
Tom Brokaw’s 1998 bestseller celebrated “the greatest generation”, the US citizens who fought in World War II “not for fame or recognition, but because it was the right thing to do". This term repeatedly springs to mind as, more than...
Posted by Kate on April 3, 2008
For all you uniform buffs who also perhaps have a secondary hobby as stamp collectors, you may be interested to know that one of Osprey’s artists, Graham Turner, has recently produced a series of stamps showing the evolution of British...
Posted by Richard on March 31, 2008
I saw this at the weekend. Is it wrong to want one? And for more figures including the SS Major and the US Marine Sergeant click here.
Posted by Mike on March 18, 2008
Just in time for Easter, the latest batch of Osprey books should be hitting stores near you today (and should be available to buy online etc). The two titles that really leap out at you have to be the next...
Posted by Joe on March 6, 2008
Later this year, Osprey will be releasing a book on the 23rd Fighter Group, that famous unit of American flyers who painted their planes with sharksmouths and led a guerrilla war against the Japanese from secret bases within China. 126...
Posted by John on March 4, 2008
An army of forced laborers, which included 16,000 Allied POWs, built the Burma railway during WWII. The pass in this link was hand-dug by those workers. And by the way, if you've not yet visited the waymarking site, it is...
Posted by John on February 21, 2008
I heard a report on National Public Radio this morning that among the belongings of a recently deceased man in the Czech Republic was found a map that may lead treasure hunters to find the priceless Amber Room, which the...
Posted by John on February 15, 2008
One of the best-loved Mad magazine comics is "Spy vs. Spy." It features two film noir-era spies who have the most inventive methods for sending the other to kingdom come. I was thinking of those guys this month as I...
Posted by Kate on February 12, 2008
There was a bit of online controversy about the initial cover for Duel 10 M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III. As many Osprey fans pointed out the artwork wasn’t quite accurate. Well actually it wasn’t accurate at all - but...
Posted by Mike on February 10, 2008
Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands, and is the author of over 50 books, 30 of which are published by Osprey. This acclaimed and widely published author has written several books on piracy, including The History of Pirates. His...
Posted by Mike on January 29, 2008
This week was the 50th anniversary of Lego, the building blocks which kept many of us occupied for hours on end while we were growing up. I know Lego is not the most obvious subject for a post on a...
Posted by Mike on January 25, 2008
Something lighter for the weekend - the story of a bear who served in the Second World War. A possible title for Osprey... Warrior 197: Killer Bears of the Polish Army 1939-45? Or would it be better suited to the...
Posted by Mike on January 5, 2008
One of the facets of military history that I personally find fascinating are the numerous small conflicts that occur from time to time around the globe. One of these small conflicts barely crept onto newspaper pages recently – that over...
Posted by John on December 21, 2007
This page came up in my google alerts today. Does anyone know where this museum is? In October I visited amazing new Marine Corps Heritage Center in Quantico, VA. It also has some nicely restored tanks on display. Here are...
Posted by Mike on December 20, 2007
Campaign 145 Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2) Bastogne "Christmas in Bastogne, 1944" Illustrated by Peter Dennis
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
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
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
Posted by Mike on December 6, 2007
Elite 11 Ardennes 1944 Peiper & Skorzeny "Kaiserbarracke, 18 Dec. 1944" Illustrated by David Parker
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
Posted by Richard on November 23, 2007
For anyone with several days to kill I recommend The War of the World by Niall Ferguson. Don’t be deceived by the initially intimidating length, fondness for graphs and tables of economic growth. This is a heavyweight but accessible trawl...
Posted by Joe on October 31, 2007
For years now, I have been interested in World War II naval gaming, but I have always been scared off by the complexity of most rules systems. Thus, when Mongoose Publishing sent over a copy of their new game, Victory...
Posted by John on October 27, 2007
We're very happy over here in the New York office that the first volume of Osprey's newest series has sold out of its first print run in the United States! We think that Duel 1: P-51 Mustang vs Fw 190...
Posted by Joe on September 23, 2007
In War at Sea the miniature of the battleship Iowa is six-inches long. It is a glorious little toy that just begs to be used in a tabletop wargame. War at Sea is the latest offering from Wizards of the...
Posted by Mike on September 21, 2007
Following Richard's post on the Weekend Nazis TV programme, I was intrigued to see what others thought out there in the blogosphere. During my search, I came across historian James Holland's post on his Second World War Forum. Aside from...
Posted by Ruth on August 29, 2007
Further to Richard’s posts about military history being in fashion, or not, and the comments about teaching of military history in schools, the other day I saw something which I thought might be perfect for getting a younger, computer savvy...
Posted by Richard on July 30, 2007
I may have been a bit premature in my last post about the unpopularity of military history as it seems to have been popping up all over the place. This week a copy of the first all-new Battler Britton comic...
Posted by Mike on June 27, 2007
Just a quick note to let you know what we've been up to lately. A couple of weeks ago, a few of us went to BEA in New York, which is the largest book fair in America. Publishers exhibit, and...
Posted by Mike on June 21, 2007
I thought I would get this out of the way in my first post. Come clean so to speak. I go crazy over old buildings. A sunny Sunday afternoon won’t see me sitting outside a pub by a river. Instead,...
Posted by Joe on June 18, 2007
Most people probably think there was nothing funny about World War II, but lucky for us the soldier and cartoonist Bill Mauldin disagreed. After joining the United States army in 1940, the young man from New Mexico began to draw...
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