Osprey: 21 Days to Baghdad
In this new history, Dr. Heather Marie Stur examines the pivotal role played by the 3rd ID during Operation Iraqi Freedom, drawing on interviews with General Blount
Osprey: An Army Ranger in Somalia
With My Shield: An Army Ranger in Somalia by James Lechner is a first-hand account is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia.
To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941–42
Osprey presents a ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material.
Read Review: The US Marines Corps 1775-1859
Bill Cross reviews "The US Marine Corps 1775-1859" new from Osprey Publishing.
Read review, 'Immortal valor, the black medal of honor recipients of World War II'.
The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition, by Robert Child, from Osprey Publishing, total pages 288.
Read Review "The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (2)"
Bill Cross reviews "The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (2)" from Osprey Publishing.
Sniping Rifles in World War I
This is a book review by Randy L Harvey of Sniping Rifles in World War I from Osprey Publishing by author Martin Pegler and illustrators Adam Hook and Alan Gilliland.
Walther Pistols – PP, PPK and P 38
This is a book review by Randy L Harvey of Walther Pistols – PP, PPK and P 38 from Osprey Publishing by author John Walter and illustrators Adam Hook and Alan Gilliland and edited by Martin Pegler.
Read review, 'Allied Tanks at El Alamein 1942' Osprey New Vanguard NVG 321
Examines Eighth Army's 1,000-strong tank force – rebuilt, reorganized, and equipped with brand-new Sherman and Churchill tanks – that secured victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Read Review, 'Caesar's civil war 49-44BC', Adrian GOLDSWORTHY.
A brief look at Julius CASEAR's war with his competitors and those who feared him in the Roman Senate, leading to the creation of the Roman Empire. Very recommended.
Osprey News in July
Allied Tanks at El Alamein 1942, The Reconquest of Burma 1944–45 and Corregidor 1945.
Read review, 'Siege of Budapest 1944-45. The brutal battle for the Pearl of the Danube.'
Description: A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling to halt the joint Soviet-Romanian offensive to take the key city on the Danube. Osprey Campaign 377, 98 pages, written by...
Read review, 'Allied tanks in Normandy 1944' New Vanguard 294 from Osprey
Description: A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield, 48 pages, colour plates (and period image), and data tab...
Operation Jericho - Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944
This is a book review by Randy L Harvey of Operation Jericho - Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944 from Osprey Publishing by author Robert Lyman and illustrator Adam Tooby.
Read review, 'Arab armour vs Israeli armour. Six day war 1967' Duel 110 series.
An apolitical, balanced analysis of Arab and Israeli armour in the Six Day War, 1967 where Israel out fought three armies.
Roman Plate Armour
ROMAN PLATE ARMOUR is a recent release from OSPREY PUBLISHING. It continues a range of titles focusing upon weapons, equipment and kit of the legionaries of Imperial Rome.