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.
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...
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.
Sign Here for Sacrifice: The Untold Story of the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne, Vietnam 1968
Bill Cross reviews Osprey's new book about the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne of the 101st Airborne in Vietnam during 1968.
Osprey - The Panzers of Prokhorovka
Ben Wheatley presents a new view of Prokhorovka battle, as part of the wider Battle of Kursk
Osprey The SVD Dragunov Rifle
This study charts the SVD Dragunov rifle's development, combat use and lasting legacy, from Vietnam to Syria.
Read review, 'Tanks in Operation Bagration 1944'
A new study of tank warfare used in the Soviet offensive of Operation Bagration, which destroyed Army Group Center.
Read review, 'Stalingrad, 1942-43(3) Catastrophe: the death of 6th army.
The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus' 6.Armee. A valid analysis and summary of the death of 6th Army that struggles to lift itself ab...