Osprey Publishing
Osprey continues to bring together expert authors and illustrators and military-history enthusiasts by delivering the information readers need to increase their knowledge and to enrich their leisure or professional pursuits.... Osprey's enthusiasm for military history is balanced by an equal enthusiasm for excellent publishing.
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Field of Glory Field of Glory is a new historical wargaming rules system for anyone interested in recreating the battles of the ancient and medieval worlds on their tabletop. With a central rules list and a rapidly expanding collection of companion army list volumes, these rules are suitable for both the beginner and the expert gamer. The rules set and army lists contain colour artwork references for troops and terrain, troop placement and tactical movement, diagrams, tables of organization and graphical representations of rules. |
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Warrior Books in Osprey's Warrior series span military history, from Romans and their contemporaries to the men who fought in Vietnam. Medieval warriors, Napoleonic warriors, American Civil War warriors, and the warriors of World War I and World War II are brought to life. Featuring specially commissioned colour artworks and illustrated throughout with black and white photography, Osprey's Warrior series is an ideal reference resource for re-enactors, military history enthusiasts, model makers and wargamers. |
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Elite Each book in the Elite series focuses on a single army or elite unit, military tactics or a group of famous commanders. Military uniforms, insignia and equipment are shown in full colour artwork. Books in Osprey's Elite series cover the full spectrum of military history, examining the greatest armies, units and commanders of the ancient, medieval, Napoleonic, American Civil War, World War I and World War II periods. Featuring full specially commissioned colour artworks of typical military uniforms and equipment, together with organisational diagrams and a wealth of black and white photography, books in Osprey's Elite series provide an accessible resource for enthusiasts of all ages. |
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Men at Arms Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present. |
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Essential Histories Each Essential Histories book studies the origins, politics, fighting and repercussions of one major war or theatre of war, from both military and civilian perspectives. Spanning 3000 years of human conflict, most major wars are covered, from the Punic Wars to the Iran-Iraq war. Featuring full colour maps, diagrams and photography throughout, each book in Osprey's Essential Histories series also includes pictures of contemporary artwork and artefacts, providing a full visual appreciation what it was like to live through each war. Essential Histories are an important reference resource for students, teachers, academics, history enthusiasts and hobbyists. |
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Fortress Each book in the Fortress series examines the history, evolution, military architecture and natural setting of some of the world's most important fortification systems. Covering fortresses throughout history, from ancient times through to the modern day, these books contain full colour cutaway artwork, maps, diagrams, and colour and black and white photographs. Fortress books are ideal for military historians, modellers, wargamers and fortification enthusiasts. |
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Campaign Books in the Osprey Campaign series span military history from the ancient world to modern times. Napoleonic battles, American Civil War battles, World War I battles and World War II battles are all analysed, as are the major military engagements of the American Revolution, the medieval period, and the 16th to 19th centuries. With full colour 3-D 'bird's-eye-views', battle scenes and maps as well as colour and black and white photographs the Osprey Campaigns series provides an important reference resource for history enthusiasts, academics and wargamers. |
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New Vanguard Books in Osprey's New Vanguard series deal with World War II tanks, AFVs and ships, as well as covering the vessels of World War I, World War II and the Napoleonic period, and the artillery and naval innovations of the American Civil War and medieval periods. Featuring specially commissioned full colour artworks, including exploded and cutaway diagrams, books in Osprey's New Vanguard series are illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and diagrams. A valuable resource for model makers, wargamers, and military history enthusiasts. |
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Military History Osprey General Military books are non-series, one-off titles which examine a single period or facet of military history. Ranging from books covering the whole history of Rome or Piracy to a dictionary of military slang and a compendium of military scandals, these books are a perfect read for the more general history fan, and make ideal gifts. |
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Command Throughout the history of warfare, individual commanders have dominated the battlefield and in so doing decided the fate of nations. From the warlords of the ancient world through to the architects of the blitzkrieg and beyond, the Command series looks at how these great leaders adopted revolutionary technology, battlefield tactics and training methods, or simply inspired their troops through their leadership skills to win victory. These are not just simple biographies. Instead they provide a critical examination of each commander's key victories and his notable adversaries, illustrated with detailed maps, tactical diagrams and uniform artwork, explaining how and why these great leaders were able to carve their names into the annals of military history. |
Osprey Warrior Union Cavalryman 1861-65
The bombardment by Confederate artillery of Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 was the spark that finally ignited the American Civil War, quickly bringing thousands of eager volunteers for the Union cause...
Osprey Warrior British Redcoat 1793 - 1815
In 1783 the British army struggled home from North America in a shattered condition.....
Osprey Warrior Celtic Warrior 300BC-
The whole race is madly fond of war, high-spirited and quick to battle......
Osprey Warrior Roman Legionary 58 BC - AD 69
takes a behind-the-scenes look at their lives, training, weaponry and tactics, including the bloody massacre of the Teutoberg forest...
Osprey Warrior Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman AD 14-193
The cavalry of the auxilia provided a powerful fighting arm; organized, disciplined and well trained, it was adept at performing both skirmish and shock action...
Osprey Warrior Macedonian Warriors
The Macedonian warrior during his service would march over 20,000 miles in the most diverse climates and terrains, fighting in four of the epoch battles of the time...
Field of Glory - Rise of Rome
Book Republican Rome at War
Field of Glory Rise of Rome Rule Book- provides an accessible, detailed army listing for the Roman Republic and its enemies, from the war against Pyrrhos, to the victory of Augustus.
Field of Glory - Decline and Fall Byzantium
With Decline and Fall, you can recreate the epic struggle of Byzantium commanding its Kataphraktoi, Skoutatoi and Varangian guard, or one of its many enemies including Vandals, Visigoths, Lombards, Slavs, Arabs, Turks and Moors...
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