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[cegorach]

Very good news BKB !

[edyzmedieval]

Whopeee.....

Nice book.

[cegorach]

Check THIS SITE FOR HUGE AMOUNT OF PICTURES from various times, books and about numerous armies all around the world - Osprey, Concord and others...

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/?ArtId=361


from the top you have:

Wojownicy epoki brązu - BRONZE AGE WARRIORS
Grecy i wojownicy hellenistyczny - GREEKS AND HELLENIC AGE
Rzymianie i ludy italskie - ROMANS AND VARIOUS ITALIC NATIONS
Bliski Wschód i Afryka Północna - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA
Barbarzyńska Europa - BARBARIAN EUROPE
Wczesne średniowiecze - EARLY MEDIEVAL
XI-XIII wiek
XIV-XV wiek
Muzułmanie - MUSLIMS
Wojownicy innych kontynentów - WARRIORS FROM OTHER CONTINENTS
Wiek lancknechtów i konkwistadorów - renesans - LANDSKNECHTS AND CONQUISTADORS
Czas płaszcza i szpady - XVII i pierwsze lata XVIII wieku
Wiek wielkich rewolucji - XVIII wiek do Napoleona - REVOLUTIONS FROM XVIII TO NAPOLEON

I didn't translate the most obvious...

Some are covers in Polish Historical battles series - some really good like this

Orsha 1514

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/gallery/Orsza%201514.jpg

or this - Smolensk 1632-34

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/gallery/S...2-34%20-01.jpg

or Oliva 1627

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/gallery/O...1627%20-01.jpg

or Naseby 1645

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/gallery/N...1645%20-01.jpg



Regards Cegorach

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Concord Publications have confirmed the release of a new book, 'Medieval Knights'. Unfortunately the artwork is not by Angus, but the guy who did the El Cid book, Justo Jimeno. His work is very stylized, actiony and has a certain fantasy feel about it (those Scots look like they've come straight out of Braveheart!), and its definitely to an acquired taste. I quite like it I must say!

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

More Osprey books coming in November/December:

Cathar Castles : Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209-1244 (Fortress)

Rome's Saxon Shore : Coastal Defences of Roman Britain AD 250-500 (Fortress)


The Hun: Scourge of God AD375-565 (Warrior)


Wars of the Barbary Pirates : To the shores of Tripoli: the birth of the US Navy and Marines (Essential Histories)

Christa Hook's doing the Hun, and with Peter Dennis doing the Cathar one you can probably be sure of a good Fall of Montsegur plate.

That rounds out the year. Not a bad one but really dominated by Fortress titles in the areas that interest us. Hopefully there will be more MAA, Warrior, Elite and Campaign titles in the Ancient/Medieval eras next year.

[Kraxis]

The Hun for me... Not only is it intreguing, but with Christa Hook on the job it will be wellmade plates.

If you look at the frontpage of it, doen't it look a good deal like an Angus job?

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

You are indeed right Kraxis - that pic is from 'Atillia and the Nomad Hordes', an Elite title which Angus illustrated. However, as with all newly announced titles, it is a mock-up cover featuring an old plate. The final cover, which Osprey will probably reveal about two months before its release, will obviously be new and by Christa Hook.

[De ponce]

2 plates that haven't been posted from the Montvert "Seleucid army".

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Did you manage to get the book in the end mate?

[De ponce]

From some danish bookstore,yes-for 15 $.(it took me about 20 days of intensive internet search).
Although,these aren't my scans.

[Kraxis]

Quite Angus, but in particular the second has people being the usual broad squat types he likes to make.

Is that another series or something? Montvert? Tell me a bit more.
And which Danish bookstore? I might be able to get to it. I do like the Seleucids, and this would be a great score.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Kraxis I believe this is all they ever published. I have them all now but it sure was difficult.

Reivers (Angus)
Army of Tang China (Angus)
Sassanian Armies: 3rd to 7th century (Angus)
Ancient Warrior (More of a magazine, probably intended to run but only had one issue I believe)
Armies of Bactria (2 volumes - one text, one plates/images)
Warriors of Eurasia
The Achaemenid Persian Army
Justinian's Wars
Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies Volume 1: The Seleucid Army (Angus)
Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies Volume 2: The Ptolemaic Army (Angus)

The last 4 are very rare, expect to pay anywhere from £25-50 each, De Ponce scoured far and wide and got it at a great price, but that was probably a one off. As you can see, they cover some areas that Osprey have ignored or not looked at in much detail. They are bigger than Osprey titles and generally more detailed, but Reivers and Warriors of Eurasia follow a different format from the rest, they are probably only worth buying for the pictures.

[De ponce]

BKB I would like to hear your opinion about Justinian's Wars(what kind of plates can I expect if I manage to order the book)?

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

The plates while quite good are of course not Angus. It covers not just the Byzantines but also the Gothic and Frankish armies, and I think Vandals too, so its pretty in depth. I paid £27. I think if I'd have paid anything more I would have been slightly aggrieved, but given its scarcity and the fact that its a good book on the subject its probably worth about that.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Osprey have put up the cover of the 'Tudor Knight' title and it looks like Turner is on top form:



The proper cover of Flodden is up also:

[Orda Khan]

The Hun for me... Not only is it intreguing, but with Christa Hook on the job it will be wellmade plates.

Yes that will be one to look out for, not that there will be much more to hope for in content text wise, just about all Hun source information has been covered already. It will however be nice to see another take on Huns plate wise, I have never been Angus McBride's biggest fan, his perception on bow scale is always way too small.

Osprey have put up the cover of the 'Tudor Knight' title and it looks like Turner is on top form:

I was going to praise Graham Turner then I saw this. He gets my vote, his paintings have always impressed.
There is always a good selection of Osprey books at Tewkesbury Mediaeval Festival, well worth visiting

.......Orda

[edyzmedieval]

There is always a good selection of Osprey books at Tewkesbury Mediaeval Festival, well worth visiting

.......Orda

What?

Where is that?

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Well there is a Tewkesbury in Gloucester England (Nice place) and also there is one in the states in Massachusetts. If Orda is from England it will probably be the Gloucester one

[edyzmedieval]

Medieval Festival in Massachusetts? Be serious.

How is a medieval festival?Anyone have pics?

[Orda Khan]

I am across the border BKB, a Welsh barbarian! But you are right it is in Gloucestershire. A 2 day free admission festival, people in Mediaeval costume, stalls full of interesting stuff, the books ofc, plus weapons and all sorts. A pig roast, beer tent, entertainment and the battle of Tewkesbury re-enacted on both days. This year it is being held on July 8th and 9th. It makes for a great family day out, or weekend whatever and like I said, it is free.....though a couple of peasants will approach you throughout the day begging for a donation. It really is worth a visit

........Orda

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Well I finally got myself a Digital Camera the other week so here's a pic of my Osprey collection, as of the February releases Otterburn and Scottish Castles. You'll note the Montvert books in the bottom left and various assorted titles in the bottom right. The Concord books are not here as I've ran out of space! Also, the slanted nature of the bottom shelf in particular is a problem I tried hard to rectify but never could. Anyway, here it is:

My collection

I've linked to it as it is a little big.

[edyzmedieval]

Nuff said.....

[The Wizard]

Heh... that's from the library, right? Yeah, gotta be... hehe...

*goes to cry in a dark corner*

[edyzmedieval]

BKB my Honorable Civitate,

What do you think of Napoleon's Mameluks?!

[Steppe Merc]

Damn, a Hun book? I wish it wasn't a Warrior... I always prefer MAA or Elite paintings (then again, the last I got of Angus was wierd... but at least the Ivan one looks like he's returning to more normal painting).
But can't we get one a nomad one of not the Huns? I mean, there are two books (at least) about nomads that mention them and have plates of them, especially Atilla and the Nomad Hordes. Can we get an Avar, Bulgar and Magyar book? Or one that focuses on the nomadic Turkic tribes (well, at least the really important ones)?

And Orda's right, Angus's bows often seem too small...

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Just got Concord's Medieval Knights and I must say I'm very impressed with the artwork. The author is Spanish (I believe) so the text is a bit off at times but his plates are top notch.

[cutepuppy]

The last 10days I increased my osprey collection with no less than 400%!!
Woohoo!

I now have 5 books

I already had:

elite: the crusades

I bought: campaign: tannenberg, acre, kalka river and lake peipius.

I really like the campaign series: much information on generals, troops, tactics and general military history. They are a real recommendation.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

The last 10days I increased my osprey collection with no less than 400%!!
Woohoo!

I now have 5 books

I already had:

elite: the crusades

I bought: campaign: tannenberg, acre, kalka river and lake peipius.

I really like the campaign series: much information on generals, troops, tactics and general military history. They are a real recommendation.

Those campaign books you bought are great, especially Lake Peipus. I like the plates and the info from that book. Tannenberg is also a great book with hooks artwork great as well. Acre is a another good osprey book and that siege is one of favourite throughout history and throughout Outremer's faults their defence of the their last significant stronghold was tremedously brave especially from the Templars last stand in their citadel. Kalka rivers artwork lets it down slightly but the quality of the writing is fine.

[cutepuppy]

Kalka rivers artwork lets it down slightly but the quality of the writing is fine.

completely agree with that, but the plates are only of secondary importance for me, I am more interested in the information provided.

[King Ragnar]

I currently Have:
Berlin 1945: End of a Thousand Year Reich
The Military Sniper since 1914
and just bought:
Waffen SS soldier
British Army NW Europe, 1941-1945

These books rule, and i highly reccomend you buy them from www.play.com as the are cheaper than in shops or at the official webiste, just search for the author you want at play and they should have the majority of the books.