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    Seems like a lot of you have Osprey books and I felt there should be a thread for discussion. You can post collections, discuss books, and talk about upcoming releases besides. I'll post my collection later.

    I'll be getting Saladin and the Saracens tomorrow, and should be getting the Hussite Wars in a few days (can't wait for that, especially as Angus McBride is doing the artwork)

    I also checked the upcoming books for September, and there looks to be a very interesting one among them: Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600BC-1300AD. Can't go wrong with Angus McBride doing the plates

    http://www.ospreypublishing.com/titl...hp/title=S809X




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    Right now all I have is "Rome's Enemies 3 - Parthians and Sassanid Persians" from the Men-at-arms series. I'm planning to get "The Vikings", "The Normans" from the Elite series and also both books of the "Medieval Russians" from the Men-at-arms series.

    And, of course, I'm gonna get all the books on the Mongols, as well as all books on the Byzantines.

    Problem is, the only thing that attracts in these books are the plates, the rest is pretty bland and reads like a textbook from school...



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    The illustrations are brilliant, particularly those by Angus McBride. All those books you want to get feature some of his best work, especially the Normans. Mongol Warrior's pictures by Wayne Reynolds also features a very good depiction of Kalka River.

    The Golden Rule: If Angus McBride does the plates, you really can't go wrong.

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    I have most of their "Aircraft of the Aces" books. I'm currently reading "Mosquito fighter/fighter bomber units of WW2" although its very badly written & not very interesting. The text is virtually just a list of every kill scored by Mossie nightfighters giving squadron & serial numbers

    I don't think the author has heard of "flowing prose". Shame, cos their other ones have been interesting to read.
    "I request permanent reassignment to the Gallic frontier. Nay, I demand reassignment. Perhaps it is improper to say so, but I refuse to fight against the Greeks or Macedonians any more. Give my command to another, for I cannot, I will not, lead an army into battle against a civilized nation so long as the Gauls survive. I am not the young man I once was, but I swear before Jupiter Optimus Maximus that I shall see a world without Gauls before I take my final breath."

    Senator Augustus Verginius

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    Quote Originally Posted by [b
    Quote[/b] ]If Angus McBride does the plates, you really can't go wrong.
    I disagree with that. I have one book which Angus McBride illustrated, but I don't think his plates where that nice. Now Graham Turner, that is an artist Look for the Wars of the Roses books and you'll see some awesome plates and most importantly also battle scenes.

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    DJ i don't think you have seen the range that mcbride has to offer. Now Turner is a good artist but is not in the same league as mcbride. Just look at some of his battle pictures such as hastings, loads of his pirate and privateer pictures and hundreds of others. Angus seems to capture so much more in his images which often puts the other Osprey artists to shame.

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    Early Samurai
    Japanese Warrior Monks
    Ninja
    Siege Weapons of the Far East 1
    Siege Weapons of the Far East 2

    the first 3 are from the Warrior series, and the last 2 are from New Vangaurd I believe. Also I whole-heartedly suggest that anyone interested in Japanese military history check out anything by Stephen Turnbull. He was the guy who did the historical research in STW special edition. Check the credits. Also, he wrote all Osprey books on Japanese warfare except Early Samurai.

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    Wondering about my collection ?

    Campaign series:

    US Civil War:

    First Bull Run (10)
    Chickamauga (17)
    Vicksburg (26)
    Antietam (32)
    Shiloh (54)
    Chancellorsville (55)
    Fair Oaks (124)

    Napoleonic Wars:

    Waterloo (15)
    Jena and Auerstaedt (20)
    Leipzig (25)
    Aspern and Wagram (33)
    Eggmuehl (56)
    Marengo (70, special edition)
    Luetzen and Bautzen (87)
    Austerlitz (101)

    Ancients:

    Alexander (7)
    Quadesh (22)
    Cannae (36)
    Adrianople (84)

    Middle Ages:

    Agincourt (9)
    Hastings (13, revised)
    Hattin (19)
    Crecy (71)
    Poitiers (138)

    1492 - 1799:

    Sekigehara (40)
    Pavia (44)
    Nagashino (69)
    Rosbach and Leuthen (113)
    First Newbury (116)
    Zorndorf (125)
    Kawanikajima (130)
    Luetzen (68)
    Blenheim (141)

    World War II:

    Arnhem (24)
    D-Day: Omaha (100)
    D-Day: Utah and US airborne (104).

    I like the Campaign series a lot.. it is a quick and easy read... and gives a quick overview...


    Further other books by Osprey I own:

    Caesar's Legions

    New Vanguard:

    Sd.Kfz 251 (25)
    Panther (22)
    German recconaissance (29)

    Modelling manuals: nr. 3, 4, 5 and 6.

    Warrior's:

    Roman Legionary 58 BC - AD 69 (71).

    Men at Arms:

    German Army Elite Units (380)
    The Waffen-SS (34)

    In general, I like these books a lot, because they can give you a quick reference without having to spend $ 100's for books.
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    Saladin and the Saracens arrived today. Very nice plates, haven't had time to look at it thoroughly yet.

    Has anyone from the UK ordered from OspreyPublishing.com? If so, how long does it normally take for a book to come from them? Hussite Wars won't come for another six weeks from Amazon and I REALLY want that book. Might order Mughul India while I'm there too.


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    These look like some very cool books. I'm tempted, but the range is so big There are a lot that look interesting, but I can't decide. Plus, all of the ranges are confusing.

    Also, are the books good books, if you take my meaning? Are they worth buying for something other than the artwork?
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    Thumbs up

    They are worth it if you are really interested in the period. It gives you insight in used tactics, arms&armour, 3D maps for battles, coats of armes and more.
    They are an interesting read of you want to know how warfare really was in the middle-ages (or other periods) something that I couldn't find in my local library or on the internet.

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    Yup, the book on the Parthians and Sassanids is really helping my research for Europa Barbarorum



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    I ordered from Osprey UK once...

    I received the books within a week (they were sent to the Netherlands). One volume was out of stock, so they reprinted them, and I received that book 3 days later, no additional cost.
    For a small country, we have kicked some really good (naval) butt...

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    My collection:

    Ancient

    Men-At-Arms

    Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th–9th Centuries
    Rome's Enemies (1): Germanics and Dacians
    Rome's Enemies (2) : British and Gallic Celts
    Rome's Enemies (3): Parthian and Sassanid Persians
    Rome's Enemies (4) : Spanish Armies
    Rome's Enemies (5) : The Desert Frontier
    The Army of Alexander the Great
    The Scythians
    Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars
    The Sarmatians
    Caesar's Legions (Compilation of Republican Roman Army, Early Romans and Roman Armies from Caesar to Trajan)
    The Thracians
    Ancient Armies of the Middle East
    Ancient Chinese Armies 1500-200BC
    Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine
    Imperial Chinese Armies 200BC-590AD (1)
    The Greek and Persian Wars
    Roman Military Clothing 1
    Roman Military Clothing 2
    Roman Military Clothing 3

    Warrior

    Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161–284
    Roman Legionary 58 BC–AD 69
    Celtic Warrior
    Pictish Warrior
    Germanic Warrior
    Greek Hoplite
    Late Roman Cavalryman
    Late Roman Infantryman
    Gladiators
    Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman
    Macedonian Warrior

    Elite

    Attila and the Nomad Hordes
    Ancient Greeks
    Mounted Archers of the Steppe
    Spartan Army
    Praetorian Guard
    Ancient Assyrians
    New Kingdom Egypt
    Persian Army
    Early Samurai
    Ancient Siege Warfare
    Siege Warfare in the Roman World
    Sassanian Elite Cavalry
    The Mycenaeans

    Campaign

    Alexander 334-323BC
    Hannibal at War (Cannae and Armies of Carthaginian Wars compilation)
    Adrianople 378AD
    Marathon 490BC
    Qadesh 1274BC

    Essential Histories

    Greeks at War (Essential Histories compilation - Alexander at War, Greek-Persian Wars and Peloponessian Wars)
    Punic War
    Caesar's Gallic Wars
    Caesar's Civil War
    Rome at War

    New Vanguard

    Greek and Roman Siege Machinery
    Greek and Roman Siege Artillery
    Fighting Ships of the Far East 1
    Bronze Age War Chariots

    Fortress

    Troy 1800-1250BC
    Mycenaean Citadels 1350-1200BC
    Hadrian's Wall
    Rome's Northern Frontier
    Ancient Greek Fortifications
    Roman Legionary Fortresses

    Special

    Rome and her Enemies (Mix of new and MAA compilations)

    Medieval

    Men-At-Arms

    Armies of Islam 7th to 11th centuries
    Knights of Christ
    Saladin and the Saracens
    The Moors and the Islamic West
    Armies of the Crusades
    Medieval European Armies
    Byzantine Armies 886–1118
    Byzantine Armies AD 1118–1461
    Italian Medieval Armies 1000–1300
    Italian Medieval Armies 1300-1500
    Hungary and the Fall of Eastern Europe 1000–1568
    El Cid and the Reconquista 1050–1492
    Armies of Medieval Russia 750–1250
    Medieval Russian Armies 1250–1500
    Medieval Scandinavian Armies 1100-1300
    Medieval Scandinavian Armies 1300-1500
    German Medieval Armies 1000-1300
    German Medieval Armies 1300-1500
    Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364–1477
    French Medieval Armies 1000-1300
    French Armies of the Hundred Years War
    Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416–53
    The Mamluks 1250–1517
    Aztec, Mixtec and Zapotec Armies
    The Age of Tamerlane
    The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250–1400
    The Age of Charlemagne
    The Wars of the Roses
    Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300–1774
    The Armies of Crécy and Poitiers
    The Mongols
    The Swiss at War 1300–1500
    Armies of the Muslim Conquest
    Armies of the Caliphates
    The Hussite Wars
    Medieval Heraldry
    Venetian Empire
    Saxon, Viking and Norman
    Imperial Chinese Armies 590-1260 AD (2)
    Medieval Chinese Armies 1260-1520
    Armies of Agincourt

    Warrior

    Crusader Knight (Knight of Outremer)
    English Medieval Knight 1200–1300
    English Medieval Knight 1300–1400
    English Medieval Knight 1400–1500
    Mongol Warrior 1200-1350
    Japanese Warrior Monks
    Samurai 1550-1600
    English Longbowman 1330-1515
    Knight Templar 1120-1312
    Saracen Faris 1050-1250
    Knight Hospitaller (1) 1100-1306
    Knight Hospitaller (2) 1306–1565
    Norman Knight
    Italian Militiaman
    Aztec Warrior
    Anglo-Saxon Thegn
    Viking Hersir

    Elite

    The Crusades
    The Vikings
    The Normans
    The Janissaries
    The Samurai
    Medieval Siege Warfare
    Knights at Tournament
    Samurai Commanders 1

    Campaign

    Hastings 1066
    Hattin 1187
    Lake Peipus 1242
    Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297-98
    Bannockburn 1314
    Crecy 1346
    Nicopolis 1396
    Tannenberg 1410
    Agincourt 1415
    Orleans 1429
    Constantinople 1453
    Bosworth 1485
    Granada 1492
    Fornovo 1495
    First Crusade 1096-9
    Poitiers 1356
    Tewkesbury 1471
    Towton 1461
    Kalka River 1223
    Acre 1291
    Yarmuk 636
    Third Crusade 1191
    Otterburn 1388

    Essential Histories

    The Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
    Byzantium at War
    Genghis Khan and the Mongol Conquests
    The Crusades
    The Ottoman Empire
    Wars of the Roses
    Campaigns of the Norman Conquest
    War in Japan

    New Vanguard

    Medieval Siege Weapons 1: Western Europe
    Medieval Siege Weapons 2: Byzantim, the Islamic World and India
    Fortifications of Wessex
    Viking Longship
    Siege Weapons of the Far East 1
    Siege Weapons of the Far East 2
    Fighting Ships of the Far East 2
    Renaissance War Galley

    Fortress

    Walls of Constantinople 324-1453
    Crusader Castles of the Holy Land 1097-1192
    Crusader Castles of the Holy Land 1192-1302
    Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights 1
    Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights 2
    Norman Stone Castles 1
    Norman Stone Castles 2
    Japanese Fortified Monasteries

    Special

    The Vikings (Mix of new and old stuff)

    16th and 17th centuries

    Men-At-Arms

    The Border Reivers
    The Irish Wars
    The Landsknechts
    Henry VIII's Armies
    The Conquistadores
    Polish Army 1
    Polish Army 2
    Late Imperial Chinese Armies
    Samurai 1550-1615
    Armies of the German Peasants' War 1524–26
    Mughul India
    The Cossacks
    New Model Army 1645-60
    The English Civil War Armies
    Scots Armies of the English Civil War
    Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 Part 1
    Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 Part 2
    Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 Part 3
    Army of Gustavus Adolphus: Infantry
    Army of Gustavus Adolphus: Cavalry
    Peter the Great's Army: Infantry
    Peter the Great's Army: Cavalry
    Marlborough's Army
    Armies of Ivan the Terrible

    Warrior

    Conquistador
    Landsneckht Soldier
    Ninja
    Ashigaru
    Matchlock Musketeer
    Ironsides English Cavalry
    Tudor Knight

    Elite

    Elizabethan Sea Dogs
    The Armada Campaign
    Samurai Heraldry
    Buccaneers
    Soldiers of the English Civil War: Infantry
    Soldiers of the English Civil War: Cavalry
    Pirates
    Privates and Privateers
    Samurai Commanders 2

    Campaign

    Pavia 1525
    Malta 1565
    Lepanto 1571
    Battle of the Boyne 1690
    Sekigahara 1600
    Kawanakajima 1553-64
    The Armada Campaign 1588
    Nagashino 1575
    First Newbury 1643
    Auldearn 1645
    Dunbar 1650
    Marston Moor 1644
    Lutzen 1632
    Edgehill 1642
    Blenheim 1704
    Flodden 1513
    Osaka 1615

    Essential Histories

    Spanish Invasion of Mexico
    French Religious Wars
    The French Wars 1667-1714; The Sun King at War
    The English Civil Wars 1642-1651
    The Thirty Years War 1618-1648

    New Vanguard

    Pirate Ship
    Spanish Galleon
    English Civil War Artillery 1642-1651

    Fortress

    Fortifications of Malta 1530-1945
    Japanese Castles 1540-1640
    English Civil War Fortifications 1642-1651
    French Fortresses in North America 1535–1763
    Russian Fortresses 1480-1682
    Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650
    Fortifications of Vauban

    18th century onwards

    Men-At-Arms

    Queen Victoria's Enemies 1: Southern Africa
    Queen Victoria's Enemies 2: Northern Africa
    Queen Victoria's Enemies 3: India
    Queen Victoria's Enemies 4: Asia, Australasia and the Americas
    Wellington's Infantry 2
    Napolean's Dragoons and Lancers
    The Apaches
    American Woodland Indians
    American Plains Indians
    Jacobite Rebellion 1689-1745
    North-West Frontier 1847-1947
    Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1775-1825
    The Irish Defence Forces since 1922

    Warrior

    Highland Clansman
    Zulu Warrior
    Irish Volunteer Soldier 1913-23

    Elite

    British Forces in Zululand 1879
    The Zulus

    Campaign

    The Alamo 1836

    Other, related books:

    Warlords: Ancient, Celtic and Medieval (Blandford Press)
    Women Warlords (Blandford Press)

    Ancient Armies (Concord Publications)
    Barbarians (Concord Publications)
    Imperial Rome at War (Concord Publications)
    Ancient Celts (Concord Publications)
    Warlord Armies (Concord Publications)
    Age of the Crusades (Concord Publications)
    The Mongols (Concord Publications)
    El Cid (Concord Publications)
    Gunpowder Armies (Concord Publications)
    Medieval Knights (Concord Publications)

    Reivers (Montvert Publications)
    Army of Tang China (Montvert Publications)
    Sassanian Armies: 3rd to 7th century (Montvert Publications)
    Ancient Warrior (Montvert Publications)
    Armies of Bactria (Montvert Publications)
    Warriors of Eurasia (Montvert Publications)
    The Achaemenid Persian Army (Montvert Publications)
    Justinian's Wars (Montvert Publications)
    Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies Volume 1: The Seleucid Army (Montvert Publications)
    Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies Volume 2: The Ptolemaic Army (Montvert Publications)
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    my collection: the crusades

    that's all

    long way to go before I can match BKB.

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    Don't lose heart - it's taken me several years to amass this collection.

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    Just bought "Samurai: World of the Warrior", by Stephen Turnbull today. VERY good so far.

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    Right then - are you all sitting comfortably?

    Men At Arms:

    Medieval European Armies
    The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
    The Landsknects
    Byzantine Armies 886-1118
    The Swiss at War 1300-1500
    The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine
    Medieval Heraldry
    New Model Army 1645-1660
    The Armies of Crecy and Poitiers
    The Armies of Agincourt
    Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146BC
    Rome's Enemies - Germanics and Dacians
    Italian Medieval Armies 1300-1500
    Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1364-1774
    Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477
    The Wars of the Roses
    The Army of Alexander the Great
    The Age of Charlemagne
    The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400
    Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars
    The Knights of Christ
    Rome's Enemies - Gallic and British Celts
    German Medieval Armies 1300-1500
    Brunswick Troops 1809-1815
    Saladin and the Saracens
    Austrian Army of the Napoleonic War - Infantry
    Romes Enemies - Spanish Armies
    Austrian Army of the Napoleonic War - Cavalry
    Polish Armies 1569-1696 1
    as above vol 2
    Henry VIII's Army
    Hungary and the Fall of the Eastern Empire 1000-1568
    El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492
    Louis XIV's Army
    The Venetian Empire 1200-1676
    French Medieval Armies 1000-1300
    The Army of Gustavus Adolphus - Infantry
    Romano Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Century
    The Irish Wars 1485-1603
    The Army of Gustavus Adolphus - Cavalry
    Early Roman Armies
    Republican Roman Army 200-104BC
    German Medieval Armies 1000-1300
    Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-1453
    French Armies of the Hundred Years War
    The Moors:the Islamic West 7th - 15th Century

    Osprey Elite:

    The Normans
    The Armada Campaign
    The Crusades
    Knights at Tournament
    The Samurai
    Soldiers of the English Civil War - Infantry
    Soldiers of the English Civil War - Cavalry
    Medieval Siege Warfare

    Warrior

    Late Roman Cavalryman 236-565AD
    English Medieval Knight 1200-1300
    English Medieval Knight 1300-1400

    Campaign

    Hastings 1066
    Fornorvo 1495
    Granada 1492

    Aircraft of the Aces

    American Aces of World War One
    Late Marque Spitfire Aces
    Korean War Aces

    phew
    Overheard at wargaming convention -

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    Nice collection Any recomendations?

    What are the plates like in Granada, Roman Republican army, and both Polish army books?




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    Quote Originally Posted by [b
    Quote[/b] (The Blind King of Bohemia @ June 06 2004,10:20)]Nice collection Any recomendations?

    What are the plates like in Granada, Roman Republican army, and both Polish army books?
    Thanks BKB - praise indeed from such an avid collector

    Recommendations - hard to say really; obviously the last few I bought tend to be my favourites and therefore the titles that I am the most likely to recommend:

    German Medieval Armies 1000-1300
    Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-1453
    French Armies of the Hundred Years War
    The Moors:the Islamic West 7th - 15th Century

    All of these are later titles which I suppose reflects the fact that they have refined their craft somewhat over the years.

    Now, on to the plates

    Granada

    Compared to McBride's other work, which I think is excellent, some of these looked rushed - the book is still worth a look though.

    Republican Rome

    Much better Sad to see two plates wasted on standard bearers and officials though - would have been nice to see some of Rome's Italian allies (better still, Osprey how about a separate title)

    Poland

    For the most part, McBride has gone for 'action' shots and in these two titles they work very well in my opinion.
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    Sounds good. If your going to get any good McBride work, get:

    The Vikings
    Pirates
    The Buccaneers
    The Mongols( I love that picture of Liegnitz)

    Try to get any of his works with an author called Tim Newark becaust they are some of his best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by [b
    Quote[/b] (The Blind King of Bohemia @ June 06 2004,10:48)]Sounds good. If your going to get any good McBride work, get:

    The Vikings
    Pirates
    The Buccaneers
    The Mongols( I love that picture of Liegnitz)

    Try to get any of his works with an author called Tim Newark becaust they are some of his best.
    Vikings is definately on my list - along with the Ancient Greek Elite title
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    Default Warlords: Ancient, Celtic and Medieval

    Blind King & Auxilia, you guys are my heroes. I love the titles each of you has chosen and I know that my collection will end up just as large some day. With any collection though, it will be an ongoing project. Right now I only possess 5 titles.
    1)Viking Hersir, 2)The Vikings, 3)Samurai, 4)Early Samurai and the 5)Late Period Samurai book by Stephen Turnbull ( I forget the title).

    I am also in agreement with 2 things that I read in this thread.
    1) Anything illustrated by Angus Mc Bride is worth buying--Definetly..

    2) Anything written by Stephen Turnbull on the Samurai is worth having , especially if you are into the Samurai..

    I have plans to add about 12 books to my collection by the end of the summer. Mostly it will be Ancient or Medieval era stuff with a smattering of Samurai.

    Edit 9/8/04 Just added a compilation book by the team of Angus McBride & Tim Newark. Warlords: Ancient, Celtic and Medieval. First rate artistry through and through and Tim Newark is an amazing writer. Seems these 3 books were originally released separately but I am glad I got the 3 in 1 deal. All that great artwork in one book!!!
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    Gonna order the following titles from Osprey today:

    Medieval Russians 750-1250 Men-at-arms
    Medieval Russians 1250-1500 Men-at-arms
    The Normans Elite
    The Vikings Elite
    The Assyrians Elite

    Might just be a few of these, but best would be all of them




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    Quote Originally Posted by [b
    Quote[/b] (ROCKHAMMER @ June 11 2004,11:09)]Blind King & Auxilia, you guys are my heroes. I love the titles each of you has chosen and I know that my collection will end up just as large some day.
    Awww thanks Rockhammer I'm touched

    I like the method you seem to be using in enlarging your library - concentrating on your main interests - before you know it you'll have quite a collection

    With me there's very little method - there used to be when I used to wargame with miniatures (hence the three Napoleonic titles) but no more - now, if I'm flush and the subject interests me, the book is as good as bought.

    Thanks to Osprey's fantastically diverse publishing programme I could probably double my collection with what's out there if I had the money
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    Quote Originally Posted by [b
    Quote[/b] ]titles from Osprey today:

    Medieval Russians 750-1250 Men-at-arms
    Medieval Russians 1250-1500 Men-at-arms
    The Normans Elite
    The Vikings Elite
    The Assyrians Elite
    Ah, all McBride I see? Can't speak for the Assyrians, but his illustrations in the other 4 are amazing - you will not be disappointed Tell me what the Assyrians is like when you get it.

    I got Mughul India and Armies of the Muslim Conquest the other day. Mughul is very good but the latter is disappointing, the illustrations being poor by Angus' standards and it not covering the time period I hoped for. French Medieval Armies and the Hussite Wars ( ) were out of stock apparently, despite the site saying otherwise

    Ordered a couple of Essential Histories today - Byzantium at War and Genghis Khan and the Mongol Conquests (or whatever its called). At £6.99 each on Amazon you can't go wrong - should provide excellent research for the Eastern Promise mod. Will pick up the Ottoman Empire one soon. Might pick up some other ones too for that price over the Summer.

    I was in a bookshop today checking out some Osprey books. Very impressed by Celtic Warrior (Wayne Reynolds illustrating) and the Ancient Greeks (McBride once more). Graham Turner's awesome plates in Tewkesbury and Bosworth also caught my eye, as did his other work in the English Civil War books. He really gets in on the action, and although it might seem blashphemus I really wish Angus did this more. For some reason, whenever Angus does a Campaign book he only does three plates and they tend to be of a disappointing quality. Turner on the other hand does about 6 and they tend to be very impressive However, McBride still rules when it comes to Men-at-Arms, Elite and Warrior books.

    Also waiting for Concord Publications' Tim Newark and Angus McBride's work: Age of the Crusades, Ancient Celts, Ancient Armies and Rome at War. I urge everyone to get Warlords and also Barbarians - loads of plates, all of which are awesome (all McBride). Pure eye candy.

    Quote Originally Posted by [b
    Quote[/b] ]Blind King & Auxilia, you guys are my heroes. I love the titles each of you has chosen and I know that my collection will end up just as large some day. With any collection though, it will be an ongoing project. Right now I only possess 5 titles.
    Viking Hersir, The Vikings, Samurai, Early Samurai and the Late Period Samurai book by Stephen Turnbull ( I forget the title). #
    Geez thanks! What is Early Samurai like? I know its Angus and I'm surprised I haven't got it by now

    I saw a beautiful hardback book today (£20), published by Osprey, 'The Samurai', written by Stephen Turnbull. Although not illustrated, there was plenty of colour images inside it and it was really thick, full of info. Definitely worth picking up if you're into Samurai. I didn't read it though, so it might be a combination of his other works.

    Viking Hersir eh? Introduced to the world of Gerry Embleton? Wouldn't want to go back there would you?
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    Also learned of some new books hitting in October - a new Fortress book, the Walls of Constaninople, and a new Warrior book, Knight Templar, illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. Should be good

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    Blind King, I checked out the titles you mentioned from Concord and they look awesome. Of particular interest to me was the one called Warlord Armies. That title is right up my alley and the illustrations on the page are great.
    Quotiong you.
    Viking Hersir eh? Introduced to the world of Gerry Embleton? Wouldn't want to go back there would you?

    The answer to this question is NO. I found his illustrations to be way below par compared to McBride's work and was not overly impressed. I bought the book just because I am interested in the Viking Era as I am of Danish / French ancestry. Seems some of my ancestors were in with Rollo and his gang when they invaded France and got control of Normandy.

    The book you mentioned - Warriors & Warlords is definetly on my list to buy. The one called Barbarians I have never heard of. Is it a new or old title and where is it available?
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    From Amazon:

    http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...2.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

    Loads of great pics in the above

    I've heard of Warlord Armies, but I'm a bit sceptical as its not all Angus McBride. Turner's good, and Richard Hook's okay, but Summer is awful.

    Stay away from Gerry Embleton and Christopher Rothero if you know what's good for you

    I love the cover of Ancient Armies, with Carthage fighting Rome at Zama. That war Elephant looks awesome

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    "Barbarians" looks like it will earn a place on my shelf also. Right next to "Warlord Armies." Are these books available through Amazon and Borders?

    I agree with you on the picture of the Battle at Zama picture. It was very well done and showed the action of that battle. Almost as if a picture had been taken. Mc Bride is a genius
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