Osprey Rome e L'Antica Grecia??

**etipac** · 01-17-2010, 15:58

On the italian channels they are advertising that Osprey will be doing a WEEKLY book regarding Rome and Ancient Greece, in total of 40new books!!! The problem is that I live in Malta and although I know both Italian and English I cannot seem to find from where to buy them. Can anyone help by giving me a link or some more info? As a 1st issue it will print Rome againts Carthage!! Checked also Osprey's main site but found nothing at all.

Thanks brothers
Etienne

**Macilrille** · 01-17-2010, 16:22

I would contact the channel or journalist in question and ask from where they had this information. Or write Osprey an e-mail.

I suspect if we count Osprey's products pertaining to Rome, Carthage and the Hellenes we arrive at close to 40, so I suspect a reprint is what they mean.

**Intranetusa** · 01-19-2010, 08:08

Osprey books on Romans: Legionaires decked out in shiny lorica segementata
Osprey books on East Asia: Board faced people with deep hollow eye sockets

**satalexton** · 01-19-2010, 08:25

I always found the Osprey books on anything about the east a bit of a half-handed joke....or maybe they're just horribly outdated.

**delablake** · 01-19-2010, 11:25

osprey is a first-class introduction into military history imho
whether they are outdated or not I don't know, but hey, otherwise check out your local university library

**Macilrille** · 01-19-2010, 11:30

Originally Posted by Intranetusa

Osprey books on Romans: Legionaires decked out in shiny lorica segementata
Osprey books on East Asia: Board faced people with deep hollow eye sockets

Dunno about East Asia, I have little interest there until French Indochina War, but the "decked out in shiny LS" is definately not true. There are loads of nice illustrations of Republican legionaires in the books pertaining that period. Some done by Angus MacBride (RIP).

I agree that they are a fine introduction; Rome was not built in a day, best to start nice and easy with something not too complicated until one gets the hang of complicated questions and analysis.

**Intranetusa** · 01-20-2010, 03:26

Originally Posted by Macilrille

Dunno about East Asia, I have little interest there until French Indochina War, but the "decked out in shiny LS" is definately not true. There are loads of nice illustrations of Republican legionaires in the books pertaining that period. Some done by Angus MacBride (RIP).

I agree that they are a fine introduction; Rome was not built in a day, best to start nice and easy with something not too complicated until one gets the hang of complicated questions and analysis.

Regarding the Osprey series, anything not regarding Greco-Rome is a joke, although not nearly as bad as the history channel. And French IndoChina War? Strange you'd start at such a "relatively" insignificant and forgotten period of history. lol

As for the LS. I guess I must've been looking at some older Osprey books. I just checked Osprey's website and their new Roman books seem pretty good:
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/stor...9780850454307/

The Osprey book I read before on Rome showed shinny Roman legionaries decked out in LS, and IIRC, it mentioned something about the 1st century BCE and Caesar... meh

At least they're getting better.

**Macilrille** · 01-20-2010, 13:41

Dunno what you mean by the Indochina comment, I find the French Indochina- Algerian experience extremely interesting. But many others do not, even though you are right- it is anything but unimportant. Most people focus more on the US Viet Nam experience and tend to ignore the "insignificant French loosers" though the French army at that time was in fact extremely competent, its strategists and politicians were not and they fougth a battle that was impossible to win.
In fact the two Osprey books on Indochina and Algeria are quite good, if superficial.

The current/new-ish Roman books are ok as well, but I have to warn against the German-Getai one, at least regarding the Germans; it operates with dated conclusions.

**Zradha Pahlavan** · 01-20-2010, 18:50

Angus MacBride? I remeber his name being associated with some Osprey books I saw once about Egyptian/ancient African miltiary stuff. I remeber all of the illustrations looked like the guy making them had some sort of strange semi-racist theme going on.