Osprey series' color plates

Jim McDougall · 22nd December 2008, 03:38 PM

Gonzalo, thats an excellent question! While we have had discussions in the past on the development of the sabre, this would be a great opportunity to talk about the swords used by the Huns. I think it would a great topic on a thread of its own.

Very nicely done Miguel! Thank you for readjusting and categorizing these, now much more workable. It really is exciting to see these wonderful books, and it would be great to have the entire library (not likely though here in the RV !).

All the best,
Jim

migueldiaz · 22nd December 2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Gonzalo, thats an excellent question! While we have had discussions in the past on the development of the sabre, this would be a great opportunity to talk about the swords used by the Huns. I think it would a great topic on a thread of its own.

Very nicely done Miguel! Thank you for readjusting and categorizing these, now much more workable. It really is exciting to see these wonderful books, and it would be great to have the entire library (not likely though here in the RV !).

Hi Jim!

I'd like to learn more about the development of the sabre myself. Would you recall whether there's a similar chart (like the one below) earlier posted as regards the sabre and its predecessors and successors? Thanks in advance!

Back on Osprey books, with all the free publicity Osprey is getting here in the forum (and right at their target market at that), I think Osprey should give EEWRS several free titles, to be forwarded to your RV

and then we will just all borrow from you those titles that we don't have

VANDOO · 22nd December 2008, 04:51 PM

I AGREE WITH ALL POINTS MADE HERE AND DID ENJOY LOOKING AT THE PICTURES. IT DOES MAKE ME WANT TO GO OUT AND BUY A FEW MORE OF THEIR BOOKS

AS THE TOPIC BASICALLY DEALS WITH THE OSPREY SERIES AS REFRENCE HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE THEY PUT OUT? I AM NOT SURE WHEN THEY PUBLISHED THEIR FIRST BOOK IN THEIR MANY SERIES WAS IT IN THE 1970'S

PERHAPS THERE IS A LIST OF ALL THEIR TOPICS ,IF SO A LINK COULD BE INCLUDED HERE SO ANYONE INTERESTED COULD LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE COVERED OVER THE YEARS. THE PICTURES IN THIS POST DO SHOW THE QUALITY OF THE BOOKS BUT ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE CONTENT SO I DOUBT THAT OSPREY WOULD RESENT THE FREE ADVERTIZEMENT. THE POST MAY ALSO MAKE SOME AWARE OF THE SERIES THAT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. SO I WOULD SAY THE POST IS WORTHWHILE AND NOT JUST EYE CANDY, BUT AS MENTIONED WE CAN'T POST ALL OF OUR FAVORITE INFORMATION AND PICTURES HERE AS IT WOULD SWAMP THE BOAT.

migueldiaz · 23rd December 2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VANDOO

PERHAPS THERE IS A LIST OF ALL THEIR TOPICS ,IF SO A LINK COULD BE INCLUDED HERE SO ANYONE INTERESTED COULD LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE COVERED OVER THE YEARS ...

Hi Vandoo,

ARMA (The Assn. for Renaissance Martial Arts) has a list of relevant of Osprey titles --

Arthur & Anglo-Saxon Wars
The Age of Charlemagne
French Medieval Armies 1000-1300
Armies of the Crusades
Knights of Christ
Medieval European Armies
Scots & Welsh Wars
The Swiss 1300-1500
German Armies 1300-1500
Italian Armies 1300-1500
Venetian Empire 1200-1670
Armies of Crecy’ & Poitiers
Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477
Armies of Agincourt
Wars of the Roses
The Irish Wars 1485-1603
Henry the VIII’s Army
The Landesknecths
The Conquistadors
English Civil War Armies
Louis XIV’s Army
The Border Reivers

But I think it's best that one goes to Osprey's own website. In there one can easily browse the available titles, per the following links --

Ancient World
Eastern Warfare
Medieval World
16th Century
17th Century
18th Century
Napoleonic
19th Century
American Civil War
World War 1
World War 2
Vietnam War
Modern Warfare
Aviation
Naval

22nd December 2008, 03:38 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,592	Gonzalo, thats an excellent question! While we have had discussions in the past on the development of the sabre, this would be a great opportunity to talk about the swords used by the Huns. I think it would a great topic on a thread of its own. Very nicely done Miguel! Thank you for readjusting and categorizing these, now much more workable. It really is exciting to see these wonderful books, and it would be great to have the entire library (not likely though here in the RV !). All the best, Jim

22nd December 2008, 04:51 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I AGREE WITH ALL POINTS MADE HERE AND DID ENJOY LOOKING AT THE PICTURES. IT DOES MAKE ME WANT TO GO OUT AND BUY A FEW MORE OF THEIR BOOKS AS THE TOPIC BASICALLY DEALS WITH THE OSPREY SERIES AS REFRENCE HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE THEY PUT OUT? I AM NOT SURE WHEN THEY PUBLISHED THEIR FIRST BOOK IN THEIR MANY SERIES WAS IT IN THE 1970'S PERHAPS THERE IS A LIST OF ALL THEIR TOPICS ,IF SO A LINK COULD BE INCLUDED HERE SO ANYONE INTERESTED COULD LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE COVERED OVER THE YEARS. THE PICTURES IN THIS POST DO SHOW THE QUALITY OF THE BOOKS BUT ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE CONTENT SO I DOUBT THAT OSPREY WOULD RESENT THE FREE ADVERTIZEMENT. THE POST MAY ALSO MAKE SOME AWARE OF THE SERIES THAT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. SO I WOULD SAY THE POST IS WORTHWHILE AND NOT JUST EYE CANDY, BUT AS MENTIONED WE CAN'T POST ALL OF OUR FAVORITE INFORMATION AND PICTURES HERE AS IT WOULD SWAMP THE BOAT.