21 May 2013

Spartan Warrior 735-331 BC

BOOK REVIEW posted on 9 JUL 2012 by Paul Robinson

With spear in one hand and shield in the other, we step into the phalanx with Paul Robinson while he attacks Osprey's dissection of the life of the Spartan warrior.

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Finland's War of Choice: The Troubled German-Finnish Coalition in World War II

BOOK REVIEW posted on 26 JUN 2012 by Jim Cobb

Jim Cobb heads to snow-covered East Karelia to get a new look at Finland's involvement in the Continuation War.

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Britain's Future Navy

BOOK REVIEW posted on 16 JUN 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson informs us about his opinions on a book that explores what lies ahead for the Royal Navy.

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Red Christmas: The Tatsinskaya Airfield Raid 1942

BOOK REVIEW posted on 8 JUN 2012 by Paul Robinson

From a Russian perspective, Paul Robinson gets an interesting look at a raid during the winter of 1942 on the Eastern Front.

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Shattered Genius: The Decline and Fall of the German General Staff in World War II

BOOK REVIEW posted on 28 MAY 2012 by Jim Cobb

Jim Cobb gets an inside look at the minds that waged the greatest war the world has ever seen.

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Roman Republican Legionary 298-105BC

BOOK REVIEW posted on 24 MAY 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson picks up the gladius and marches to the frontier with Osprey's latest "Warrior" book.

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The Lions of Carentan - Fallschirmjager Regiment 6

BOOK REVIEW posted on 5 MAY 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson gets his nose between the pages of a book written by Volker Griesser, a former Bundeswehr paratrooper during World War II, that focuses on the Regiment's fights through Russia and in Market Garden.

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Caught Up in the Storm: The 101st Military Intelligence Battalion in Desert Storm

BOOK REVIEW posted on 16 APR 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson sits down and cracks open Pete Ferrari's book about the 101st Military Intelligence Battalion in Iraq during Desert Storm.

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Field of Glory - Napoleonic

BOOK REVIEW posted on 3 APR 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson checks out the latest addition to the Field of Glory rules, 'Napoleonic', the combination effort between Slitherine and Osprey.

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Platea 479 BC - The most glorious victory ever seen

BOOK REVIEW posted on 20 MAR 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson checks Osprey's offering by William Shepherd on one of the most overshadowed battles of all time - the battle at Platea.

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A History of Warfare

BOOK REVIEW posted on 11 MAR 2012 by Curtis Szmania

Curtis Szmania cracks open John Keegan's look into warfare, its technology, events it changed, and of course the history of warfare itself.

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Leadership Lessons - The Campaigns for Vicksburg 1862 - 1863

BOOK REVIEW posted on 29 JAN 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson cracks open a book by Kevin Dougherty about one of the most important campaigns during the American Civil War.

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1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War

BOOK REVIEW posted on 14 JAN 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson cracks open a book by Robert L. Tonsetic that points out the important year of 1781 in the American Revolutionary War.

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Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912 - 13 - The Priming Charge for the Great War

BOOK REVIEW posted on 25 NOV 2011 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson gives the Wargamer a look into Osprey's entry about the Balkan Wars in the Men at Arms Series, which contains full-color illustrations of uniforms and gear, as well as authentic black and white photographs.

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Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts in History

BOOK REVIEW posted on 5 NOV 2011 by Curtis Szmania

Curtis Szmania cracks open this military history title that covers more than 300 battles, from Megiddo to the Second Gulf War.

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Rifles - Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters

BOOK REVIEW posted on 25 SEP 2011 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson cracks open Mark Urban's book on the history of the British 95th Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars.

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The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915 - 1919

BOOK REVIEW posted on 8 SEP 2011 by Curtis Szmania

Curtis Szmania reviews Mark Thompson's book on the little-known Italian Front in World War I.

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The Pirate Coast

BOOK REVIEW posted on 23 AUG 2011 by Lloyd Sabin

Lloyd Sabin settles in with Richard Zack's The Pirate Coast, a title that concerns itself with the infant U.S. Navy and the pirates of the Barbary Coast.

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Who Dares Wins - The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980

BOOK REVIEW posted on 20 AUG 2011 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson checks out Osprey Publishing's ever-expanding Raid series with Who Dares Wins, an in-depth look into the SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980, complete with illustrations and authentic photos.

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The Red Armys Do-it-Yourself, Nazi Bashing Guerrilla Warfare Manual

BOOK REVIEW posted on 24 JUL 2011 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson reads into one of the longest-titled book about a guide issued to Soviet partisans during World War II.

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