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The upcoming Campaign title, 'King Philip's War 1675–76' looks at the major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans. On the blog today, author Gabriele Esposito examines the Native American forces involved in the years preceding the battle and the conflict itself.Continue Reading

In May 1940, German troops advanced through Holland, Belgium and France with astonishing speed, forcing the British Expeditionary Force and the French army to retreat to the north-east coast of France. The evacuation plan – Operation Dynamo – was put into effect with the expectation that only about 45,000 men might be rescued. However, by the hasty assembly of a vast armada of disparate vessels (thought to be in the region of 900, of which about 700 were privately owned), 338,226 Allied troops were brought safely back to England. Without the contribution of those Dunkirk Little Ships, as they have come to be known, thousands of British troops would have died on the shores of France. In today's blog post, Philip Weir, author of the upcoming Shire title 'Dunkirk and the Little Ships' explores the lead up to this event and gives a brief overview of some of the vessels involved.Continue Reading

Today on the blog we're looking at some of the artwork from the first of our 2021 titles. Let us know what you think in the comments section. If you would like to see any artwork from our February titles, be sure to mention that too!Continue Reading

From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, 'Rome – City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943–44' is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on 5 June 1944. In today's blog post, author Victor Failmezger recounts the events that took place on October 16, 1943.Continue Reading

Using, for the first time, the full unpublished letters of Pilot Officer Geoffrey Myers, 'Secret Letters' offers a fresh and distinctive insight into World War II. On the blog today, John Willis looks at the importance of these letters and shares short extracts from a few of them.Continue Reading

This month the book vote looks at the Duel series, with five books focussed on land and naval combat battling for your vote. Find out more about them in the descriptions below, and then let us know which one you'd be most interested in!Continue Reading

The Roman shield, the scutum, was central to the Romans’ conquest of the known world, and has become an emblem of the legions at the forefront of that effort. This new study draws on the latest research to reveal the history of this iconic equipment. In today's blog post, M.C. Bishop joins us to discuss this tool.Continue Reading

On the blog today, Mark Stille, author of the recently released Duel 105: 'US Navy Ships vs Japanese Attack Aircraft' gives a brief overview of his new title.Continue Reading

Brian Lane Herder's latest New Vanguard title, 'US Navy Battleships 1895–1908' is the epic story of the American battleships that turned the US Navy into a global power, and were made famous in the cruise of the ‘Great White Fleet’. In today's blog post, Brian examines the Fleet and President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, the man who came with the idea of The Great White Fleet’s world cruise.Continue Reading

We've reached the end of the Big Reveal for another year, and whilst it may be over, we're ending with a big one! Find out what New Vanguard books are hitting the shelves in 2021 and let us know in the comments which ones you are interested in.Continue Reading