Military History

The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. In this blog post, Gabriele Esposito, author of The Paraguayan War 1864–70, gives a brief overview of the war. Continue Reading

On today's blog post, Alexander Hill, author of Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier looks at the sources used in the book.Continue Reading

This month's book vote focuses on our Aircraft of the Aces series with five thrilling titles competing for your votes. Read more below and cast your vote by clicking on the link included!Continue Reading

In September 1939, Nazi Germany launched its infamous Blitzkrieg invasion of Poland, bringing about the outbreak of World War II. Today's blog post, an extract from Robert Kirchubel's Atlas of the Blitzkrieg, looks at the aerial operations at the beginning of the campaign. Continue Reading

In September 1944, Field Marshal Montgomery planned to capture key bridges that would be the required conquests for the final push into Germany, perhaps ending the war in Europe by Christmas. Operation Market-Garden was launched on 17th September to fulfil that aim, and continued till 25 September 1944, when the remaining forces retreated.  This extract, taken from CAM 317: Operation Market-Garden 1944 (3) by Ken Ford, recounts the XXX Crops experience on 25 September 1944, exactly 75 years ago today. Continue Reading

On today's blog post, Tony Buttler, author of Jet Prototypes of World War II, looks at a few of the jet programmes that occurred during the war.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 General Military books are hitting the shelves in 2020. There are some fascinating books from a range of military history, so there's bound to be something that grabs your attention! Continue Reading

In today's blog post, we're speaking to Ron Field all about his latest Osprey book, Combat 43: Sioux Warrior vs US Cavalryman.Continue Reading

Today we're revealing artwork from the last of our 2019 titles. Let us know which one is your favourite in the comment section!Continue Reading

Next year, we will be launching a brand new graphic novel series that tells the stories of history’s most dramatic battles and campaigns through the eyes of the men who were there. Find out which conflicts we'll be starting with and let us know your thoughts!Continue Reading