On this day in 1289 the Battle of Campaldino took place.
Here Florentine crossbowmen and pavesari are skirmishing ahead of their simple field-fortifications.
Art from 'Italian Militiaman 1260–1392' illustrated by Christa Hook.
Highly choreographed US and British aircrew migrations delivered 1,600 plane loads of troops and gliders in one hour in Operation Market Garden. (National Archives)
Image from 'Into the Firestorm' by Scott McGaugh, available now.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/48lJxzb
'Moonlight Crusaders: Special Duties Pilots over Occupied Europe' by Paul Smiddy is available in audio!
Here you can listen to an extract from Chapter 3.
Listen to the full audiobook on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4v5ppdQ
Also available on the Osprey Publishing website.
September Artwork Reveal 🎨 🖌️
GUNNERY TRAINING SHIP BREMSE UNDER ATTACK
From Kriegsmarine Norway Command 1940–45: The naval war on the northern flank.
Illustrated by Edouard A. Groult.
You can see more art here: https://bit.ly/49ZmPO9
Military History Matters are giving away three copies of 'Hammer of the Gods: King Olaf’s Viking conquest' by Don Hollway.
You can enter here by answering the question "For how many years is Olaf said to have ruled Norway?": https://bit.ly/4gg024A
On the blog today Chris Goss talks about the inspiration behind writing Junkers Ju 88C Day and Nightfighters.
You can read the post here: https://bit.ly/4fIiEtW
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We are thrilled that two of our books have been nominated for the MHM Book of the Year 2026!
Korea: war without end
Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman
From Trenton to Yorktown: turning points of the Revolutionary War
John R Maass
Voting open until 10 August 2026 here: https://bit.ly/4tS65zF
On this day in 1800 the Battle of Marengo was fought.
10 am: First Austrian attack on Marengo village.
Art from CAM 70, illustrated by Christa Hook.
You can find the book here: https://bit.ly/4vA9Sm8
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Angus Konstam recently appeared on BBC Radio Orkney to talk about his new book 'Lords of the Salt Road
The Norse Earls of Orkney and the Viking World'. The interview appears in the last five minutes of the recording.
You can listen here: https://bbc.in/4oi6rOE
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This issue, we are giving away three copies of Hammer of the Gods: King Olaf’s Viking conquest by Don Hollway. In an age of axe and flame, when the Viking w ...
