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Article: Osprey Publishing.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Article from:
- California Bookwatch
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Osprey Publishing
443 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016
www.ospreypublishing.com
Osprey's excellent set of analyses on military campaigns around the world provide strong overview histories appropriate not just for military collections, but for general library lending. Robert Lyman's IRAQ 1941: THE BATTLES FOR BASRA, HABBANIYA, FALLUJAH AND BAGHDAD (1841769916, $18.95), for example, charts events in the country back in 1941, when it's oil reserves were considered a prize worth fighting for even then. The strategy and tactics of the Iraq campaign are traced in chapter which pair vintage black and white photos with color illustration, lively ...