Need your vote on Osprey GNW book!

Conflict between the Swedes and their various neighbours between 1670s and 1721. Including topics on Danes, Saxons, Saxon-Polish, Russians and anyone else the boys in blue were mixing it with!
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Need your vote on Osprey GNW book!

Post by Der Alte Fritz » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:31 pm

Apparently Osprey Publishing is holding a vote on the title and subject of a new book for their Men At Arms series: "The Swedish Army in the Great Northern War". That is terrific news for those who are interested in the period, and with a flood of 28mm figures for the GNW slated to hit the market in 2014, the timing of such a book is excellent.


Alas, the book has only garnered 8% of the votes so far, while The Opium Wars 1830-1860 leads the field with 35% of the votes. I believe that we have sufficient numbers here on LoW to potential to swamp the poll with our votes and get this important book published. As an added bonus, perhaps a successful voting interest in the GNW will prompt Osprey to republish the out of print books covering the Army of Peter the Great.


So here is what I am asking everyone to do: go to the Osprey Publishing web site at:


http://www.ospreypublishing.com

and place your vote for the Swedish Army in the Great Northern War. You will find the poll by scrolling down the right hand side of the page.
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Post by Dilly » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:30 pm

Done, but it's lagging along way behind, so get voting guys!!!
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Post by Juan Mancheño » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:23 pm

Voted again.
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Post by Friedrich August I. » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:43 pm

I gave my vote too :D
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Post by Artimas » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:55 pm

Done!

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Post by obriendavid » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:36 pm

I would have voted for it but then spotted the one on the French Army of the Crimean War. Then there's also the one on the Baltic Wars as well. :roll:
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Post by Friedrich August I. » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:39 pm

obriendavid wrote:I would have voted for it but then spotted the one on the French Army of the Crimean War. Then there's also the one on the Baltic Wars as well. :roll:
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Traitor! :wink:
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Re: Need your vote on Osprey GNW book!

Post by obriendavid » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:44 pm

Friedrich August I. wrote:
obriendavid wrote:I would have voted for it but then spotted the one on the French Army of the Crimean War. Then there's also the one on the Baltic Wars as well. :roll:
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Traitor! :wink:
I'm more interested in the Russians and Saxons than the Swedes so not too bothered about being a traitor :lol:
Plus my French Crimean/FPW army can give your Saxons a good thrashing sometime in the future. :wink:
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Post by Friedrich August I. » Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:48 pm

obriendavid wrote:
Friedrich August I. wrote:
obriendavid wrote:I would have voted for it but then spotted the one on the French Army of the Crimean War. Then there's also the one on the Baltic Wars as well. :roll:
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Traitor! :wink:
I'm more interested in the Russians and Saxons than the Swedes so not too bothered about being a traitor :lol:
Plus my French Crimean/FPW army can give your Saxons a good thrashing sometime in the future. :wink:
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In term of numbers I hope! :D
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Re: Need your vote on Osprey GNW book!

Post by raif » Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:09 am

Done. But there are near 30 percent difference to the top position :(
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Post by flick40 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:43 pm

voted, but it is losing badly still
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Post by janner » Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:16 pm

Voted, but still not looking good :(
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Post by obriendavid » Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:50 pm

I went back in and voted again for it this time as I would happily buy it along with all the other ones I would like.
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Re: Need your vote on Osprey GNW book!

Post by Der Alte Fritz » Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:18 am

Apparently there are around 16,000 votes in the poll so far ( knock me over with a feather on those numbers :shock: ) so even if we gained 200-300 more votes, it probably wouldn't move the dial very much. However, keep voting to show Osprey that we have core numbers that could support the title down the road.
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Re: Need your vote on Osprey GNW book!

Post by Prince Henry » Sun Jan 19, 2014 2:48 am

Voted, but does not look good... :(
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