Are these books accurate?
>>386814
I imagine it varies, it is a large imprint with many authors, and while it is relatively easy to check an author's credentials, their sources, and academic background the odd nationalistic circlejerker or -aboo might slip through.
>>386814
Corinthian helmet was already out of fashion by that period.
>>386814
Osprey are a publisher of mixed quality. They have a more grog-modeller range and a more milhist range. The more towards the scholarly end, SURPRISE, the more trustworthy the works in general.
Steal them, don't fucking buy them. Unless you're buying a scholarly work and going to use it as a jumping off point for dense reading around a theme.
>>386814
Depends
>1800's Up
Accurate. To the point of autism
>1700's
Meh
>1600's Western Downwards.
Really Meh quality. But still workable.
>1600's Asian books
SENSATIONALISM, SENSATIONALISM EVERYWHERE. HALF-WRITTEN TRUTHS. NON-LOOKING AT FIRSTHAND SOURCES DUE TO INABILITY TO READ GOOKRUNES.
Look at this
LOOK
It took ninjas seriously
Also
>Bamboo pole spear shafts
Fucking hell.
>>386903
That artist does D&D books.
>>386903
What the fuck is going on in that pic? It doesn't seem as if anything is coordinated at all.
That Ninja on the right kicking that braizer? What's he thinking? "Stupid fire, I'm gonna show you!"
And that explosion on the left? What's that soldier doing?
>>386814
Maybe not 100%, nothing is, and some are oudated, but unless you want to read over archaeological papers and gigantic books then they're your best bet for a general overview.
>>386903
The eighties were a strange time.
>>386814
They're beginners guides, meant to tell autist wargamers what colour they should paint their figurines. They are excellent in that regard, but once you get beyond the beginners stage, you can see the cracks.
Remember also, that in most cases, the artist for the plates, is just that. An artist, not an historian of any kind.
Also some of them are old. Very old. But still in print.
>>386935
The guy in the mask is a inhabitants, Killing the other guy while he's distracted.
>>386966
"A inhabitants" should be "a ninja".
Wtf autocorrect?
>>386935
>No matter what board I'm on, people are confused by Wayne Reynolds art.
>>386903
fuck yo campfire nigga
