10 Desert Island Books
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Book One - Charge. The best book ever written. And it still smells great.
Book Two - 1815: The Armies at Waterloo, Ugo Pericoli. A truly awesome book.
Book Three - Weapons & Warfare 1618 - 1648, Eduard Wagner. Wonderful illustrations.
Book Two - 1815: The Armies at Waterloo, Ugo Pericoli. A truly awesome book.
Book Three - Weapons & Warfare 1618 - 1648, Eduard Wagner. Wonderful illustrations.
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Ooooh do not know that one.
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Yeah, I thought about that one, and it was seen as something of a game-changer at the time, but for me, Battle had as much content. Roco Minitanks and Airfix figs? Top quality stuff.
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Probably cropped up in the Current Affairs lessons. Mind you, ours was still in Latin......
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As most of you know I'm far from home for the foreseeable and I grabbed a few books before I left my house the other week. I'll have quite a few days where I have nothing to do but eat my 1 free meal (if the cafe is open) and read, the wifi is useless during the day so my ipad only provides comfort at night.
A Gentlemans War - Howard Whitehouse
Ancient Battles for Wargamers - Charles Grant
Ancient and Medieval Wargames rules - Neil Thomas
Lion Rampant - Dan Mersey
DbA V2
Roman Legionary vs Carthaginian Warrior - Osprey
Border Reivers - Osprey
Saxon, Viking and Norman - Osprey
A recent copy of WSS
The copy of Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane that goes with me everywhere in my bug out bag in case I need a book. Read the first page about 20 times in the last 2 years.
What I regret not grabbing:
19th Cen European Wargaming - Neil Thomas
Warhammer Ancient Battles (I didnt as it was too big)
A couple more unread magazines
A couple of solo minigames
A Gentlemans War - Howard Whitehouse
Ancient Battles for Wargamers - Charles Grant
Ancient and Medieval Wargames rules - Neil Thomas
Lion Rampant - Dan Mersey
DbA V2
Roman Legionary vs Carthaginian Warrior - Osprey
Border Reivers - Osprey
Saxon, Viking and Norman - Osprey
A recent copy of WSS
The copy of Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane that goes with me everywhere in my bug out bag in case I need a book. Read the first page about 20 times in the last 2 years.
What I regret not grabbing:
19th Cen European Wargaming - Neil Thomas
Warhammer Ancient Battles (I didnt as it was too big)
A couple more unread magazines
A couple of solo minigames
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Book 4 - Donald Featherstone - War Game Campaigns.
I have to have one of DF books in my 10 but which one. He wrote so many books that it is hard to choose one. I have settled on War Game Campaigns as it's the one I read more times than his others and was probably instrumental in getting me to want to play so many different periods.
I have to have one of DF books in my 10 but which one. He wrote so many books that it is hard to choose one. I have settled on War Game Campaigns as it's the one I read more times than his others and was probably instrumental in getting me to want to play so many different periods.
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I always rather liked it that the list he called the literature of Wargaming which appeared regularly in Wargamer’s Newsletter held only books by him. And I always wondered about that comma - instead of meaning the newsletter for a Wargamer or all Wargamers did it mean the newsletter produced by the Wargamer - i.e. him. A great man though whatever.
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Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Book One - Charge. The best book ever written. And it still smells great.
Book Two - 1815: The Armies at Waterloo, Ugo Pericoli. A truly awesome book.
Book Three - Weapons & Warfare 1618 - 1648, Eduard Wagner. Wonderful illustrations.
Book Four - Introduction to Battle Gaming, Terry Wise. Almost my first wargame book.
Book Two - 1815: The Armies at Waterloo, Ugo Pericoli. A truly awesome book.
Book Three - Weapons & Warfare 1618 - 1648, Eduard Wagner. Wonderful illustrations.
Book Four - Introduction to Battle Gaming, Terry Wise. Almost my first wargame book.
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Best cover illustration. Historex you reckon?
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Could have been airfix, the horse is a bit too substantial for Historex.