10 Desert Island Books

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I think the book pre-dates the Airfix 54mm kit figures, as we had it at school in the early 1970s. Not sure that Historex would have made something as inaccurate as a French cuirassier slashing, rather than giving point.

[Jeremy]

Good point Baron

[goat major]

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Components.

[tim.w]

Day 2 - Bruce Catton - American Civil War. My first proper military history book.

My Airfix armies had a reason to fight using the basic rules from Charge.

I really want this now.

[tim.w]

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.

£50 on eay!

[Vintage Wargaming]

Whenever you see a book you like on eBay, check it out on Abebooks as well

[Ilkley Old School]

Book 5 - Funken Napoleonics in French.

I bought my copies at the small Wargame shop in Kingston upon Thames. Reading them stretched my school boy French to the limit. They are still a key source if info for my classic Napoleonics.

[FreddBloggs]

I got lucky, I got the lace wars books when I was 17 from a toy shop.... never been happier!

[Essex Boy]

Tim,

European Weapons and Warfare..........£25 softback from Warlord Games. Not as classy as the original hardback, but still good.

Iain