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Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:34 pm
by 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.
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:37 pm
by Jeremy
Good point Baron
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:44 pm
by goat major
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:00 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Components.
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:34 am
by tim.w
Ilkley Old School wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:05 am
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.
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:35 am
by tim.w
Essex Boy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:20 am
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!
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:42 am
by Vintage Wargaming
Whenever you see a book you like on eBay, check it out on Abebooks as well
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:42 am
by 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.
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:58 am
by FreddBloggs
I got lucky, I got the lace wars books when I was 17 from a toy shop.... never been happier!
Re: 10 Desert Island Books
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:28 am
by Essex Boy
Tim,
European Weapons and Warfare..........£25 softback from Warlord Games. Not as classy as the original hardback, but still good.
Iain
