Sunday, 25 August 2024

WW1 in 200 Pages


Not my usual style of reading material but….


….it covers all the bases and has some wonderful battle scenes. Besides, at the cost of £1 it was too good to turn down - so I didn’t!

First piece of WW1 related news - the models for Lake Tanganyika are roughly 80% finished with everything painted but requiring final assembly, last minute touching up, varnishing and the addition of the all important flags. I shall be spending some more time on them this evening with a view to finishing them all off tomorrow. An action or two will then follow shortly - using the hexed version of Steamer Wars and Bob Cordery’s Mimi and Toutou go Forth rules found in his excellent book: Gridded Naval Wargames.

Second piece of WW1 related news - I picked up the book above at our local boot sale this morning for the princely sum of £1. It is by no means a detailed account of the battles included but serves as a good primer. It is chock full of colour pictures and some very nice battle scenes. I suppose you would class it as a coffee table book but it is nice to own and serves as a great taster for the battles of the Great War.

There are some other titles in the series - WW2, the ACW, Battles of the Great Commanders and Great Battlefields of the World.

The ACW version may be worth digging out but we shall see.


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8 comments:

  1. Aly Morrison25 August 2024 at 18:48

    I have a copy of that book… somewhere 🙄
    It’s not too bad… And for a £1… An absolute winner.


    All the best. Aly

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  2. Mark Cordone26 August 2024 at 00:16

    I have a copy of this book as well, but I paid $10 US for it. I think it will be very useful for an idea currently fermenting in my brain that also includes my copy of Axis and Allies 1914.

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  3. Archduke Piccolo26 August 2024 at 00:52

    David -
    I have a copy of the ACW 'Great Battles'. Yes I would class it pretty much as a 'coffee table' book: colourful, brief accounts and nice pictures. Not huge on detail, but I think good to have around as a spur to maintaining interest.
    Cheers,
    Ion

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  4. Steve J.26 August 2024 at 09:55

    Well, you can't go wrong for a quid David! Looking forward to seeing some naval action soon:).

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  5. David Crook27 August 2024 at 15:31

    Hi Aly,

    It is very good as a starter on the period and the pics are really atmospheric. £1 was a bargain!

    All the best,

    DC

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  6. David Crook27 August 2024 at 15:32

    Hi Mark,

    I am intrigued by what is fermenting in your brain - I am sure it will be worth looking at when ready if your other output is anything to go by!

    All the best,

    DC

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  7. David Crook27 August 2024 at 15:33

    Hi Archduke,

    My thoughts entirely! The ACW volume is on my radar although I suspect it will cost me more than a £1!

    All the best,

    DC

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  8. David Crook27 August 2024 at 15:34

    Hi Steve J,

    Absolutely! Soon....real soon....

    All the best,

    DC

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