Welcome Additions to the Library

An eclectic mix, as befits the range of projects I have on the go or in mind!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable day yesterday with friends, family, food and drink! I certainly did and once again my two grown up children really rose to the challenge of what to get Dad. It was definitely an Osprey kind of Christmas in that three of the books I received were published by them - no matter though, the content is the thing.

Starting from top left, there is a copy of the Atlas of the Eastern Front 1941 to 1945 by Robert Kirchubel. I  like a good atlas and this one is really good - just the thing to go with any strategic boardgame of the WW2 Russian Campaign to really ‘get under the skin’ of what was happening where and when. I have another volume in this series covering the Blitzkrieg era - 39 to 41 - which also explores the naval and aerial campaigns. Again, invaluable for understanding the bigger picture.

The Victorian gunboat title is very useful - Angus does a tidy job within the space confines of the Vanguard series - and whilst I have the remaining two titles (China and the Nile) in digital form I am still looking to get them physically at some point.

The Midway title is most welcome and will help to add context to the board games I have covering the operation - CV, Flat Top and the Smithsonian edition Midway

Finally, the Ancient Greeks. I still have plans for something Persian Wars based at some point and this volume has some very good re-enactor based colour plates featuring all manner of troops from the period. I also have the Crusades title and the Vikings from the same series and all are well worth a look.

Next Steps….

Simple really, and it does not feature any of the above! Ships - building painting and using, all 24 of them!

I am planning one more post before the new year - hopefully with some progress to report on the ships.

We shall see!