What a haul! Certainly enough to provide me with plenty of inspiration!
So a belated merry Christmas one and all! On the plus side though, I am now able to post about the Christmas haul and boy oh boy, I did really well!
The Battle of Tsushima needs no introduction - this is a relatively compact account but a welcome addition to my Russo Japanese war collection. The Kaiser’s Cruisers is a comprehensive overview of the development of German cruisers up to the end of the Great War and will be useful for the final phase of my new book.
The Persian book goes with the Greek volume I acquired last year. I am rather fond of this series as I like the way the troops are depicted by re-enactors rather than traditional artwork. I have a soft spot for the Greek and Persian wars - Hoplites, Immortals and of course, galleys - although this is a long term project for sure, at least the land side is anyway.
Assassins and Templars tackles the activities of both these famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view!) protagonist during the period of the Crusades. Again, this is another period I have aspirations about gaming at some point. A recent edition of the magazine Wargames Illustrated contained a derivative set of rules from the ‘Never Mind the Ruckus’ stable covering the skirmish level combat of the Crusades between the Assassins and the Templars. The big advantage is that only a few figures are needed which should suit a notoriously reluctant painter such as myself….
The final book is the latest Portable Wargame compendium and it is a real treat - especially with the high naval content! The four compendiums are fast becoming constant sources of inspiration and so Bob deserves a big thank you for compiling these - as does everyone else for contributing and to my eternal shame I have yet to do so!
Perhaps next year!
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Merry Christmas. I've had the Kaiser's Cruisers for a while and can heartily recommend it. Depending upon which other navies you find interesting in this time period, I could probably advise a few volumes which you may like to add to your wish list.
For my part, I am working on adapting the Franco-Prussian War into a VSF/Steampunk WW1 variant in 6mm which will gainfully occupy some time over the coming year.
Happy New Year and may the Dice always roll in your favour.
A nice selection of books! Hope you had a great Xmas
Merry Christmas. Looks like you gained a nice collection of books.
There is a nice looking book coming out next year which may be of interest to you.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1472855221/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
Victoria’s wars by Nick Lipscombe. I have his other books on the English Civil War and the Peninsular War. Both excellent resources.
Keep blogging
Martin
Hi Michael,
And to you old chap! It looks excellent and I have the Battleships companion volume on order. I would be interested to see your list - I suspect I may have a few of them - and also your VSF adventures.
Happy new year to you and I share the dice sentiment!
All the best,
DC
Hi Jim,
They certainly are and I certainly did - and I hope you did as well!
All the best,
DC
Hi Martin,
That book looks excellent! I have a copy of the Peninsular War book and if he’s new one is half as good it will be magnificent! I also know of a couple of other followers of this blog that would also be interested in this (Bob Cordery for one!).
All the best,
DC
And a belated Merry Xmas to you too, David! Looks like a nice lot of reading you have lined up for the near future.. Happy New Year to you!
A fabulous haul there mate - Merry Christmas to you!
Hello there Mr B,
I am rather pleased with them for sure and am certain to get some good ideas from them! Happy new year to you old chap - hopefully we will meet up at a show next year for a catch up!
All the best,
DC
G’Day Paul,
And to you old chap! All the best for the new year - Mr Manley and I will maintain the ‘missing man’ formation at our next meeting!
All the best,
DC
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