Latest Book Titles Bought

 Hello There! Here are a few more purchases from the visit to Paul Meekins and Hay on Wye.

I found these two books irresistable and a welcome addition to my 'Almark' collection. Although a little dated they are a warm reminder of the sources of uniform information I had available when I first started wargaming. I remember well the usual Saturday trip to the local library to look at what was on the shelf and if any of my book requests had arrived. Typically after contacting other local wargamers I found I was also in competition with them to see what was on the shelf!

I have found anything written by Gunther Rothenberg to be well worth the purchase. I have his 'The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon' and this along with Nosworthy's 'Battle Tactics of Napoleon and his Enemies' changed many preconceptions of the Napoleonic period of warfare.

The other publications will provide further research for a planned feature on Napoleonic artillery for WSS. 

Lastly I have been trying to source a cheap copy of this for a while and one turned up in Hay on Wye. Again, for research purposes it will go nicely with the above books on the workings of Napoleonic armies.

'Watching War Films with my Dad'

Hello There! With the 'Lock down' continuing I have had time to take some photographs and here is a book I have completed recently.

Something a little different from the normal 'wargaming' book but I did promise a somewhat eclectic mix of posts on this blog. Al Murray has an interest in military history and as well as introducing the programme 'D Day to Berlin' he is also co presenter on the podcast 'WE have Ways of Making you Talk', here.

This memoir struck a chord with me as I remember clearly watching a black and white film on a Sunday afternoon with my Dad, who was in the Second World War, albeit under age, caught and sent home.

He said to me once, when I asked him his first job, he said 'shooting', I asked him if  he was a game keeper and he said, 'No son, Japanese' 

Having seen 'A Bridge too Far' yesterday I recorded it to stop my wife listening to me going through all the corrections and addendum from the Issue of the 'After the Battle' details. This made me think of this book again. Reading the inner leaf it says 'Have you ever watched a film with someone who, at the most dramatic scene, argues that the plane on screen hasn't been invented yet? Or that the tank rumbling towards the hero is the wrong tank altogether?' Yeah, that's me.

If you grew up with Airfix, Action Man, Where Eagles dare and The Battle of Britain then read this book!