Wednesday, 22 August 2018

3 books added

I added 3 Featherstone books to the index: Battle Notes, Wargaming Ancient and Medieval Periods, Wargaming Pike-and-Shot. These are books that describe a specific historic scenario in each chapter, so I felt it useful to include them.


 I also keep adding old issues of Miniature Wargaming. Currently there are more than 4400 entries.
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  1. Benoit22 August 2018 at 17:23

    Interesting. What do you think about them (and the p&s in particular). Are they still usefull for "modern" gamers using period specific rules ? Are the ob quite detailed ? Thanks and kind regards. Benoit

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    1. Phil Dutré23 August 2018 at 08:31

      Hi Benoit,
      Each battle described in Featherstone's books follows the same pattern: an historical account with a real map of the battle; then a discussion how to turn it into a wargame, again with a map suitable for wargaming; discussion of some military possibilities; and a discussion of some things that were critical to the battle. But no detailed OOBs - simply some high-level numbers and an indication of units on the maps.
      It's along the same lines as the more recent "Wargaming in History" or "Refighting Hstory" books, but with much less detail.

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    2. Benoit23 August 2018 at 09:00

      Thanks for your reply !
      Kind regards,
      Benoit

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    3. Jonathan Freitag23 August 2018 at 17:18

      Benoit, P&S is still quite relevant to today's modern wargamer. With map, troop deployments, and general troop strengths given within each battle chapter, enough information is provided to allow a wargamer to recreate each battle on the gaming table. Some details may have to be filled in but a good foundation is provided by Featherstone.

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  2. Benoit24 August 2018 at 09:21

    Dear Jonathan,
    Thanks for your message.
    Featherstone works really seem relevant.
    I also like to transpose scenario (i.e. adapt a renaissance battle to napoleonic). Those books seem to worth a look !
    Kind regards,
    Benoit

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  3. Phil Dutré24 August 2018 at 09:31

    If I'm not mistaken, the Featherstone Pike&Shot book is available as a reprint from the Hostory of Wargaming project.

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