Wargamers Island Books
Our First Ever US Import of Desert Island Books - with Joey Miller !!
My brother and I bought "Panzer Blitz" the AH game when we were in high school. We had no idea who to play the game, but it looked neat. My Dad built 1/72nd scale WWII models , loved military history, and installed the love of history in us. There was a copy of the "General" , a AH wargame magazine in the Panzer Blitz game. In the back was a wargame opponents wanted listing, and there was a wargame club in our city. I remember telling my brother not to call them as they were probably weirdos. He did called anyway, but I was right. We have been gaming over 30 years now.
Casarian R*m*ns, 5th Ed. WRG. I still have 4 stands of Numidan LH serving in my 25mm Poeni army from this army. I sold the R*m*ns into slavery long ago.
My Carthos are my favorite. The idea of recreating Hannibal's brilliance appeals to me. The Carthos are a classic army, and not overwhelming in any one area. They can be configured in many different ways and I've always enjoyed playing them. They are a toolkit army, but as my friend Lee says, "sometimes you have to use a spanner wrench as a hammer."
Joeys 10 favorite books are listed below. The links go directly to the UK or US Amazon pages where you can find out more about each one.
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Insurrection, Crusade
& In Death Ground David Weber & Steve White:
Sci Fi military, a series of novels about total war between Earth and aliens
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The Second World War Sir Winston Church
History, The great man's account of WWII.
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| Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings, Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin
Fantasy novels, The War of the Roses set in alternate world. Follow the adventures of Great Houses Stark, Lannistar, and others. Don't get too attached to the main characters however
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| The Western Way of War Victor Hansen Davis
Military History. Classic book on the Greek Hoplite's warfare in classical Greece.
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Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry
Western novel following the adventures of 2 Texas Rangers. I am not much on westerns usually, but this a great read. It is much better than the mini series, which was very good, IMHO.
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Marching Through Georgia SM Stirling
Sci Fi Alternate History. 1st in series about the Draka, South Africans who have enslaved all of Africa during the 18th-20th century. The Georgia in the title is the one on the Black Sea and the novel is set during WII. The Draka make the Nazis look like choir boys.
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| Encyclopedia of Military History, 3500 BC to Present
Dupuy and Dupy
Military History, Covers every conflict from 3500 BC to present. A classic reference that every wargamer must have.
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| The Prince Jerry Pournelle SM
Stirling
Sci Fi Military inspired by Machivelli's "the Prince", Adventures of Colonel John Christian Falkenburg, a mercenary commander in the CoDominium.
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The Face of Battle John Keegan
Military history. 3 Battles, Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme told from the
dogface POV. Great stuff.
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| Starship Troopers
Robert Heinlein
Sci Fi Military, follow Johnny Rico's adventures in the Mobile infantry vs humanity's enemies in a future war. Classic sci-fi novel.
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| Can't find a book (or a price you want to pay!) on your local Amazon? Try searching Abe Books - worldwide |
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If you wish to submit a book list and answer the Big Three Questions please feel free to submit them to me to be considered for inclusion via this link Maroon Me Now Please Mr Madaxeman! and I will try and publish as many as I can (although I do have a real job to do as well, so it may take some time!). |