Books

[bussy]

I just bought this new book about Belgians in the Habsbourg armies. Wonderful iconography, text....(the book is also print in English, German and Dutch)


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[willie]

Well its 2021 and some of the books I ordered are arriving The one good thing in all this mess was I was to go threw my library and down size I was amazed  how many I had on the same subjects😵 so I made up my mind and I got the collection in order . So let's start with Osprey Man at Arms The Numidians 300 BC -300 AD nice little book and the art work is great😁 Next is from Helion &Company  First Lion from the North Vol 2 then there is Italy Piedmont and the War of the Spanish Succession Third is The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715 Vol 4 Forth is Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Vol 4&5 These two are going to be a great series Willie pop

[willie]

I was going threw my library and came across the series done by Wargames foundry There is a load of information in them    The Majority is in black and white drawings Like the old Airfix magazine but done better It might give flat makers some ideas and make some nice gifts Willie

[willie]

Good morning I just received these 2 new titles A Gallery of Military Headdress by Stuart Bates & Peter Suciu  lots of great information If you get this book go to page 32 and tell me where you seen  that helmet  Next Ospreys MAA  536 Renaissance Armies on Italy  ,1450-1550 nice art work. 😁 willie

[Nicholas Ball]

An unlikely pair of twins    Happy birthdays to you both 

[socko47]

Willei,  A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY ...  we share the same birthday and, snif, the same year!

[willie]

Well it's almost the end of the year and I did not go nuts 😂and I turned 73 🍷 it has not been a good year for the hobby😭  Now wish list are getting made out . Some of the best are from Helion & Company  Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV  1645-1718  by Bruno Mugnai  out standing and there will be 5 volumes Next one is The Armies and Wars of the Sun King  1643-1715 by Rene Chartrand. 4 volumes in this series  Williams III Italian Ally 1683-1697 by Ciro Paoletti  For the Napoleonic fans in the group  there is Godoys Army Murat's Army The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars by Wilson got it today out standing Next is Armies of the The US-Mexican War 18461848 nice little book with  lots of color uniforms by Gabriele Esposito Osprey we'll have some new MAA titles coming next year. Look guys I know that Osprey has to make money 💰 but another MAA on the SS and German Army😭😵😩😵so I wish you all a happy Christmas and let's have better new year Willie
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[Erich]

Willie, to order the sudan figures please send me an email      egrootens@gmx.de
Unfortunately there are restrictions from the german post in case of covid 19
and I cannot ship a small box into the USA at the moment.

Shipment should be possible after September, 15th. Then it will be shipped as
seafreight and therefore will need 25 to 3o days until it arrived.
I am sorry to have no better news in this case.

Erich

[willie]

Ever since I read about those Sudan Figures. I went threw my Library and found some books that might help in painting.


              1. Tradition Magazine from the 60's-70's Several articles on the Sudan War very nice art work in B/W


              2.  For the paint slinger ' The Men Arms Series


                   1. #59 The Sudan Campaigns 1881-98


                   2. #215 Queen Victoria Enemies vol #2 North Africa


                  3. # 198 The British Army on Campaign 1881-1902 vol 3


                  4. # 201 The British Army on Campaign  1882-1902 vol 4


              3.  Hard Back Books




                  1. The last Charge The 21st Lancers and the Battle of Omderman 1898 By Terry Brighton


                  2.An Illustrated Encyclopedia  of Military uniforms of the 19th Century By Digby Smith


             This should keep you    from going nuts.  Let me know where I can order those Thanks Willie

[Erich]

There are 2 good books about this theme:   John Julius Norwich   The Kingdom in the Sun   Vol. 1 and 2
available in German language too   (J. J. Norwich    Die Normannen in Sizilien )
not a bad read if anyone is interested in medieval history - and the Osprey - Volume will provide the pictures to all the text
It is a mostly forgotten part of history, because the rule of the normans was only for a short time

[Brian]

Normans in Italy!  now there's a thing 

[willie]

Well I just got my last book on German pioneer troops 1871-1914 by Jens Nguyen Verlag Publishing and it is a outstanding book. Second two osprey Men at Armies titles  Japan Asian Allies 1941-45, The Normans in Italy 1016-1194 Willie

[willie]

So I just got The German Artillery from 1871 to 1914 by Ulrich Herr and Jens Nguyen by Verlag Publishing one more to go on pioneer troops and the series well be done . Uniformi  fregi e distintivi delle organkzzazioni giovanili  del partito nazionale fascista this covers all there uniforms I had seen this book over 40 years ago in Naples . Also Osprey Men at Arms series is coming out with new ones . Willie

[snagy]

Thank you for the synopsis, Willie!
 
Take care-
Sandor

[willie]

OK that was Armies in the War of 1812 sorry about that