Books

[willie]

 Well hope everybody had a great Christmas and a Happy new Year so lets start with Helion & Company  It looks like in spring 2022 there well be a new Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 6 the Italian States. 2.  The Ottoman Army in the Napoleonic Wars 1798-1815 . Charles X Wars Volume 1 and in the spring of 2022 Volume 2  Third is From The Atamcama  to the Andies  Battles of the Pacific Wars 1878-1883 this I think is going to be a one from prints to use to paint by since this period is right after the Franko German War 1870-1871  Willie

[willie]

 Well tomorrow is my Birthday    and I well soon be getting my 5th book on Wars and Soldiers in the Reign of Louse the XIV  The Armies of Portugal 1618-1721 By Brno Mugal . His next book well be The Ottoman Army of the Napoleonic War 1789-1815 2022 Also last month I went to the Chicago Show and picked up a Certificate of Merit for a War Elephant. Next I picked up a nice book at the show The Army in India a photographic record 1850-1914 by the National Army Museum. Then I was at the used book store and I found two nice  Books Georg Von Trapp To the Last Salute memories of An Austrian U-Boat Commander  does the name ring a bell   The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships  A technical directory of Capital  Ships from 1860 to present day. by Tony Gibbons 1993 Crescent Pub ,lots of color profiles . Willie

[willie]

Well Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV  Vol #4  came today and very well done lots of information   The Armies of Spain 1659-1688.  You can go on the Helion & Company web page and look under The Century of the Soldier Series No 76  Willie 

[willie]

 Well here we are in October    There's not much to report on    Most of my orders are Preorder  I Well be getting The Wars and Soldiers in the Reign of     Louis XV volume 4  about the 18th of this month The 5th volume well come out about Feb 22 . Soldiers and Buccaneers of the Sun King 1643-1715 about 2022 Helion & Company.  From Osprey MAA #541 The Armies of the War of Grand Alliance oct 28    So that is it for 2021  Willie

[willie]

Well my Armies of Julius Caesar came today and I like it a lot. There is one color plate B2 of  a Celtic Auxiliary Cavalryman Britannia 54 BC . What makes this guy so interesting is his Helmet I have never seen this kind   They state that it was found in West Sussex  and on page 45 they have a reconstruction of it in the Novium Museum Chichester  I think it would make a neat figurer  Willie

[willie]

 Next week I well be getting Osprey Elite series  Armies of Julius Caesar 58-44 BC by  Raffaele D Amato  Next month  Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 4   The Armies of Spain and Portugal The 5th and final one well be Feb 2022

[Jean_Paul]

Thanks Willie 

[willie]

 I forgot these two books    Uniforms of the US Navy 1776-1967 adopted from the United States Navy History Division Series  By Captain James Tily and art by H.Charles  McBaorron  these are prints  taken from the Company of Military Historians . The Second is The American Soldier this series was done in the late 60s By The United States Army Center of Military History Illustrations By H. Charles McBarron  They are nice books to have since you cant get these series from the Army any more   Willie

[willie]

 Sorry about the size thing my computer is mad at me

[willie]

Well its been some time since I updated this page    The year is almost coming to a end 4 months left    Between Shut Downs. Slap Downs, Clamp Downs, Elections,    Container Ships getting Stuck in Water Ways. The Publishing Industry has had a hard time of it. So I well give you a update on what I have gotten in 8 months   Lets start with Helion & Company

     1. The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715   volume 4 the last in this series The War of the Spanish Succession  Artillery, Engineers, Militias  great series
     2. The Army of George II  a nice book on his Army
     3.   Piedmont and the Spanish Succession 1701-1712
     4     Armies of Philip IV of Spain
     Case mate Publishing
        Old Testament Warriors By Simon; Elliott

     Osprey Men At Armies  Series
        #540 Armies in Southern Russia 1918-19  Some ideas in this for painting figures
        #541 Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688-97

      There are more coming but the dates are up in the Air 


 Willie

[willie]

Osprey MAA #538 arrived  Today Napoleons Women Camp Followers  I like this book I like the information in it and it would make a very interesting set of flats. Let me know what you think. Willie

[willie]

Well the second volume  The Danish Army  of Napoleonic Wars  arrived today 😎 Covering Organization, Uniforms & Equipment  Cavalry and Artillery , David A Wilson  Helion & Company  The Third volume comes out in the fall . Willie

[Brian]

Agree Willie, for painting reference (working books) most are the cheaper soft cover and do like a  colour picture or two of the uniform is always good, my special books tend to be hard back, and yes I still prefere to open a book then get lost on the internet     

[willie]

While coming back from a Toy Solider Show in DC I got in a conversation with My friend Benjamin King about books. Ben is a Author and Historian . One of his books he wrote was Spearhead of Logistics The History of the US Army Transportation Corps and he gave staff talks at Yorktown Battle filed . There where Officers from all over the World.  We where talking about what does the painter of figures want. That's a good question   what do you want. Books on Uniforms in the last 50 years have doubled in content . We both said that when we where young if it had color picture of a Uniforms we bought it .  Now these days you can go on the internet and fine about any thing. Yet a lot more painters us books. Today most are Paper Backs vise Hardback.  I use Osprey because if I do get paint on them I am not out $100 or more   and they don't take up space   Now for the painter historian I would say Helion & Company and don't leave out books not in English .and the Hard Bound Classics . We both agreed on what I said. I am not a expert if I was life would be a bit dull   I well still open a book when I need information. I would like to hear from you on what you think    Now the latest books that just came Osprey German Troops in the American Revolution Hessen-Cassel vol 1  The Portuguese Army and the Seven Years War. Helion & Company Willie.

[willie]

Well the second Volume The Lion from the North came today . By Helion & Company itis a good buy dealing withe Swedish Army in the 30 years War . covering The Navy ,Overseas Colonies . Willie