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Wondering if you guys can help

I am looking for some reference material on

A) World War I

B) Napoleonics

C) ACW

I don't want anything to in depth (something perhaps along the lines of WWI/Napoleonics/ACW for Dummies :D) Just to give me some ideas for dios and where the units were and who they battled against etc....

Thanks

Scott
 
Scott,
You can not go wrong with the little Osperey Books for real cheap!
Mike
 
Scott, Mike is right. Can't beat Osprey titles for good, basic info on a given subject. They are very well researched and illustrated. At my last count, Osprey had over 70 WW 1 related titles! -- Al
 
I agree. I have a bunch of Osprey books on Napoleonic armies and they are great: very well illustrated with color plates and while short very thorough. They are also a good value for their low price! :)
 
Scott

Agree with the guys Osprey publications are very good-However, you may have to purchase quite a few to get ideas for dios and related positions of troops etc.

What I continually refer to for my ACW dios are Don Troiani's Civil War and his American Battles. Two superb publications full of his brilliant paintings and text by Brian Pohanka-you have these two books on your shelf you will need nothing else to give you ideas and a very good overview of the civil war.



Reb
 
Scott

I agree with UKREB. Don Troiani is very good friends with Ken Osen who sculpts the WB ACW line and often consults with Don on this subject.

Randy
 
There are literally tons of Napoleonic War resources, of all levels of detail and scarcity since many are no longer in print. Here are some of my favorites. Perhaps the best single volume English text is The Campaigns of Napoleon by David Chandler. It is rather large and suffers from a lack of good maps but it is a classic and highly recommended if you can find it at a reduced price. A lower cost option would be The Napoleonic Wars by Barnes and Fisher, which is compilation of Osprey’s two part survey of the Wars. For the Peninsula side of the Wars, I would suggest The Spanish Onion by David Gates or the Wellington in the Peninsula by Jac Weller. Both are readily available in excellent used condition and quite good. For Napoleonic tactics and a soldier’s view of battles, the two best I have found are Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Napoleonic Age by Roy Muir and With Musket, Cannon and Sword by Brent Nosworthy. Of course for Waterloo, there is also the most excellent The Battle by Allesandro Barbero.

Other excellent Napoleonic War texts which may be a bit beyond your general interest included
The Napoleonic Data Book by Dingby Smith, a short detailed summary of every battle of the period.
The Waterloo Companion by Mark Adkin
A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by V. J. Esposito

Interestingly you can also find a great deal about the battles and units involved from various web sites like
http://www.napoleonguide.com/battle.htm
http://web2.iadfw.net/napoleon/
I would especially recommend the excellent Napoleon Series web site which has a wealth of information on just about everything on the period, including the battles and campaigns and a very scholarly set of forums on various topics.
http://www.napoleon-series.org/
 
Men of Harlech !!! Thank you for all of your help, Looks like I will have a lot of browsing and reading to get through.
 
All three conflicts that you listed are big complicated wars. Like a pizza it might be best lo work a slice at a time. Find a particular battle or campaign that realy fascinates you and start with that. Maybe "Wellington's forces in Spain", or "the Tennessee campaign", or "US Army in 1918". Then expand your focus to other ares of the conflict, or the opposing forces, etc.

Lots of material out there to draw from.

Gary B.
 
All three conflicts that you listed are big complicated wars. Like a pizza it might be best lo work a slice at a time. Find a particular battle or campaign that realy fascinates you and start with that. Maybe "Wellington's forces in Spain", or "the Tennessee campaign", or "US Army in 1918". Then expand your focus to other ares of the conflict, or the opposing forces, etc.

Lots of material out there to draw from.

Gary B.

Hi Gary

Thanks as I was going through the info I was thinking the very same thing. Basically I would like to have just a little shelf dio for each other series and not collect everything that was made. Just going through some info to see what fits in with what is currently available from William Britains.

Cheers
Scott
 

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