Koniggratz 1866

[toxicpixie]

Problem is, if too much of the detail is a bit skewiff then you start to wonder at the overall picture...

[cameronian]

Indeed.

[cameronian]

Finished 'Moltke and the German wars, 1864 - 1871' by Arden Bucholz - through gritted teeth. I see a pattern emerging, rotten American authors citing each others work to produce more and more rubbish. BTW the retreat from Koniggratz was chaotic because Benedek didn't throw any pontoons across the Elbe, oh my sainted aunt 

[Leman]

Huzzah! my copy has arrived.

[toxicpixie]

Superb - what do you think, first impressions?

[Leman]

I think it is going to be pretty inspirational reading, with all the photos and maps. Got stuck into it straightaway. Won't be able to use the rules as written, as some of the units are enormous, e.g. 12 base Saxon infantry units. I am likely to follow this up with Trapped Like a Fox and also use BBB. However I am currently back on FPW having discovered that the old 10mm Wargames South figures have been re-released by Red Eagle.

[toxicpixie]

I have a grand ambition to run Trapped Like a Fox, fighting any large scale battles with BBB as well

The Wargaming in History's keep that floating up the queue as they're lovely books!

You never know we might make it to the FPW some time...

[holdfast]

Thank goodness someone has got round to reading it. Cameronian has had it for ages but all he seems to do is fondle it.

[toxicpixie]

It's been bed time reading/eye candy since I got it

[Leman]

It's bedtime reading for me too. I only got it yesterday, on return from holiday, but am about to find out all about the much maligned Benedek.

[toxicpixie]

Give him a Corps (or reduce the army to a corps!) and he seems quite happy and not paralysed?

With a bit more time and an effective staff and less Hobbing with the Nobs (and a whole slew of other changes ) and it could all be different

The Prussians get beaten, the militarists ousted, north Germany goes social democrat in small states much like the Scandawegians; the Hapsburgs reclaim some territory and look a bit less shaken. The Franco-Austrian War sees the Empire fracture instead, then clatter back together, sort of, and a First World War eventually breaks out between France and Britain over French interference in the north German statelets when Hanoverian "Black Hand" nationalists bomb the Bavarian crown prince and the French cross the border to retaliate, and stop the Austrians from annexing them.

Or something

[cameronian]

Thank goodness someone has got round to reading it. Cameronian has had it for ages but all he seems to do is fondle it.

Its in the pile, first impressions are very good - but I wouldn't expect anything less.

[cameronian]

Not sure if I've posted this already, its from TMP, 1860, just before unveiling of statue to AD Charles. Lots to see but can anyone spot any Jaeger officers ?

[url="http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/resolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/jp2/1277906258187500.jp2&svc_id=info:lanl-repo/svc/getRegion&svc_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:jpeg2000&svc.format=image/jpeg&svc.level=6&svc.rotate=0&svc.region="]http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/resolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/jp2/1277906258187500.jp2&svc_id=info:lanl-repo/svc/getRegion&svc_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:jpeg2000&svc.format=image/jpeg&svc.level=6&svc.rotate=0&svc.region=[/url]

[cameronian]

http://www.soalitomerice.cz/slovnik/slovnik.php?search=&within%5B2%5D=obec_de&obec=0&obec_de=2035&ou92=0&o92=0&o30=0&so30=0&fu=0&p=0&po=0

For anyone trying to marry German with Czech village names, brilliant resource, all but the really tiny hamlets.

[Leman]

Not sure if I've posted this already, its from TMP, 1860, just before unveiling of statue to AD Charles. Lots to see but can anyone spot any Jaeger officers ?

[url="http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/resolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/jp2/1277906258187500.jp2&svc_id=info:lanl-repo/svc/getRegion&svc_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:jpeg2000&svc.format=image/jpeg&svc.level=6&svc.rotate=0&svc.region="]http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/resolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=http://library.brown.edu/adore-djatoka/jp2/1277906258187500.jp2&svc_id=info:lanl-repo/svc/getRegion&svc_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:jpeg2000&svc.format=image/jpeg&svc.level=6&svc.rotate=0&svc.region=[/url]

Yes, I enlarged the picture and spotted a couple of them over to the right. The plumes and darker jackets were the giveaway.

[cameronian]

Bit like 'Where's Wally' really.

[toxicpixie]

"Vere ist Valter?"

Over in Alsace-Lorraine making sure France is forever part of Germany!

[cameronian]

Man walks down street in Glasgow, sees man coming towards him carrying long stick ...
'Are you a pole vaulter?'
'No I'm German and how did you know my name iz Valter'.

[toxicpixie]

*boom~tisch*

Thank you, thank you, he's here all week!

Tip the veal, try your waitress!

[Techno]

NOBBY !

Coat time.

Cheers - Phil