What are you currently reading ?

[paulr]

Sounds very interesting 

We forget just how much fighting there was in that part of the world in the lead up to WWI

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Bones of The Hills by Conn Iggulden.
My dad bought it for me years ago, but I never started it. I really enjoyed the first two months parts. However, with the birth of our second daughter reading a opportunities vanished!
Now with my Mongols well underway I'm really enjoying it.

[fsn]

"Marlborough's Other Army. The British Army and the Campaigns of the First Peninsula War, 1702-12" by Nick Dorrell.

The story of the War of the Spanish Succession in the Iberian Peninsula. Bit different from the usual Blenheim story. Easy read, though it would perhaps disappoint those who want Oman depth historical reporting.

It is my kind of book. A mix of history plus information about the organisation, equipment and uniforms of the armies and plenty of OOBs.

I loves me a nice OOB, and this has one every few pages. It's a compendium of OOBs. OOBs everywhere. British OOBs, French OOBs, Spanish OOBs, Portuguese OOBs and Dutch OOBs. Lovely OOBs.

[kodiakblair]

" Early Roman campaigns in South-West Britain " booklet from the 1st Caerleon Lectures 1987 and Lin Carter's
" Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age " rules.

Strange one the Carter book,it gives figure bases as 60mm wide by 1 1/2 inch deep   and as table size is determined by army points it suggests 1500pts.
Cause " it's difficult to find tables longer than 12 feet"  

Or my favourite part is when they applaud modern rules for using morale rather than casualties to
determine battles as a more accurate method then tell you their rules don't use morale they're  back using casualties

[Subedai]

Bones of The Hills by Conn Iggulden.
My dad bought it for me years ago, but I never started it. I really enjoyed the first two months parts. However, with the birth of our second daughter reading a opportunities vanished!
Now with my Mongols well underway I'm really enjoying it.

I've got all of them. He tells a good story...a very good story, but historically. it's almost pure Hollywood.

[Tawa]

I loves me a nice OOB, and this has one every few pages. It's a compendium of OOBs. OOBs everywhere. British OOBs, French OOBs, Spanish OOBs, Portuguese OOBs and Dutch OOBs. Lovely OOBs.

Or "porn" as I call it 

Yes, I will keep an eye open for that one as I like the actions away form the Essex and Oxford armies, particularly in the North and the South-West.

...and I shall look out for that one too.

You're both welcome

[FierceKitty]

First Steps in East Africa by Richard Burton. I'd have liked to know that man.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

If you read his biography you would realise actually you wouldn't!
Egotistical and vain, his row with Speake for instance, is horrific.

[FierceKitty]

Oh, alright.

[Fenton]

Currently reading Chinese opium wars by Edgar Holt

IThe book was written in the 50's I think and picked it up after reading the Ibis trilogy by Amitav Ghosh

If does mention the Chinese Rebellion of the 1850's which be something interesting to do using BBB

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Oh, alright.

Have a read of this FK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0312108737/ref=mp_s_a_1_23?qid=1438848256&sr=8-23&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=Burton+explorer

While he certainly was brilliant, you REALLY would not have wanted him as a dinner guest.

[Steve J]

The History of the 12th SS (Hitler Jugend) Panzer Division: Volume One by Hubert Meyer.

An interesting read so far (I'm up to circa 8th June '44) but at times hard going due to the translation and proof reading combined with the sheer level of detail. It helps to know the actions described so definitely not a first time read on the Normandy campaign.

From a wargaming perspective very interesting to see how the unit was formed and with what equipment etc. In the early days of action a lot of it was simply not available due to strung out lines of march etc. So far plenty of ideas for wargames scenarios for the future.

Osprey Units of the English Civil War.

Basically re-reading this for ideas for the P&S variant of Lion Rampant that has just been announced.

[Tawa]

Tyrant's Test. Book 3 of The Black Fleet Crisis. 

Osprey Units of the English Civil War

Which one is this? 

[kipt]

Finished "Doctrine and Reform in the British Cavalry 1880 -1918" by Stephen Badsey.

Good read and it had several items about WWI of which that I was unaware .

"...the most recent research has identified at east 20 British cases of arme blanche charges and combat on the Western Front 1916-1918"

and

"...the Desert Mounted Corps history lists 14 significant mounted charges in the 1917-1918 campaign (fewer than on the Western Front 1916-1918 but usually involving larger formations)..."

Discusses the controversy over the cavalry officer mentality during and after the war.

[Steve J]

Osprey Units of the English Civil War.

Sorry TAWA but I was a bit vague on this due to being in a rush. Specifically they are:

Elite 25 Soldiers of the English Civil War (Infantry)
Elite 27 Soldiers of the English Civil War (Cavalry)

[Chad]

Just started to re-read 'Anatomy of Victory' by Brent Nosworthy.

Plan is to write rules for WSS now that I have a larger library of reference work.

[Ithoriel]

Just started Angus Konstam's "Sovereigns of the Seas: The quest to build the perfect Renaissance battleship." Only got to the introduction, so far!

[Tawa]

Sorry TAWA but I was a bit vague on this due to being in a rush. Specifically they are:

Elite 25 Soldiers of the English Civil War (Infantry)
Elite 27 Soldiers of the English Civil War (Cavalry)

Aah, fair play. I've got all of the ECW/TYW Osprey books. I thought you might have meant a new one that I'd missed. 

[kodiakblair]

Read Imperial Governor by George Shipway yesterday.

I loathe the Roman Empire so I don't know why I do it. The period interests me but it seems most of this type of fiction is pro-Rome and rooting
for a bunch of murdering slavers ain't for me.That's my fingers burnt for awhile

I did enjoy Dennis Dunaway's memoir this week "Snake,Guillotines & Electric Chairs".

To cleanse my soul after Shipway maybe some REH Bran Mak Morn or Ian Watson's Iron Age is needed.
Romans are all baddies in those  

[Ithoriel]

I loathe the Roman Empire so I don't know why I do it. The period interests me but it seems most of this type of fiction is pro-Rome and rooting
for a bunch of murdering slavers ain't for me.That's my fingers burnt for awhile

To cleanse my soul after Shipway maybe some REH Bran Mak Morn or Ian Watson's Iron Age is needed.
Romans are all baddies in those  

So you're fine with rooting for one set of murdering slavers but not another ...

Each to their own I suppose.