What are you currently reading ?

[Leman]

That's a pity.

[Chris Pringle]

The book on the Hungarian War of Independence is good as well, given the real mix of units and Nationalities involved.

Steve, which book is that?

Chris

Bloody Big BATTLES!
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[Steve J]

Hi Chris,
it is The Hungarian Army 1848-1849 by Ralph Weaver, published by Partizan Historical. The contents are as following:

Introduction, which gives a nice overview of the conflict.
National Guard & their Uniforms.
Honved & their Uniforms.
Regulars & their uniforms.
Weapons.
Organisation.
Flags.
Generals uniform details.
Navy uniforms details (the navy consisted of one river gunboat!).
Typical Orders of Battle (which I think are rather useful and interesting).
Reference material for books on the subject.
Brief Biographies of some of the Hungarian Generals.

Given the lack of material in English, this is not a bad little book as an overview of the conflict. Unsurprisingly it come into its own re: units and uniforms with the usual Ralph Weaver illustrations, plus some nice ones by Ron Poulter. The only down side is that it is a tad expensive for what it is and as mentioned before, it looks like print on demand. Still better than nothing!

[Steve J]

The War Game by Charles Grant. Just whizzed through the first few chapters and so far an entertaining read. Been after this book for a while and a 'heads up' from my friend Keith Flint that a copy was going for just over a Tenner on ebay, saw me purchase it damned quick!!!

[Chris Pringle]

Hi Chris,
it is The Hungarian Army 1848-1849 by Ralph Weaver, published by Partizan Historical.

Ah, OK, thanks, Steve. I've got that; thought you were talking about a new one.

Chris

[Steve J]

If only Chris! Just looked at the scenarios on the BBB Yahoo Group and what a great job you've done . Looking forward to giving these a run out when I've finished my basing etc.

[Chris Pringle]

Cheers Steve! We have had a lot of really good games from these so far. I have a bunch of good sources in Hungarian and German, and a Hungarian enthusiast helping me as well now. Working on the Second Battle of Komarom next (2 July 1849).

So to stay on thread, I have been reading:

Hermann, Róbert (2004). Az 1848–1849-es szabadságharc nagy csatái ("Great battles of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849"). Hermann is the foremost expert on the war and anything by him is worth having.

Csikány, Tamás: A szabadságharc hadművészete 1848 - 1849 (The Military Art of the Freedom War 1848-1849), Zrínyi Kiadó, 2015. Super-detailed book, tons of analysis, and a very detailed acccount of the 2nd battle of Komarom in particular (and the 3rd as well, I think).

It's slow work with frequent recourse to the dictionary as my Hungarian is pretty sketchy. But it's the only way to get to some of this gold dust.

Chris

Bloody Big BATTLES!
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http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/

[Steve J]

Well my Hungarian is non-existent, so kudos to you for working your way through these books .

[Leman]

Anyone now going to post the Monty Python Hungarian phrasebook sketch?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

"My postilion has caught fire"

[Ithoriel]

"My postilion has been struck by lightning" surely

I would comment further but, alas, my hovercraft is full of eels.

[Leman]

Please to fondle my bum.

[cameronian]

Duel of Giants, political build up to 1870, interesting, pity it stops at the war

[kipt]

Finished "Gettysburg Magazine" issue 59.  Articles in this one are:

Serving the Guns in Thompson's Battery
"A Promiscuous Fight": The Defense of Cemetery Hill
"Our Task is Not Yet Accomplished": Meade's Decision Making after Victory at Gettysburg, July 4, 1863
Of Cupolas and Sharpshooters: Major General John Fulton Reynolds and Popular Gettysburg Myths

Plus a few others. Good in depth analysis.

[Raider4]

. . . "A Promiscuous Fight": . . .

The mind boggles . . .

[Leman]

Hello soldier; fancy a punch up!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Hello Sailor surely

[Leman]

Didn't think there were many sailors on Cemetery Hill.

[kipt]

Finished "British Cruisers of the Victorian Era" by Norman Friedman.  Similar to his other books with many pictures and stats.  Good history and particularly on the design and building of the different classes of cruisers.  To me there is something very appealing about a warship and the pictures reinforce that feeling.

Well done but can be dry because of the stats, but if you are researching a particular ship for this period, this is the book you need.

[Leman]

Lobositz to Leuthen and  Olmutz to Torgau, by Hortace St Paul, are currently being sold as a pair for £25 by Naval and Military Press, originally priced at £75.