What are you currently reading ?

[Leman]

Well, bit of a turn up for me, but Sharpe's Rifles. I think I am most likely to do Napoleonic using Lasalle.

[oldblindjohn]

Rebellion by Peter Ackroyd.

[Chris Pringle]

A Painted History of Poland
http://www.polartcenter.com/A_Painted_History_Of_Poland_p/9820133.htm

A trophy from a recent visit to the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. This is a fabulous book. It explores Poland's history through 48 historical paintings, mostly military. Each one gets a couple of pages of analysis by an art historian, followed by several pages of in-depth historical background complete with maps and illustrations. I am learning a lot.

Do Pendraken do any suitable figures for the Chicken War of 1537?

Chris
Bloody Big BATTLES!
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BBB_wargames/info

[JeffNNN]

Having recently finished John Gooch's book on the Italian Army in WW1 I'm now on to Emilio Lusso "A soldier on the Southern Front" which is a first hand account of warfare on the Italian Front. Rather lazily I'm reading it in translation..

Not sure if it will lead to any gaming though Leon doubtless hopes so. Then I'd have to buy the Italians I bought to fight the Austrians I bought to fight the Russians I bought to fight the Germans I bought to fight the French I bought to fight alongside Tony's (Tiny Tin Troops) British. Sigh!!!!

[Leman]

Enjoyed that so much I am now reading Sharpe's Eagle.

[mollinary]

Enjoyed that so much I am now reading Sharpe's Eagle.

Be careful about publicising this - someone is bound to tell you who wins! 

Mollinary

[kipt]

Finished "For God And Kaiser: the Imperial Austrian Army" by Richard Bassett,  Very good book; well researched and entertaining.  As Christopher Duffy says "An accessible English-language survey of the Habsburg army...".

The run up to WWI was better explained here than in other books I have read.

[fsn]

Decided to have a total hobby day today. Painting some castle walls, trains and late Normans.

Listening to/half watching Michael Wood's "In Search of the Trojan War". This has re-re-re-kindled my desire for some Pendraken chariot armies, and I've grabbed the accompanying book off my shelf to have a gander at tonight.

The thing that gets me is that the series originally aired in 1985. That's over 30 years ago! Mickey was jabbering on about East Berlin!

Now that makes me feel very old.

[mollinary]

Decided to have a total hobby day today. Painting some castle walls, trains and late Normans.

Listening to/half watching Michael Wood's "In Search of the Trojan War". This has re-re-re-kindled my desire for some Pendraken chariot armies, and I've grabbed the accompanying book off my shelf to have a gander at tonight.

The thing that gets me is that the series originally aired in 1985. That's over 30 years ago! Mickey was jabbering on about East Berlin!

Now that makes me feel very old.

But it was cutting edge when he made it. I found it magnificent, totally unpatronising, but full of detailed archaeological analysis.  Great to hear it is still inspiring!

Mollinary

[Steve J]

I can't believe it is 30 years old 

[Techno]

Listening to 'Carnival Of Shadows' by R.J. Ellory.

Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

Sharpe's Tiger. Nuff said.

[fsn]

What amazed me was the chap from Ireland who was illiterate, but was able to recite long stories from memory. A genuine bard; I didn't understand a word he said, but it was somehow hypnotic.

And that was only 30 years ago!

[kipt]

Finished Volume 79, Number 4 of "The Journal of Military History".  Mainly WWI articles but some on the ACW (such as "Environment and the Course of Battle: Flooding at Shiloh".  Interesting discussion of the influence of all the rains before the battle and how it affected the landscape and the arrival of troops).

[Techno]

Gave up on 'Carnival Of Shadows'......Though it was quite enjoyable. it just dragged on and on and on and I was losing the will to live.
Trying to listen to 'Perdition' by James Jackson...set about 200 years after the Crusaders took Jerusalem.

As I'm using the Dremmel so much, I have to keep stopping.....So I keep losing the thread of the story. 

Cheers - Phil

[PB]

After a recent flurry of 10mm WSS painting, I am currently revisiting "The Art of Warfare in the Age of Marlborough".

[fsn]

Now that is an inspirational book!

Please don't get me excited about the WSS! I've already got three different periods on my painting table!

[fsn]

Techno! Tech ... no ... switch off the Dremel, it's no way to stir your tea ... have a listen to this ...

http://www.radiodramarevival.com/

Some SF and fantasy and drama audio theatre.

I was listening to one about a telepathic detective on a space liner.

[Techno]

Thanks, Nobby !

Cheers - Phil

[SV52]

Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup, fascinating stuff if on the heavy side.
and
Virgil - Aeneid.  Has its bright moments but most of the time seems like I'm doing penance for some dreadful act.

Not sure which one is light relief from the other.