Helicon advertising the following for January.
The Somme 1870-71:The Winter Campaign in Picardy
Chad
Thanks Chad
Will definitely get hold of that.
From the Helion web site it looks like it will be hardback only for now and limited to a print run of 500 (with author signature!). I hope they eventually publish it in digital.
I have pre-ordered this and publication has now been put back to Feb/March. The campaign on the Somme is fascinating in that it was led by one of France's most able generals with one of the weakest armies of the Republic containing a substantial number of third line troops (but also some very good marine infantry).
Do we have a price for this volume?
Off the top of my head about £25.
£29.95 per catalogue
Not a fortune, then. I was expecting something outrageous for a limited publication.
Greetings
I bought myself the second volume of the German General Staff history of the Franco-German War the other day (I've had volume 1 for a while). One day I might get as far as the Republic phase of the war but there's still so much in the period of the war against the Empire - lots of clashes and detail (mainly of course from the German side) that don't make it into higher level accounts.
Regards
Edward
I have had a copy of Cassels' History of the Franco-German
war for sometime. Some excellent maps. Well
worth buying if you have the chance
Chad
Me too but I was disappointed at the poor coverage of the 'Imperial' phase in contrast with the 'Republican' phase and in particular the siege of Paris. We sometimes forget what a huge thing this was for the Victorians.
Chad, what are you playing these days?
Mike
In 10mm - Marlburian, Ancients. Also building armies for LoA, 1859 and 1866.
28mm - Napoleonics
1/600 - Project for Yom Kippur.
Pete