Can anyone recommend any please, primarily a book focussing on the military/tactical angle rather than one written about the various myths/controversies etc....
... How early in time does his coverage begin? Anything to say about tribes like the Kimmerians circa 700 BC? -- Doug The price of freedom is infernal...
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Is it acceptable to post a VERY short message here, is you have an army for sale? Thanks ... g...
So, I see a lot of votes for Chariot. I'll definitely be considering them. Any thoughts on Museum? I've seen some of their stuff and like the look of it....
Hi all, my name is Nathan and I hail from Sydney Australia. just wanted to say hi and ask a few questions :) found your group while searching for a good list...
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Hi Doug, Haven't unpacked yet, but Vol 1 covers the geography, ecology & earliest settlement patterns from the Neolithic onwards - including the Cimmerians, ...
well spotted Paul....!!! After giving it some thought I can't recall seeing any reference to use of elephants in the military treatises.... I think they were...
Hi Jim, You've prompted another thought, namely how reliable are these 3rd C. AD Roman sources about their Eastern opponents? I'm beginning to get a nasty ...
Can anyone recommend ranges in 15mm to build a Seljuq army (and its opponents)? I am not generally keen on 15mm as I find them often mis- proportioned and...
... Rome ... a ... of ... Cant help with most of the questions as Hellenistics is my field but if 15mm Palmyrans is what you're after, try Essex Miniatures or ...
... The new Outpost range are excellent, and about the only historically accurate range on the market. Have a look at http://www.outpostwargameservices.co.uk/...
... Surely "a fiddle worthy of the Chinese" should be encouraged, if not compulsory, to players of Chinese armies? It depends what the "late Tang" army in...
... Surely "a fiddle worthy of the Chinese" should be encouraged, if not compulsory, to players of Chinese armies? It depends what the "late Tang" army in...
... Well, I do. The post immediately before Luke's post to which you were replying sets out why. ... More to do with the complete absence of evidence for it...
According to an article 'War elephants in ancient and medieval China' by Edward Schafer (received courtesy of Steven James), the only nation on Chinese soil...
Nathan, Irregular figures and Museum figures are made and sold by Nic at Eureka Minatures in Melbourne (http://www.eurekamin.com.au/). Essex minatures are sold...
Apologies to Nathan for using his post as a springboard for a new thread! I agree about the 'selective dismissal' of the SHA by commentators - Luke U-S was...
Happy New Years All! I was going to set up a DBM big game with this battle, when I could not find my copy of issue 230, Miniature Wargames, which has the OB...
... How about "The Regulation of the Templars" or something like that. It is a primary source which includes their battlefield drills. The original is in Old...
no apologies needed for starting the thrad it's grat to see so many people with an interest in this area during this period. SHA has it's moments for good info...
Thanks Duncan. These look good. What about the Essex range? These are numerous but chunky around the spear area. Truth is I much prefer 25mm but coming back to...
... B5 also took things like a lack of gravity in space seriously as well. Quite possibly this is why, good as it was, it was never as popular as Star Trek - ...