Saturday, September 30, 2017

Ep 25: Top Faves with Dave goes to the Library II: Nonfiction is live!

Ep 25: Top Faves with Dave goes to the Library II: Nonfiction
https://soundcloud.com/user-989538417/episode-25-top-faves-with-dave-goes-to-the-library-ii
We talk with Dave Tubbs about the nonfiction books that inspire our gaming.

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Other companies we mentioned:
The Face of Battle - John Keegan https://www.amazon.com/Face-Battle-Study-Agincourt-Waterloo/dp/0140048979
Commands and Colors https://www.commandsandcolors.net/
Baccus https://www.baccus6mm.com/

The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force - Douglas Porch https://www.amazon.com/French-Foreign-Legion-Complete-Legendary/dp/161608068X

The Templars: The Dramamtic History of the Knights Templar  - Pierce Paul Read https://www.amazon.com/Templars-Dramatic-Powerful-Military-Crusades/dp/0312555385

The Soviet Army FM Series - US Army Google it for a ton of PDFs
PFC C-in-C http://www.pfc-cinc.com/front_page.html
PicoArmor https://www.picoarmor.com/

The Last Battle - Cornelius Ryan https://www.amazon.com/Last-Battle-Classic-History-Berlin/dp/0684803291
Rommel - Sam Mustafa https://sammustafa.com/rommel/
Rapid Fire! http://www.rapid-fire-uk.com/

Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell https://www.amazon.com/Homage-Catalonia-George-Orwell/dp/0156421178
A World Aflame https://ospreypublishing.com/a-world-aflame-interwar-wargame-rules-1918-39
Empress Miniatures http://www.empressminiatures.com/page9.htm

Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team -  John Steinbeck https://www.amazon.com/Bombs-Away-Bomber-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143105914
B-17: Queen of the Skies - Avalon Hill https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1032/b-17-queen-skies

The Bear Went Over the Mountain - Lester Grau https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Went-Over-Mountain-Afghanistan/dp/1304069451
The Other Side of the Mountain - Lester Grau and Ali Ahmad Jalali https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Mountain-Mujahideen-Soviet-Afghan/dp/1907521054/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=46F0GWG2NTQZAZ30GFF3
Force on Force - Ambush Alley Games http://www.ambushalleygames.net/force-on-force-core-rules-pdf/
Plastic Soldier Company http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=93_94_95&products_id=1673
Battlefront - Team Yankee http://team-yankee.com/

Pegasus Bridge - Stephen Ambrose https://www.amazon.com/Pegasus-Bridge-June-6-1944/dp/0671671561
Stargrunt https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html
Tomorrow’s War  http://www.ambushalleygames.net/tomorrows-war/
Cadian Imperial Guard - GW http://solegends.com/citcat1998us/c1998usp281-02.htm
Ork Kommandos - GW http://solegends.com/citcat1998us/c1998usp356-02.htm

Queen Victoria’s Little Wars - Byron Farwell https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Victorias-Little-Byron-Farwell/dp/0393302350
The Sword and the Flame - Sergeants Three http://www.sergeants3.com/
Perry Miniatures https://www.perry-miniatures.com/

History of Rome - Livy https://www.amazon.com/Livy-Early-History-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140448098
The Twelve Caesars - Suetonius - Translated by Robert Graves https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Caesars-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140440720/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506815887&sr=1-1&keywords=twelve+caesars+robert+graves
Our Word is Our Weapon - Subcommandante Marcos https://www.amazon.com/Our-Word-Weapon-Selected-Writings/dp/1583224726/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506815906&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=sub+commandante+marcos
AK47 - Rules and figures by Peter Pig http://www.peterpig.co.uk/ak47.html
SASM - Operator Juarez http://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com/Operator-Juarez-s/188.htm
Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly https://www.amazon.com/Greece-Rome-War-Peter-Connolly/dp/1848329415
The Black Devil Brigade - Joseph Springer https://www.amazon.com/Black-Devil-Brigade-Special-Service/dp/0935553509/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506816045&sr=1-1&keywords=black+devil+brigade+springer
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish Mob - J.T. English https://www.amazon.com/Paddy-Whacked-Untold-American-Gangster/dp/0060590033/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506816098&sr=1-1&keywords=paddy+whacked
Mad Dogs With Guns - Howard Whitehouse https://ospreypublishing.com/mad-dogs-with-guns


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2 comments:

  1. Oh dear. HobNobs! Chocolate or not are Johnny-come-lately upstarts of compressed horse feed. English gentlemen prefer Rich Tea or Digestives when dunking. On a more liberal day I may go as far a Garibaldi for dunking purposes.

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  2. Really enjoying these Top 5s. There are a lot of possibilities e.g. Top 5 (Insert period/conflict/genre of choice). Would be very interested to hear your choices for a Top 5 WW2 and Top 5 Modern, looking at non-fiction accounts and/or histories.

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