"Uniform Guide for a skirmish gaming the Peninsula Campaign" Topic
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| Private Matter | 22 Oct 2009 6:15 a.m. PST |
Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars by Digby George Smith, Jeremy Black ($19.00)
Soildiers and Uniforms of Napoleonic Wars by Francois-Guy Hourtelle, Patrice Courcelle, Jack Girbal ($29)
I wanted to know which if any of these book was worth getting if I wanted to have a decent guide to painting uniforms for the Peninsula Campaign. Price is not always an indicator of quality or value. I am mostly interested in light troops (French & British) for skirmish actions. I've already been steered in the direction of some good info but I'm thinking a guide book might be helpful in case I want to play around a bit. I'll be painting a combination of Perry & Victrix. |
| Fred Cartwright | 22 Oct 2009 6:21 a.m. PST |
Short answer is no, probably not the book you want. If you can get a copy "Military Dress of the Peninsular War 1808-1814" by Martin Windrow with colour plates by Gerry Embleton is your best bet. It will have more than you require, but I suspect like most wargamers the project will grow and you will find yourself wanting other uniform details. |
| Private Matter | 22 Oct 2009 6:25 a.m. PST |
Sorry Fred, I edited my post while you were responding. Boy, you are fast though. Thanks for the input. |
| Hastati | 22 Oct 2009 8:18 a.m. PST |
Yep, Windrow and Embleton is the one you want. |
| Camcleod | 22 Oct 2009 9:19 a.m. PST |
Soldiers and Uniforms of Napoleonic Wars by Francois-Guy Hourtelle, Patrice Courcelle, Jack Girbal ($29) I like Jack Girbal's plates, nice depiction of battles scenes and troops. A good book but only a few of the plates (out of about 60)are for the Peninsula. The couple I recall are: Vistula Legion, Young Guard in Spain, Gendarmes, Paris Guard in Spain, Chasseurs vs. Guerillas and maybe a few others. Cliff |
| Private Matter | 23 Oct 2009 7:28 a.m. PST |
Does anyone have any feedback about this book;
Uniforms of the Peninsular Wars, 1807-1814 It seems to be more specific to the Peninsular campaign and its within the budget of $50 USD (Barnes & Noble Gift Card) |
| colbert | 23 Oct 2009 7:46 a.m. PST |
By Haythornthwaite & Chappell ? Lots of coloured plates in the style of Osprey.
Regards, |
| Private Matter | 23 Oct 2009 8:41 a.m. PST |
That's the one. I'm not as fanatical as some of the more "dedicated" Napoleonic gamers so as long as the book is a decent guide, I'm happy. Hopefully this will do it. |
| colbert | 23 Oct 2009 9:07 a.m. PST |
I think you`ll find it a good enough guide.
Regards, |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
