| Incognito | 06 Mar 2014 3:30 a.m. PST |
Hey all, im looking for some good cold war fiction to get a bit of a fix for gaming. so what can people recommend?? im looking for European centered stuff in any time period cheers
Bryan |
| WCTFreak | 06 Mar 2014 3:32 a.m. PST |
Tom Clancy Red Storm etc, written from and fir a wargamer ! |
| nickinsomerset | 06 Mar 2014 3:42 a.m. PST |
Chieftains by Bob Forrester-Webb, Tally Ho! |
| VonTed | 06 Mar 2014 4:29 a.m. PST |
Red Effect and Black Effect…..forget the author |
| Major Mike | 06 Mar 2014 5:28 a.m. PST |
Red Army by Ralph Peters Team Yankee by Harold Coyle Broken Eagle by Robert Tine First Salvo, Choke Point and Counter Strike all by Charles D. Taylor Russian Spring by Dennis Jones |
| Fatman | 06 Mar 2014 5:55 a.m. PST |
Arc Light by Eric L. Harry Fatman |
| tulsatime | 06 Mar 2014 5:59 a.m. PST |
James Rouch "THE ZONE" book series |
 Saber6   | 06 Mar 2014 6:31 a.m. PST |
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| Irish Marine | 06 Mar 2014 6:38 a.m. PST |
The Red Effect and Black Effect were written by Harvey Black the 3rd book will be out in two months really good books. |
| Oddball | 06 Mar 2014 6:45 a.m. PST |
All the ones I would mention have been listed above. My favorites are: Red Storm Rising
Team Yankee
Red Army |
| PHGamer | 06 Mar 2014 6:57 a.m. PST |
And on the lighter side, Cap'n Fatso, by Adm Daniel Gallery |
| Huscarle | 06 Mar 2014 9:02 a.m. PST |
I really enjoyed the Anthony Price "Audley" series. link Otherwise it's mainly spy stories by such as Le Carre, Deighton, Furst, Egleton, Trenhaile, and Lionel Davidson. General Sir John Hackett's , "The Third World War" & "The Untold Story, The Third World War". |
| charles popp | 06 Mar 2014 12:22 p.m. PST |
Not really Cold War but the Bond books,Vortex,Caldron and Red Phoenix. |
| Sparker | 06 Mar 2014 1:58 p.m. PST |
First Contact by Kenneth Macksey MC. Actually a Canadian Army training Publication, but written as a novel to get the Canucks to actually read it (slowly, obviously!) Seriously, a great read and good source of scenarios around the 4 CMBG Brigade group. (Who I acknowledge in every way were intellectual giants! :-) |
| VonTed | 06 Mar 2014 2:06 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys… thanks alot. Now my Amazon shopping cart is full again. |
| Viper guy | 06 Mar 2014 4:33 p.m. PST |
If you want to do a Soviet invasion in Aug '45 then the Red Gambit Series by Colin Gee is designed for just that! They are perfect for scenario development to include maps. |
| elsyrsyn | 06 Mar 2014 5:20 p.m. PST |
Red Storm Rising is a classic, and Team Yankee is also good. The Third World war by Hackett is also worth a look. Doug |
| Jemima Fawr | 06 Mar 2014 5:33 p.m. PST |
Another recommendation for First Clash (which is what Sparker meant when he said 'First Contact'… he was probably watching Star Trek at the time…). ;) |
| Sparker | 06 Mar 2014 10:54 p.m. PST |
You buggar! Right enough though – First Clash! Although I am a trekkie at heart I was actually getting confused with the 'Contact!' Canadian Army wargaming rules they used for training! |
| Jemima Fawr | 07 Mar 2014 8:11 a.m. PST |
Good point. Oddly enough I did write a First Clash scenario called "Contact! Wait. Out." |
| williamtheconker | 09 Mar 2014 6:48 p.m. PST |
Just ordered the Red effect, i was there in the 70's and we often wondered (when we were sober that is ) what would happen, though we had a pretty good idea, probably why we got drunk! Cherry B anybody? |
| Incognito | 10 Mar 2014 12:51 p.m. PST |
cheers All :) that should keep me going for a while |
