"Best intro books to these periods - help! " Topic
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| warpaintjj | 19 Jul 2014 1:03 p.m. PST |
hi there,
I need some help with summer hols reading please. Which would be good intro books to the following three Tricorne/mitre periods please?
War of Spanish Succession
American War of Independence
Great Northern Wars
and Seven Years War as a cheeky bonus if possible.
Last year I bought the best recommendations from another period and thoroughly enjoyed them so here goes for summer reading 2014!
Fingers crossed, JJ |
| Tom Collins | 19 Jul 2014 2:09 p.m. PST |
Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer for summer 2014, great for fall too! |
| Repiqueone | 20 Jul 2014 10:54 a.m. PST |
War of Spanish Succession- John Lynn – The Wars of Louis XIV and Giant of the Grand Siècle. Chandler- The Art of War in the Age of Marlborough. Great Northern War-Peter Eklund, The Battle That Shook Europe. |
| Olaf 03 | 21 Jul 2014 5:52 a.m. PST |
For the Seven Years War I would recommend: The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763, by Franz Szabo |
| Old Contemptibles | 21 Jul 2014 9:58 a.m. PST |
Just do a TMP keyword search for books. There are many lists of books on just about any period. No sense in re-inventing the wheel. |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 21 Jul 2014 10:09 a.m. PST |
Anything written by Christopher Duffy for the SYW. |
| warpaintjj | 28 Jul 2014 7:45 a.m. PST |
Many thanks Gents, I'll use some of these as my starting point.
Many thanks
JJ |
| Swampking | 31 Jul 2014 9:28 a.m. PST |
If you run across "Russia's Military Way to the West" by Christopher Duffy, that's a fairly good introduction to the GNW. Also, his 'The Prussian Army of Frederick the Great' and 'The Army of Maria Theresea' while dated in some aspects are still wonderful introductions [if you can get them at a reasonable price]. For the AWI, I've found Buchanan's "The Road to Guilford Courthouse" to be wonderful, as well as the book mentioned on the 'Peter Gilder's AWI Army' thread. This should be enough to get you started. Happy Gaming! |
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