"American Civil War Books That May Be Useful For Gaming?" Topic
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| GeneralLee63 | 23 Jul 2015 12:04 p.m. PST |
Hi, I'm new to TMP and would like to return to my days of gaming. Has anyone read these books and are they of any benefit? Clad In Iron: The American Civil War and the Challenge of British Naval Power Paperback – 31 Jan 2010
by Howard J. Fuller (Author) The Battle of Hampton Roads: New Perspectives on the USS "Monitor" and the CSS "Virginia" (Marine's Museum): New Perspectives on the USS "Monitor" and the CSS "Virginia" Paperback – 1 Nov 2005
by Harold Holzer (Editor), Tim Mulligan (Editor) Union Combined Operations in the Civil War (North's Civil War) (The North's Civil War) Hardcover – 15 Apr 2010
by Craig L. Symonds (Editor) Empire, Technology and Seapower: Royal Navy crisis in the age of Palmerston: Ironclads and Naval Innovation (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History) Hardcover – 13 Dec 2013
by Howard J. Fuller (Author) If anyone could kindly recommend some relevant books I would be grateful. James |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 23 Jul 2015 1:37 p.m. PST |
The Maps of ….. series are decent. Here's one example: link DM |
| Mikasa | 23 Jul 2015 4:06 p.m. PST |
Very hard to beat this:
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| coopman | 23 Jul 2015 4:28 p.m. PST |
Just about any decent book about a specific battle should have maps with unit locations and descriptions of the units involved (although the strength info is sometimes not easily found). Suggested authors include John Michael Priest, Stephen Sears and Peter Cozzens just to name a few. |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 23 Jul 2015 6:16 p.m. PST |
+1 on the Maps of series…Savas Beatty did an excellent job bringing those to light. The Chickamauga one is especially good. I find the maps in the eastern battlers a bit lacking compared to Chickamauga. The Emerging Civil War series, and the History Press series are both very good, usually (but not always) filled with decent maps. One was written by a TMP member (on Pickett's Mill). Same TMPer has a series of scenario books.
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| SonofThor | 23 Jul 2015 8:03 p.m. PST |
Almost anything by Shelby Foote |
| Noble Crow | 23 Jul 2015 8:11 p.m. PST |
Another vote for the Maps of Chickamauga and also for Brad B's outstanding scenario books. |
| GROSSMAN | 24 Jul 2015 10:35 a.m. PST |
This is THE book you want right here.
Most useful book I have ever owned, bought it and sold it three times. link |
| Yngtitan | 24 Jul 2015 3:43 p.m. PST |
The Maps of books are great and hard to beat. They include Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run, Chickamauga and Bristoe I believe.
If you are in to Gettysburg then Pfanz books are great and Martins 1st day is also very good.
I also recommend Cozzens No better Place to Die, This Terrible Sound and Shipwreck of their Hopes. |
| davbenbak | 27 Jul 2015 9:03 a.m. PST |
In the "Knight's Battles for Wargamers" series there are books for 1st Bull Run and Chancellorsville. You can find used copies pretty cheap on Amazon. |
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