Brentnose | 01 Sep 2015 7:03 p.m. PST |
Years ago I used to design war games for companies like SPI and OSG. I have had a number of books published on military history. I am returning to military history and war games after a sojourn of several years. I am very interested in tactics during the age of the harquebus, musket, and the firelock and would like to communicate with others sharing this passion. I have collected a veritable treasure trove of 16th, 17th, 18th and early 19th century printed primary sources that go into nauseating detail how men fought on the European battlefield, and possibly some of you can help me figure the best way of making this information available to enthusiasts. I am also looking for help with inputting this information into a structured format, translations of foreign language material and creating supporting illustrations. Anyone care to join in? Brent |
Waco Joe | 01 Sep 2015 8:12 p.m. PST |
Very interesting proposition. I am currently bereft of miniatures as everything has been put into storage. However I am a librarian by trade and intrigued by the idea of putting together a retrieval system. Drop me a line at joxash AT grandecom Dot net and I would be more than willing to discuss it. |
Xintao | 01 Sep 2015 8:56 p.m. PST |
Hi Brent. I have at least one of your books. I think it is With Musket, Cannon And Sword. I also think you signed it. I really liked that book. Welcome aboard. Xin |
thehawk | 01 Sep 2015 9:45 p.m. PST |
Definitely would like to join in. Your books are great btw. I really hope you do make the material available. I'm recently retired but used to work in business intelligence, human-computer interaction, operations research and IT systems design. I'm interested in applying the techniques I used at work to model 18th century warfare at a detailed level. Having original texts would make things a lot easier. |
JasonAfrika | 01 Sep 2015 9:49 p.m. PST |
It will be a pleasure to have such a distinguished author on TMP. Welcome Brent. Love your work! |
Fat Wally | 01 Sep 2015 11:05 p.m. PST |
Welcome to TMP. Your work is fantastic, by the way. |
Flashman14 | 02 Sep 2015 2:06 a.m. PST |
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daler240D | 02 Sep 2015 2:41 a.m. PST |
Welcome, very cool to have you here. |
Altefritz | 02 Sep 2015 2:47 a.m. PST |
Welcome, honored by your presence here. By the way, did you know Kronoskaf? link Fabrizio |
Green Tiger | 02 Sep 2015 3:59 a.m. PST |
You are THE Brent Nosworthy? I am a massive admirer of your works. Your project sounds very interesting and would be immensely useful to the students of the growing number of Post-Graduate Military History courses through out the world. Not sure how I could help but would like to … |
Ligniere | 02 Sep 2015 4:50 a.m. PST |
Brent Welcome to TMP My recommendation would be for you to start a blog. Each post could focus on a particular example of an element of combat. A resource such as that would be so useful. |
evilgong | 02 Sep 2015 5:02 a.m. PST |
Hi there Brent, Maybe the best way to get the info out would be via a blog as others have suggested or some other online platform, where space is less of a problem. People with more skill than me could make more specific suggestions for your requirements. Regards David F Brown |
Dave Jackson | 02 Sep 2015 5:03 a.m. PST |
Hi Brent, surprised you haven't been on before! Welcome! |
CATenWolde | 02 Sep 2015 5:16 a.m. PST |
Hi Brent, Given the nature and scope of your project, I would look at academic archival projects as a model, essentially creating an image database of your textual artifacts. The right university with the right focus might even be interested in a cooperative grant application, and graduate students are great sources of scanning hours. ;) Best of luck! Cheers, Christopher |
mad monkey 1 | 02 Sep 2015 7:20 a.m. PST |
Welcome. Love the books. That said, you need to hook up with Daniel S. He's a member here who is Da Man for the 17th century. |
macconermaoile | 02 Sep 2015 10:37 a.m. PST |
I've got "Battle Tactics of Napoleon and His Enemies". You are welcome. |
vtsaogames | 02 Sep 2015 11:13 a.m. PST |
Hello Brent, welcome aboard. Glad to hear from you, Vincent. |
ochoin | 02 Sep 2015 7:04 p.m. PST |
I doubt if I have much of use to offer but I can guarantee I'll be buying your book. Your previous titles occupy prominent shelves in my book cases. |
Supercilius Maximus | 03 Sep 2015 4:04 a.m. PST |
Another fan of your work here. I would be delighted to join in any AWI-related projects you might have. (I would also second Mad Monkey's recommendation of Daniel – a veritable mine of information on the Renaissance era.) |
Rod MacArthur | 03 Sep 2015 11:23 a.m. PST |
Hi Brent, I have your two books on tactics and doubt if I can offer much, but I have collected as many copies of late 18th Century and Napoleonic Drill Regulations as I could. Most of these were from the pre-Internet era, obtained by swapping photocopies with other enthusiasts. I have originals of all of the British Napoleonic regulations, reprints of the 1812 Prussian Regulations, photocopies of 1788 Prussian Regulations, plus photocopies of French, Austrian, Russian and American Regulations. I also have electronic copies of Spanish and Portuguese Regulations, plus several hundred other electronic books of the late 18th Century and Napoleonic era. I also researched the Authorised Establishments of every unit of the British Army for the period 1802 to 1815 from the original documents in the UK National Archives and published two articles (total 18,000 words) on that subject in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. I have my original data from that research. If there is anything which interests you here, please let me know. Rod |
AussieAndy | 03 Sep 2015 8:10 p.m. PST |
Being technologically illiterate, I don't have any practical skills to offer, but thank you for your books and I'll continue to buy whatever you publish. I would love to see more in English on the period 1500 – 1700, particularly with respect to the conflicts not involving Britain. |