"A Wargamer's Guide to The Desert War 1940 - 1943" Topic
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Tango01  | 10 Apr 2017 10:23 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest?
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| durecell | 11 Apr 2017 3:33 a.m. PST |
Possibly. What is actually covered in the book and how useful will it be? There are two similar books on 1066 and the Anglo-Zulu War. Any good reviews for those? The synopsis suggests the book will cover:
An overview of the desert campaigns.
A review of desert rules.
A review of desert miniature manufacturers.
Some sort of OOB/Organisation information.
Tactics
Scenarios I'm a new player to the desert theatre and am making my first army for it. I've already picked my rules (FoW)and miniatures (BF, PP, PSC). FoW already has an overview of the campaigns and I got into WW2 gaming because I already had an interest in the war so knew the basics beforehand anyway. I'm not sure how useful the rest will be. So how useful is the book going to be? |
 Flashman14 | 11 Apr 2017 4:55 a.m. PST |
It's cheap enough. I'd just buy it. |
| Joes Shop | 11 Apr 2017 5:54 a.m. PST |
Same here as its my primary area of interest. |
| coopman | 11 Apr 2017 6:02 a.m. PST |
I would buy it just because of the author. He's that good, in my opinion. |
| Tango01 | 11 Apr 2017 11:12 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it boys!. (smile)
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| Cerdic | 11 Apr 2017 12:02 p.m. PST |
Dan Mersey is normally worth a read. |
| badger22 | 05 Dec 2017 8:08 p.m. PST |
Better off getting Featherstone. I went through this one in an hour or two, didnt find much I didnt know already. For a true beginner, probably a good intro. Good bit on rules and stuff, but if you already know about North Africa not recommended. Owen |
| mysteron | 06 Dec 2017 3:14 a.m. PST |
I am all for beginners books . They help people to adjust from one period to another. Some of the others just throw too many facts at you and could leave a beginner more confused than before he started. |
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goes beyond the straight line.
