marco56  | 02 Aug 2020 8:52 a.m. PST |
Anyone know of any books in English that describes this battle and campaign? I can't find too much. link
Mark |
| ChrisBBB2 | 05 Aug 2020 9:54 p.m. PST |
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| agplumer | 07 Aug 2020 10:20 a.m. PST |
The Courier did a multi-part series on the French-Rabih War back in the nineties or early 2000s, I believe. It covered everything a wargamer would need. I have a photocopy packed away somewhere between 2 storage units and my in-laws. We are between houses until November. There also is a book "The Life and Times of Rabih Fadl Allah" by W.K.R. Hallam, 1977. I have read this and it is probably the best English language history available. If yo have access to a university library you may be able to get it through inter-library loan, depending if the libraries are going to be open because of COVID. |
| marco56 | 12 Aug 2020 10:32 a.m. PST |
I found a copy of The life and times but was in Israel and over $100 USD which is too much for me but thanks guys for your help.
Mark |
 FlyXwire | 13 Aug 2020 5:35 a.m. PST |
Great tip AGPLUMER! Marco, you can get Courier magazine PDFs over on Wargames Vault. I did a search, and apparently issue #87 has the 1st part of the Rise and fall of Rabih Fadi Allah, and follow-up "African Warlord" articles in #88, & 89. |
| SgtGuinness | 16 Aug 2020 4:33 p.m. PST |
FlyXwire, great find! Once again the wargaming community comes through for a fellow gamer. Marco56, please let us know if the Courier's have the needed data as I'd order them too if so. Cheers,
JB |
| marco56 | 19 Aug 2020 11:08 a.m. PST |
Thank you I will check it out tonight and report back.
Mark |
| marco56 | 20 Aug 2020 6:38 a.m. PST |
Well I bought all 3 issues in PDF format at $3 USD per issue.I also found copies on on ebay that I bought as I can't print them out right now as my printer is messed up.I prefer the real thing to reading them on a computer.Seems to have some data in them.Last issue has OB's for scenerios Thank you FlyXwire for your help and everyonr else too.
Mark |
| SgtGuinness | 20 Aug 2020 8:20 a.m. PST |
Marco56, thank you for the update! I will order them as well. |
| marco56 | 23 Aug 2020 9:32 a.m. PST |
I saw a couple of books on Lamy but they are in French.
Mark |
| marco56 | 01 Sep 2020 4:14 a.m. PST |
Even though I got the courier copies in pdf I also got the print copies off of ebay. Give me a physical copy of a book or magazine anytime.
Mark |
| marco56 | 29 Nov 2020 9:42 a.m. PST |
Douglas Porch's "Conquest of the Sahara" gives a good account of this battle.
Mark |
goes beyond the straight line.
