Lt. Col. Mike Snook's stunning new book Go Strong into the Desert, published by Perry Miniatures, is now available.
The book covers the period of the Mahdist Uprising in 1881 to the repulse of the Khalifa's forces at the Battle of Giniss in 1885. Mike comprehensively traces the course of the war with new insight and detail having a lifelong fascination for the subject and having recently had the opportunity to walk and photograph the battlefields himself. He also covers the uniforms of the Egyptian, British and Mahdist forces in depth.
The 216-page book contains 300 color and black-and-white images including contemporary illustrations, photos, uniform reconstructions, maps and diagrams.
Price £25.00 GBP + P&P* from Perry Miniatures
* U.K. £3.00 GBP, Europe £5.00 GBP, Rest of the World £9.00 GBP
This is an essential work for the understanding of campaigns more than a century ago in distant lands that still yield many valuable lessons for today. Lt Col Snook's book combines sound scholarship, with visits to the battlefields and a love of Victorian military life with all its colorful characters.
- Mark Urban
Combining as it does extensive fieldwork, scrupulous research and the author's characteristically entertaining style of writing, Go Strong into the Desert is packed with military detail and is certain to enthrall anyone with an interest in Queen Victoria's wars.
- Ian Knight
P.S. Regarding future Perry Miniatures releases on the message board, the plastic set in question hasn't been mentioned yet. Alan will reveal all shortly.
