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POLL: What Book or Film Inspired You to Get Into ACW Wargaming?


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John Leahy Sponsoring Member of TMP writes:

2nd grade reading that American Heritage book with those miniature battle maps. I was awestruck! Then I later discovered Airfix soldiers. Done deal.

Thanks.

John


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VOTING RESULTS
AnswerVotes%Chart
American Heritage Picture History of The Civil War
34
21%
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Battle Cry of Freedom/James McPherson
7
4%
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Civil War/Paul Angle
0
0%
 
Confederacy's Last Hurrah/Wiley Sword
2
1%
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Gone with the Wind/Margaret Mitchell
4
3%
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Great Battles in History: Gettysburg
3
2%
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Killer Angels/Michael Shaara
19
12%
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Mr. Lincoln’s Army/Bruce Catton
15
9%
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Ordeal by Fire/Fletcher Pratt
3
2%
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Red Badge of Courage/Stephen Crane
15
9%
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family/Alex Haley
1
1%
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Uncle Tom's Cabin/Harriet Beecher Stowe
1
1%
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all of the above
0
0%
 
other (explain)
8
5%
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none of these/no opinion
26
16%
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this is ridiculous
1
1%
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not my genre
16
10%
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not my cup of tea
5
3%
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POLL DESCRIPTION

DisasterWargamer Supporting Member of TMP writes:

While I had relatives on both sides of the war, and my dad loved walking the ACW battlefields – I was never inclined to build miniature armies for the ACW period.

That changed when I was reading a review of the Wiley Sword book, The Confederacy's Last Hurrah. While I have found other books and articles – it was reading about his description of the Confederates going into battle at Franklin in 1864 – with a frontal assault, little support of artillery against an entrenched Union Army. Later making multiple assaults – knowing that the prospects weren't good for survival. Yet they charged…

That book inspired me to learn more about the ACW in many facets.

What was the book or film that inspired you to begin to build an army?

Poll set up by Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian, based on this pre-poll discussion.