A selection of books for wargamers, as recommended by club members.
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| Achtung Schweinehund by Harry Pearson. A Boy's Own story of imaginary combat. Simply brilliant | The Destruction of Lord Raglan by Christopher Hibbert. Fascinating and well-written account of the Crimean War | Panzer Commander by Hans von Luck. Engaging and highly readable autobiography | I Flew for the Fuhrer by Heinz Knoke. Diary of a German air ace | Arnhem by Anthony Beevor. Market Garden examined through different lenses |
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| The Rules of the Game by Andrew Gordon | Home Before the Leaves Fall by Ian Senior | The Anatomy of Victory by Noseworthy | Gunpowder and Galleys by Guilmartin | The Art of Warfare in the Age of Marlborough by Chandlers |
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| The Campaigns of Napoleon by Chandler | Warfare in the Age of Reason by Duffy | Napoleon's Invasion of Russia by Nafziger | Crusading Warfare 1097-1193 by R C Smail | A History of the Crusades by Runciman |
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| A Devil of a Whipping by Babits | With Zeal and Bayonets Only by Spring | The Battle of the River Plate by Landsborough. Highly recommended | The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge. Medieval warfare and the crusades | The Most Dangerous Enemy : A History Of The Battle Of Britain by Stephen Bungay. Objective account with some decent statistical analysis |
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| Dreadnought by Robert Massie. The First World War at sea | Castles Of Steel by Robert Massie. Follow-up to the above. Not for the faint-hearted! | Fusiliers : How The British Army Lost America But Learned How To Fight by Mark Urban. The genesis and evolution of British Arm tactics | Storm Of Steel by Ernst Junger. Account of war on the battlefield | Chickenhawk by Robert Mason. First person view of a Vietnam War helicopter pilot |
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| The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. A good read despite doubts about some authenticity | Bush War in Rhodesia by Dennis Croukamp. Excellent | FireForce by Chris Cocks. Interesting story about how being in a fire force unit worked |