The aim of the rules was to provide the simplest possible set of wargaming rules that retained the feel and generalship of ancient and medieval warfare. The rules were about command decisions not the detail of combat. The average player would have memorized the rules by half way through their first [...]
Packed with information on every aspect of Napoleonic warfare, both land and sea, this book shows the wargamer how to make their miniature battles even more realistic and exciting. It contains detailed information on how armies were raised, trained, provisioned, led and equipped. The book describes [...]
This book covered straightforward methods of setting up and running such campaigns. It deals with topics ranging from map making, attrition and the issue of smaller forces delaying larger ones. Included are twenty-one examples of wargaming campaigns through the ages. Covering periods from the Dark A[...]
Donald Featherstone's classic wargaming book, War Games, was first published in 1962. It was largely responsible for turning a somewhat obscure hobby into a popular pastime across the world. This revised edition includes new material including a foreword by Paddy Griffith. There are five sets of cla[...]
The FIRST BATTLE simulation system was designed to exercise American divisional commanders and staffs in the control and coordination of combined arms operations. The game was played using 1:50000 maps using simple counters. Movement and firing were measured using the 1 km grid squares that were alr[...]
Donald Featherstone has revised his classic book on various battles. The book describes 15 key battles with the solo wargamer in mind. Including the enemy forces, terrain, enemy orders and other factors leading to surprise[...]
Donald Featherstone's and Keith Robinson's book describes tank warfare for the wargamer. Rules, scenarios and history are integrated into an entertaining book for the wargamer[...]
Donald Featherstone's book on wargaming with model planes was hugely influential when it was first published in 1966. It included many new ideas on how to recreate dog fights on the table-top. This revised edition brings it up to date with notes on availability of models, commercial board games and [...]
John Curry, retired Authorised Liverpool Pilot, lifeboat man, author, poet and French medievalist, writes about his working life on the waters of the River Mersey and the river's approaches. John traces his course from the sixth form of Wallasey Grammar School to the other side of the world and back[...]