tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post405989566789970842..comments2024-02-29T10:37:40.965-08:00Comments on The Pewter-Pixel Wars: Books for the new projectEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-43778895423356608642016-01-10T19:05:33.069-08:002016-01-10T19:05:33.069-08:00Thanks, Ken - definitely looking at the Minairons ...Thanks, Ken - definitely looking at the Minairons figure line.El Gregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-89090309715860463222016-01-10T12:33:14.111-08:002016-01-10T12:33:14.111-08:00SCW is a great period to game and very interesting...SCW is a great period to game and very interesting to study as well, the Beevor book seem to be the main reference for the overall picture. Iron Ivan games to a SCW book to compliment their Seven Coffins rules, in itself it's a good reference and has quite a few decent skirmish scenarios.<br /><br />On the Web check out http://balagan.info/ which has loads of detail and a few scenarios, over Yarkshire Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-64429084594868451712016-01-10T07:40:22.278-08:002016-01-10T07:40:22.278-08:00Thank you, Dean and Steve - I'll add those boo...Thank you, Dean and Steve - I'll add those books to the growing list!El Gregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-79787612637502496652016-01-10T04:19:32.353-08:002016-01-10T04:19:32.353-08:00For background reading I would very much recommend...For background reading I would very much recommend adding the two relevant Laurie Lee books to complement your copy of Orwell - just finished (re) reading them and they are wonderful.. oh, and Hemingway of course... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-36125401156448974682016-01-09T18:55:14.951-08:002016-01-09T18:55:14.951-08:00Enjoy your new booksEnjoy your new booksDeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-32492290152625756442016-01-09T16:29:49.098-08:002016-01-09T16:29:49.098-08:00Thank you, Jon - I have added those two blogs to m...Thank you, Jon - I have added those two blogs to my reading list.El Gregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-65796663160263806862016-01-09T13:44:12.965-08:002016-01-09T13:44:12.965-08:00Beevor's book on the SCW is a good one. If yo...Beevor's book on the SCW is a good one. If you need motivation towards the SCW at small level, take a look at some of the blogs focusing on Chain of Command. Many great BatReps and discussion on moving CoC to the SCW.<br /><br />Two good places to start are:<br />http://scrivsland.blogspot.com/<br />http://mylardiesgames.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com