Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse

[axabrax]

The Africa book is one of the most useful supps. I've ever come across for any game period. Highly recommended.

[Gluteus Maximus]

I bought it when it was first published & I still dip into it for campaign info on logistics etc.

The perfect beginner's guide, in that it never stops being of use, even when you own dozens of other [more expensive] books on the subject.

[Shikari Sahib]

Hi,
has somebody of you the e-mail of Peter Dennis?
thanks
Piero

[Darkoath]

Howard can we order the Africa and ACW book directly from you?

[thejammedgatling]

It would seem that these books are available from the Perry twins from their site, though I havn't found the listing yet..but here's their news from a few days ago..

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/719867/

sometimes they release the news before they have fully updated their site so it may be up by now. I'll certainly be getting them.

Cheers
TJG

[Tellus]

I just wrote the titles in the order form and and all the other details they need.If they still have some copies that will work,I guess.

[trev]

Apologies for the thread necromany but I thought i'd say there is a box load of these sitting on the side at our club in Southend.  They belong to Dave Ryan at Caliver Books and are ready to be shipped out to Dave's new premesis in Nottingham.  He may already have some in stock there too.  If he doesn't, tell him I said there's some in storage at SSWG.  It's a great little book, I think I paid a £5 for mine, which is an absolute bargain.

all the best,

Trev

[Stecal]

Cavilier has it here:  http://www.caliverbooks.com/catviewer.php?cat=19th&subcat=50&subcode=N

Apparently you can get it free if you subscribe to one of their magazines.

[Emir of Askaristan]

Show regular and Foundy/Perry peddler Dave Thomas carries it and I picked up a copy at Forfar @ SKELP (it's north of the antonine wall if you haven't hear of it!) on Saturday last. £4 for mine.

[remmelt55]

 Hi,

I'VE JUST RETURNED FROM MY TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN AFRICA. SO I LOST A LITTLE BIT THE NEWS OFF THE WESTERN WORLD, BUT I ALSO CAN SAY THIS BOOK IS A VERRY GOO READ, I USED IT A LOT ON MY TRAVELS: VERRY PRACTICAL INDEED.

[Argonor]

Hi,

I'VE JUST RETURNED FROM MY TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN AFRICA. SO I LOST A LITTLE BIT THE NEWS OFF THE WESTERN WORLD, BUT I ALSO CAN SAY THIS BOOK IS A VERRY GOO READ, I USED IT A LOT ON MY TRAVELS: VERRY PRACTICAL INDEED.

HAS YOUR CAPS LOCK JAMMED?

[Gluteus Maximus]

Hi,

I'VE JUST RETURNED FROM MY TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN AFRICA. SO I LOST A LITTLE BIT THE NEWS OFF THE WESTERN WORLD, BUT I ALSO CAN SAY THIS BOOK IS A VERRY GOO READ, I USED IT A LOT ON MY TRAVELS: VERRY PRACTICAL INDEED.

HAS YOUR CAPS LOCK JAMMED?

No, it's a well known fact that when you are travelling abroad, the only way to make foreigners understand you is to SHOUT VERY LOUDLY 

No worries, it's an easy mistake to make.

[Argonor]

I did not mean to upset anybody, I just jump back ½ meter when I suddenly come across a post in all capitals (or fat, btw.) 

My eyesight is deteriorating a bit these days, and I sit a bit too close to the screen....

[Gluteus Maximus]

It is now available from Foundry, for £4.00 GBP:

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/xmaswinter/BIGBATWW2/index.asp#DARKESTAFRICA

[Kingscarbine]

It's a nice intro book for colonial African warfare but I found the Portuguese part to be too superficial and erroneous. 

"Portuguese attempts to take 'effective occupation' of Angola led to the campaigns of Artur de Piava in the Cubango region (1885-8), and a series of risings, of which the Bailundo War(1902) is the best remembered [Very poor research]. Not until 1915, when 7,000 metropolitan troops were sent against the Cuanhama, did Portugal have real authority over all Angola [Not true. There were several rebellions after that]. In Mozambique the Portuguese drive inland met repeated defeats at the hands of the Chikunda in the Zambezi valley [before defeating them in the 18880s], but more success in the coastal region where Gungunyane's rising (which had captured Lourenço Marques in 1894) [Wrong. Again, very poor research] was put down by the end of 1896."