Small Skirmish Scenarios

[traveller]

With all the time constraints I experience, I look more and more to find historical events that only involve a small number of combatants. Recently I tried to find a good reason to start with the Zulu Wars and I found the death of the Prince Imperial to be such a small scenario that might be possible to tweak in between work and family. The gangster game I plan for my train station is a similar size scenario. Out of curiosity is there others that feel the same? Any good historical "micro" scenario ideas out there for various periods?

[Onebigriver]

I prefer skirmish scenarios, partly because of the time element, partly because of my short attention span! To compensate I do try to come up with projects that will allow me to double up on games and/or figures.

[archangel1]

Donald Featherstone released a book many moons ago called Skirmish Wargaming.  It gave several scenarios that covered the periods from the Vikings to Monte Cassino.  The newest edition apparently adds a couple more, including some fantasy/scifi.  I always liked the little sketches provided that showed the setting of the various skirmishes.  A couple of them would make some nice little dioramas.  I particularly like the scene for the 95th in the Peninsula. 

[Gluteus Maximus]

Watching good war films will often give you plenty of inspiration for scenarios. Even if they are the wrong period, they can often be adapted very easily. I usually watch a DVD with notebook & pen handy, note the time of any potentially useable incident and then go back and re-watch it afterwards taking notes.

There are also often good ideas in novels which can easily be adapted too 

[Aaron]

I'm interested in French and Indian gaming and Bob Bearor's series of books on French/Canadian partisan leaders looks promising for that sort of thing. http://www.amazon.com/Leading-Example-Partisan-Fighters-1660-1760/dp/0788420682/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260562927&sr=8-5. I got a gift card for my birthday so I ordered volume one to see for myself.