Author Topic: Latest book received (Read 431212 times)

Prof.Witchheimer · « **on:** May 13, 2007, 08:08:20 PM »

A new "book received" thread :wink:

At the moment I'm seized with a passion for colonial history. Got yesterday two new books, "The german schutztruppe" and "The german colonies" with tons of textes and photos. Great reference material with lots of inspiration

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2007, 08:12:31 PM »

Great, I´ve got the Längin one (on the right) too! Excellent pictures, even if the text is a bit tendential at times... although that might be a personal impression, with the author just wanting to be satirical.

Poliorketes · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2007, 09:17:00 AM »

Cool idea. Latest hobby related books I bought are:
- WAB Arthur
- DH/C7B Urrah!
- Price of Glory (rules)

Ordered, not yet deliverd are
- Osprey / german medieval armies 1000-1300
- Warmaster Ancients

Plynkes · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2007, 09:58:14 AM »

The Desktop Toys (Zardoz Head, Bayoncé and Winkie Man) reviewing my latest purchase: One of the Ospreys that went astray last week. The only one I'm waiting on now is the Zeppelin one.

I ran my first game of "Price of Glory" on Friday, Poliorketes. I think I'm going to like those rules.

Hammers · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2007, 10:56:09 AM »

Quote from: "Plynkes"

The Desktop Toys (Zardoz Head, Bayoncé and Winkie Man) reviewing my latest purchase.

Have you ever considered a writing a scenario featuring thet there desktop toy on the right?

Plynkes · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:08:15 AM »

Well, as it is a Fertility/Good Luck charm that one of my gaming gang brought me back from Turkey as a present, I'm hoping to somehow include the fellow in our Great War battles against the Ottoman Turks.

Quite how we'll manage that I haven't really figured out yet.

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:46:45 AM »

Quote from: "Plynkes"

Quite how we'll manage that I haven't really figured out yet.

It´s... disturbing. You could put up a general staff tent with that pole.

Plynkes · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2007, 12:32:05 PM »

The final errant Osprey has shown up late, drunk, and with pathetic excuses about how it wasn't him that broke that window, but one of the others:

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:24:52 PM »

The ghost stories of M.R.James. James' books are OOP in Germany, so I had to ask my antiquarian bookseller for it

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2007, 01:06:18 PM »

Have been visiting my parents over the last few days, notably for my fathers 60th birthday yesterday, and paid a visit to one of my favourite comic stores today... and it paid off handsomely, as I came across this little gem in the bargain bin (6,- Euros, almost pristine condition), a 110-page graphic novel of what I´d call "artsy pulp". Clearly influenced by Hugo Pratt, "Bab el Mandeb" is an adventure story about a motley crew (pictured on the cover) setting out to deliver two old Rolls Royce Armoured Cars to Abessinia in 1935.

And a sample page:

Good one! Now I´m just afraid I might have to get some Italian Askaris...

But I guess I´ll paint the British Officers I got from the Prof first!

Plynkes · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2007, 01:09:28 PM »

Looks great.

The Wilbur Smith novel "Cry Wolf" involves getting some old Rolls-Royce Armoured cars running and using them to run guns in Abyssinia in the 30s.

Haven't got around to reading it yet, but I think I will now. I wonder how close the stories are?

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2007, 01:17:08 PM »

Well, in this story, the two guys (English Sergeant Major-turned-deserter and Italian Anarchist) and the Egyptian "Exotic Dancer" are just "on the road" with the cars and pick up that blonde English Lady after a truly horrid display of "women drivers" (the author displaying molto Italian Machismo in this case!) by the latter... no gun running apart from the Vickers on the cars.

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2007, 03:45:29 PM »

sonds intriguing, Chris, just bought that book on ebay (only 3 EUR!)

got something else from another won ebay auction:

"The Fight in the Rufiji Delta" The end of the little cruiser "Königsberg", the German marine and Schutztruppe in Wolrd War 1 in East Africa

Poliorketes · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2007, 04:07:13 PM »

On my Fathers Day-journey to the technical museum Sinsheim I bought a small book about tanks for just 5 EUR and one about Dinosaurs for 10 EUR. The Osprey arrived today after some delay, but it is even less informative than I feared (and wrong on several occasions).

knoxville · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2007, 12:36:49 PM »

The Complete "legends of the dragonlance" trilogy. After reading a lot of historical stuff lately, I'm back in my favorite D&D setting. Feels like home

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