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Author Topic: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse  (Read 12634 times)

Offline Argonor

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Re: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse
« Reply #30 on: January 17, 2012, 10:33:08 AM »
Wow, THAT was an old thread.  :o

Nevertheless - Howard is as nice an internet acquaintance as can be found, and his commitment to gaming, be it historical. VSF, SF, or Pulp, is a rare one. And I'm sure this publication still has a lot to offer to anyone interested in the period, and having it surface again here on LAF is not the worst that could happen  ;)

Remember to check his latest work on the Defiance Games website: http://defiancegames.com/
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Re: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse
« Reply #31 on: January 17, 2012, 11:16:33 AM »
Apart from these I still recommend it as a good colonial gaming book. I have nothing against Howard, au contraire, he's a pilar of the hobby and a nice bloke.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2012, 12:22:10 PM by Kingscarbine »

Offline gringo

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Re: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse
« Reply #32 on: January 17, 2012, 12:01:33 PM »
i rate the book.......you can just plonk yourself down with a coffee and dip

into it anywhwere..and yep for me the line drawings bring the period

alive!!

Offline mjkerner

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Re: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse
« Reply #33 on: January 17, 2012, 04:48:00 PM »
 I agree with Gringo.  I especially found the line drawings of the charging Hademdowah at various distances to be a very useful visual aid when reading about colonial battles.

Offline H.M.Stanley

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Re: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse
« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2012, 11:05:21 AM »
I made the mistake of returning it to a friend after i borrowed it  lol
"Ho, ho, ho! Well, if it isn't fat stinking billy goat Billy Boy in poison! How art thou, thou globby bottle of cheap, stinking chip oil? Come and get one in the yarbles, if ya have any yarbles, you eunuch jelly thou!"

Offline Shikari Sahib

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Re: Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse
« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2012, 04:04:56 PM »
I agree with Gringo.  I especially found the line drawings of the charging Hademdowah at various distances to be a very useful visual aid when reading about colonial battles.

yes the drawings were made by my good friend Peter Dennis.
unfortunately he's now more involved in other periods than colonial.
Piero

 

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