Battle in Africa 1879–1914 by Howard Whitehouse

[Prof.Witchheimer]

... Our Howard?  

seems to be a very nice book

http://africanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aapr-BattleInAfrica.htm

[Admiral Benbow]

Yes, a very nice publication full of luvely b/w illustrations. A must-have! There is another one about ACW. The Africa book was available from Foundry, you can see it here http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/books/books.asp
but if you click on "wargames rules", it's gone.  Funny site ...

Anyway, highly recommended!

[Howard Whitehouse]

It's a damn good book and I heartily recommend it! H

[Driscoles]

I have this book too and recommed it as well,  Gentlemen !

[Plynkes]

Foundry sent me one of these that I didn't order and they didn't bill me for it.


I love Foundry, they're always doing things like that to me. I've had loads of free stuff off them over the years. All the bad Foundry Voodoo seems to happen to other people.

It is a great book. I had no idea it was written by old Squinty from TMP.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

I had good experiences with Foundry too, had got lots of goodies and fast service. But the 2000AD stuff is definitely too expensive  :roll:

[Howard Whitehouse]

Glad you liked the book, Polynikes. Old Squinty is a man of many parts, although some of them are defective.

[Shikari Sahib]

looking back in the archives I found this thread,
well a really good book with really wonderful drawings done by my old friend Peter Dennis.
Piero

[Plynkes]

I'm assuming that's the same Peter Dennis that does work for Osprey?

I was just looking at his pictures in the Campaign book on Assaye yesterday.

[archangel1]

I have this book, too.  Great art and an interesting read.  Wish I had the ACW one, though.  

[Howard Whitehouse]

Peter's a terrific artist, and a nice guy. I've known him since he published the first edition of my 'Science versus Pluck' back in 1987, whne dinosaurs yet roamed the earth. He continues to live in Mansfield, which I find incomprehensible.

[Plynkes]

I've had some good times in Mansfield, getting drunk on Peach Schnapps and hurling abuse at a particularly useless Third Division goalkeeper. Good way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

But you're right, I wouldn't want to live there.

[Shikari Sahib]

well I was there,in Mansfield, isn't so bad,  I have seen worst.
but Peter is  great.
he came in italy and stay with me for some holidays.
I should write-contact him again.
Piero

[Boggler]

I love this book fpr all the great line drawings and the way it breaks down the Battle of Tamai into a series of chronological sections.

The ACW book is even better.

[Howard Whitehouse]

Tactful, Boggler, tactful ---

No, the ACW book is great. Paddy Griffith stayed at my house in Georgia and we went round battlefields together. He's quite controversial in ACW circles, because he doesn't buy into a lot of the very jingoist mythology about the waugh.

That's how they say it down there.