Friday 23 June 2017

Zulu War Books, thousands of em!

OK, maybe not thousands but I couldn't resist. I'm kicking off my Zulu Wars project with some serious reading care of Pen and Sword Publishing. The Rejects prize for wining Best Game at Broadside was a £100 voucher and as I supplied the game and models the rest of the team insisted I get the prize (far be it for me to complain!). It couldn't have come at a better time and will kick start my new project. So here's what I bought... 




 





In addition my daughters treated me to an Amazon voucher for Father Day last week and I treated myself to several Osprey books to really round off my new Zulu Wars library. Combined with Daniel Mersey's book A Wargamers Guide to the Anglo Zulu War which I bought a few weeks ago I have a lot of reading ahead of me. 








I've just finished reading Daniel Mersey's book and I'll be posting a review in a couple of days. I have a lot more reading to do before I settle on a set of rules or start buying miniatures but I'm determined to take my time and 'do this right'. 

4 comments:

  1. Over the years I've bought many, many books on the AZW and have visited the battlefields 3 times. A lot of the "general" titles are frustrating because they are often just padded out with a rehashed history of the campaign rather than new information or a new appraisal. The Curling book is very good - I think he was the only "Regular" officer who survived Isandlwana. My favourites are the fairly modern 2 volumes by Col Mike Snooker.

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  2. That should have read Snook rather than Snooker - Predictive Text!!!!!!!

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  3. Hi Lee,

    I have a couple of titles that may be useful - email me and I will give you the details.

    All the best,

    DC

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  4. I was just thinking of selling my 10mm Zulu army as well. (Could not find the rules I like enough) Such is wargaming timing.

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