Dyson’s Dodecahedron Quest for Fun! CRRPG Addict Fantasy Cafe Lynn’s Book Blog Sitrep Hex and Violence Desperation Morale Banzai!! Dungeon Fantastic Let’s GURPS The Collaborative GamerMurray Dahm bucks the general organization of Osprey’s Campaign series with this book on the Battle of Leuctra. Notably, main section does not give one big description of the course of the battle; instead we get a fairly brief version[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thucydides’ classic account of the Peloponnesian War(s) hits one of its dramatic moments (of many) with the siege of Sphacteria. It gets a lot of attention in his history, and William Shepherd spends a lot of time quoting it in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Five Battles of Kawanakajima are not that well known in the West, but they are one of the most celebrated incidents of the Warring States period in Japan (right behind those parts that are better known in the West,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As usual, Osprey’s Campaign series does an excellent job of presenting the background and people involved in the battle in question. In this case, the later stages of the Wars of the Roses, and Richard III’s reign are covered very[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…