Yuletide Inspiration

I received three books for Christmas this year - they were not a surprise as I make sure to let all the family know what's on my wish list.  

The first, 'The Advance on Caen' is by Tim Saunders, who I think write some of the best WW2 histories.  I find them pitched at just the right level to inspire my Chain of Command gaming with useful detail on organisation and equipment along with personal stories.  This one should hopefully inspire me to build the Early War Miniatures vehicles I got at Partizan - all French equipment re-worked by the 21st Panzer Division.

The second is just pure indulgence as I like all the period illustrations as well as the depth of detail Paul Dawson puts into his works.  From a quick Christmas skim through it seems that many of illustrations contain egregious errors that he has corrected in the captions (typically incorrect numbering on cavalry portmanteaus).

The last is a bit off-piste for me, but may well inspire some ship acquisitions.  The Spanish Navy was split pretty evenly between the two side in the Civil War and would make an ideal campaign with only minor outlay in terms of model ships.

Now I just have to find some shelf space for them. 

Book Clear-out - All Must Go

When I knew we were looking to move house I realised I'd have to downsize my toy and book collection - so went on a massive eBay selling spree.

Now I've moved I still need to downsize further, and that principally means culling my book collection.  Having got fed up with eBay constantly changing the rules on selling I'm offering these to anyone who's interested, otherwise they'll all go to a charity bookshop.   

So, this is what's currently on the must go list:

If you are interested in any of these, let me know in the comments your email and which books you're interested in - I will accept almost any offer but you will have to pay p&p which can get expensive with books.

As the cull will have to continue further, if you're looking for books on a particular topic, let me know as I may have something that I can part with.