Books & Magazines

Ian came in on Monday with a pile of books he was selling off cheap.  I snapped up this one.  Given my 'butterfly mind' it was a dangerous purchase - it might have taken me down some dark purchasing alleys.  Luckily the book is so superficial that it is nothing but a starting point.

I have a passing interest in the period.  This is the old 1974 book - it has been replaced by a two-volume issue.

Finally...Chris brought in a book for me to read -
"Bonaparte in Egypt" by J.Christopher Herold
Pub: Hamish Hamilton 1962 - 424 pages.  More on this later.

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Napoleon in Egypt - part 4(a) - Magazines

I searched through my wargames magazines collection to find the following:

"An Egyptian Episode" - Ramanieh 1801
by Arthur Harman - MW 68 pp18-22
2 x b/w maps, 1 x cp, 1 x wp
background, briefings

"The Battle of Aboukir 1799"
by Mark Bevis - MW 144 pp48-51
1 x b/w map, 2 x cp, 1 x b/w ill (turks)
battle, terrain

"The British Army in Egypt"
by Stephen Ede-Borrett - WI 42 pp38-39/41-42
1 x wp
introduction, organisation, uniforms

"Death on the Nile" - part 1: French campaign in Egypt 1798-9
by Gary Hughes - WI 113 pp42-43/46-47
2 x b/w maps
background, gaming options, uniforms & appearance

"Death on the Nile" - part 2: French campaign in Egypt and the Levant
by Gary Hughes - WI 115 pp30-33
Mount Tabor, Bonaparte's Departure, gaming possibilities

"Death on the Nile" - part 3: French in Egypt 1800-1
by Gary Hughes - WI 118 pp26-30
3 x b/w maps
naval forces, uniforms & appearance, gaming possibilities

"The French Campaign in Egypt 1798-80" - part 1: Historical Introduction
by Stephen Ede-Borrett - WI 34 pp30-34
French Order of Battle

"The French Campaign in Egypt 1798-80" - part 2: French Army Uniforms
by Stephen Ede-Borrett - WI 35 pp30-32
2 x b/w ill
infantry, cavalry, changes

"The French Campaign in Egypt 1798-80" - part 3: French Standards & Colours
by Stephan Ede-Borrett - WI 36 pp22-23
2 x b/w ill
cavalry, infantry

Key:  b/w = black & white
          ill = illustration(s)
          cp = colour photographs
          wp = 'wargamers porn'
          MW = Miniature Wargames
         WI = Wargames Illustrated

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Weekly Roundup

Saturday 17th February 2018 - WDW  [more details]

Napoleonic - Novi 1799 - Russians & Austrians v French
Colonial - British & Egyptians v Dervishes - "Men Who would Be Kings"
"Oregan" & "Revolution" boardgames


Monday 26th February 2018 - WDW

"King of the Battlefield" - Bavarians v French
"Fire & Steel" skirmish - ACW
DBMM - Carthaginians v Persians
DBM - Tuareg v Welsh - victory for the arab warbands - but only just.