Donald Featherstone's War Games

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1409216764
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Solo-wargaming

Author: Donald F. Featherstone
Publisher: Frederick Warne
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description

Donald Featherstoneõs Wargames Through the Ages Volume 4: A Wargaming Guide 1861 to 1945

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9780244100247
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Wargames through the Ages was first published to fill a gap in literature of the hobby of wargaming. It was a one volume summary from the outbreak of the American Civil War and the concludes with the end of World War II in 1945. Between 1860 and 1945, the shape of warfare, armies, tactics and equipment underwent a wholesale change. In the same era, the map of Europe was redrawn and the machinations of world politics saw the introduction of military movements by land, sea and air on an international scale hitherto unconsidered. In 1861, the cavalry retained a still significant, if diminishing, role in the schemes of battle commanders; but by 1945 massive technological advances, culminating in the introduction of computerised planning had so altered the situation that a fundamentally new approach was necessitated as it is for the wargamer. The author has therefore considered at length the problem of formulating new rules, and the classification and assessment of armies and their conditions.

Featherstone's Complete Wargaming

Author: Donald F. Featherstone
Publisher: David & Charles Uk
ISBN: 9780715392621
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Tabletop battles imitating real or imaginary battles, with soldiers, armament, and terrain, is explained for the hobbyist

Donald Featherstone's Naval War Games Wargaming with Model Ships

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1409249484
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
This book gives potential admirals advice on how to fight their table-top naval battles. No space is too small, nor area too large to accomodate a naval wargame with two contestants or twenty. This book contains rules that allow every sea battle in history to be refought with some of the classic rules of naval wargaming. It includes rules by Fletcher Pratt, Fred Jane, Tony Bath, Jack Scruby etc... This edition includes a new set of rules about Coastal Warfare 1939-45 by David Manley of the Naval Wargames Society

Donald Featherstone's War Games Battles and Manoeuvres with Model Soldiers the Book That Launched Modern Wargaming

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781291851427
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
Donald Featherstone's classic wargaming book, War Games, was first published in 1962. It was largely responsible for turning a somewhat obscure hobby into a popular pastime across the world. This revised edition includes new material including a foreword by Paddy Griffith. There are five sets of classic rules in the book: -Tony Bath's Ancient Wargaming Rules -Lionel Tarr's Modern Wargaming rules. (Modern being WWII) -American Civil Wargaming Rules -Simple WWII rules -Skirmish rules for colonial warfare Each set is clearly explained. There are also three accounts of ealy wargames; a battle from the fantasy world of Hyboria, an American Civil War action and the encounter on the St James Road between the British Grenadier Guards and the German panzer grenadiers in WWII. The book is a piece of wargaming history and is published as part of the History of Wargaming Project.

Donald Featherstone's Skirmish Wargaming

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1409223892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Skirmish Wargaming is a classic from the history of wargamingIt was the first widespread set of popular rules for playing skirmish level battles on the table top with handfuls of figures aside. The book includes: Generic rules for skirmish wargaming Scenarios including period rules for: Vikings! (850AD) Archers in France June (1429) English Civil War Cavalry Action (1643) The Jolly Roger (1715) The 95th Rifles in the Pennisula War (1813) The French Foreign Legion in Mexico (1866) The Massacre at Isandhlwana (1879) The Old West (1888) First World War Trench Raid (1916) Street Fighting in Cassino (1944) This new edition, includes additional scenario's To Claim our Long-forgotten Gold (Fantasy, Third Age) Mining Station Sigma 9 (Science fiction, Year 3015, the far future) Guidance on how to play solo skirmish wargames Printed as part of the History of Wargaming Project www.johncurryevents.co.uk

Donald Featherstone's Wargames Through the Ages Volume 1 a Wargaming Guide to 3000 B.C to 1500 A.D

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781326739720
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Wargames through the Ages was first published to fill a gap in literature of the hobby of wargaming. It was a one volume summary of ancient and medieval warfare. After many years of research and writing on the subject of wargaming, Donald Featherstone provided, under one cover, all the information that a wargamer required to build up armies in the ancient and medieval period. Each period of warfare was considered and details given of the soldiers themselves, their dress, arms and equipment, leaders, tactics and their style of fighting. The major wars and battles were listed, so that further information could be obtained by reading other accounts of these conflicts and the biographies of those leaders. Each section details techniques and style of fighting of the various nations and armies and other suggestions how they could best be simulated on the table-top battlefield. Superb drawings of the soldiers in their various battle uniforms add much to the attractiveness of this book.

DONALD FEATHERSTONES WARGAMES

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781326925611
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
Wargames through the Ages was first published to fill a gap in literature of the hobby of wargaming. It was a one volume summary of what was loosely called the Horse and Musket period. Each chapter assesses the techniques and fighting methods of the opposing forces and indeed, the battel descriptions are often sufficiently colourful to inspire reconstruction. In discussing how this can best be simulated on a table-top battlefield the author gives comprehensive information as to contemporary styles of warfare which provides a basis for the formulation of rules. Thus, the role of the book is to suggest rudimentary ideas that will stimulate the reader into experimenting until he has perfected and polished them into soundly constructed rules that suit both his temperament and his personal conception of warfare. The book is published by the History of Wargaming Project as part of ongoing work to document the development of wargaming.

Donald Featherstone's Tank Battles in Miniature Vol 1 a Wargaming Guide to the Western Desert Campaign 1940-1942

Author: John Curry
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781445790640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Donald Featherstone's Tank Battles in Miniature provides an authoritative guide to the momentous battles between Rommel's Afrika Korps and the 8th Army, together with numerous suggestions as to how these events can be reproduced realistically on the table top as wargames. The Western Desert campaign contained many unique features which render it especially suitable for wargaming. A war of movement and material, with infantry playing a secondary role to the tanks which roamed at will over the empty wastes. Contents include: a summary of the actual campaign, technical specifications for vehicles, tanks, guns and aircraft, terrain, communications, visibility and navigation, firing tank and anti-tank guns, 'brewing-up', air operations, the Long Range Desert Group, minefields and supply The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry. It aims to present the very best wargaming books and rules to a modern audience.