by madguru | Apr 30, 2014 | Books, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Today marks the 151st anniversary of the battle of Camerone.I tried to organize a commemorative wargame, but unfortunately it did not work out. Everyone else had other things to do, which is a pity. I will wear my t-shirt, with a piece of art and the name...
by madguru | Dec 15, 2013 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Books, Fellow Gamers, History
…DURING THE INDIAN FRONTIER CAMPAIGNS OF 1897″ by Major E.A.P. Hobday, RA This is the name of a rather remarkable book, first published in 1898. What makes it remarkable is the fact that it’s filled with about 50 line drawings made by the author,...
by madguru | Jan 15, 2013 | Books, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Just found this online…It’s a Google eBook of CAMERONE – The French Foreign Legion’s Greatest Battle, by James W. Ryan, a thin hardcover (110 pages, including index) published in 1996.The entire book is not uploaded, as I believe it is...
by madguru | Jan 15, 2013 | Books, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Link to the Project Gutenberg eBook of: IN INDIAN MEXICO, A Narratibe Of Travel And Labor, by Frederick Starr…http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16183/16183-h/16183-h.htmHere’s a selection of some photos from the book, which I will use as reference for the...
