tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post7434795783760902564..comments2024-03-11T05:46:35.380-05:00Comments on The Grand Duchy of Stollen : Second Batch of SSM Cavalry Nears Completion!WSTKS-FM Worldwidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-62304007341167185732008-01-21T07:13:00.000-06:002008-01-21T07:13:00.000-06:00PS. Just been reading Murdocks blog and he has a l...PS. Just been reading Murdocks blog and he has a link to a brilliant article showing the diffrence between WSS and SYW...<BR/><BR/>http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Bunker/7475/sywmarlb.htmSteve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-21394519035305506402008-01-21T07:02:00.000-06:002008-01-21T07:02:00.000-06:00Stokes - my understanding is that the Charles Gran...Stokes - my understanding is that the Charles Grant volume Bill mentions has been reprinted(their are two) by Caliver - updated/revised etc. but I think they're the same book... I also put in my votes for the two Chandler volumes - absolutely crucial to my WSS project...<BR/><BR/>Your question on difference is a good one, and recently asked on Jeff's Bluebear site (hos post on a new project has the comments) - some good feedback their from GrimsbyMariner on the key differences between WSS and later wars....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-43713398739839369492008-01-20T00:59:00.000-06:002008-01-20T00:59:00.000-06:00Stokes,Congrats on the house! It will be hard work...Stokes,<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the house! It will be hard work, but well worth it for you and the Grand Duchess. I would suggest paying tribute to one of your favorite Liverpool bands and recognizing the underground environment with "Der Höhlenklub". If not, then I would second the "Stollenkeller".<BR/><BR/>As to the WSS/GNW (and earlier), I would heartly recommend David Chandler's "Art of War...". I once helped co-author a set of campaign rules for this period and found that book to be invaluable. I can also recommend C.S. Grant's Wargames Research Group publication, "From Pike to Shot" if you can find a copy without paying a premium. Charles gives very good synapses of the major battles of the period, the army orginizations, tactics, etc., all written in his enjoyable style.<BR/><BR/>Sir WilliamSir William the Agedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503300059802446520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-50300640936043148402008-01-19T19:14:00.000-06:002008-01-19T19:14:00.000-06:00Onward Stollen!I know very little about the tactic...Onward Stollen!<BR/><BR/>I know very little about the tactics of the period, though I did find both of Chandler's books very interesting. I would also recommend "The Anatomy of Victory: Battle Tactics, 1689-1763" by Brent Nosworthy. I haven't read it, but I have read his other two books on tactics, "Battle Tactics of Napoleon & His Enemies" and "The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War" superb. Some of the best military history I've ever read. I can only assume Anatomy is as good.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-10226413130032590672008-01-19T11:59:00.000-06:002008-01-19T11:59:00.000-06:00Looks like your brushes are getting a good workout...Looks like your brushes are getting a good workout!<BR/><BR/>Good on you Stokes.MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-36375551731181804912008-01-18T14:24:00.000-06:002008-01-18T14:24:00.000-06:00Cavalry coming on well- excellent work.Housing buy...Cavalry coming on well- excellent work.Housing buying is both fraught and exciting in equal measure.<BR/>Still waiting my Holger Erickson samples - would like to get started soon....<BR/>What about the following name for the wargames room - Heimat.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-79847946072699152352008-01-18T11:54:00.000-06:002008-01-18T11:54:00.000-06:00'Tin Flats'? They look *great* in a display case (...'Tin Flats'? They look *great* in a display case (though, I've been told, harder to paint than 3D minis), but on a battle tabletop, where youu cannot but see them from 360°....<BR/>Would require a *huge* additional dose of ''willing suspension of disbelief' (like those bad semi-professional movies where the scriptgirl, the perchman and the director's car periodically appear in a corner of the screen)...<BR/><BR/>Well, just a 200% personal opinion.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Jean-Louisabdul666https://www.blogger.com/profile/16172686098173637906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-26832109966552403992008-01-18T08:00:00.000-06:002008-01-18T08:00:00.000-06:00Hi Stokes,Great Northern wars - you may be able to...Hi Stokes,<BR/><BR/>Great Northern wars - you may be able to glean some info off the website <BR/><BR/>http://www.northernwars.com/ <BR/><BR/>and compare with WSS info.<BR/><BR/>-- Allanold-tiddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055135576841243361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-59285476221894982552008-01-18T06:58:00.000-06:002008-01-18T06:58:00.000-06:00Stokes,To me the most obvious name for your gaming...Stokes,<BR/><BR/>To me the most obvious name for your gaming room would be. . . . the "Stollenkeller".<BR/><BR/>Also, did I miss the recipe you promised to post?<BR/><BR/>After all, you wouldn't want to find yourself in the keller, would you . . . unless of course you had some of the Grand Duchess' stollen . . . then the Stollenkeller would be a great place to be.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33020106.post-87248151361001641742008-01-17T12:23:00.000-06:002008-01-17T12:23:00.000-06:00Hi Stokes,Belated congratulations on the new house...Hi Stokes,<BR/><BR/>Belated congratulations on the new house! :-)<BR/><BR/>On the WSS, David Chandler did 2 books which you might find useful; "Marlborough as Military Commander" and (not absolutely sure of the exact title as it's not to hand) but something like "The Art of War in the Age of Marlborough".<BR/><BR/>HTH<BR/><BR/>David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.com