Pen and Sword: At long last, The Wargaming Compendium was officially published on Wednesday, 17th&bsp;July. Those who pre-ordered direct from Pen and Sword are starting to receive their copies, and supplies are on their way to other major retailers such as Amazon (though I'm afraid I don't have any details about when they will actually list the book as 'in stock' and honor any pre-orders). I am also aware that Caliver Books have it in stock, as do Waterstone's in their online store.
Thanks to your support, The Wargaming Compendium has instantly leaped to best seller status on the Pen and Sword website! So, for those of you who have managed to avoid the saga of the last four years of my authoring agonies, here's a run-down of what's in the book:
Contents:
- Basic Concepts of Wargaming
- Understanding how wargames work
- A History of Wargaming
- A brief overview of how the hobby has evolved
- Choosing a Period
- A gallop through military history and beyond
- Something to Fight For
- Creating battlefields for your miniature armies
- Assembling Your Forces
- Planning, purchasing, painting and organizing your forces
- From Small to Large
- Duels, skirmishes, large battles and campaigns – with rules!
- Shot, Steel & Stone
- A complete set of horse-and-musket era rules
- Learn by Playing
- A small battle explained, and how it links to a campaign
- Other Aspects of Wargaming
- Naval games, air wargames, roleplaying and more
- Advice for the Digital Age
- Digital photography and blogging
- Resources
- Books, museums, manufacturers, wargame shows and more
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