Balkan Wargamer

 This new Osprey by Anthony Spalinger is a bit outside my normal scope, but I got sucked in after visiting the wonderful British Museum

 My bedtime reading is Matthew Harrfy's latest book (number 11) in his Bernicia Chronicles series. This follows the story of Beobrand, a fighting warlord with his Black Shield followers. After his excursion to Europe in the last book, he is back home defendi...

 This is John Gill's detailed study of the final battle of the 1809 campaign between France and Austria. I have gamed it a couple of times, largely because it appeals to me for the key role my favourite French Marshal, Marmont, plays. It also tends to get forgotten, as many histories end the campaign at Wagram. 

The skirmish game, Pillage, is very popular at my wargames club.  I have resisted the temptation, taking the view that I have plenty of skirmish games for the Dark Ages or Early Medieval: Lion Rampant, Saga, etc. However, these are really small battles, and I can see the merit in a genuine skirmish-level game that can be played quickly. So, after an introductory game at the c...

 Yesterday was the Edinburgh Claymore show, held on the Edinburgh College site at Granton. As usual, it was excellently organised by the Edinburgh club, in a venue with good car parking and catering.

I took the latest GDWS participation game, The Battle of Grocka 1739, the decisive battle of the 1736-39 war, which resulted in the Austrians losing most of the territory P...