tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post8889703868235529212..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The War Game ... edited by Peter YoungRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-53188721796028054372024-02-24T12:16:55.181+00:002024-02-24T12:16:55.181+00:00Fred,
John Sandars inspired some of my vehicle co...Fred,<br /><br />John Sandars inspired some of my vehicle conversions as well as several of the game mechanisms I’ve used over the years.<br /><br />I understand that his collection - or at least part of it - is now housed at the National Army Museum.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-13890366196218194462024-02-23T23:10:14.005+00:002024-02-23T23:10:14.005+00:00Just looking through the Featherstone entries and ...Just looking through the Featherstone entries and saw this post. The El Alamein figures and vehicles are from John Sandars collection. Some lovely stuff there. One of the gamers that inspired me in my youth. the things he achieved with card and converted Airfix figures were truly astounding.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543615738386691497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-11342033948181247482021-08-14T08:31:11.618+01:002021-08-14T08:31:11.618+01:00Jennifer,
In fact, although my books are privatel...Jennifer,<br /><br />In fact, although my books are privately published, they all have ISBN numbers, unlike many wargame books I see on sale. As to cataloguing them (or not) … well, I’ll leave that to someone who has much greater knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System <i>et al</i> than I have to sort that one out!<br /><br />I understand that my PP&SW book is on the shelves of the libraries of the Sorbonne and the Ecole de Guerre in France because one of my co-authors works in both lecturing about military history, and donated copies for use by his students. Copies of my non-wargaming books about Freemasonry are in the collections of the United Grand Lodge of England and the Provincial Lodge of Hertfordshire’s museum and archive … so I do have a small library presence out there!<br /><br />Pen & Sword books seems to be a bit of an odd operation when it comes to books and authors. I have a friend who had the first of two books about the end of the Roman Republic published by P&S which sold reasonably well, but four years on he is still waiting for the second volume to be published. The problem is what they term ‘technical difficulties’ in that the book contains several maps … and P&S want the author to pay for them to be redrawn by a professional cartographer. As this will cost far more than any money he will get as an author, my friend is reluctant to pay and P&S refuse to. A bit of an impasse!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27150537538563574282021-08-14T00:35:44.751+01:002021-08-14T00:35:44.751+01:00Bob,
I think you can rest easy about your books g...Bob,<br /><br />I think you can rest easy about your books getting into libraries, because they appear to be privately published, without ISBN numbers, entries into the British Library or Library of Congress, etc which are practically required to enter into a library catalog. If one gets donated, it'll almost certainly end up on the sale shelf simply because no one will know how to catalog it.<br /><br />When it comes to libraries, barring Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars roleplaying games which are popular enough to be in many collections, I suspect gaming is being left to the ebooks. Virtually all of Pen and Sword's publications, for example, are accessible through a library app in the US called Hoopla, which in addition to ebooks covers a variety of movies and comics - all licensed by the publisher. This includes all their wargaming titles.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669958718617450721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-12552282239705090762021-08-13T20:14:02.956+01:002021-08-13T20:14:02.956+01:00Jennifer,
I paid a visit to Archive.org, and it s...Jennifer,<br /><br />I paid a visit to Archive.org, and it seems to me that they are wrapping up what they are doing as being something beneficial to everyone but without consulting those whose work they are copying. I cannot stop them, but I don’t like it.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54325475578147859142021-08-13T20:04:03.621+01:002021-08-13T20:04:03.621+01:00Jennifer,
Thanks for the information.
It all sou...Jennifer,<br /><br />Thanks for the information.<br /><br />It all sounds a bit dubious to me. Having had my work ripped off by so-called proponents of ‘free’ access to published work that is still under copyright, I may be somewhat biased. I have been accused by several of these people of being a wealthy fat-cat who was willing to make money out of poorer people who could not afford to buy my books!<br /><br />As far as I know, none of my books has been sold to a library as I did not sign up to the Amazon and Lulu wider distribution options that included direct sales to libraries and book shops.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-16778657394091125472021-08-13T19:16:24.385+01:002021-08-13T19:16:24.385+01:00Archive.org's project is controversial with so...Archive.org's project is controversial with some publishers, though not all. I think they justify it as loaning out their own copies (as they do have physical books to scan); not everyone agrees.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669958718617450721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41917581367134286922021-08-13T17:55:43.991+01:002021-08-13T17:55:43.991+01:00I'm not up on the specifics, but I think they ...I'm not up on the specifics, but I think they class themselves as a library and are operating under the same rules of "fair use." They are not precisely ebooks, but facsimiles of physical books with "flippable" pages. And they are all discarded from physical libraries and thus are presumably fair game. They also must be checked out, for limited periods, rather than downloaded.<br /><br />In other words, not like the illegal pdf of yours I've noticed in a couple places. But if a library purchased a hard copy of one of your books, then eventually discarded it, and Archive.org purchased it...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669958718617450721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88257874015061499552021-08-12T11:14:19.858+01:002021-08-12T11:14:19.858+01:00Jennifer,
I am surprised that they are available ...Jennifer,<br /><br />I am surprised that they are available online as the copyright is still 'live' and I doubt that permission has been given for them to be stored electronically. I believe that Donald Featherstone's wargaming books have been republished with the permission of the family by the 'History of Wargaming' project, but I am unsure about anything that was penned by Charles Grant or Peter Young ... although Charles Grant's son and grandson both wargame and the former has certainly written several books.<br /><br />Compared to CHARGE! (which is a proper wargames book!), this book is a disappointment ... but when it was published, anything was better than nothing.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-65659446813714939232021-08-12T04:07:58.618+01:002021-08-12T04:07:58.618+01:00This book is now available on Archive.org aka the ...This book is now available on Archive.org aka the Wayback Machine, as are a handful of Featherstone books and Charles Grant's Wargaming in History: Waterloo. Interestingly, they have several of Featherstone's books from his other profession too - treating sports injuries.<br /><br />I read this one along with a bunch of other period volumes in my college library when I first discovered wargaming, but was disappointed at the time - it was very little gaming and a lot of eye candy. I can appreciate it more now, but having read Charge! first I was expecting something in the same vein. I've rarely found anything with quite the style and joi de ludo Charge! exhibits - The Sword and the Flame comes closest perhaps.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669958718617450721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-74197706411501724342017-10-13T06:56:32.110+01:002017-10-13T06:56:32.110+01:00Geordie an Exiled FoG,
Good luck with your diggin...Geordie an Exiled FoG,<br /><br />Good luck with your digging!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46363759131007859502017-10-11T23:46:57.843+01:002017-10-11T23:46:57.843+01:00I will have to dig this one out its dusty book gra...I will have to dig this one out its dusty book grave somewhere .. maybe in the garage? Thanks Bob :)Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-31805901551947128592017-10-11T09:43:15.551+01:002017-10-11T09:43:15.551+01:00Ross Mac,
I agree with you. They look like Les Hi...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I agree with you. They look like Les Higgins figures with a few Airfix conversions.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41700073833967897382017-10-11T09:40:42.473+01:002017-10-11T09:40:42.473+01:00Jon Meech,
I’m not sure what figures were used in...Jon Meech,<br /><br />I’m not sure what figures were used in the photographs, but some look like Les Higgins figures.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-11624478855574999972017-10-10T12:05:22.651+01:002017-10-10T12:05:22.651+01:00One of my favourite chapters. There is certainly o...One of my favourite chapters. There is certainly one very Airfix looking conversion but most appear to be 20mm metals, Les Higgins perhaps?Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23917940202409411152017-10-08T23:51:31.482+01:002017-10-08T23:51:31.482+01:00It was the Blenheim game that inspired me most. Th...It was the Blenheim game that inspired me most. The figures seemed to be converted from ACW airfix if memory serves me correctly?Jon Meechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382622116023780186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-1509514849607863702017-10-07T21:26:25.392+01:002017-10-07T21:26:25.392+01:00Mike Hall,
You started with three excellent books...Mike Hall,<br /><br />You started with three excellent books ... all of which sit in places of honour on my bookshelves. Of the three, Morschauser's is the one I'd put at the top of the pile.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-11363466015615212732017-10-07T19:01:27.041+01:002017-10-07T19:01:27.041+01:00You are reminding me of my own experience a little...You are reminding me of my own experience a little bit earlier (early sixties) when I found a copy of Don Featherstone’s “Naval War Games” in the local library and was soon building galleys out of balsa, card and fuse wire. I was inspired enough to take a trip to Foyle’s and return with Don’s “War Games” and shortly thereafter acquired – I know not where from but it’s priced in dollars– Joe Morschauser’s “War Games in Miniature”. These first books will always be special whatever the apparent superior qualities of later purchases.Mike Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231537324248937676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-3271635348231483832017-10-07T11:32:18.723+01:002017-10-07T11:32:18.723+01:00Maudlin Jack Tar,
I am sure that you'll enjoy...Maudlin Jack Tar,<br /><br />I am sure that you'll enjoy reading it once it is delivered.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37015047639252791222017-10-07T10:48:05.424+01:002017-10-07T10:48:05.424+01:00I ordered it at once and await its arrival!I ordered it at once and await its arrival!Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90533356045133233122017-10-07T10:09:57.184+01:002017-10-07T10:09:57.184+01:00Sun of York,
I suspect that you are not alone in ...Sun of York,<br /><br />I suspect that you are not alone in being inspired by this book when you first read it ... and wondering where your copy is now!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88187013993013955452017-10-07T09:07:09.504+01:002017-10-07T09:07:09.504+01:00Certainly a book that inspired me. I wonder where...Certainly a book that inspired me. I wonder where I've put my copy?Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90322709264512504492017-10-07T07:37:13.158+01:002017-10-07T07:37:13.158+01:00Prince Lupus,
It was my pleasure!
All the best,
...Prince Lupus,<br /><br />It was my pleasure!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37684358035390291172017-10-07T07:36:45.331+01:002017-10-07T07:36:45.331+01:00Bob Kett,
I suppose that we should not be that su...Bob Kett,<br /><br />I suppose that we should not be that surprised that this happened. Back then the world of wargaming in the UK seemed to have been a lot more intimate (and less commercial) than it is now, with stuff passing from one wargamer to another all the time.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54033510916347090962017-10-07T07:34:14.891+01:002017-10-07T07:34:14.891+01:00Tim Gow,
It seems that quite a few people had a s...Tim Gow,<br /><br />It seems that quite a few people had a similar experience; seeing the book in a library, and buying a copy at some later time.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com