tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post6159247362428273116..comments2024-03-19T12:33:07.568-07:00Comments on History of Wargaming Project: Future Directions for the History of Wargaming ProjectJohn Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-4794483158539725132015-04-16T19:34:19.018-07:002015-04-16T19:34:19.018-07:00That would be great!
Cheers
That would be great!<br />Cheers<br />Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-50891618485466805182015-04-16T12:12:34.353-07:002015-04-16T12:12:34.353-07:00I produce Battle Notes as an ebook, but there is a...I produce Battle Notes as an ebook, but there is a technical problem with it on Amazon. I will try and identify the problem and get it available!John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-87017715663941723852015-04-16T12:11:31.821-07:002015-04-16T12:11:31.821-07:00Mike Horah said: “It depends John what you conside...Mike Horah said: “It depends John what you consider the primary objective of the project to be. Is it to capture , edit archive and collate, and where material publish or republish ( or make available in other ways) material that is no longer available? In which case Paddy's archive would seem to fit that objective and/or the cold war wargaming option. That is probably my personal interest.<br /><br />Or is to foster further and to develop "wargaming" ( or the equivalent ) in a variety of current settings, professional NHS etc . This objective has no end point in a sense and. while I can see how well it fits with your skill set and profession it will have quite a different audience, although there will be some overlap."<br /> <br />But you do have to make it 'do-able' for you - or get help!”<br /> John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-12475033484517472152015-04-09T06:07:13.209-07:002015-04-09T06:07:13.209-07:00Hi John
I will put in another request - more of yo...Hi John<br />I will put in another request - more of your books on ebook formats! For me it is way more cost effective than shipping books across the pond, plus there is a get it right now factor that is very appealing. I was looking for Battle Note for Wargamers and couldn't find an ebook that I could actually access, which may be due to living in Canada. Any advice?<br />Cheers and love your stuff<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-91659960632782761312015-04-09T02:49:59.641-07:002015-04-09T02:49:59.641-07:00Glad the books are of some use. Look out for the n...Glad the books are of some use. Look out for the new American Divisional Wargame from the Cold War- should be in print next month.John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-52912288549307571282015-04-08T21:18:18.717-07:002015-04-08T21:18:18.717-07:00John, the rules look interesting! I will likely g...John, the rules look interesting! I will likely give them a try when I have two forces painted!Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-3583854371006317682015-04-08T16:03:14.525-07:002015-04-08T16:03:14.525-07:00Hello John, I'd agree with you that the Innova...Hello John, I'd agree with you that the Innovations book was a little rambling but I enjoyed it primarily because I can game parts of it or at least import some of it's ideas into the hobby games I do play (and have subsequently done). Being able to use the books I buy is my primary reason for purchasing them- too young to view any as nostalgia tbh. Hence why I'm keen to see more Paddy Griffith stuff. The Cold War stuff comes from my academic interest (albeit a modest one). I hope that explains why I buy what I do.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-86893803911726038522015-04-08T12:27:58.617-07:002015-04-08T12:27:58.617-07:00Hmm, most interesting. I will investigate. I have ...Hmm, most interesting. I will investigate. I have managed to get three new books out of key 'older' wargamers in the last 12 months- Charlie Wesencraft (AWI), Sue Laflin Barker (Intro to Ancient Wargaming) and one by Phil Dunn My World War (about to go to print). I have just started a new book by another key figure- but this is 'under wraps' for a little while longer. John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-5029302968928243162015-04-08T12:22:42.279-07:002015-04-08T12:22:42.279-07:00There are many books on toy soldiers, most of them...There are many books on toy soldiers, most of them out of print. One option is to start to hunt down these authors and get their work available again. I would love to get a book on early wargaming figures, now the hunt is on to find someone to lead the project! I sell toy soldiers once a year at the Birmingham Toy Soldier Show in October. Great fun.John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-58994054794585386332015-04-08T10:04:38.907-07:002015-04-08T10:04:38.907-07:00Evening John,
I know you were in touch with Charl...Evening John,<br /> I know you were in touch with Charlie Wesencraft re wargames books which led to his latest release, but I am certain that when I interviewed him for Miniature Wargames, Charlie mentioned that he had been working on a set of ACW rules for the last twenty odd years. Charlie is so modest that I would be surprised if he actually mentioned what could be a really interesting book.Just a thought.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-809240734392693892015-04-08T08:29:20.842-07:002015-04-08T08:29:20.842-07:00Alan
good ideas. I have done half a book on early...Alan<br /><br />good ideas. I have done half a book on early modern rules, and will finish it in due course.I am trying to find someone to help on a book about the early wargaming figures. I would love to get something like that into print.John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-60446308134327197852015-04-08T08:27:43.126-07:002015-04-08T08:27:43.126-07:00Peter, please see my comments about the the Paddy ...Peter, please see my comments about the the Paddy Griffith stuff above. The Innovations book was a bit rambling (to me) but has gone down surprisingly well. I outlined three more books in the series, but have not yet started. John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-25680547970178948182015-04-08T08:26:16.690-07:002015-04-08T08:26:16.690-07:00Peter, did you like the rules at the end of the bo...Peter, did you like the rules at the end of the book. Don said to me he tried these, but they would never catch on. I thought they were a toy soldier set of rules that looked in some ways very modern. John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-58315087713089987302015-04-08T08:24:29.142-07:002015-04-08T08:24:29.142-07:00Thanks for that, I now realise that his archive is...Thanks for that, I now realise that his archive is worth publishing, but it will take a lot of work first to sort. Fancy a game set in North Ireland used to train the Brit Army during the Troubles? Written by Paddy Griffith, it looks fascinating glimpse of a very difficult period of British History. John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-40258788555937180432015-04-08T08:22:47.095-07:002015-04-08T08:22:47.095-07:00I have checked my sales and I agree there seems to...I have checked my sales and I agree there seems to a surge in interest in the Cold War. One of my best titles was the 1956 British Army rules, as they are very good guide to how mechanised battles of 1944/45 actually worked. Tacspiel (America 1980) is unplayable, but is full of operational detail and has been used as a source for perhaps 8 scholarly works about Vietnam. Inspired I will get an American Divisional wargame into print shortly. John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-19159854736008516132015-04-08T08:19:01.011-07:002015-04-08T08:19:01.011-07:00Edwin, thank you for your reply.
There is some re...Edwin, thank you for your reply.<br /><br />There is some really interesting stuff in my early wargaming pile to publish, while they may not be best sellers, they do add to our knowlwedge about early wargaming. The project also has an income to help acquire and publish this material.<br /><br />I now have had a lot of emails re. the Paddy Griffith stuff, so I must make a start on that archive. It will just take months of effort before anything gets to print!<br /><br />Good idea re. a text book, one is starting to shape in my mind. <br /><br />The cyberwarefare book was more a working paper that was raising a flag to get the attention of the key people working in cyber wargames. It worked. I am now working on the cyber equivalent of Donald Featherstone's Battles with Model Soldiers for cyberwarfare. Working with two of the top people in the area the book writing has now reached chapter 3- an introduction to cyber wargaming. <br /><br />re. NHS- I am working with one of the top emergency planners in the UK who uses wargame techniques to train NHS staff. Niche, but I wanted to the first to actually record how the health service uses games for training. The draft book is written, just working through each chapter to help those not from a wargaming background take the games described and actually use them. Most wargamers have no idea just how much knowledge is crammed in their heads about how to make games work- without this background people need a lot of guidance. John Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289073585553602336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-75765306431094662172015-04-08T00:28:25.062-07:002015-04-08T00:28:25.062-07:00As a toy soldier collector who happens to wargame,...As a toy soldier collector who happens to wargame, I would say there are already literally hundreds of books on the history and development of the toy soldier, in every scale and medium, but they are written from the perspective of the collector. Although some of them touch on wargaming and the early manufacturers of smaller scale figures they don't consider them as toy soldiers or view them as the collectables that the earlier ones are now becoming (the sort of thing covered by the Vintage20mil website). <br /><br />I can't think of anything that charts the move away from 54mm down to 20mm and that schism in the 1970's when the smaller scale white metal figures burgeoned and wargamers considered it an anathema to suggest that they played with toy soldiers. It might be nice to get those early wargame manufacturers documented in one source while there is plenty of material around and the people with memories and anecdotes of them are still alive, at the moment this information is surfacing on blogs etc. but it's very fragmented and how long will it last in cyber format?<br /><br />Hope this isn't too rambling, best wishes, Brian.<br />Brian Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-7590181351860603292015-04-07T23:24:50.065-07:002015-04-07T23:24:50.065-07:00Early hobby wargames rules and some stuff on early...Early hobby wargames rules and some stuff on early/obscurer toy soldiers ie Schneider semi-flats and the old homecasting scene.<br />Alantradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-8636599274797729282015-04-07T17:26:19.498-07:002015-04-07T17:26:19.498-07:00Paddy Griffith and the Cold War stuff would suit m...Paddy Griffith and the Cold War stuff would suit me best. Another volume like Innovations in Wargaming 1 would be good too.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-11415765054113539272015-04-07T17:07:04.443-07:002015-04-07T17:07:04.443-07:00My votes go for hobby wargames and early wargames ...My votes go for hobby wargames and early wargames pioneers. I just picked up Festherstone's Pike& Shotte on Kindle and really enjoying it.Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-49557107374344689042015-04-07T14:55:23.620-07:002015-04-07T14:55:23.620-07:00I'd like to see the Paddy Griffith material my...I'd like to see the Paddy Griffith material myself. This is the kind of thing that makes great supplementary reading and helps put the larger works in perspective.Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-12701743205104086232015-04-07T13:22:29.411-07:002015-04-07T13:22:29.411-07:00Put me down as very interested in Cold War Wargami...Put me down as very interested in Cold War Wargaming (Cold War Hot seems to have a resurgent popularity too, so this could be not only interesting but a good seller) and Hobby Wargames titles.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-21949806040035701762015-04-07T11:58:14.377-07:002015-04-07T11:58:14.377-07:00I'm slightly disappointed to see that there ha...I'm slightly disappointed to see that there haven't been any comments on this post yet. I'll therefore give my tuppence worth, despite it not being too deep.<br /><br />My first reaction is 'More Early Wargaming History!', but that purely reflects my own interests. A hard-headed response would be 'What sells?' - publish more of that in order to subsidise the other stuff (which ideally you continue to publish).<br /><br />So what is that? I suspect that the Paddy Griffith material would be popular. Perhaps also the Hobby and Toy Soldiers. Ideally, one would produce something that would be used as a textbook (forcing students to buy it!). What do people in the War Studies field want - Cold War? Current innovations? <br /><br />Has the cyber warfare publication hit a note? I wonder if public and/or NHS administrators could be tapped?<br /><br />Lots of questions there, but no answers. Perhaps it will start a debate.<br /><br />Of course, like most publishers, you may just end up relying on what you can find editors willing to produce!Diplomatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154642903216207181noreply@blogger.com