Friday 7 December 2018

Peter the Great’s a Revenge. Narva 1704



What a cracker of a book! It fair blew my socks off! The Great Northern War is a period I have had a significant interest in for many years. I used to have a pretty large and extremely gorgeous collection in 6mm but in a moment of madness sold it off some 15 - 20 years ago. This is IMHO one of the best Helion publications to date. Ok, that’s a fairly subjective view but for what it counts, and other people may think they know better, but it is my view. Boris clearly knows his stuff and knows it with a passion. The attention to detail is fantastic and the quality of the translation is good, and the text flows nicely. The book is stuffed full of a massive amount of information, on the build up to the siege, the armies, the commanders, the siege itself, then the aftermath and orders of battle. There is a pretty comprehensive bibliography too. To top it all it is well catered for in terms of some really excellent colour plates and a vast number of black and white illustrations and maps. Well worth the money and deserved of a place on my bookshelf at the very least.


4 comments:

  1. I consider that a great recommendation - will add to my list!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ah, those moments of madness... Front Rank SYW Prussians and Napoleonic Russians, GHQ Med fleets British and Italians, Hinchliffe Napoleonics, Redoubt ACW, Tumbling Dice US and Japanese aircraft.. Never, never sell your painted figures; an older and wiser chap says...

    ReplyDelete
  3. I believe that Helion & Co are rapidly taking the place that Osprey once had among wargamers.

    ReplyDelete