Rear Guard Action

It's been a long time, but I came back to playing The Prince: The Struggle of the House Borgia (sold as Borgia in the Netherlands)   las...

Last weekend I was struck with a heavy bout of influenza which caused me to cancel a few appointments. It gave me some extra time to read an...

Than to watch my recent acquisitions. I'd saved up quite a few book coupons which now have been turned into paper (and some digital book...

De Adelaar En Het Lam: Onrust, Opruiing En Onwilligheid In Nederland Ten Tijde Van Het Koninkrijk Holland En De Inlijving Bij Het Franse K...

German Infantryman vs Soviet Rifleman – Barbarossa 1941 by David Campbell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Describes the fighting of German ...

The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper by Scott Frost My rating: 4 of 5 stars With the return of Twin Peaks to the scre...

A few weeks ago, Osprey advertised they are seeking bloggers and reviewers that wish to receive Osprey books to review. I guess I would...

Europe Under Napoleon 1799-1815 by Michael Broers My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a great book! Broers offers an overview of Napoleoni...

Blücher: Scourge of Napoleon by Michael V. Leggiere My rating: 5 of 5 stars Probably now the best account of Blücher's life as ...

Yorck and the Era of Prussian Reform, 1807-1815 by Peter Paret My rating: 5 of 5 stars Great book on the Prussian reforms before a...

I probably would never have known about this book had Jerry not asked me to buy it for him so he could save on the postage. Johnny Pet...

Here's the second part of my Essen experiences, consisting of the games I played, so with a little more hard info on the games. Look her...

Yes! This was a good year to be at Spiel in Essen. Even if there wasn't a great game to swoon about, and even if we had a last minu...

Hard to tell how big an impact childhood TV shows actually have, but I remember a few of them very well. There was Robbi, Tobi en het Frawat...

Reading Roger Parkinson´s biography of Marshal Blücher I was confronted, more than in other military biographies, by the physical and emoti...

Spare me the lame attempts at humour based on national stereotypes. Even if they claim to aim for the opposite. Stephen Clarke´s 1000 Years ...

This book is very well written: the story flows, with anecdotes sprinkled liberally but always in the service of the characterisation of the...

I´ve put up my list of games to watch out for in Essen at boardgamegeek.com. Serious gaming: playing King of Tokyo in bed I have star...

The Smoke and the Fire is a well witten and entertaining read with a clear intent. Terraine has no time for studies critical of British com...