tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post6617872392146397871..comments2024-03-28T07:04:04.726+00:00Comments on Balkan Wargamer: On the Borderlands of Great Empires - Transylvanian Armies 1541-1613Balkandavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-35909723321122249982022-03-22T10:40:59.385+00:002022-03-22T10:40:59.385+00:00If you are interested in the Long Turkish War, the...If you are interested in the Long Turkish War, there is a book by Chris Flaherty and Bruno Mugnai 'La Lunga Guerra Turca'. The text is in Italian and English and there are lots of colour plates.Balkandavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-89232768260528637002022-03-22T00:02:31.798+00:002022-03-22T00:02:31.798+00:00Excellent overview/review as always. My copy arriv...Excellent overview/review as always. My copy arrived last week and I'm into chapter two. I am really enjoying it. He has packed a lot of detail into a small tome. Coming from a low base of knowledge I was pleased that his first chapter provided such an excellent overview of the nation and the era under study, highlighting how Transylvania was a plaything to the ambitions of its rulers and powerful neighbours. Pity the common people...<br />I am particularly pleased that there seems to be a lot about the Long Turkish War, the point from which I have decided to commence my activities in 'things Ottoman'.<br />Regards, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-78527240803071518682022-03-13T11:01:53.940+00:002022-03-13T11:01:53.940+00:00Pikeman's Lament is excellent. The point to re...Pikeman's Lament is excellent. The point to remember is that it's a skirmish game. It doesn't replicate pike and shot formations in early modern battles well. That's why it works better for armies like the Transylvanians.Balkandavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-91803603576898545762022-03-13T08:38:58.292+00:002022-03-13T08:38:58.292+00:00Hmmmm… the book looks interesting, but I MUST NOT ...Hmmmm… the book looks interesting, but I MUST NOT allow myself to become distracted and side tracked yet again.<br />I picked up Pikeman’s Lament at Hammerhead last weekend. Sadly, it’s still in the “to be read” pile…<br />Cheers,<br />GeoffElliesdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204443922617741noreply@blogger.com