Friday, 30 March 2018

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Book about Scots and Irish in French service

Coming out later this year I think. The author is involved with Dillons Regiment if I am not mistaken. 

Interesting French tent image

Art de la guerre par principes et par règles , ouvrage de M. le maréchal de Puységur, mis au jour par M. le Mis de Puysègur, son fils,... -- 1748 - 


Here is the online version

Sunday, 18 March 2018

Great Northern War Russian army book

I run a Facebook group on the late 17thc early 18thc called War of the Grand Alliance anyway this book is greatly anticipated by both wargamers and reenactors. I know I am looking forward to it. I understand there is a Swedish volume in the pipeline too.
A montage of art work by Nickolay Zubkov m the soon to be published book 


Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Stefano Della Bella (1610-1664)





This Italian draughtsman has some good military scenes at the Rijksmuseum. 


Monday, 12 March 2018

War of Spanish Succession Paper Soldiers

Details here. The latest in a series drawn by Peter Dennis and published by Helion. Facebook page here


Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Monday, 5 March 2018

Battle of Jankau 1645

Not many battles in our period that take place in March but this one did. The bloodiest battle of the Thirty Years War. Recently reenacted - more images here