THE WARGAME COMPANION
The Face of Battle
1976
NON-FICTIONLandmark study examining three battles — Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme — from the perspective of the ordinary soldier, asking what combat is actually like for those who must endure it.
Programmed Wargames Scenarios
1983
NON-FICTIONFifty pre-programmed wargame scenarios using solo and umpire-free mechanics, a foundational reference for scenario design still used by historical wargamers.
The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic
2010
NON-FICTIONAccount of Hannibal's invasion of Italy and the catastrophic Roman defeat at Cannae, the tactical masterpiece that still influences military thought.
On War
1832
NON-FICTIONThe foundational text of Western military theory. Clausewitz's analysis of war's nature, strategy, and the relationship between war and politics.
A History of Warfare
1993
NON-FICTIONKeegan's ambitious survey of warfare from primitive conflict through the nuclear age, arguing that war is a cultural rather than purely political act.
Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
2004
NON-FICTIONThe story of the Battle off Samar — when a tiny force of destroyers and destroyer escorts charged the most powerful Japanese surface fleet of the war to defend the Leyte Gulf invasion.
Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell
2005
NON-FICTIONHarrowing account of the First Marine Division's assault on Peleliu — one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Pacific War, fought over an island of questionable strategic value.
The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II
1980
NON-FICTIONClassic examination of what combat was actually like for the ordinary infantryman in WWII — covering fear, exhaustion, morale, and the gulf between official narratives and soldier reality.
The Peninsular War Atlas
2010
NON-FICTIONThe most comprehensive cartographic history of the Peninsular War, with over 150 detailed operational maps covering every major engagement from Rolica to Toulouse.
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England
2005
NON-FICTIONThe definitive modern account of the Battle of Agincourt, combining close reading of contemporary sources with analysis of the armies, terrain, and tactics that produced Henry V's famous victory.
Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World
2006
NON-FICTIONScholarly account of the Battle of Thermopylae by a leading classicist, examining the historical reality behind the Spartan stand and its extraordinary afterlife in Western culture.
Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America
2004
NON-FICTIONRolling Stone journalist's embedded account of the 1st Recon Battalion's charge through Iraq in the opening weeks of the 2003 invasion — raw, unfiltered, and unflinching.
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
2005
NON-FICTIONMarine veteran and journalist Bing West's on-the-ground account of the two battles for Fallujah — the first assault halted by political pressure and the brutal second assault that cleared the city.
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
2002
NON-FICTIONBiography of John Boyd — the iconoclastic Air Force colonel who created the OODA loop concept and whose theories on maneuver warfare reshaped modern American military doctrine.
The Campaigns of Napoleon
1966
REFERENCEThe most comprehensive study of Napoleon's military campaigns ever written. An indispensable reference for understanding Napoleonic warfare.
Enemy at the Gates
1973
NON-FICTIONThe definitive account of the Battle of Stalingrad, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides.
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege
1998
NON-FICTIONBeevor's masterful account of the battle that changed the course of WWII on the Eastern Front.
D-Day: June 6, 1944
1994
NON-FICTIONThe climactic battle of World War II told through the accounts of those who were there.
The Longest Day
1959
NON-FICTIONClassic account of the Normandy invasion from all perspectives — Allied, German, and French civilian.
A Time for Trumpets
1985
NON-FICTIONComprehensive history of the Battle of the Bulge by a historian who fought in it.
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D-Day at Omaha Beach
2009
Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.
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Napoleon's Triumph
2007
Innovative block wargame recreating Austerlitz with hidden unit information.
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Wellington's Victory
1976
Highly detailed tactical simulation of the Battle of Waterloo at battalion level.
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Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
2010
Light-to-medium wargame using the Commands & Colors system for Napoleonic battles.
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Battle Cry
2000
Introductory Civil War wargame using the Commands & Colors system.
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Commands & Colors: Ancients
2006
Fast-playing tactical wargame covering battles from the Greco-Persian Wars through the fall of Rome. Uses the Commands & Colors block system with scenario-specific terrain.
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The Great War
2017
Commands & Colors system applied to WWI Western Front tactics. Mud, wire, gas, and machine guns make this a tactically distinctive entry in the C&C family — infantry assaults feel appropriately brutal...
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Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid
2019
Solitaire game recreating the famous 617 Squadron bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr dams.
Iwo Jima: Bloodbath in the Bonins
2020
Solitaire game of the US Marine assault on Iwo Jima.
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Borodino
2012
Block game simulating Napoleon's brutal 1812 battle at Borodino.
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Gettysburg: The Magnificent Fight
2020
Fast-playing card-driven game of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Antietam: The Civil War Battles Series
2011
Detailed tactical simulation of the Battle of Antietam.
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Prussia's Glory II
2008
Detailed tactical simulation of Frederick the Great's major battles.
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SPQR
1992
GMT Great Battles of History series opener. Covers major battles of the Roman Republic.
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Men of Iron
2005
Medieval battle game covering Agincourt, Crécy, and other battles.
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Victory at Sea
1974
Classic WWII and WWI naval warfare game covering major fleet engagements.
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