| HG Wells | Little Wars Dent and Sons 1913 |
| J Candler | Miniature Wargames du Temps Napoleon Ohio USA 1964 |
| Joe Morshauser | How to Play Wargames in Miniature Walker USA 1962 |
| Don Featherstone | Wargames Stanley Paul 1962 |
| 2nd revised edition 1970 | |
| Naval Wargames Stanley Paul 1965 | |
| Air Wargames Stanley Paul 1966 | |
| Advanced Wargames Stanley Paul 1969 | |
| Wargame Campaigns Stanley Paul 1970 | |
| Solo Wargaming Kaye and Ward 1973 | |
| Battles with Model Soldiers David and Charles 1970 RP 1984 | |
| PB edition 1973 | |
| With Keith Robinson | Battles with Model Tanks Macdonald and James 1979 |
| Skirmish Wargaming Patrick Stephens 1975 | |
| Battle Notes for Wargamers David & Charles 1973 | |
| Battles for Wargamers | Poitiers 1356 C Knight 1972 |
| Wargames Through the Ages | Vol 1 3000BC – 1500 Stanley Paul 1972 |
| Vol 2 1420 – 1783 1974 | |
| Vol 3 1792 – 1859 1975 | |
| Vol 4 1861 – 1945 1976 | |
| Wargaming – Ancient & Medieval Period David and Charles 1976 | |
| Wargaming – Pike & Shot Period David and Charles 1977 | |
| Wargamers’ Handbook of the American Revolution Argus Books 1977 | |
| Wargaming Airborne Operations Kaye and Ward 1977 | |
| Tank Battles in Miniature | 1) The Western Desert Campaign 1973 |
| Patrick Stephens | 4) The Mediterranean Theatre 1977 |
| Complete Wargaming Handbook Unwin PB 1986 | |
| Complete Wargaming David and Charles 1988 | |
| Wargaming in History | Peninsular War Argus 1991 |
| Tackle Model Soldiers This Way Stanley Paul 1963 | |
| Handbook for Model Soldier Collectors Kaye and Ward 1969 | |
| Military Modelling Kaye and Ward 1970 | |
| Better Military Modelling Kaye and Ward 1977 | |
| Macdonald of the 42nd Seeley Service 1971 | |
| All for a Shilling a Day Jarrolds 1966 | |
| Bowmen of England Jarrolds 1967 | |
| PB New English Library 1973 | |
| PB Leo Cooper 2003 | |
| At Them with the Bayonet: The First Sikh War Jarrolds 1968 | |
| PB New English Library 1974 | |
| Captain Careys Blunder: Death of the Prince Imperial Leo Cooper 1973 | |
| PB New English Library 1975 | |
| Colonial Small Wars 1837-1902 David & Charles 1973 | |
| Conflict in Hampshire | |
| Weapons and Equipment of the Colonial Soldier Blandford 1978 | |
| Victoria’s Enemies 19th Century Colonial Wars Blandford 1989 | |
| Victorian Colonial Warfare Africa 1842-1902 Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1992 |
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| Victorian Colonial Warfare Africa 1842-1902 Blandford PB 1993 | |
| Victorian Colonial Warfare India – Conquest of Scinde to the Indian Mutiny Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1992 | |
| Blandford PB 1993 | |
| Tel el Kebir PB Osprey 1993 | |
| Khartoum Gordon Relief Expedition | |
| Omdurman Dongola Campaign PB Osprey 1994 | |
| Campaigning with the Duke of Wellington Emperors Press 1993 | |
| Khaki and Red: Soldiers of the Queen in India and Africa Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1995 | |
| Redcoats for the Raj Valda 1996 | |
| Warriors and Warfare in Ancient and Medieval Times Constable 1997 | |
| Armies and Warfare in the Pike and Shot Era Constable 1998 | |
| Battlefield Walkers’ Handbook Airlife Books 1998 | |
| PB Crowood Press 2004 | |
| Bridges of Battle: Famous Battlefield Actions at Bridges and River Crossings Wiedenfeld and Nicholson 1999 |
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| Charles Grant | The War Game A and C Black 1971 |
| The Ancient Wargame A and C Black 1974 | |
| Ancient Battles MAP 1977 | |
| Wargame Tactics Cassell 1979 | |
| Napoleonic Wargaming MAP 1974 | |
| The Battle of Fontenoy William Lunscombe 1975 | |
| Battle MAP 1970 | |
| The Black Watch Osprey SB 1971 | |
| The Coldstream Guards Osprey SB 1971 | |
| Royal Scots Greys Osprey SB 1972 | |
| Foot Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard Osprey SB 1971 | |
| Brig P Young &J P Lawford | Charge! Or How to Play Wargames Morgan Grampian 1967 |
| Charge! PB reprint BW cover Athena books 1986 | |
| S Asquith T Wise eds. | Charge! Abridged amended version 1979 pb A5 booklet |
| George Gush | A Guide to Wargaming Croom Helm 1980 |
| Terry Wise | Battle Gaming MAP 1969 |
| Barry J Carter | Naval Wargames WW1 &WW2 David and Charles 1975 |
| P Dunn | Sea Battle Games MAP 1970 |
| Frank Hinchliffe | The Hinchliffe Guide to Wargaming Hinchliffe Models 1975 Booklet |
| George Jeffrey | The Napoleonic Wargame Almark 1974 |
| David Nash | Wargames Hamlyn 1975 PB |
| F E Perry | A First book of Wargaming MAP 1977 |
| The Second Book of Wargaming MAP 1978 | |
| Henry Harris | How to Go Collecting Model Soldiers |
| Charles F Wesencraft | Practical Wargaming Elmfield Press 1974 |
| With Pike and Musket Elmfield Press 1978 | |
| John Sanders | An Introduction to Wargaming Pelham Books 1975 |
| Gavin Lyall | Operation Warboard A & C Black 1976 |
| Paddy Griffith | Napoleonic Wargaming for Fun Ward Lock 1980 |
| Shire Publications | |
| John Tunstill | Discovering Wargames 1966 |
| Arthur Taylor | Rules for Wargaming 1971 |
| George Gush; R Stephenson, P Purton | Discovering English Civil Wargaming 1973 |
| D Teague | Discovering Modelling for Wargamers 1973 |
| Tom McGowan | Wargaming Franklin Watts 1985 |
| Bruce Quarrie | Napoleon’s Campaigns in Miniature Patrick Stephens 1975 2nd 1977 |
| Ed. | PSL Guide to Wargaming PSL 1980 |
| Phil Barker | Alexander the Great’s Campaigns PSL |
| Know the Game: Wargaming E P Publishing 1976 | |
| WRG | |
| Tony Bath | Hannibal’s Campaigns |
| Setting Up a Wargames Campaign WRG 1973 | |
| Charles S Grant | Scenarios for Wargamers 1982 |
| Programmed Wargames Scenarios 1983 | |
| Battles for Wargamers | |
| Terry Wise | 2nd Punic War 1972 |
| Roman Civil Wars 1972 | |
| WW2 Western Desert 1972 | |
| Tunisia 1973 | |
| Peninsular War 1974 | |
| Wargaming in History Argus | |
| Don Featherstone | Peninsular War 1991 |
| Simon MacDowall | Goths Huns and Romans 1990 |
| Paul Stevenson | The American Civil War |
| Edwin Herbert | The Second Anglo Boer War |
| Charles S Grant | Waterloo 1990 |
| Airfix Guides | |
| Terry Wise | 24 ACW 1977 |
| George Gush | ECW |
| Bruce Quarrie | 15 WW2 1976 |
| Phil Barker | 9 Ancients |
| Bruce Quarrie | 4 Napoleonic 1974 |
| Tank Battles in Miniature | |
| Don F. | 1 Western Desert Campaigns 1973 |
| Bruce Quarrie | 2 Russian Campaign 1976 |
| Don F | 3 Mediterranean 1977 |
| Bruce Quarrie | 4 Western European Campaign 1977 |
| Bruce Quarrie | 5 Arab Israeli War |
| Knight’s Battles for Wargamers | Charles Knight |
| Ed. P Young | Saratoga 1777 J Sweetman 1971 |
| First Bull Run 1861 Peter Davies & John H Cooper 1971 | |
| Chancellorsville 1863 JH Cooper 1971 | |
| Alma 1854 Henry Harris 1971 | |
| Borodino 1812 ER Holmes 1971 | |
| Minden 1759 HN Cole 1972 | |
| Poitiers 1356 DF Featherstone 1972 | |
| Dettingen 1743 Michael Orr 1972 | |
| Vittoria Col. J. Lawford 1973 | |
| Background Books for Wargamers | William Lunscombe |
| Fontenoy C Grant 1971 | |
| Salamis Richard Nelson 1971 | |
| Waterloo BJ Hurren 1971 |
Not sure if John above got an answer two years ago…but I was searching the very same Wesencraft innovative and interesting rules (also the pics of figures), and here is the reference :
http://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/thing:52622
Now where to find this ” Wargames ! ” is another matter, or so it seems,
Best Regards
Dear Henry,
I’ve enjoyed reading your list. I have quite a few of the books, although far too many slipped through my hands – I should have brought them when I had the chance. Can I make one minor addition? The Knight’s Battles for Wargamers series also include the book “Oudenarde 1708” by Eversley Belfield.
Keep up the good work.
Simon
Hi,
A very comprehensive list of publications on war games. You list a couple that I need to get, thanks. I wonder why you do not include, “Shambattle: How to Play with Toy Soldiers” (1929) by Harry G. Dowdall and Joseph H. Glason. first wargame rules for miniatures published in United States. Michael Korn’s “Modern War in Miniature ” (1966) is another old school book, almost the first role play war game.
Thanks for putting this list together. Great fun to remember some of those old time games.
I have long had a 4 page photocopy of an 18th Cent. ruleset for 5/6mm miniatures written by Charlie Wesencraft and published in ‘Wargames’ magazine (c.1985 ?). Unfortunately it was full of typos (especially the game charts) and was a bit unclear so I never got around to playing it despite the fact that it was intrigingly innovative and simple. It is definately old school and is designed for large battles using units on brigade bases.
I would like to pick your brains, if you would be so kind, and try and find out if it was published elsewhere in a corrected format?
Thankyou. Regards John.
Hi John.
I don’t recall the article you mention, I’m afraid (though I will certainly go and have a rummage when I get a moment), but you might do well to pose the question on the Old School Wargaming site at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/old_school_wargaming/ or perhaps on the TMP page at http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/topics.mv?id=284 . Perhaps another visitor to this site might be able to help?
Henry