Rob Johnson
United States
Anoka
Minnesota
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I'm looking for recommendations for books on the Philadelphia Campaign; I generally trust older sources rather than 21st Century "scholarship". Guess I'm a curmudgeonly bastard about such things!
FOUND: "The Philadelphia Campaign Vol. 1 of 2; Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia" Thomas J. McGuire 2006
Superb; Vol. 2 on it's way
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Thomas Beach
Burlington
Wisconsin
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Hey Rob, please let me know what you think of McGuire's book(s). I've been considering them for a long time now and would be interested to get a gamers perspective. Thanks. Tom
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Paul Borchers
United States
Keller
Texas
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I haven't read all of volume 1, but what I read I thought was good (his style is a little dry). I haven't bought volume 2 yet. McGuire's previous book, The Battle of Paoli, is very good for the detail and for offering the proper perspective of the "massacre". I did get a little lost on the geography surrounding Paoli - the maps aren't half bad, but residents of the area would be better at understanding the various roads and highways than the rest of us.
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Keith Todd
United States
Oregon
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I have read both volumes and found them good and good companions for the BAR games. His Paoli book is good also.
Keith
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Rob Johnson
United States
Anoka
Minnesota
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I just finished off the second volume- then looped back to re-read the first! Great stuff!
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Posted Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:47 pm
