tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post2376530225056831351..comments2024-03-19T00:00:35.401+00:00Comments on Geordie's Big Battles: The Pelopnnesian War the "unsavory" Truth (Read All About It) : ReflectionsGeordie an Exiled FoGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-68187919292911452932014-01-29T02:07:54.386+00:002014-01-29T02:07:54.386+00:00Geordie
Quite right it is Hanson that I was think...Geordie<br /><br />Quite right it is Hanson that I was thinking of. Speaking out my backside with out fact checking again.<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-23165222377124917742014-01-28T23:39:26.685+00:002014-01-28T23:39:26.685+00:00Thanks gents, I thought I was in a minority readin...Thanks gents, I thought I was in a minority reading about the Pel War, so thank you for your comments ;)<br /><br />I am so close to starting playing the Pel War by Victory Games (I had to print it out from my electronic copy which is a bit of a faff) but I have been distracted by another VG called Tokoyo Express :)<br /><br />Note: PD<br />I have read Kagan's (one volume) Pel War and found it essential before I started the Big T, the other book you mention seems to be VD Hanson's which I have read first but confess I need to go back and really read again "with new eyes"<br /><br />The book I am half way through at the moment is "Song of Wrath" by Lendon and although only takes the first part of the war is a good read (with plenty of map snippets)<br /><br />The book I will get next is Green's Armada to Syracuse (his Persian War but was the best I have read so far) <br /><br /><br />Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-16065810499800952162014-01-28T13:23:33.786+00:002014-01-28T13:23:33.786+00:00That game's on my want list. I don't know ...That game's on my want list. I don't know if I'd ever play it, but I'd like to at least get the option to refuse myself!<br /><br />I completely agree that reading about the war makes you feel a bit unclean. Self-interest, greed, betrayal, hubris; it's all there and just about everyone has at least one terrible character flaw!<br /><br />Perfect for wargaming, really :) Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-12465472823796874882014-01-28T13:15:52.419+00:002014-01-28T13:15:52.419+00:00I suggest Donald Kagan's "A War Like No O...I suggest Donald Kagan's "A War Like No Other" for a modern take on an ancient war.<br />Cheers<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-16217087579839112852014-01-28T11:42:12.993+00:002014-01-28T11:42:12.993+00:00The Peloponnesion War is definitely not a very &qu...The Peloponnesion War is definitely not a very "clean" war. Politics rules on both sides. And the period after is just as interesting and has my favorite ancient leader - Philip II - in it. I have the Victory Games game for over 15 years - I got it out once and played a turn and then went on holidays and could not get back into it. A game on my list to play. Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-31098743196748858142014-01-28T09:17:48.878+00:002014-01-28T09:17:48.878+00:00I suspect future historians will set questions for...I suspect future historians will set questions for their students comparing the P. Wars with the 20rh C. German Wars.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.com