Cardinal Aidan
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88. The Face of Battle, by John Keegan
The part dealing with Agincourt should be required reading for any GM dealing with combat in a medievalesque setting.
89. The Way Things Work, by David Macaulay
Suprisingly useful for understanding the tech of a typical psuedo-European setting. There's a new version (The New Way Things Work, unsuprisingly) that focuses much more on modern technology and isn't as useful.
90. Any Cross-section book by Stephen Biesty
Wonderful for anyone needing map inspirations. Has many, many books, all useful. There is one about castles, and another about British men-of-war (perfect for swashbuckling games) that were both out of print last time I checked. There's also a large "best-of" volume. Usually found in the children's sections of bookstoers.
91. Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire : From the First Century A.D. to the Third, Edward N. Luttwak
Argues that the Romans had a grand strategy of surrounding itself with proxy/client states to hold off enemies. Written in the late 70s to argue for a similar strategy, its not particularly accurate on either the Romans or more modern subjects...but its great fodder for motives and an instant strategy for the one Big Empire of the campaign world.
The part dealing with Agincourt should be required reading for any GM dealing with combat in a medievalesque setting.
89. The Way Things Work, by David Macaulay
Suprisingly useful for understanding the tech of a typical psuedo-European setting. There's a new version (The New Way Things Work, unsuprisingly) that focuses much more on modern technology and isn't as useful.
90. Any Cross-section book by Stephen Biesty
Wonderful for anyone needing map inspirations. Has many, many books, all useful. There is one about castles, and another about British men-of-war (perfect for swashbuckling games) that were both out of print last time I checked. There's also a large "best-of" volume. Usually found in the children's sections of bookstoers.
91. Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire : From the First Century A.D. to the Third, Edward N. Luttwak
Argues that the Romans had a grand strategy of surrounding itself with proxy/client states to hold off enemies. Written in the late 70s to argue for a similar strategy, its not particularly accurate on either the Romans or more modern subjects...but its great fodder for motives and an instant strategy for the one Big Empire of the campaign world.
