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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Galloglaich" data-source="post: 5019083" data-attributes="member: 77019">I recommend, generally speaking, the Osprey Military books as very good research aids for gamers, and also cheap (around $12-$15 new) and focused on specific areas so you can get detail you need without swamping yourself with the entire broad reach of history.  They are not free of mistakes and some Academics look down on them, but I found them generally pretty accurate, far more so than most RPG resources, and they are always well illustrated with often leading-edge detail on the weapons and armor etc., as well as a good overview or synopsis of a given battle or time period (the Vikings, the 1st Crusade, the North Sea pirates, the Templars, etc. etc.)Which one you will like the best really depends on the specific period you are focused on There is a post up-thread somewhere where I listed several I liked, as well as some other good Academic books on Medieval warfare (Delbruck et-al)Online, for the Persians, you probably can't do better than the RomanArmyTalk.com website.<a href="http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/viewforum.php?f=25&sid=84be03c2be68b71be783bbf159867fab" target="_blank">• View forum - Allies & Enemies of Rome</a>That place is full of serious fanatics who really know their stuff, I'm always finding photos of rare weapons or armor that I never see anywhere else.  For anything dealing with the Dark Ages back to the early Classical period that is probably your ideal option.I found this other mega-thread here on an RPG forum called 'Giants in the Playground', which I have participated in.  There is a lot of good information in it about Medieval warfare etc.<a href="http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124683" target="_blank">Got a Real-World Weapon or Armor Question? Mk. VI - Giant in the Playground Forums</a>As for books on medieval weapons... well you know I'm biased on that.  But for swords you can't go wrong with Ewart Oakeshott.  He has several books ranging from small pamphlet like overviews of the arms of a knight "The Knight and his Sword", to painstakingly detailed overviews of surviving antique swords "Records of the Medieval Sword"I also really like Sir Richard Burtons "Book of the Sword" which is a fascinating overview of very early weapons.Any question you have about Medieval weapons, and photographs of surviving antiques of every Medieval weapon you can think of, as well as good reviews of good replicas, can be found at Myarmoury<a href="http://www.myarmoury.com/home.php" target="_blank">myArmoury.com: Home Page</a>Finally the HEMA forums are a very good resource for anything to do with Medieval combat.  I like Schola Gladiatoria out of the UK, you'll find a lot of experts there from all over Europe.<a href="http://www.fioredeiliberi.org/phpBB3/" target="_blank">SCHOLA SWORDSMANSHIP FORUM • Index page</a>Hope that helps, and feel free to ask any specific questions you may have here.G.</blockquote>

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