I have recently refallen back down a tabletop wargamming hole and was recently introduced to Simon Hall – creator of MeG amongst other things. While not quite on topic, I think this is an interesting interview…. Can you tell us a little about yourself and wargaming? My dad was in the RAF and interested in […]
Here are 5 books on the coming soon section of the Pen and Sword Website I am looking forward to reading… Armies of Ancient Greece Circa 500 to 338 BC Conflict was rife among the Greeks of the Classical period, including some of the most famous wars and battles of the whole ancient period, such […]
The Byzantine Princess and the First Crusade Anna Komnene is one of the most curious figures in the history of an intriguing empire. A woman of extraordinary education and intellect, she was the only Byzantine female historian and one of the first and foremost historians in medieval Europe. Yet few people seem to know of […]
A Bold Re-appraisal of One of History’s Most Famous Battles The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, where an Athenian-led Greek force defeated a Persian invasion, is one of the most decisive battles in Antiquity and has been studied for centuries. It is famed as a triumph of the Greek hoplite heavy infantry phalanx against […]
