C. Froud and M. Holland have published an expanded group of army lists for the Biblical warfare era entitled "The Book of Hosts". These lists attempt to bring new research into play as well as breaking down existing army listings into more discrete time periods and expanding Allied contingents into full fledged army lists of their own. This will add more variety to what has become a popular ancient subperiod. The book is soft cover and includes 80 pages. There are 4 area maps, a uniform cross reference to "Armies of the Near East" for the more obscure troop types, a bibliography and 58 army lists from Old and Middle Kingdom Egyptian to Egyptian Revolt - 343BC. The lists are done in the typical WRG style and abbreviations although a glossary is included. This would appear to be a worthwhile investment for fans of this era. It is available from Wargames for $15. More Reviews Bicorne Miniatures 25mm Napoleonic and ACW Eagle Miniatures 25mm 7YW, Napoleonic, and ACW Wargames Foundry 25mm War of 1812 Wargames Foundry 25mm French Napoleonics Frontier 15mm Napoleonics Thistle and Rose 15mm Sassanid Persians Combat Miniatures 20mm WWII Battle Honors 15mm Napoleonics Wargames Foundry 20mm WWII Partisans Platoon 20 20mm WWII Soviet Naval Troops Essex 15mm Seven Years War Thoroughbred Figures 1/72 Scale US WWII Vehicles Vac-U-Cast 1/76 Scale WWII Wargame Accessories Signifer 15mm Franco-Prussian War Flags How-To Books Building Terrain Terrain Specialties Terrain Pieces GHQ 1/285th WWII and Modern Soviet Equipment Pass of the North 25mm Mexican Peasants Panzerschiffe 1/2400 Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Warfare in the Age of Reason 18th C. Miniature Rules Rebel Yell ACW Rules Forlorn Hope ECW Rules Chariot Warfare Army Lists of 3000 BC to 343 BC Review Rebuttal: Grande Bataille, Grande Victoire Wargaming in History Romans, Goths and Huns Iron Duke and Rally Once More Computer Assisted Wargame Rules The Barrett Scale for Reviews Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #58 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1992 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com