by Major-General B.P.Hughes. Arms and Armour Press. 85s 11 3/4" x 8 1/2" 144 pages, 100 illustrations). So impressed am I by this book that almost anything I say about it will be an understatement! It 'deals exhaustively with the muzzle-loading artillery of the 18th and 19th centuries, recording their designs, construction performance, development and handling by means of clear and easily read descriptions. This is backed by an extensive series of illustrations, many of which are photographs or reproductions of scale drawings or prints similar to these shown on this page. The author is in charge of the library and collections of the Royal Artillery so that he is ideally suited to produce such a book. No wargamer can realistically reproduce warfare in this period without having a good working knowledge of the guns that were used. This book discusses types of piece-guns, mortars, howitzers and carronades; together with projectiles and their relative effectiveness. The various types of artillery are described -- the light and heavy equipments, wageons, specialised forms of artillery (mountain, sea-borne and coast) and the ordnance of other countries. The performance of the guns and their rate of fire are tabled -- invaluable data when formulating rules -- such details as ranges in yards with roundshot and with spherical case-shot are clearly shown for all weights and types of guns. Just imagine the usefulness of the table showing how much gunfire attacking troops will take when covering varying distances -- it is in the book.' Numerous historical examples colour the pages of this fascinating book, for example what is written about the use of Horse Artillery could revolutionise the average wargamer's conception of that colourful arm. Last but by no means least this book, through its excellent scale-drawings, provides a comprohensive guide for the wargamer who wishes to make his own artillery. Definitely a book I shall always value and recommend to fellow-hobbyists. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 95 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1970 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com