Most of Featherstone's books tend to overlaps with a lot of general information about basic wargaming, but this book focuses on specific descriptions of relatively small but significant battles, chosen because they can be refought with relatively realistic numbers of model figures.Each battle is illustrated with a few clear maps and has a summary of the actual events of the battle, followed by a discussion of how the battle could be adapted for wargaming. Some of the battles are well known (Pharsalus, Poitiers, Barnet, Guilford Court House, Little Big Horn, Gallipoli, Pork Chop Hill), others are more obscure (at least to me), Cheriton (English Civil War), Wynendael (Marlburian Wars), Prestonpans (Jacobite Rebellion --that at least I knew a little about), Maida (Penninsular War), Aliwal (First Sikh War), Wilson's Creek (US Civil War), Modder RIver (Second Boer War), St. Nazaire (World War 2). Wynendael and Maida in particular I had no memory of at all. ( )

One of Don Featherstone's little books on miniature wargames. Unlike many of the thematic books, this collection of scenarios cuts across all periods of history. ( )