Zouave Vincent Van Gogh 1888

 

Civil War Zouaves

 Civil War Zouaves Facebook group

Group of Company G, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry (Zouaves), during seige of Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865

If I was to reenact the Civil War I would like to be a Zouave. I can't ride. 

World War One video games

 Back in the 90s when computers were new my Father-in-law had a WW1 flight game where you went on missions in different aircraft. It was fun so I thought I would look and see what is out there. Wikipedia have a handy.list here. Do you recommend any of them? 

The Invasion of 1910

 Public domain audio book here

The Invasion of 1910. A book published in 1906 predicting a German invasion. Serialized in the Daily Mail. Read about it here

German postcard

Text is a folk song.

Do I have to, have to

Leave the city, leave the city

And you, my dear, stay here

When I come, when I come

When I come again, come again

I come, my dear, t

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Empress Miniatures the Wild Bunch

 I like Empress. Their figures are well sculpted. This Wild West range looks good. My son has got the Warhammer Western rules so I have been on the lookout for decent western figs. Lots of movie inspired sculpts. 

Rooster Cogburn

Underground Warfare 1914-1918 Simon Jones

 One of the Library books I am reading at the moment. I didn't realise tunnelling in the war started in 1914 with the French and Germans.