I like to make my wargaming terrain as authenthic as possible. I found the Chinese Visual Sourcebook to be useful when I was working on my 25mm Boxer Rebellion project.
20th Century
La Guerre Infernale
La Guerre Infernale is a 30 issue illustrated magazine published in 1908 about a future war between France and Germany.
Even if you don’t read French, the Victorian Science Fiction illustrations are terrific. Lots of inspiration for your VSF games.
Ten Days That Shook The World – Free EBook
Available for free from Amazon, Ten Days That Shook The World is John Reed’s first hand account of the October 1917 Russian Revolution. It was the basis of the movie, Reds. Reed was a socialist American journalist who is buried at the Kremlin.
It is, as you might expect, politically explosive and the target of praise or criticism, depending upon which side of the spectrum you sit.
Model Railroad Layout Based On Lovecraft’s Arkham
The Miskatonic Railroad is an HO scale model train layout based on HP Lovecraft’s Arkham in 1908. It is absolutely gorgeous to look at.
The Oldest Footage Ever Taken Of London
Fascinating stuff for history buffs … which I assume most of my readers are …