Wargaming Nineteenth Century Europe 1815-1878

A set of simple, fast—playing rules for wargaming the conflicts that re—shaped Europe in the period 1815—78. This important, yet often—neglected period includes the Crimean War, the Italian Risorgimento, the wars of Bismarck's Prussia against Denmark, Austro—Hungary and France and the Russo—Turkish war. Tactically it saw armies struggle to adapt Napoleonic doctrines to incorporate important technological advances such as breech—loading rifles, steel breech—loading cannon and the first machi...