05-23-2007, 01:57 PM
Publishers in this 'miserable little island' do lots of books on it because people keep buying them. (I will be doing one or two myself, but I am keen to get into some of the less trodden areas too.)
Some good suggestions there though. The one on the Roman domination in Greece should fit into a series I am already planning, so that's good to hear.
The Roman East is certainly an interesting area, which will be touched on in the same series, but not in the depth envisaged here.
The 'real everyday life' is not really my sphere. I perhaps should have been clearer that I adhere to what I like to call Just War Theory - no sociology, no cultural studies - just war! But seriously, it is really just military history - for now at least.
Books aimed specifically at reenactors might be worth thinking about - but how many of you are there? For that matter, how many members does RAT have? Anybody know? I know there have been some general ones over the years, such as Living History but I think that was way too broad. You'd also want lots of colour pics wouldn't you which are expensive to reproduce of course. Hmmm, food for thought.
Keep the ideas coming.
Phil
Some good suggestions there though. The one on the Roman domination in Greece should fit into a series I am already planning, so that's good to hear.
The Roman East is certainly an interesting area, which will be touched on in the same series, but not in the depth envisaged here.
The 'real everyday life' is not really my sphere. I perhaps should have been clearer that I adhere to what I like to call Just War Theory - no sociology, no cultural studies - just war! But seriously, it is really just military history - for now at least.
Books aimed specifically at reenactors might be worth thinking about - but how many of you are there? For that matter, how many members does RAT have? Anybody know? I know there have been some general ones over the years, such as Living History but I think that was way too broad. You'd also want lots of colour pics wouldn't you which are expensive to reproduce of course. Hmmm, food for thought.
Keep the ideas coming.
Phil
