Miniatures: Some Random Pictures

Erin miniatures from Alternative Armies.




Combat Zone plastic gangers.




Nazi Operatives: L- Rattrap, R- Bolt Action (?)

Archaeologists: L-RAFM, R- Wessex Games

Non-Fiction: The French Foreign Legion

I am skimming more than reading The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force By Douglas Porch. I am most interested about the Legion in Algiers and Morocco and Porch has other books that specifically examine those conflicts; The Conquest of the Sahara and The Conquest of Morocco. Unfortunately the local library does not have the specific books I am looking for, so I checked out this one instead. After pawing through it a bit, however, I have found some areas that really fascinate me, specifically the origins of the Legion and, as always, Camerone.

http://www.amazon.com/French-Foreign-Legion-Complete-Legendary/dp/0060923083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207233437&sr=8-1

News: Various Stories of Intererst

New excavations are planned within the inner ring at Stonehenge.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7322753.stm

100 million year old microscopic insects found in amber.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7324564.stm

Oldest necklace in Americas found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7323351.stm

Embryonic planet discovered, may be less than 2,000 years old.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7326318.stm