Reading Matters/Desert Island Reading/Nostalgia

I had a useful and enjoying morning sorting through old files and magazines,extracting things I wished to keep and recycling the rest.I ended up with a lever arch file packed to the brim with articles I had forgotten about.I look forward to reading them again and the pleasure and hobby ideas they will give. It is a heady  mix from a variety of magazines which now has the shelves looking much neater and far more fun to browse in. I also was looking at this influential book from my early wargaming days-

By the way on page 115 you will see a picture of the type of  Airfix cottage referred to a couple of posts ago.

The inside front and back covers have charts and annotations from more years ago than I care to mention.I can't recall where I got the content from but they are scribbled in my youthful hand.They pertain to acw games especially I played with Airfix figures at the time.Here is an example-

I was musing too about my Desert Island  choice of hobby book and felt this would be a most definitely a contender.Why? I think because of the delightfully old school pictures,range of periods covered and simple rules I could use with stones from the island beaches as troops.
Do leave a comment below and let us know what you would choose and why.