Using miniatures from multiple manufacturers to showcase action, Bad Roads and Poor Rations provides the history of forty-four battles across the War of 1812, on the land and water. Armies from the Young American Republic, the British Empire and Native Americans play out across the pages of this book. Using maps 67 maps and 165 illustrations the author lays out the probably orders of battle, a brief overview of the action and scenarios to allow the reader to re-fight the battles of the War of 1812. This is useful for gamers and historians interested in the War of 1812. Fifty-nine scenarios are provided to re-fight the actual battles as "what if" scenarios. Read more