Vlad the Impaler. Warhammer Historical

1462: a Walachian prince and his small army stand alone against the military might of the Ottoman Empire.  But this prince, Vlad Tepes, is no ordinary man: he succeeds in driving the best-trained army in the world from his homeland through a campaign of relentless terror.  Employing a scorched earth policy, along with ambushes, night attacks, and the tactics of fear – by which more than 20,000 Turks were impaled on wooden stakes – he earns his bloody nickname “Vlad the Impaler,” and ensures his own immortality.

This source book contains an historical overview of the period and a chronology detailing the important events and battles from the age of “Vlad the Impaler” and the Ottoman Turks. It tells the true story of this controversial figure – who was both hero and villain – against the rich backdrop of Medieval Balkan history.

Featured within this book are the following detailed army lists:

• The Kingdom of Hungary - (1280-1526)
• Moldavia and Walachia - (1330-1527)
• The Ottoman Turks - (1281-1526)
• Serbia - (1282-1459)
• The Bulgars - (1280-1396)
• Albania - (1286-1479)
• Byzantium - (1280-1460)
• The Achaian Franks - (1261-1332)
• The Grand Company of Catalans - (1302-1388)

Accompanying each of the army lists are detailed notes on Warhammer Ancient Battles tactics, and collecting and painting the armies from this tumultuous period in South Eastern European history along with details of some of the principle characters of the period.

Also included are six historical scenarios including Nicopolis, Varna and Belgrade and a campaign based on Vlad Tepes’s 1462 defence of Walachia against the Ottoman Turks and Mehmet II, the Conqueror of Constantinople.

Vlad the Impaler also contains a full colour section portraying the armies of the time, as well as a wealth of illustrations and maps, allowing you to bring the multicultural personalities of Southeastern Europe, and the armies they led, to your gaming table