Hell’s Crossroads To celebrate the release of the new Flames Of War Bridge at Remagen Intelligence Handbook, the guys from the Battlefront Studio report on a US and German armoured forces clash in the Ruhr. The Rolling Hills of Arklow The Master Builder behind the Wargames Illustrated 2014 show table - Nick
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Winning hearts & minds Regular contributor Neil Smith takes us on a journey from Boston in 1775 to Philadelphia in 1777, tracing the steps of two armies at odds with each other in many ways. This sets the scene for our other theme articles. Roadblocks The Roadblock mission was one of those
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Origins of the Huns We begin our theme content with a look at exactly who the Huns were, where they came from, and the mark they left on military history and wargaming. Japanese! I have a few ideas for those Flames Of War writer Wayne Turner presents some thoughts on using the
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The Raising of the Rising sun One of the challenges of creating a new Rising Sun handbook for Flames Of War was introducing a new nationality to the rules. This meant for the rules writers a little more work and testing to create a new batch of national special rules for
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The lament for an empire After suffering through the disastrous 1812 campaign in Russia, Napoleon had struggled to bring his Grand Armée back up to strength. Despite his army’s lack of experience and horses, Napoleon’s enemies still did not underestimate his ability in the field. It took until October 1813 before
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Where’s my Kampfgruppe? When Flames Of War games designer Mike Haught wrote the Market Garden books; Hell’s Highway and A Bridge Too Far, he created a battlegroup that could cover as many possible angles in one company diagram as possible, in this article Mike gets more specific, highlighting various battlegroups
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Wargaming World War One We introduce this month’s theme with an article that looks beyond the stalemate of World War One on the Western Front and sells the concept of gaming the confl ict on a global scale. Grossdeutschland Battlefront studio writers Wayne Turner and Phil Yates provide us with background
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I’m here and taking over On 13 January 1945, the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute regiment of the 101st Airborne Division attacked the town of Foy in Belgium. The assault was spearheaded by the men of ‘Easy’ company. In this article (in support of their new Intelligence Handbook - Nuts!) Battlefront Studio
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Peiper’s charge The quintessential image of the Battle of the Bulge is that of a line of German King Tigers with Fallschirmjäger troops riding atop and Jochen Peiper pushing them forward with words of ‘encouragement’. With the release of the Flames Of War
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Of Armies and Myths Our Jacobite Rebellion 1745 theme content begins with an examination of the two opposing armies which took part in the Conflict. You will also find some useful information on figures, rules and reference material for the campaign in this article. Hellcats on the Prowl With the Flames Of War
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Clash of Steel We celebrate the release of the new Flames Of War supplement, Blood, Guts, & Glory, by picking the brains of four exceptional FOW players, each of whom has a passion for a particular army in Blood, Guts, and Glory. We asked them to write up their favourite list
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The Road to Revolution We open our theme content for this issue with a look at the diffi cult times in North America following the French & Indian Wars. With new garrisons remaining to protect British land, and increased taxes designed to pay
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Tigers in the mud Mike Haught kicks off our theme coverage with some background information and Flames Of War characteristics for Otto Carius - Tiger Ace and adventurer on the Eastern Front, 1942 - 44. Marengo, 1800 General de Brigade author Dave Brown presents a scenario
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Seven days to save Richmond We kick off our Seven Days theme coverage with an overview of the Federals’ campaign to strike against the Rebel capital, and the Confederate efforts to stop them. A key figure in our coverage is the Rebel commander Brigadier
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Death of an army – The battle of Beda Fomm The Battle of Beda Fomm was the conclusion of a remarkable campaign by the British and
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The Eagle and the Bear In the introduction to our theme articles covering Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, Neil Smith provides the background behind the
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The Lion of the North and the Thirty Years War "Gott mit uns!" was the battle cry which heralded the charge of King Gustavus Adolphus and
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Battleground : Gallipoli An introduction to our themed articles on the Allied attempt to open the way between the Mediterranean and Black Seas by forcing
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Artillery through the ages: an introduction With such a sweeping topic to cover, it may seem we've missed a few important elements. Our introduction spread
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More moments in history With the third set of our Wargames Illustrated exclusive ‘Moments in History’ range about to be released, we wanted to give you
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Sengoku showdown To set the scene for this month’s Samurai theme, Brook Kill takes a closer look at the three leaders that brought an end
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Begetting and Smiting It was all Yul Brynner’s fault! That’s the conclusion of Jim Graham as he tries to pinpoint who’s to blame for his fascination
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The ascendency of archery Our theme content begins with an overview of the English and Welsh bowmen of the 14th and 15th Centuries. We discuss
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Rommel: The Rise of the Desert Fox WW2, WWII, World War Two Our theme this month is WWII Early War, and our focus point is General
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Fighting for king and country We kick off this month’s theme content by introducing you to the topsy-turvy world of Napoleonic Europe and the thread
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The Road to Rome, the Italian campaign 1943-44 Your introductory guide to our Anzio Campaign theme for this issue; orders of battle, maps and all the
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The Vikings in Ireland Your introductory guide to the Viking invasions of Ireland; the tribes they battled with for supremacy, and the history of their
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Prince Rupert : The Devil on Horseback We kick off this month’s theme content with a look at the character who threads the whole thing together;
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Operation Market Garden WW2, WWII, World War Two Setting the scene for this month’s theme content; Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history. “The land is
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The First Crusade 1096 – 99 Conquest of the Holy Land Medieval Setting the scene for this month’s theme content, including a timeline of events and plenty
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