You can’t go wrong wargaming with a bunch of mohawk sporting US paratroopers known as the ‘Filthy 13’ or indeed a group of armed British citizen militia known as ‘Dad’s Army’, both (very different!) sets of warriors featured in this month’s ‘Infamous Sections’ theme, along with Popski’s Private Army -
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Hello, hello what’s all this? No bagged magazine this month? No plastic frame of figures? Decals instead! If you are missing your free plastic figure fix please turn to the news on page 4 to be reassured you will be getting another hit before too long. In the meantime, why
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THEME: THE BEATIFIED WARRIOR Medieval Probably the most famous female warrior in European history, Neil Smith looks at the wargaming opportunities for the campaigns of Joan of Arc. EIGHT VCS BEFORE BREAKFAST WW2 Inspired by last month’s theme Jim Graham provides us with an account and scenario for the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid. THEME: THE DREVLIAN SOLUTION Medieval Olga
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1916 – Clash of Titans Jim Graham provides an overview of this momentous year during the Great War, still a war of contrasts but one which began to consume more and more men and resources of the nations who fought it. The Pendragaon of Logres Never one to rest on his laurels, Dan
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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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St. Clair-Sur-L'Elle WW2, WWII, World War Two Andrew Chesney A Rapid Fire! WWII scenario which enables you to get your free GIs straight into combat, as they battle
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Reveries Upon the Art of War Part Five Gaming Ian Wilson The fifth part in our series of articles which will form a complete rule set for Seven
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Reveries Upon the Art of War Part Four Ian Wilson The fourth part in our series of articles which will form a complete rule set for Seven
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Apex to Pinnacle WW1, WWI, World War One Lord Sherwell and Chums The Auckland Battalion’s assault on Chunuk Bair during the WWI Gallipoli campaign. Including army lists for
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Reveries Upon the Art of War Part Two Gaming Ian Wilson The second part in our series of articles which will form a complete rule set for Seven
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The Anglo-Irish War 1919 – 21 Andy Sykes A skirmish scenario centred on a remote farmhouse, set during the battle for Irish independence. Nagashino 1575AD Medieval M.E Haskell et al
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San Martin and the Chilean Campaign Colonial Dave Watson The South American Wars of Liberation, 1817 -1818 Where the Streets Have No Name - Part 1 WW2, WWII, World War Two Ian Wilson Simple skirmish rules for World War Two. Modelling Rossbach Horse and Musket Herb Gundt Herb talks us through a Seven Years War modelling project he has been working
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Napoleonic Warmaster - Part 2 Sam Peters Converting Warhammer Historical’s Warmaster rules for the Napoleonic period. The Wagstaff Mission - Part 2 Richard Tyndall The British interventions in Northern Persia, the Caucasus and Southern Russia in the last year of World War One. This month we look at gaming the mission. The Perrys at Partizan Phil Hendry
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A Knight on the Tiles Pike and Shot, Napoleonic Bob Pollard Everything you need to know about using tiles in wargaming. Liegnitz - The Biter Bit Horse and Musket Ray Lucas A Prussian-Austrian Seven Years War clash in 1760. Inkerman Diorama Crimean War Brian Jones Brian shows us around his Crimean War museum display piece. Contre Les Viets Modern Adam O’Brien In this French Indo-China
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Napoleonic Infantry Combat Napoleonic Bob Pollard Two hundred years after the battle of Maida we examine the tactics employed by the British infantry that day, which were to set a new standard leading to a string of military victories. Flying with Ghosts Modern Rhys Cadle A post WWII scenario for the Neu-Heer and Red Army in Western
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Sideshow in Africa Chris Peers The ‘Equatorials’ in Turkanaland, 1918. Gaming the East African campaign of World War One. The Black Brunswicks of the Napoleonic War Dr Gavin Hughes A guide to Duke Friedrich Wilhelm’s Brunswick Corps, Napoleon most burning and unremitting adversary. Hopton Heath Dave Bickley Battle guide and scenario for this small scale English Civil War
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Age of Frederick the Great Wargame Rules for the Seven Years War Brian DeWitt & Fred Haub Rodrigo, Alvar and Me An El Cid Scenario Alan Padfield Naval Battles of the Russo-Japanese War Part 1: The History David Manley The Pah’Doc Massacre A Scenario for a Vietnam War Skirmish Game David Bickley Fast Play Armada Rules Rules for Sixteenth Century Naval Actions Ken Fisher A
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The Land of El Dorado: 16th Century Conquistador Campaign Part 2: The Army Lists Chris Peers Clash at Hanover, 30th June 1863 ACW cavalry skirmish, with a side bar by the editor on an ACW “tank” Tom Marshall Writing Wargames Scenarios With examples from the SYW & FPW Jeff Fletcher In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse, part 2 Further adventures
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One Year in Germany An 18th Century Campaign, part 1 Ian Wilson The Battle of Auerstadt, 1806 Refought at the AB Figures Wargames Weekend Mark Davies Russian Napoleonic Flags A colourful feast of Colours to cut out! Kevin Dallimore Russian Napoleonic Infantry & Foot Artillery Uniforms, 1812-1815 Alan Perry “One day nearer the German war” Part 2: Battlefleet Planning Naval Wargaming for
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On to Kabul Simple rules & sample scenario for the Second Afghan War Gerald Skase Man-at-Arms, Part 2 Medieval rules Gary Chalk ‘The Savage Division’. 1914-1917. Nik Cornish Automatic fire Late 20th Century add-ons to Rapid fire Dominic Skelton The Battle of St Cast, 1758 … as a Shako scenario Jeff Fletcher A Spartan Polemarch Behaves Badly Alex King ‘Bloody Ridge’. Guadalcanal, 13/14th September 1940 Stewart Revelle The
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Europe 1756 Early Seven Years War rules Michael Sommers N.O.W. ‘98 Photo Feature Eating People is Wrong! Alternative scenario for Darkest Africa David Bickley Dillinger’s Last Ride Wargaming America’s ‘Gangster Era’ Mike Merva ‘Masters of the Millenium’ A unique (?) wargaming tournament Trevor Halsall The Battle of Plattsburg A small Brother against Brother scenario Alan Rutter A heavy-duty wargames table D-I-Y wargaming when space is tight Dave Lockwood Sci-Fi on
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Arthurian Britain Warhammer ‘Historical’ Army List Dominic Skelton Partizan ‘98 Photo Feature Barbarossa on a bike Magyar rouleurs capture Bolshevik bridge Chris Pringle Seven Years War Campaigns & Warfare in the Age of Reason Mark Dudley In Darkest Africa. Part II Skirmish rules & campaign system Chris Peers & Mark Copplestone Historicon ‘98 Wargaming’s biggest historical show Photo Feature View from the Trenches A slice of balmy
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‘Fire & Fury’ Small Battles Conversion problems & solutions Bill MacDonald Mexican vs. Apache Conflict C. 1870 Notes for a participation game. John French A battle a day… in August. Bob Peyton Hawkeye A French & Indian War participation game. Simon Dixon Operation Catherine Britain’s plans for the Baltic in WWII David Manley Marston Moor, 2nd July 1644 Wargaming the decisive battle of the Great
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Battle of Plataea 479 BC The Eastbourne club’s 1995 demo game Eric Cruttenden “Attack at Dawn” The First Battle of Narvick, Part II Graham Hockley Additional (and unofficial) Army Lists for ‘Age of Reason Michael Manning Randolph’s Command ACW Skirmish, Coldharbor style Ian Weekley 1866 and all that Part IV: Frohnhofen Richard Clarke Readers Letters The Thousand Bomber Raid Tim Price
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The Seven Years War, W.R.G. style Paul Stevenson Three Norman battle, 1066-1157AD 1: The battle of Coleshill, 1157 Stephen Simpson Wargames – a visual retrospective The old lion still roars Ian Weekley Oliver’s incomplete A to Z of WWII James Oliver Confrontation A wargames scenario for the Borneo campaign, 1963 – 66 Mark Willis Sin-bins and Stragglers (A second experimental games mechanism) James Oliver “It was
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‘None of that Knee-to-Knee stuff” Cavalry actions at Elouges & Moncel, September 1914 David Bickley Some Late Sixteenth Century Colours Dazzling Danish Drapeaux Steve Ede-Borrett British Armies of the Seven Years War WRG author offers addenda to his SYW lists Don McHugh ‘Fire & Fury’ small battles Number 2 – Beaver Dam Creek John Watts The Italian Navy in WWII The 10th Light
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War of the Grand Alliance, Part IX French Infantry Colours & Uniforms, Part V Mark Allen The Earl of Peterborough’s Campaigns in Spain, 1705-1706 England’s earlier Peninsular War David Bickley Off the Beaten Track A late WWII wargame scenario Bernard Garaty Further notes on 1/200th scale aircraft Supplement to Chris Peers’ article in WI53 C.G. Sayer Computer game reviews Napoleonic & submarine
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LUNDY'S LANE 1814 America’s invasion of Canada falters in sight of Niagara Falls WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE Part Six: Uniforms of the Army of Louis XIV (continued) THE MEROVINGIAN FRANKS Part Two: More light on the Dark Age people ORDAIN THEM JACKETS OF MY LIVERY Part Two: Medieval millinery - and unit organisation QUICK PLAY WW1 INFANTRY
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Peter Featherstone: A memorial The Life and Death of a Wargamer The Battle of Brandywine An A.W.I. demo game The Portuguese in Africa A brief look at a lesser-known counter-insurgency campaign The Battle of Mount Tabor 16th April 1799 Napoleon invades Syria Wargaming Types (And a few others…) Terror Weapons in the Ancient World Elephants & Scythe-armed chariots Convention Goer Profile F.I.A.S.C.O. Facts
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Destroy Mirus A WW2 scenario Four demo games at Partizan ‘90 Photo feature AA Man saves Marlborough at Blenheim!! A Wargames Holiday Centre report The Great White Fleet An early 20th Century Naval Scenario The French campaign in Egypt, 1798-1801 Part 2: The Uniforms of the French Army We are the boys from Isandlwana! Wargame rules for the Anglo-Zulu War of
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