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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I always get a bit nervy when our theme content doesn’t include the wargaming ‘big three’ of Ancients, Napoleonics and World War Two, and in truth we could have crowbarred articles on all of these subjects into our ‘Bush Wars’ theme, but we decided to embrace the eclectic in the
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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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History’s greatest war Setting the scene for this month’s Greek on Greek theme, Neil Smith and Martin Gibbins provide us with a brief introduction to The Peloponnesian War and describe what it has to offer the wargamer. First steps to Victory The Battle of Kufra 1941
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Warriors to war. the battle of Maldon, 991 The Gripping Beast 2011 demo table is a fabulous representation of The Battle of Maldon in miniature, and we were keen to feature it in this month’s theme content. Rules writer extraordinaire Rick Priestley joined us
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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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Tobruk: A five minute history WW2, WWII, World War Two Setting the scene for our Desert War theme, we present an extract from Osprey Publications excellent Tobruk 1941; Rommel’s Opening Move
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Beth-Zur 164BC Rob S.Rice & R.Neil Smith The fates of a religion and an empire hang in the balance as an imperial viceroy moves to quell an unexpectedly
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Vehicle to Die-cast for Wheels for The Back of Beyond Kevin Calder The Battle of Kalka The Mongols move West Ralph Weaver Napoleon’s Campaigns in Italy 1796-1800 2: The Battle of Lodi A.Michael Sayce Lost, but not forgotten! Vietnam skirmish scenario David Bickley Shogun A themed WAB mini-tournament John Kersey Krieg am Zee WWI naval warfare warfare in the Black Sea Mel ab-Owain Celtic Intertribal warfare Dr. Gavin Hughes Hunts
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S.N.A.S. (Special Naval Air Service) A fun game of armoured car raiding in WWI ‘Charles Charles’ The Land of El Dorado Tabletop rules for warfare in the New World, 1492 – 1550 Chris Peers Dodging the ‘Whistling Dicks’ A small Crimean War scenario David Bickley Naval Battles of the Russo-Japanese War, Part 3 The Mini Campaign David Manley A View from the
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Breitenfeld Re-visited Refighting the battle using reformatted Volley & Bayonet rules. Neal Dando Wargaming the Western Desert in WWII British Armour Organisations for Rapid fire rules Rolf Hedges Today will decide! A game of roman heroic warfare. Chris Peers “One day nearer the German War” Part 3: The Grand and High Seas Fleets: Development and Preparation Richard Wimpenny Reviews Steve Winter Mark Davies
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The Age of Arthur, Part 7 Guy Halsall Beda Fomm A Rapid fire scenario Stewart Revell A view from the trenches Ray Lucas Renaissance Flags II Kevin Dallimore De Ballis Navalis Pre – Dreadnought rules Colin Standish In the Heart of Africa, Part 2 Chris Peers Mori Motonari, Part 2 Tim Cockrell Derby Wargames Club’s dark Age game Photo Feature Skirmishing Wild West Movies #5 Ian Barstow Dahomy, 1892 Steve Blease Conventions:
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Painting the Red Army Russian WWII uniforms Charles Sharp Beware of the Hun in the Sun WWII Air rules R.J. Denning Traders and Slavers in Nyasaland, 1887 – 1895 A Neglected African campaign Chris Peers Breakout! A Western Desert scenario for Rapid Fire David Bickley Dave Andrews’ Burgundians Gorgeous Gensdarmes, etc. Photo Feature Wargamer’s Notebook A mellow mooch through the wargame scene Mike Siggins Napoleonic Rules You can never
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Battle of Towton, 1461 A DBM scenario Even more Darkest Africa scenarios H.M. Stanley in trouble, 1875-76 Chris Peers Two Kings, a Kaiser & Koniggratz Fire & Fury for the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 Nick Dorrell Viva the Bull! Kill the Bull! Part 2 ‘The Maximilan Adventure in Mexico’ Richard Clarke ‘They were not men, they were lions’ Egyptians in Maximillian’s Mexico. Paul
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Saxon Colours of the Napoleonic Wars (See colour illustrations on back & inside back cover) David Love Terrain on a shoe-string budget, Part 3 Mick concludes his series on cheap, but cheerful terrain Mick Sayce ‘The fight will necessarily be desperate’ The Battle of Oxhill, 1st September 1862 David Bickley The Battle of Ocracoke Inlet Blackbeard’s Last Stand Rowlings A djebel
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The Battle of Ravenna, 1512 Italian Wars action. Paul Stevenson The Battle of Broxton Cross Wars of the Rose scenario Richard Crawley The War of Heavenly Peace The Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1865 Chris Peers The ‘Kalibalik’ at Bender Swedes vs. Turks skirmish scenario Pete Berry The Battle of Nezuet Ghirba, 1940 WWII Western desert skirmish Ian K. Hedley The Great Paraguayan War, 1864-1870 Part III Continued from
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O Cangaceiro. Lampiao, Bandit King of Brazil Part III Mike Bell Use your initiative An alternative system for Zulu War games Barry Lovell Scimitar’s Refight of Chotusitz, 17th May 1742 Rich Madder Battle of Gallabat-Metemma, 1940 Adrian Kearley ‘Christians & Spices’, Part II: Ships, Men and Weapons The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean, 1499-1602 Chris Peers Battle of Groveton, Virginia, 28th August
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The Age of Motte & Bailey Photos: scratch-built model by Michael Perry Sarah Speight A Case for ‘Elements’ A modern Morschauser system Christopher Leach Large scale sea battles in the Peloponnesian War Rules for maritime mayhem with ‘wooden walls’ Bramwell Adams A poem for Conventions Organisers …with a couple of ‘Dormouse’ cartoons Diane Hayles Paris to Dakar: Operation ‘Menace’ Anglo-French vs Vichy French,
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