Current projects Periods - Nineteenth century Solo wargaming

War of Bavarian Succession 1870 – The Road to War and Opening Battle

by George Banic Those who do not have Lone Warrior No. 222 may recall my previous posts – I’ve probably repeated myself on this ad nauseam already – where I explained how I am effectively re-fighting the 1870 Franco-Prussian war as a solo campaign game but with a completely different pretext for war, combat theatre(s) […]

Periods - American Civil War Periods - Nineteenth century

Lessons from the American Civil War in European Warfare?

by Rob Morgan Website manager’s note: Please see the original post and comments for context. George ponders on lessons learned in the American conflict which were applied by European armies in 1870? It’s a big question, though many European nations sent observers to America while the war lasted. There were three substantial wars which could, […]

Periods - Nineteenth century Wargaming

A Reader Question

David White writes: I grew up in Visalia, CA, during the 1950’s and 60’s and lived close to Jack Scruby before he moved to Cambria and started The Soldier Factory. I would watch him work in his garage fascinated with all the small toy soldiers everywhere. Much later in life, 2000’s plus, I started collecting […]

Periods - Nineteenth century

A sample article for April

This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is “Attack on the Paris Commune, 1871” by Jim Rohrer. The author shares a hypothetical scenario centered around a National Guard armory and featuring French regulars battling National Guard units and a Parisian mob. Background information, sample random events, and some thoughts on improving the […]