Monthly Archives: February 2016

Review of ‘Grail Quest’ series books

Posted on February 28, 2016 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird reviews the “Grail Quest” series of books by Bernard Cornwell. It’s on the Reviews page.

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A small naval war

Posted on February 24, 2016 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan As I’m in the process of writing a full review of this new title, Osprey Men-at-Arms No. 504, “Armies of the War of the Pacific 1879-83,” this is merely notice of a small naval content in an … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Field Commander Napoleon’ game

Posted on February 21, 2016 by George Arnold

Paul Le Long reviews a board game about Napoleon’s campaigns that is specifically designed for solo play. He likes it. It’s on the Reviews page.

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Review of crocodile and hippo figures

Posted on February 18, 2016 by George Arnold

Rob Morgan reviews some useful crocodile and hippo figures from MY Miniatures. It’s on the Reviews page.

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Osprey reviews

Posted on February 14, 2016 by JAird

By Jonathan Aird Well, I think we’ve reached about 134 in the Osprey reviews section – it’s a lot, but there’s definitely a lot more to do! It’d be great to see a few more names helping with this self-imposed … Continue reading →

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‘Knight’s Battles for Wargamers’ — A long-ago series

Posted on February 11, 2016 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan Back in the 1970s when wargaming truly took off in Britain, there were a fair number of speculative books and series of books published to aid the new table top warrior in his interest. Among them was … Continue reading →

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A sample article for February

Posted on February 7, 2016 by George Arnold

Kevin White provides this month’s sample article. It’s a write-up of an action during a campaign set on the Northwest Frontier, British against tribesmen. It’s on the Sample Articles page.

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A great choice!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by mike crane

By Mike Crane The piece by Steve Turner about building match-stick armies (LW 166) was a wonderful choice for the January Sample Article! Steve wrote a series of articles about his Seven Years War campaign on land and sea, which … Continue reading →

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