Monthly Archives: July 2020

Old Science Fiction? Try Tarzan!

Posted on July 25, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan In my youth, I taught Science Fiction, and I know that the four interesting books in the ‘Janissaries’ series do indeed provide some opportunities for wargaming, and solo wargaming at that. Book two is probably the best … Continue reading →

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USS Ohio and USS Los Angeles

Posted on July 21, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan I was just writing a comment on early submersibles, looking for a suitable photo to go with it, and came upon a pack of Triang Minic 1/1200th scale waterline models that I acquired a little before the … Continue reading →

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Old Science Fiction

Posted on July 18, 2020 by jimr

By Jim Rohrer I have been reading a science fiction trilogy by Pournelle and Greene (“Lord of Janissaries”). It is priced at $8.99 on Kindle and contains 896 pages (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013RCXRNY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017) has always been a favorite of mine … Continue reading →

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‘Flammen-Flieger’ — A weapon re-discovered

Posted on July 11, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan There I was, meandering through my archives, or what my wife calls ‘the boxes in the attic’ (she’s never wargamed, you understand), looking for an article on the Model T Ford armoured cars that were used by … Continue reading →

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The blockade runner ‘Mars’

Posted on July 7, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan The very thorough comment on what colour blockade runners were painted means I’ll have to repaint my small 1/1200th collection of them, after 30 years of, well, admittedly fairly infrequent use on the wargames table! Thorough, very, … Continue reading →

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‘Let’s Blow Up a Factory’ scenario

Posted on July 4, 2020 by admin2

In this month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior, Peter R. Barkworth describes a scenario for a French partisan attack on German occupiers. It’s called “Let’s Blow Up a Factory” and it’s on the Sample Articles page.

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An elite unit for 1849

Posted on July 1, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan The major event of 1849 was the Siege of Rome, during the defence of the Roman Republic, and there was a small, but marvellous and very easily produced unit of earnest young men serving in the front … Continue reading →

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