By Jonathan Aird Nice to see that the Solo Wargamers Association got a mention in the latest issue of Miniature Wargames (bottom of page 8 of Issue 410, June 2017). With reference to an article in the previous issue which took a look at a half-dozen or so Classic Wargaming books, the Editor John Treadway […]
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Osprey reviews
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 epic task — the thumbnail reviews really don’t take long at all, but there’s also […]
Possible useful site — Airfix Last Chance
Thought that this might be of interest to some people. On the Airfix web page there is a last chance to buy section with discontinued items. Most of these also have a good discount applied as well and it goes post free (in the UK) at £30. http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/last-chance-to-buy-collection.html I picked up some of the Mary […]
Chris Hahn article in Miniature Wargames 371
For those who may not yet have seen the new issue of MW with Battlegames — there’s a very good article by Chris Hahn on using the “Hail Caesar” rules to fight a Roman “D-Day landing” scenario, as part of the invasion of Britain. It’s excellent stuff — well done, Chris !
Half a million hits!
By Jonathan Aird Well, we’ve now sailed past the half a million mark — not bad for a wargaming blog that’s been available for barely more than two years. Congratulations are highly deserved for all those involved — and I hope no one will mind if I particularly take my hat off to George Arnold, […]
Review of ‘The Brigadier’s Outcast’ book
Jonathan Aird offers a review of the novel, “The Brigadier’s Outcast,” about Captain John Caspasian of the Ghurkha Rifles. It’s on the Reviews page.