Category Archives: Periods – World War II

Western Approaches Tactical Unit, 1942: ‘The Game’

Posted on February 22, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan January’s edition of the British journal The Literary Review contains an interesting review of a new book by Simon Parkin, “A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game That Won the War” (Sceptre, 309pp at £20). … Continue reading →

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‘Kamikaze Attack’ rules added

Posted on December 14, 2019 by admin2

Mike Crane’s World War II naval/air rules for the later Pacific war have now been added. “Kamikaze Attack” is on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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Battleships at Okinawa 1945

Posted on August 10, 2019 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan (This is a note I wrote for the Naval Wargames Society newsletter recently. I thought it might be of interest to one or two SWA members who fight the Pacific Campaigns, and have wargamed the sea fight … Continue reading →

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Nothing on D-Day?

Posted on July 27, 2019 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan One of the things I anticipated, what with it being the 75th anniversary and all that, was a rash of material, notes, photos, comments, ideas for wargames, etc, etc, about D-Day in the Blog thing. Nothing. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Eaglewall memories — lots of photos

Posted on July 20, 2019 by George Arnold

By Bill Gilpin (Admin. note: Bill Gilpin sends along these photos, mostly from the book by Donald D. Hood mentioned below, from the collection of Joachim Thiel, and some images from the Internet. The final two photos are mockups Bill … Continue reading →

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Eaglewall ship models remembered

Posted on June 15, 2019 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan Anyone remember them? They were among the first ever plastic wargames ship models in 1/1200th scale, back in the early 1960s. Many, and I mean many, of the wargames and modelling magazines around since then have carried … Continue reading →

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A sample article on solo tank battles

Posted on June 2, 2019 by George Arnold

This month’s sample article from the pages of Lone Warrior is a description of solo adaptions to augment the play of such rule sets as Team Yankee or Flames of War. A battle report is included, all from author Nic … Continue reading →

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Simple WWII rules added: ‘Blitzkrieg’

Posted on April 20, 2019 by George Arnold

Kevin White’s simple but playable rules for infantry and armor combat in World War II have been added to the Complete Rule Sets page.

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’25 and Out’ rules added

Posted on April 13, 2019 by George Arnold

There’s now a new addition to the Complete Rule Sets page, this time another of Mike Crane’s clever mechanics, this one for tracking a B-17’s bombing missions over World War II Europe early in the U.S. air effort. The rules … Continue reading →

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Catching up on my reading

Posted on March 12, 2019 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan It’s a touch on the miserable side here as I write this, and so I’m catching up with some of  my late Winter reading. Currently, reading in support of my occasional wargaming, includes one of those ‘bits … Continue reading →

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