Category Archives: Periods – World War II

Just a simple question

Posted on August 5, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan Something which should really go in the ‘Letters to the Editor’ page, but we don’t have one. Or maybe in the ‘Reader’s Queries’ like the old ‘Battle’ wargames magazine used to have, but we don’t have one … 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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‘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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Pak 43/41 anti-tank gun in Normandy

Posted on May 21, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan A couple of e-mails responding to my ‘VE Day’ piece asked me for a little more detail on what some seem to think is a rather unusual form of ’88,’ and it certainly is an odd version … Continue reading →

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VE Day — 75 years on

Posted on May 8, 2020 by admin2

By Rob Morgan Here, as a reminiscence of the war, the defeat of Germany, and the greatest invasion in history, are three of my Normandy photos. 1. This is a Sexton SP Gun, a 25pdr AFV, which equipped British and … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2)’ added

Posted on April 25, 2020 by admin2

Jonathan Aird has reviewed the second of the Osprey Campaign series on Operation Market-Garden. This part of the series focuses on the British airborne operations. The review is on the Ospreys at a Glance page.

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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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