Inside our new book – D-Day: British & Canadian sectors, you’ll find an army list for the soldiers of the Canadian army! If you were to ask a Canadian, “Do you have to go to war because England does?” he’d answer at once, “Oh no.” If you then said, “Would you go to war if…
The Battle of the Falaise Pocket was fought between August 12th and 21st, 1944. The Allied breakout following the beach landings was a phenomenal success, trapping the 7th German Army in an area just south of Falaise. This proved to be the decisive factor in Normandy, and effectively ended the campaign in the region. The…
Join the women of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada’s Walker Platoon – Piloting their walkers; A grizzly named Winnie and the three Guardians… View PDF in Store “Well done Sergeant your platoon has impressed the Brigadier,” said Lieutenant Colonel Goodbar as he followed up behind the Brigadier. “Thank you, Sir,” said Alex a note…
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada’s Walker Platoon hits the enemy hard – forming the spearhead for assaults, this unit is one hell of an example to the Allied SHAEF command View in Store Canadian Walker Platoon Picked for a special assignment and assigned a new commanding officer, who seems to be hiding a secret, Sergeant…
With Canadian Thanksgiving just around the corner, we thought we’d highlight one of their great contributions to the Commonwealth war effort. The Kangaroo APC allowed the infantry to keep pace with their tanks and afforded excellent protection from incoming fire. Background In July 1944, the Commonwealth forces in Normandy found themselves confronted with spiralling casualty rates…
Out now we have 8 new waterslide decal sheets for creating authentic uniform markings on your Bolt Action infantry, including British, USA and Canadian transfers. Allowing you to really personalise your army and make it stand out from the crowd, each sheet has been carefully researched for historical accuracy – many thanks to R. Mark…
Whether you are a British, Canadian or Soviet commander this halftracked armoured troop transport is just the ticket for moving your troops to where the action is hottest. View in the store. At last! The PBI (poor bloody infantry) have the right troop transport to take them right into the front line. The British and…
The latest resin vehicles to be released are our British Airborne Jeeps. Of course, they work equally well for Canadian or Polish paras too! Specially modified to fit into the British Horsa glider, the British Airborne Jeeps primary role was to tow support weapons such as 6 pounder anti-tank guns, 75mm pack howitzers, etc rapidly…
A familiar name within the wargaming community, Agis is a games designer and painter par excellence. We were delighted when Agis sent us pics of the Bolt Action British models he’d painted. In fact he sent us an absolute stack of photos so we’ll be showing off even more of his stuff next week too!…
Following on from last week’s article showcasing Tom’s amazing Bolt Action Waffen-SS it’s the turn of the Allies this week – the British Airborne drop in! Few divisions in the British Army have earned such a valorous reputation so quickly as the Parachute Division. Known as the Red Devils by the Germans for their trademark…
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