As Victory at Sea charts a course across the Pacific Ocean, we take a look at one of the theatre’s smaller workhorses – the humble PT boat. The first PT boats were built by the Naval Division of the Electric Boat Company (Elco) in New Jersey. Later, a little larger at 78 feet, was the…
We’re heading back to the dawn of civilisation with a look at the early Sumerian city-states who dominated Mesopotamia and the Middle East! Around 2500 BC written records were starting to be used for recording historical events in enough detail for us to use them to reconstruct battles. Some of the earliest records concern the…
We’re taking a look at some of the innovative tactics used by Soviet forces to level the playing field in Stalingrad – enter the storm group! Chuikov realised very early in the fighting at Stalingrad that his forces faced several disadvantages against their German opponents. The Germans commanded complete air superiority and had significant advantages…
Tito’s partisans were one of the most effective resistance movements in occupied Europe. The Yugoslav Tiger fleet ruled the Adriatic! With the support of both the Western Allies and the Soviet Union, Communist Party leader Josip Tito forged several disparate bands of resistance fighters into one of the most formidable irregular forces in occupied Europe….
This week, we head back to the age of Pike & Shotte for a quick look at one of the civil war’s principal architects – enter King Charles I! Charles I was the second son of James VI of Scotland and I of England. Charles’s popular older brother Henry died in 1612 leaving Charles as…
Samurai Warbands in Erehwon are set to receive some monstrous reinforcements. Fearsome Tengu dive from the skies, swift and deadly… Whilst the majority of Warlords of Erehwon warbands are able to include monstrous elements by way of the Monster List (and Samurai are no exception to this), the Samurai army list includes details for two…
Bullets shriek overhead as a bitter duel rages back and forth in the streets of Stalingrad. Keen-eyed snipers play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. As the German advance into the city ground to a halt, fighting within Stalingrad took on a rhythm similar to that of World War I. Both sides dug extensive trench networks…
Explore a new theatre of operations on the eastern front with a brand campaign book for Bolt Action – join us as we explore the ruins of Stalingrad! This campaign book seeks to help wargamers recreate the incredible struggles between the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army for control of the region between the…
From the beaches of Dunkirk to the tropical shores of the Malay peninsular. Japanese landing craft emerges out of the mist – the invasion has begun! Far East Invasion Plans By 1941, the Japanese were embroiled in a brutal war of attrition for control of mainland China. Embargos from western colonial powers choked off imports…
Recruited to protect the Byzantine emperor, the Varangians stood shoulder to shoulder against all foes! Add this fearsome unit to your Hail Caeser army! Byzantium After the partition of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century, the eastern and western halves began to develop separately. While the Western Empire was ravaged by successive waves of…