The 17 year old French resistance fighter known as “Nicole Minet” was a farm girl when the war broke out. A few years later in 1943 she joined the Franc Tireur Partisan Français (which translates to “free shooters”), which was named after the saboteurs who fought the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War. The resistance was…
Carentan was a small town of about 4,000 people. It also happened to be right next to the N-13 highway as well as the Cherbourg-Paris railroad, and sat in between Utah and Omaha beaches. Soon after the invasion of Normandy, this sleepy French port town would become a critical objective. The day after D-Day, Omaha and Utah beaches had…
Warlord Games produce some of the finest wargames miniatures in the world – with vast ranges of meticulously recreated uniforms stretching across the battlefields of time. Our models can be used to represent the vast regimented ranks of the Legions of Rome, the Black Powder smoke-choked battlefields of the Napoleonic era, hordes upon hordes of…
Major Howard was in command of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, which would spearhead the assault into German occupied France. Howard had risen through the ranks and had earned the respect of his men along the way, eventually taking command of D company. The need for an airborne assault rose very quickly in…
With the release of the optional rules set for Airlanding reinforcements for Bolt Action, now is the time… muster the troops, tighten your straps, check your ‘chute, say a quick prayer, and prepare to jump. All of your jump training comes down to this one moment… Throughout the years, we’ve released a swathe of products…
Armoured Fury allows you to dive into action as either an American Sherman tank commander or become a Panzer commander of lethal Panther tanks. Filled with loads of awesome plastic tanks this boxed set is not only a great way to get started with Bolt Action Tank War but is superb value too! View in…
Before we get into this article I would just like to point out this is a fun, optional rule allowing you to use the free miniature you get when you order Battleground Europe: D-Day to Germany from us. With the release of our first Bolt Action campaign book – Battleground Europe – due imminently, packed…
Rich Dando
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