Using our fantastic range of miniatures, you can create a spectacular and unique Bolt Action force to re-fight the desert campaigns of the 8th Army… The Bolt Action British Commonwealth plastic infantry is based on the 8th army plastic sprues. The key difference is in the inclusion of optional heads to represent Australian, South African,…
Best known perhaps for his victorious command of the British Eighth Army in the Western Desert, General Montgomery is ready to be a figurehead for your troops as they head into battle! Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL View in Store Monty – General Montgomery General…
Smash the enemy aside with the new Plastic A12 Matilda II infantry tank! View in Store Battle For France The battle for France saw Matilda IIs fighting what would become a general retreat. However, Matildas caused problems for the Germans, whose 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns were simply too small in calibre to penetrate the…
The Western Desert Support Groups are a fantastic way to add some key units to your Commonwealth or Afrika Korps army. These brilliant new sets combine several of our existing blister packs into one easy-to-use box, giving you everything you need to augment your existing force. Each set contains: 1x Command Group 1x Medium Machine…
Providing essential logistics and fire support, assist your front line units with the British 8th Army Support Group. View in Store This set contains: 1 x British 8th Army HQ 1 x British 8th Army Machine Gun Team 1 x British 8th Army Medium Mortar British 8th Army HQ The middle ranks of officers were…
This week, we’re taking a look at one of the Heroes of the Western Desert featured in our Campaign The Western Desert book – Troop Sergeant Major “Nobby” Clarke! “Nobby” Clarke was a Troop Sergeant Major (TSM) in the 11th Hussars. As the first British cavalry regiment to be mechanised in 1928, the 11th Hussars…
Our Western Desert campaign book gives you the opportunity to field forces from across the Commonwealth – this week, we’re exploring the special rules that set the different nations apart. The British 8th Army was a multinational formation from the very start. Starting out as the Western Desert Force, it was composed of the 4th…
Blow away enemy armour with the new 8th Army 6-pounder anti-tank gun! View in Store The QF 6-pdr was the highly successful replacement for the 2-pdr, being copied by the Americans as the 57mm gun, M1. Its useful lifespan was extended by new developments in ammunition that improved its armour penetration capabilities, allowing it to…
The British 8th Army stand ready to duel with the Axis forces and secure a front of the war, the new British 8th army HQ, Medium Mortar Team and Medium Machine Gun Team are the first in! British 8th Army HQ The middle ranks of officers were almost invariably drawn from the upper-middle classes: educated…
In the final instalment [for now] of our series on iconic units of the Western Desert, we’re touching on one of the British Army’s most iconic units – the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Unit History The Highlander regiments of the British Army have a well-deserved reputation for heroism and coolness under fire, cultivated on hundreds…
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