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Frontline Report: Kalon’s Atlantic Wall Defenders

August 15, 2018

The Atlantic Wall was a marvel of modern military engineering, stretching from the Norwegian fjords to the beaches of Normandy and Gascony. Fortified bunkers and trench-lines overlooked beaches strewn with barbed wire, mines and anti-tank obstacles. Gargantuan coastal defence batteries and innumerable conventional artillery positions provided covering fire to the thousands of Wehrmacht soldiers defending…

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Black Powder, Napoleonic Wars 1789-1815, Uniforms & History

History: The Portuguese in the Peninsular War

August 8, 2018

Tom Mecredy

Dr Roger Pauly is an expert on all things Napoleonic Portuguese, so to celebrate the release of our brand new Portuguese artillery pieces, we asked him to write an article on the history of the Portuguese army during the Peninsular campaign. Dismal Times Roger: March 17, 1809, was not a good day for Portuguese Lieutenant-General…

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Bolt Action, Bolt Action - British, Showcase

Operation Sand Dune: The British Armour and Artillery

July 7, 2016

RichC

Carl Titterington of T’s Creative Ramblings brings us a further update from Operation Sand Dune. So after a painting drought of three months due to life getting in the way (as if that ever happens…), I have finally recently got back to the workbench and painted some more of my Operation Sand Dune force. If…

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Algoryn, Beyond the Gates of Antares, Gaming & Collecting

Hobby: Justin Shearer, spoilt for choice & what army next?

July 5, 2016

RichC

Have you ever found yourself in a quandary over where to start, or even what army next? Justin Shearer of the Freeborn Shard podcast takes on the challenge: Justin: Like every other wargamer that ever lived, when I start a new game I find it almost impossible to stick to just one army. If you’ve…

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