Background The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War and the first one of the Battle of the Atlantic in South American waters. The German panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee had cruised into the South Atlantic a…
Can’t see the Forest for the Trees, Part II
Continuing from my last post, I finally got off my rear and started working on putting together tree bases for my various gaming periods and scales. In the past, I tended to…
Historicon 2019
I’m back from Historicon 2019. This is the premier historical gaming event on the east coast of the US. Attendees can find tons of games to play, presentations to listen to, sit…
Iron Cross, When Soviets Attack, 1945.
We threw together a quick Iron Cross game at our last gaming night. The terrain was just a functional blocking position set up by the Germans to cover some cross roads and…
Battle of Sandomierz, June 1944.
Background In the small town of Sandomierz near the Vistula River, 170 kilometres south of Warsaw, the Soviet Army first met the Königstiger in battle. The Soviet 6th Guards Tank Corps anticipated…
Can’t see the forest for the trees… (Part I)
I finally got off my rear and started working on putting together tree bases for my various gaming periods and scales. In the past, I tended to use single mounted trees on…
Battle of Eckmuhl, April 1809
The Battle of Eckmühl (also known as “Eggmühl”) fought on 21 April – 22 April 1809, was the turning point of the 1809 Campaign, also known as the War of the Fifth Coalition. Napoleon Ihad been…
Battle of Caen, Operation Charnwood, July 1944
Background The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name for the fighting between the British Second Army and German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and vicinity, during the Battle of Normandy. The…
SAGA Book of Battles Review
Following up my recent review on the core SAGA rules, I thought I would do my next review on the SAGA Book of Battles. This is a supplement (like all the books)…
Battle of Magenta, June 1859.
Background The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, Austro-Sardinian War or Italian War of 1859 (French: Campagne d’Italie), was fought by the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859 and played a crucial part…