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Arnhem part 2

This entry was posted on February 10, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

The next part of our tour took us to some of the major sites around Oosterbeek. It was great being with Jasper and Rich Clarke... Read more

Arnhem Part 1

This entry was posted on February 7, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Today (Saturday 7th February, 2015) I had the pleasure of being shown Arnhem and Oosterbeek in the company of Richard Clarke (of TooFat Lardies fame... Read more

Going to Crusade Part 1

This entry was posted on January 29, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

It’s almost the start of the show season here in the UK. The traditional opener for the year is the Crusade show in Penarth, usually... Read more

Just in - Victrix Typhoon and Stuka

This entry was posted on January 22, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

This week a box arrived containing the latest reviews for WSS Magazine - a set of the new Victrix planes. These are the Hawker Typhoon... Read more

John Hill

This entry was posted on January 13, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

I have just heard the very sad news that wargames designer John Hill had died. I did not have the pleasure of knowing him personally but... Read more

Prepare for Battle

This entry was posted on January 9, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

I was recently asked by local clubmember Alex M if I could show him some historical games. I’m all for recruiting people into the historical... Read more

An off night

This entry was posted on January 8, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Last night I went to my local Wednesday club meeting. As it was the first one after the Christmas and New Year break, I hadn’t... Read more

Happy New Year!

This entry was posted on January 1, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Happy new year to all our readers! With the new year traditionally come resolutions. So here are mine. I’m usually a little wary of new... Read more

Panzer Upgrading - Part I

This entry was posted on December 23, 2014 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Hands up the WW2 players amongst you who are not tank-nerds. Any hands? Well, my hand certainly would not be in the air. Another admission... Read more

FURY

This entry was posted on December 18, 2014 by Guy Bowers.

I finally saw the film FURY last month. It certainly lived up to the hype.  In case you didn’t know, Fury tells the harrowing story of... Read more