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Category: World War II

Photo of a Panzer Kids game. A model M10 tank destroyer is next to a model house and surrounded by smoke and blast markers. More buildings and a Tiger tank are visible in the background.

Panzer Kids: Review

Posted on 26th July 202120th July 2021 by Russell Phillips
I’ve written before about getting kids started in wargaming. Since writing that post, I’ve played several games of Panzer Kids by Peter Schweighofer. This is a set of rules for tank action... Read More
Berthe Mayer

International Women’s Day: Berthe Mayer, MBE

Posted on 8th March 20218th March 2021 by Russell Phillips
Today is International Women’s Day. This seems like an appropriate time to write about Berthe Mayer, MBE. In October 1941, Berthe and her husband Percy Mayer lived on the island of Madagascar. The i... Read More
Tetrarch light tank

The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank

Posted on 13th November 202020th September 2021 by Russell Phillips
The British A17 Tetrarch light tank is best known for its role in Operation Overlord, where they landed in Hamilcar gliders in support of the airborne troops. It’s often said that the Tetrarch w... Read More
Lancaster bomber flying over a dam

World War II Logic Puzzle

Posted on 18th June 20198th July 2019 by Russell Phillips
A friend of mine wrote a custom, World War II-themed logic puzzle for me. She’s given me permission to post it here so that others can try it. Five men from the village of Barford in Warwickshir... Read More
Doug

Getting Kids Started in Wargaming

Posted on 21st March 201730th August 2021 by Russell Phillips
For some time, I’ve been planning to introduce my nine year old son, Doug, to wargaming. He likes playing board games, including some aimed at adults, and he’s interested in history. We... Read More
Guardsmen with a Vickers machine gun

Auxiliary Units: The Home Guard’s Special Forces

Posted on 8th June 201626th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
On the 5th July 1940, a message was sent to all LDV area commanders. This message informed the commanders that men were needed for a new type of unit. The men would need to have courage, initiative, a... Read More
SMLE Mark III

Smelly: The British SMLE and No.4 Bolt Action Rifles

Posted on 17th December 201526th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
Smelly: The SMLE The SMLE (sometimes pronounced “smelly”), or “Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield”, to give its full designation, entered British army service in 1904. This re... Read More
Tetrarch light tank

In defence of the Tetrarch

Posted on 29th July 201520th September 2021 by Russell Phillips
Yesterday, Bovington Tank Museum posted a photo on their Facebook page, of a Tetrarch light tank being loaded onto a Hamilcar glider. I don’t mind admitting that I have something of a soft spot ... Read More
Seven British empire military personnel in uniform

Britain Did Not “Stand Alone” in 1940

Posted on 11th November 201411th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
On Remembrance Day last year I wrote, “I consider Remembrance Day to be a time to remember everyone that has been harmed by war. Any war, any nationality, civilian, military, whatever.” I ... Read More
Photograph of Admiral Graf Spee

Battle of the River Plate

Posted on 3rd June 201326th April 2019 by Russell Phillips
One of the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles was that Germany was not allowed to build warships with a displacement greater than 10,000 tons. This effectively meant that Germany was not allowed t... Read More
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The Bear’s Claws: A Novel of World War III

The Bear’s Claws: A Novel of World War III
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