Book cover for A Strange Campaign: The Battle For Madagascar by Russell Phillips. There is a photograph of British troops going ashore from a landing craft, overlaid with a Union Jack. There is another photo of French prisoners of war escorted by British troops, overlaid with a French Tricolore.

A Strange Campaign available for pre-order

Posted on 8th September 202019th October 2020 by Russell Phillips

On 5th May next year my next book, A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar, will be published. This coincides with the anniversary of Operation Ironclad, which marked the start of the campaign. ... Read More

Operation Nimrod available for pre-order

Posted on 13th July 201513th July 2015 by Russell Phillips

I’m very happy to announce that Operation Nimrod will be available in October. This is an account of the 1980 Iranian embassy siege, when six terrorists held twenty-six hostages at the Iranian e... Read More

New Book: “The Bear Marches West: 12 Scenarios for 1980s NATO vs Warsaw Pact Wargames”

Posted on 12th June 201230th August 2021 by Russell Phillips

My new book, The Bear Marches West, is now available. A PDF sample, which includes one full scenario, can be downloaded from my website. The full description is below: The Bear Marches West contains 1... Read More

Russell Phillips

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A Strange Campaign available for pre-order

Operation Nimrod available for pre-order

New Book: “The Bear Marches West: 12 Scenarios for 1980s NATO vs Warsaw Pact Wargames”