My third week of self-isolation, and I am very glad I’m a hobbyist! Having a big project to follow along with has kept me sane, or at least stopped the standard hobby madness getting any worse! For anyone who follows me on Facebook on my blog page will know I’ve been posting updates every few…
Working in a wargames company can be dangerous. Not due to the equipment we work with, not due to the current virus going around, no for me it’s dangerous because I constantly have new armies popping up all over my house. One day you’ll be satisfied with what you’re working on and ploughing through painting…
FIght back the last great German offensive of World War Two. We’re looking at fielding Winter US at the Battle of the Bulge in Bolt Action. Operation Watch on the Rhine was the last of the great German offensives – launched to great surprise on the Western Front in late 1944. It would prove to…
The Island hoppings of World War Two by the USMC occupy a unique space in military history. One of their first targets was the coral atoll of Tarawa. The Battle of Tarawa exacted a heavy toll upon the US Marine Corps, with almost as many casualties suffered in this single 76 hour period as during…
Lieutenant Speirs Our fantastic special figure – Only available if you are a member – is based on Lieutenant Speirs, as immortalized in the HBO production Band of Brothers in his crazy run through German line during the battle of Foy (part of the Battle Of The Bulge). Speirs (20 April 1920 – 11 April…
One of the most daring, dangerous, and infamous attacks of D-Day was the US Army Rangers’ assault on the guns of Pointe Du Hoc. Sporting huge cliffs that overlooked the English Channel, Pointe Du Hoc was right in between Utah and Omaha beaches with a commanding view of both. It was well known by the…
With our original Theatre Book, Battleground Europe, leading the way a few years back for D-Day, we thought we’d wring out our resident Italian games master, Alessio Cavatore, for all of his creative juices – in the form of an additional scenario. He’s come-up trumps with a modified take on our Beach Assault rules! The…
Bolt Action writer Alessio Cavatore brings us the rules for staging beach landings in your games – perfect for Pacific themed battles as well as, of course, the D-Day landings. An over-the-beach assault is just about the worst way to enter combat, especially against an alerted enemy. The rise and fall of the surf is constantly…
Years of planning culminate in The Longest Day, the long-awaited invasion begins with the assault on the beaches of Normandy; D-Day 6th June 1944… View in Store The longest day Normandy, 6 June 1944. The Allies undertake the largest and most ambitious amphibious landings in history to return the fight to western Europe. Re-create the…
Preparations for the commemorations of the 75th D-Day anniversary are commencing across the world, as part of this, we’ll be taking a look back at some of our articles with a focus on this period – beginning with; History: The Filthy 13… First published November 2016 History: The Filthy 13… A while back we ran…
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