Unit Galahad – 5307 Composite Unit. by Chris Brown Never heard of 5307 Composite Unit? You probably have since they are more widely known as ‘Merrill’s Marauders’ – a title coined from their first operational commander (General Frank Merrill, 1903-55) by American journalists with a penchant for catchy alliteration. In August 1943 the Allied leaders…
With the release of our latest Bolt Action book ‘Germany Strikes‘ what better excuse do we need to revisit a splendid guide to the uniforms and insignia of the Polish army during the early stages of WWII. If you’re interested in how to best paint and collect a Polish army to face the German and…
Our esteemed leader has been skiving off again for a jolly around Europe – It’s not at all strange then that Johns jaunt just happened to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Waterloo! Luckily he was followed by our good friend Tony Clements, with his trusty old camera, for this leg of the journey so…
View in Store With the release of our new resin British tank destroyer model last week, Sam Phillips takes us through the history of the Archer: As war raged across the deserts of North Africa it was recognised that Britain needed an answer to the new German armour being encountered. One such answer would be the…
Published historical author, Chris Brown continues his series of articles to cover both the history of Operation Market Garden, and offer some tips on how to bring the action to life upon the tabletop battlefield! WHY ARNHEM? For me, it’s a life-long interest which stems from a family connection. My father was a parachute regiment…
View in Store With the release of our new self propelled gun for the British, Sam Phillips takes us through the history of the Bishop: In North Africa 1941, the British Royal Artillery would face a new type of mobile warfare, with the German Afrika Korps utilising self-propelled guns – anti-tank guns and howitzers mounted on…
To accompany the recently released Prussian High Command – our very own David Matthews has written an article on these three famous characters of the Prussian army that sped to the aid of Wellington at Waterloo! Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) “Something could have been made of me if I only had had the sense to…
Today marks the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – what better time to delve back through our archive of articles (and indeed through the pages of history!) to go back over the events of 1815…. History: The Battle of Waterloo Part 1 Read the article here! History: The Battle of Waterloo Part 2 Read…
We were recently contacted by published historical author, Chris Brown – who very generously offered to write a series of articles to cover both the history of Operation Market Garden, and offer some tips on how to bring the action to life upon the tabletop battlefield! Certain battles and campaigns have a particular resonance for…
Cutting Edge Miniatures’ Peter Womack brings us another look at the Bronze Age range – this time focusing on the Early Elamites and how to build an army for this faction. Peter: This range covers Elamite armies of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, known as the Old Elamite Period (c.3000 – c.1500 BCE). Elamite…
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