Born in 1764 into an aristocratic family, Craufurd had a privileged upbringing and education. He entered the British Army in 1779 as an Ensign in the 25th King’s Own Borderers Regiment of Foot. He quickly rose through the ranks, seeing action in India, with the Austrians in Europe, at New Ross in 1798 and serving on…
Dr Rick Hudson dissects the Javanese Tribesmen and places them onto the Bolt Action battlefield. I’m a Bolt Action player with a specific interest in World War Two in the Far East; this is partly through general interest, but also through family and work connections. I’ve spent a lot of time visiting Indonesia, particularly Java,…
US Warlorder Jon Russell brings some good old US ingenuity to the table with the Eagle Squadron for Bolt Action and the invasion of Britain campaign! Answering the Bugle Call Jon: Like their fathers and brothers from the First World War, Many Americans were chaffing at the bit wanting to get involved in the fracas…
Chris Brown reveals his third instalment of his ‘Companies in Bolt Action’, a series where he breaks down the real world organisations and applies them to Bolt Action. Can you really fight a full company on a 6-foot by 4-foot table top? Yes, you can, it just depends on the situation. We do it regularly…
Chris Brown reveals the second instalment of his ‘Companies in Bolt Action’ series where he breaks down the real world forces and applies their organisation to Bolt Action. Building a full company might sound like a major investment, but actually, it’s not as big an issue as one might expect. Even a very large company,…
The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo, was the evacuation of nearly 340,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk… 10th May 1940, Allied troops found themselves in the middle of a new kind of war – a Blitzkrieg – Within just 11 days fast moving columns of German tanks and troops crossed into…
10th May 1940, Allied troops found themselves in the middle of a new kind of war – a Blitzkrieg – Within just 11 days fast moving columns of German tanks and troops crossed into Belgium and Holland The invasion of France, Belgium and Holland, started with Operation Yellow (Fall Gelb), surprising everyone. The German forces…
Chris Brown is bringing even more of his insightfulness from the real world into Bolt Action. Chris: Well…we’re total geeks who like toy soldiers. There you go; shortest article ever for the Warlord website. Every time we take on a new Bolt Action project we aim to build a complete company and the fact that…
Looking for some inspiration or simply passing the time? Well, these new Osprey books might just be what you need. View in Store Author: Steven J. Zaloga Howard Gerrard Number of Pages: 96 About This Product The German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 began World War II in Europe, pitting the newly modernized…
Looking for some inspiration or simply passing the time? Well, these new Osprey books might just be what you need. View in Store Author: Will Fowler Illustrator: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland, Tim Brown Number of Pages: 64 About This Product The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders…
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