Battleground : Gallipoli
An introduction to our themed articles on the Allied attempt to open the way between the Mediterranean and Black Seas by forcing the Ottoman Empire out of World War One. John Bianchi presents the key elements that made the campaign such a disastrous waste of lives.
Blackhorse Cavalry
The 11th Armoured cavalry, known as the Blackhorse regiment, developed radical new tactics to combat an elusive and determined enemy. This is their story of armoured combat in Vietnam.
Pushing the Narrows
While the Allied High Command were going back and forth with plans to shell Constantinople into submission, it was with relative ease that the Turks were able to bring their somewhat limited resources to bear on the Allied fleet, using terrain and local knowledge to their advantage.
El Cid’s forgotten Battle
The Spanish warlord El Cid is best known as a slayer of Moors, However, he also spent a substantial amount of his career fighting other Christians. In this article Warhammer: El Cid author James Morris explores one of his lesser known battles.
Lone Pine
In an attempt to divert Ottoman reinforcements from fresh landings at Suvla Bay, the ANZAC troops were ordered to stage a breakout through the Turkish lines at Lone Pine. Desperate, close-quarters fighting was in store for both sides, which John Bianchi has captured well in this three-scenario campaign over a truly magnificent table built by Grand Manner.
‘R’ is for Romanians
Within the Axis powers, the Romanian war machine during WWII was second only to the Germans. In this article we discuss gaming with them in Flames Of War.
Armies of the Dardenelles
With conditions in the Dardanelles somewhat different to the muddy trenches of the Western Front, it is no surprise that local changes were made to the uniforms of both sides. Paul Leach and Heather Blush present their findings on the look of the soldiers from the Ottoman, British, and French armies on the Gallipoli Peninsular.
Regimental Fire and Fury
It was a long time coming, but Regimental Fire and Fury author Rich Hasenauer is nothing if not thorough. Here Rich talks us through the creation of his latest game and compares it with his original F&F rules.
How to build… A Saxon Church
After a short break, Paul Davies returns with his latest terrain project, the construction of a Dark Ages church.
Red Devils in the DMZ
The tale of the 1st Brigade Task Force of the 5th Infantry Division, their background and use in Flames Of War Vietnam.
Great Warriors: Roosevelts Rough riders
Our regular Great Warriors series returns with a look at 1st United States Volunteer cavalry of 1898.
Scipios against Barcas
Part One of ‘The Second Punic War in Spain’ reviews the campaigns of Publius and Cnaeus Scipio between 218 and 211 BC, from their first tentative forays past the Ebro River to their great victory at Ibera and their demise at Castulo and Ilorci.
Cimmaron Courthouse
Beyond Hollywood there are many historical examples of gunfights to re-fight on the tabletop and a particularly interesting one took place at the Cimarron Courthouse in Kansas, 1889.
Battlecry
A report from the very first Flames Of War Early War Grand Tournament.