War in the wilderness In our first article for this month’s theme, Neil Smith and Chris Peers introduce us to the history and guide us through the practical information required for bringing an F&IW force to bear on the tabletop. Operation market garden Battlefront writer Mike Haught previews the forthcoming Operation Market
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I’m here and taking over On 13 January 1945, the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute regiment of the 101st Airborne Division attacked the town of Foy in Belgium. The assault was spearheaded by the men of ‘Easy’ company. In this article (in support of their new Intelligence Handbook - Nuts!) Battlefront Studio
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Open fire! Our 300th issue ‘opens fi re’ with an article from our colleagues at Battlefront, announcing, and showcasing, their forthcoming Flames Of War boxed game - Open Fire! Crimson & Bronze First-time contributors to Wargames Illustrated, Ben Johns (an avid student of history) and Tim Toolen (an enthusiastic modeller and painter)
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Bloody treachery on the fields of England We kick off our Wars of the Roses theme with an introduction to gaming the confl ict by rules writer Simon MacDowall. He takes us through raising armies, troops types, organisation and more. All accompanied by Neil Smith’s brief history of the wars. Shine
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A peninsular war primer Barry Hilton guides us through a wonderful introduction to Napoleonic wargaming on the dusty plains of Spain and Portugal, where thousands of men from dozens of nations fought hard for or against the will of Emperor Napoleon. We find out more about the reasons the French were there
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Peiper’s charge The quintessential image of the Battle of the Bulge is that of a line of German King Tigers with Fallschirmjäger troops riding atop and Jochen Peiper pushing them forward with words of ‘encouragement’. With the release of the Flames Of War
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Of Armies and Myths Our Jacobite Rebellion 1745 theme content begins with an examination of the two opposing armies which took part in the Conflict. You will also find some useful information on figures, rules and reference material for the campaign in this article. Hellcats on the Prowl With the Flames Of War
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A Crimean War primer WI favorite Barry Hilton introduces this month’s theme content with a wargamers guide to the Crimean War, in which he covers the background, the main protagonists and some of the design philosophy behind his own new set of rules for
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Clash of Steel We celebrate the release of the new Flames Of War supplement, Blood, Guts, & Glory, by picking the brains of four exceptional FOW players, each of whom has a passion for a particular army in Blood, Guts, and Glory. We asked them to write up their favourite list
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Dettingen, June 1743 We kick off this month’s theme content with an article by Last Argument of Kings author Pete Brown - a report on The Worcester Wargames Club’s re-fight of this War of Austrian Succession battle. A New Kind of Armoured Train In Wargames Illustrated
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Flames of War: The Third Edition The release of the third edition of the world’s most popular historical wargame - Flames Of War - is almost upon us. In this piece from the Battlefront Design Studio the editors, writer, and designer give us
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The Road to Revolution We open our theme content for this issue with a look at the diffi cult times in North America following the French & Indian Wars. With new garrisons remaining to protect British land, and increased taxes designed to pay
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Tigers in the mud Mike Haught kicks off our theme coverage with some background information and Flames Of War characteristics for Otto Carius - Tiger Ace and adventurer on the Eastern Front, 1942 - 44. Marengo, 1800 General de Brigade author Dave Brown presents a scenario
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History’s greatest war Setting the scene for this month’s Greek on Greek theme, Neil Smith and Martin Gibbins provide us with a brief introduction to The Peloponnesian War and describe what it has to offer the wargamer. First steps to Victory The Battle of Kufra 1941
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Warriors to war. the battle of Maldon, 991 The Gripping Beast 2011 demo table is a fabulous representation of The Battle of Maldon in miniature, and we were keen to feature it in this month’s theme content. Rules writer extraordinaire Rick Priestley joined us
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Seven days to save Richmond We kick off our Seven Days theme coverage with an overview of the Federals’ campaign to strike against the Rebel capital, and the Confederate efforts to stop them. A key figure in our coverage is the Rebel commander Brigadier
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Death of an army – The battle of Beda Fomm The Battle of Beda Fomm was the conclusion of a remarkable campaign by the British and
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The Eagle and the Bear In the introduction to our theme articles covering Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, Neil Smith provides the background behind the
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The Lion of the North and the Thirty Years War "Gott mit uns!" was the battle cry which heralded the charge of King Gustavus Adolphus and
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Battleground : Gallipoli An introduction to our themed articles on the Allied attempt to open the way between the Mediterranean and Black Seas by forcing
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Search and Destroy In our introductory section you will find the following articles: Search and Destroy - Refighting Battles in Vietnam with Flames of War, Tropic
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Artillery through the ages: an introduction With such a sweeping topic to cover, it may seem we've missed a few important elements. Our introduction spread
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More moments in history With the third set of our Wargames Illustrated exclusive ‘Moments in History’ range about to be released, we wanted to give you
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D-day: The allied invasion of France Setting the scene for this month’s theme we present a brief guide the the largest amphibious landing in history,
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Sengoku showdown To set the scene for this month’s Samurai theme, Brook Kill takes a closer look at the three leaders that brought an end
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Feldherrnhalle and the battle for Hungary The tale of the battle for Hungary follows the two Feldherrnhalle divisions featured in Stalin’s Europe. Hell Ride On a chilly
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Begetting and Smiting It was all Yul Brynner’s fault! That’s the conclusion of Jim Graham as he tries to pinpoint who’s to blame for his fascination
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The ascendency of archery Our theme content begins with an overview of the English and Welsh bowmen of the 14th and 15th Centuries. We discuss
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Rommel: The Rise of the Desert Fox WW2, WWII, World War Two Our theme this month is WWII Early War, and our focus point is General
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Crossing the Tennessee river ACW, American Civil War President Lincoln had said that “taking Chattanooga is as important as taking Richmond”, but the key to the
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