Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download the PDF instead. Wargames Illustrated has been working with model maker and wargaming maestro Ron Ringrose for many years. His articles have been the highlights of several issues of the world’s best-selling tabletop gaming magazine, through which his models and games have inspired hobbyists around the world. For Mega Wargames, Wargames Illustrated teamed up with Ron, and professional miniatures photographer and author Joe Dever, to bring you the best of their mega-wargames; ten of the very finest wargames tables and games you are ever likely to see. From Ancient Rome to World War Two, Gettysburg to the Tet Offensive, the battles presented in this book form a body of work irresistible to any gamer who enjoys looking at great-looking models on great-looking tables. Beyond the aesthetics, Mega Wargames also provides Orders of Battle, construction, and historical and gaming information on the featured battles - making the book practical, as well as pretty. Get ready for gaming on another level - Mega Wargames! CONSTRUCTION Whenever Ron presents a game at a wargames show, the topic of conversation invariably revolved around his terrain and techniques. He makes all his own terrain, from the base boards to the trees. Many of his buildings are scratch built, using tried and tested methods he has developed over the years. BEST OF ENEMIES: NARBONNE - 436 Narbonne was strategically situated on the crossroads of the Vin Domitia and the Via Aquitania, essentially linking Italy with Spain. It is believed that the Romans settled here in 118 BC. At the time of Julius Caesar, army veterans were granted plots of land and, by 27 BC, Narbonne had become the capital of the province of Gallia Narbonensis, It was a wealthy town, well-placed on much-used trade routes. THE RISE OF WESSEX: BENFLEET - 894 The town of Benfleet sits on the banks of the River Thames, around 30 miles east of London. During the 9th Century successive waves of Viking invaders (mainly Danes) took advantage of the Thames and the other waterways on the east coast of England to strike inland. What had initially been a series of protracted raids became a process of gradual colonisation. As the east coast of England fell under Viking control, pressure began to mount against the Saxon kingdoms further west, Mainly Wessex. GENTLEMAN JOHNNY: STILLWATER - 1777 The American War of Independence, or the American Revolutionary War, broke out between Britain and her thirteen American colonies in 1775. After two years of bitter conflict, it was the defeat of Burgoyne's British army following the battles of the Saratoga campaign, that would finally tip the balance in favour of the rebels. France openly entered
