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 French Emperor's decision to march an army across his Empire, and then as far again into the teeth of the "Russian Bear", where normal expectations could be thrown out of the window. Hell at Cassino part 2 In last month’s WI we brought you the first part of a campaign report in which the intrepid team from the Battlefront Design Studio scaled, or defended, the heights of Monte Cassino in their refight of this classic WWII encounter, using the new Flames Of War ‘Infantry Aces’ campaign rules. This month they are back, taking their re-fight to its inevitable conclusion. Borodino, 1812 When the Russian army finally turned to give fight to the invading French it was near a small town called Borodino. Bill Gray will show that curious decisions and fractious subordinates would mean that the although the invaders took the field and then Moscow, there would be no victory in sight for Napoleon. We feature a great Borodino game in 15mm too! What is Clash of Empires? The author of Clash of Empires; Stuart McCorquodale takes us through the develpment of his new rules published by Great Escape Games. Bayonets and Blades Regular contributor Barry Hilton just happened to run a "Borodino" weekender earlier this year. Here he presents the Republic to Empire scenario used, along with a report of the action on the "Fléches" table and lots of great photos. It’s free you know! Many Flames Of War players will know of all the company and battalion Intelligence Briefings available in the Flames of War books. However, not everybody is familiar with the large number of free Intelligence Briefings we have available on the Flames Of War website. In this article we thought we would spend some time introducing you to these forces. The Bear and the Eagle In the theme conclusion, Neil Smith follows Napoleon's army back to the Empire, harrying its flanks like a determined Cossack horseman. We learn that it wasn't all "General Winter" that Europe had to thank for the destruction of the Grande Armeé. Dave Taylor also presents a unit of French infantry that could be straight from one of Ney's desperate rearguard actions. Salute 2011 report The dust has now settled on the UK’s largest wargames show of the year and we’ve been left with some great photos to show you of
