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 and battle report for one of Napoleon’s seminal victories. The Carius and the Kerscher Stampede The Battle of Malinava 1944 makes for an excellent wargaming action with plenty of opportunities to turn the tables on history. So that’s exactly what the Battlefront Studio team did. Read all about it here. Wargaming 1866, The Austro-Prussian War Somewhat obsessed with what looks like a very small war (on the surface), Gerry Henry presents the case for wargaming the battles of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. This article also acts as an introduction to some interesting articles in future issues. Few men, many weapons! As part of our theme coverage Wayne Turner takes a close look at the WWII Soviet Pulyemyetno-artillyeriyskiy Batalon - that’s easy for him to say! The battle of Syracuse Following on from last month’s Peloponnesian War theme we return to Greece and present a sceanrio for refighting one of the great actions of the war. Back in the east This month’s theme content celebrates the launch of two new Flames Of War Latewar Eastern Front books: Red Bear and Grey Wolf. In this article co-author Wayne Turner flicks through the pages of the books and tells us what’s inside. Tabletop musings: movement, cover, and ability This article begins a new ‘Tabletop Musings’ series, in which gamers take a side-ways look at anything and everything relating to our hobby. the flames of war 2011 European grand Tournament September 2011 saw the very fi rst FOW European GT. Our coverage of the event features stories from several competitors, along with lots of photos of the ‘armies on parade’ and Iron Cross Painting Competition winners. The Comanches revisited Chris Peers presents us with an interesting take on the Comanche Indians of the Southern Plains of the US. Through his extensive research he has reached a few conclusions that might surprise you on how this Native American tribe should behave on the tabletop. Clad in iron After seeing this wonderfully impressive game at Salute earlier this year, we knew we had to learn more about its development. Dr Howard J. Fuller provides us with the story behind this ACW Naval ‘what if?’ game. Colours 2011 WI reporter Paul Davies takes a look at some of the best games from this year’s Colours show in Newbury, England. Pavia