Background The Battle of Cape Matapan (Greek: Ναυμαχία του Ταινάρου) was a Second World War naval engagement between British and Axis forces, fought from 27–29 March 1941. The cape is on the south-west coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece. Following the interception…
Battle of Gertsovka, August 1943
Background The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk (450 kilometres or 280 miles south-west of Moscow) in the Soviet Union, during July and August 1943. The battle began with the launch…
Battle of Vitebsk, July 1812
Background The Battle of Vitebsk, sometimes spelled Witepsk, was a military engagement that took place on 26 and 27 July 1812 during the French invasion of Russia. The battle put a French force, under the command of Emperor Napoleon I, in…
Normandy Visit (Part Two)
Background The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Code named Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The…
Normandy Visit (Part One)
Background The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944. The invaders were able to establish a beachhead as part of Operation…
Crescent Root 15mm Series I Hybrid Buildings Review
View of three of the new buildings. Each large square is an inch. In addition to the recently reviewed 28mm Crescent Root buildings, I also picked up a number of the new…
Battle of Piave, May 1809
Background The Battle of Piave River was fought on 8 May 1809 between the Franco-Italian army under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais and an Austrian army led by Archduke John of Austria. The Austrian commander made…
In Her Majesty’s Name, In Search of Brumhilde – Pulp Game.
Along the Nile up river from the tombs of Luxor lies the town of Quena. In this small outpost, you can find grave robbers galore and ever type of bandit. Word has it…
Crescent Root 28mm Series I Hybrid Buildings Review
View of all the new buildings. Each large square is an inch. I recently received a few of the new Crescent Root Series I Hybrid buildings to fill out my town collection…