The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian campaign) was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allied forces, mainly from the British Empire, against Axis forces, Italy and their colony of Italian East Africa, between June 1940 and November 1941. Forces of…
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British Invasion of Abyssinia in 1935? (Part II)
We adapted a scenario taken from the old “Battlefields” magazine which proposed a counterfactual US intervention into Italian Somaliland in November 1935 in response to Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia. We substituted a…
British Invasion of Abyssinia in 1935?
Background The Abyssinia Crisis was an international crisis in 1935 originating in what was called the Walwal incident in the then-ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia (then commonly known as “Abyssinia”). The League of Nations ruled against Italy…
Mediterranean Convoy Battle
The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945. For the most part, the campaign was…
In Her Majesty’s Name – To Catch a Rat.
Her Majesty’s Government has caught a break! Local spies in Cameroon have identified the notorious arms smuggler and enemy of the crown Baron Maxim Volkov. He has been found hiding out in…
Second Battle of Tel El Eisa, October 1942
Background The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam…
Malta Convoy Battle, June 1942.
Background The Malta convoys were Allied supply convoys of the Second World War. The convoys took place during the Siege of Malta in the Mediterranean Theatre. Malta was a base from which British sea and air forces could attack ships carrying supplies…
In Her Majesty’s Name, The Big Game Safari – Pulp Game.
A call has gone out from King Leopold of Belgium. He is hiring hunters far and wide to clear the Zabuli valley of pesky animals that are in the way for his…
In Her Majesty’s Name – Rescue on the way to Zanzibar.
From the British Console’s Office in Brazzaville comes a notice of yet another abduction. This time, is is the daughter of a high ranking industrialist that was on safari with his daughter….
Supply Convoy to Tripoli, 1942.
Background The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945. For the most part, the campaign…