The Rommel Papers, edited by B.H. Liddell Hart, translated by P. Findlay, published in 1953 by De Capo Press, are the incomplete memoirs of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, the famous German commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps. The bo…
The Rommel Papers, edited by B.H. Liddell Hart, translated by P. Findlay, published in 1953 by De Capo Press, are the incomplete memoirs of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (1891-1944), the famous German commander of the Deutsches Afrika K…
The extreme heatwave (for the UK that is!) over the last three weeks has meant that my wargames room in the old workshop is out of use at the moment, as it is like sitting in a sauna! With the Met Office saying this is the "new normal" for
Going through the old holiday pictures still, I found some more of a very interesting château we visited in Burgundy in 2012. It is at Bissy-sur-Fley and is the oldest looking château I have ever seen. It was begun in the 15th Century and c…
Going through the old holiday pictures still, I found some more of a very interesting château we visited in Burgundy in 2012. It is at Bissy-sur-Fley and is the oldest looking château I have ever seen. It was begun in the 15th Century and c…
Well, I am up and running for wargaming! The new house has an old workshop in the garden which I have commandeered and tidied up for storing wargame stuff and which I can squeeze an 8 feet by 4 feet table into, using an old OSB wood sheet I…
Image courtesy of tripologiste.com.Yesterday was Trooping the Colour - First Battalion, Grenadier Guards were parading their new King's colour to celebrate the King's official birthday. If you missed it, you can see it on BBC iPlayer, with
While I work on getting my wargaming stuff sorted and ready to use, I acquired a more up-to-date computer from my son-in-law - my old one dates from 2002! - which as everyone knows requires moving saved files from one to the other. In the c…
While I work on getting my wargaming stuff sorted and ready to use, I acquired a more up-to-date computer from my son-in-law - my old one dates from 2002! - which as everyone knows requires moving saved files from one to the other. In the c…
Well, we finally moved house and I can honestly say it was the most stressful time in my life! We had to try twice! First time, we were all packed, waiting outside our new house, when word came through that the money from the bottom of our
We are in the middle of packing up our house to move, so I have already packed and removed all my wargaming figures and scenery to a friend's house for safe storage - I was not going to risk it all on the removal lorries! As a result, I hav…
October was Avrupan month and I decided to concentrate on painting figures and models and making scenery, rather than try a game, though it has to be said I am still trying to find a set of rules that meets my tastes. Anyway, I have now fin…