Balkan Wargamer

My latest reading has been Gareth William's book on the Viking ruler, 'Eirik Bloodaxe'. Not quite sure why I picked up this mode...

My Easter wargame project was to add some Romanian units to the 1877 Russo-Turkish War project in 28mm.  Following the failure of Russi...

This August is the 11 th centenary of the decisive Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Anchialos 917, near the modern t...

When a country hits the news, you can be sure someone will bash out a quick history book. Sadly, the haste often shows in the research and r...

The first stage of my 1848 Hungarian Revolution project is now completed and the forces have skirmished on the tabletop. First up we have...

Not a new book (published in 2008), but I picked up a copy of Michael Kulikowski's ' Rome's Gothic Wars' in a London booksho...

A work meeting in London this week took me within walking distance of the Imperial War Museum (IWM). It would have been rude not to visit, e...

Next stop in the 1848 Hungarian Revolution project is the Austrian army. The Austrian army recovered from a bad start to be successful on ...

When I first got interested in the Balkans, I started with the big general studies by Schevill, Jelavich, Fine etc. These describe the histo...

Another wicked figure manufacturer has dragged me into a new project. In this case Steve Barber Models and their new 28mm range ‘Europe in...

This year is the centenary of the fall of Jerusalem in 1917 to the allied army led by General Allenby. My understanding of this campaign goe...

My gaming productivity has dropped significantly recently, busy time at work. So I thought I would dip into the pile of plastic in the '...

Swordpoint is Gripping Beast's new big battle rules for the ancient and medieval period. This is a pretty crowded space, but one chased ...