Balkan Wargamer

This is the first volume in an Osprey MAA two part series on the wars of unification by Gabriele Esposito. The emphasis here is on th...

My pre-Christmas reading has been a new book on the Albanian hero Scanderbeg (or George Castriota) by A.K.Brackob, published by Histria Book...

This is the third in the Aelfraed series from historical fiction author Griff Hosker. I haven't read the first two in the series, but wa...

An Osprey title on a Balkan theme is a no brainer for me - I wonder if you can do a standing order! Phoebus Athanassiou has tackled the Gree...

The centenary of the First World War has inspired a large number of books on the campaigns and armies of the conflict. However, very few cov...

As was obvious from my review , I am pretty enthusiastic about Sam Mustafa's latest rules for WW2. So much so that I have invested in ...

The battle of Kosovo Polje (Plain of Blackbirds) was fought between the Ottoman forces led by Sultan Murad and an allied army led by the Ser...

After reading Dimitar Bechev's book ' Rival Powers ', I realised that my knowledge of the modern Russian army was stuck in Sovi...

My latest reading is Gregory Freeman's ' The Forgotten 500 '. This is the story of Operation Halyard the largest rescue of allie...

Travel and work have slowed up the painting schedule, but got back to a bit of brushwork last week. My French WW2 army now has some suppor...

My latest reading has been Gareth Glover's, 'The Forgotten War Against Napoleon '. This covers conflicts in the Mediterranean 17...

My recent visit to Serbia took in a number of castles and fortresses. No surprise there, not least to my beloved! Starting with the huge ...

The Military Museum in Belgrade  was founded in 1878, although it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. It is located in the Kaleme...