Balkan Wargamer

The latest in Osprey's Men at Arms series covers the Judeo-Turkish empire of the Khazars, which ruled much of the Steppes between the 7t...

Those who watched the film 'Patton' will remember the scene when he argued at the end of the war that the Allies should 'finis...

This is the fourth book in David Gilman's, Master of War series. Set in 1359, our hero Thomas Blackstone is commanding his company in th...

With a couple of hours to spare before my flight from Bristol, I stopped off at the Battle of Sedgemoor site. One that I have passed many t...

When we think of British army commanders during the Napoleonic wars, the names of Wellington and his generals are likely to top the list. C...

As the Adriatic is my scenario of choice for Cruel Seas, the new Italian fleet box was a no brainer. Even after the Italian surrender, their...

The Royal Yugoslav Army (VKJ) during World War Two is a bit of a niche interest, even for me! An army that collapsed in just eleven days in...

I have struggled with historical fiction recently. Other than the old reliables like Bernard Cornwell, a lot of books have left me less tha...

The start of the war game show year for me is usually Varpartnak in York. I missed last year as I was down with the flu, so I was pleased to...

A new set of rules from Michael Leck and Dan Mersey is a no brainer purchase, especially as the Osprey range is good value as well. There is...

Baltic Crusader by AAG Whitehead is a fast-paced work of historical fiction based on medieval Europe. I have always had an interest in the ...