In the frozen crucible of the Eastern Front, Soviet tanks and vehicles rumbled through frost-rimed forests, snow-choked roads, and smoked ruins under punishing steel-grey skies. From rugged T-34s and KV-1s to lend-lease Churchills and Emchas, these machines carried men and firepower across the icy front, battling German resistance, mechanical strain, and...
As WWII entered its most desperate and destructive phase, the remote shores of Peenemünde became the cradle of Germany’s secret weapons program. Shrouded in secrecy and menace, this sprawling research complex was home to the development of the experimental rockets and flying bombs intended to strike terror into enemy homelands. Amid test stands, launch...
The Wargamer's Handbook was intended as a set of introductory miniatures (20mm to 25mm) rules for those just starting wargaming. It employed a standardized system that could be used (with minor variations) across different periods of history. The latter included ancient warfare, medieval/renaissance, the American Revolution, Napoleonics, the American Civil...
Rules for playing wargames set in the Spanish Civil War, Abyssinian War, Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, Russo-Finnish War, all the campaigns of the Second World War from the Invasion of Poland to the Russian sweep through Japanese held Manchuria, and the Korean War. The rules are largely scale agnostic but specifically mention 1/72nd scale and...
This book introduces the hobby of miniatures wargaming, presenting the history of miniatures wargaming, how to collect and paint miniatures, and--taking up most of the book--simple yet (reasonably) realistic rules and army lists for a wide range of historical periods, from ancients to WW2, including special skirmish-level rules. Its Ancient rules were...
Wargaming with Panzerjagers and Sturmgeschutz is the first in a series volumes dealing specifically with histories of units and scenarios. This first volume deals with the "Mystery Waffens SS Panzer Division that never existed. The era is April 1945 location the German city of Hannover. The main combatants being the U.S. 84th Infanty Division, with...
Wargaming World Solo delivers an absorbing solo player wargame which pits you against a unique opponent - the “Virtual You”. The flexibility and original design allows you to play any period, with examples included between the Norman Conquest and the Vietnam War to get you started. Wargaming World Solo is designed to allow you to play at a scale and budget...
From the rear cover of the book: In this book Stuart Asquith, editor of Practical Wargamer magazine and contributing editor to Military Modelling magazine, provides a comprehensive guide to wargaming the World War Two period. He begins by outlining the main events of the 1939-1945 conflict, year by year, and moves on to analyse the war by considering...
At the end of July 1944, the Soviet army was gradually approaching Warsaw. However, the Germans used their panzer divisions to slow down the Soviet advance. The command of the Polish Home Army decided to start an uprising in Warsaw, hoping to take control of the city from the Germans. Then, they could act as real "hosts" on behalf of The Polish...
This wargame depicts the struggle between the Polish patriots of the Armja Krajowa and the German garrison in 1944. The 120 units in the countermix include the Hermann Goring Division, SS Cossacks, and wire guided mini-tanks called Goliaths. The 23" x 17" map represents Warsaw and the suburbs on both sides of the Vistula River. Combat can be affected by...
This game is a simulation of the Polish resistance in Warsaw during 1944. The game was originally published in Strategy & Tactics magazine (#107). The game includes a 16 page rulebook (covering all aspects of guerrila warfare and resistance combat), 200 counters (representing the units and weapons involved in the conflict) and a 22"X34" map of the City of...