historicals

This article is part of Goonhammer Historicals Year of the Ship - you can find the rest of the series here If we're going to play Napoleonic Naval Combat this year (and believe me, we are) then it's a good...

Introduction When our Bolt Action Tsar asked me to write this article, my immediate reaction was to say yes. I love the French Army for Bolt Action. They have some real cons when it comes to being an army, which...

This week we take a look at another of Victrix Miniatures' ever-growing range of "Dark Age" miniatures, the Norman Cavalry set! There is something extremely cool and evocative about cavalry forces on the tabletop. Maybe it's all the books we've...

Often overlooked as just a prelude to the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (sometimes referred to as the Mexican War in the USA) is much more important than just a training ground for Civil War officers. It was...

After a longer-than-anticipated hiatus, we continue our play-through of the “Totensonntag” Pint-Sized Campaign for Chain of Command. Previous episodes can be found here: Part 1: Introduction to “Totensonntag” Part 2: Let the Battle Begin! Part 3: A Delaying Action Part 4: Flank Attack! Part...

Having proven their mettle in the heat of World War 1, the French infantrymen stood proud as an example of martial prowess. It would take less than 30 years for that pride to be tarnished and crushed underfoot as...

It's been two years since I got into Napoleonics. Two years of the Guard, of marching across Europe, of muskets, habite-vestes, bayonets and pom-poms. My Guard army is now my single largest collection of miniatures and - beyond a...

I've been slowly assembling a German force for an upcoming Monte Cassino campaign using Victrix's lovely 12mm WW2 miniature line. This time I'm reviewing a couple new kits I've added to my force: the StuG III Ausf. G and...

What is Flames of War? It’s Battlefront’s take on the company level second world war miniature wargame, at 15mm (or 1:100) scale, running on essentially the same core ruleset as their Team Yankee game (and ‘Nam, and Great War, and...

Held annually for decades now, AdeptiCon is the granddaddy of all wargaming conventions in the US of A. As the granddaddy, it's appropriate and fair that it is now developing a massive historical gaming contingent, complete with it's own...