Table of Contents
Vol. 1 Issue 4
Winceby 1643
John Barratt starts with a campaign background, then dives into an analysis of this October 11 battle during the English Civil War, complete with maps and order of battle.
Operation Red 1940
Robert McClean brings us this hypothetical scenario based on the German advance to the Somme in the early part of World War II. Some clever "fog of war" rules offer considerable surprise.
Busaco 1810
John Grehan examines the September 27th battle in Portugal between the French under Massena and the British under Wellington, complete with present-day photos of key locations on the battlefield. Includes maps and detailed orders of battle.
Dien Bien Phu 1953/1954
Karim Van Overmeire brings part 1 of the French struggle to hold an isolated base in Vietnam. All history. Illustrated.
Shenandoah Valley 1862
Steve Wilson offers a mini campaign system for Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign during the American Civil War. This will work with any tactical set of rules, although it favors Fire&Fury. Maps and orders of battle included.
The Battle of Trebbia 218BC
Daniel Burkley brings us the first of four great ancients battles involving Hannibal and his Carthaginian army against the Romans in the Second Punic War. Burkley uses De Bellis Antiquitatus rules, with some clever modifications and novel ideas, to recreate history for multi-player tabletop battles.
Editorial
Editor Ben Wilkins discusses unit formations thoughout history...and on the tabletop.
Wargaming Forum
Keith Barley tackles formations, ground scale, and other factors affecting wargame battles.
On the Other Side of the Hill
Readers sound off in letters to the editor: Command perspective and a question on whether miniature rules favor the French.
Back to Battlefields List of Issues
© Copyright 1996 by Partizan Press.
This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web.
Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com