After D-Day, the Allies had to find new routes to break through Nazi Germany’s defences, but there were still oceans and rivers in the way. Amphibious assaults were one answer.
Theme: WWII amphibious assaults
- Guy Bowers, ‘Defence in depth – WWII amphibious assaults, 1944-45’.
- Chris King, ‘The drive to the Moselle – The US 90th Division pushes towards Germany’.
- Richard Marsh, ‘Operation Infatuate II – A Rapid Fire! Reloaded scenario for late 1944′.
- Piers Brand, ‘Across the dark waters – The Aller crossing assault at Western, April 1945’.
- Guy Bowers, ‘Keeping your feet dry – A review of WWII amphibious vehicles’.
- Steve Perry, ‘Mud, water, and Mildred – Inspiration for Walcheren 1944’.
Features
- Robert Lister, ‘The hard battle – The opening clash of the Swabian War, 1499’.
- Mark Backhouse, ‘Sulla returns – A campaign for Sulla’s second civil war’.
- Jonathan Jones, ‘The last Welsh prince – The tale of Llewellyn ap Gruffydd’.
- Phil Millard, ‘Run to the hills! – Punishing prospectors in a prelude to war’.
- Paul Mackay, ‘Macdonell at Hougoumont – The bravest man in the British army’.
- Joe Bilton, ‘Mind your manors! – How to create an iconic Normandy location’.
Departments
- Miniature reviews
- Richard Clarke, ‘Up Front – Wargaming, the next generation’.
- David Hiscocks, ‘The Irregular – Breaking all the rules’.
- Chris King, ‘Let’s play Flames of War: Dunkirk – A look at the new Blitzkrieg starter set’.
- Travis Pogson, ‘Let’s play Packing Heat – “And hell’s coming with me, you hear?!”‘.
- Robert Lister, Joe Mealy, Travis Pogson, and Jon Yuengling, ‘Game reviews – Kepis and Bayonets: A Muskets and Tomahawks supplement, Cartograph: Atlas Edition, Alala!, Black Powder Epic Battles: Zulu!, and Brethren: The Historical Collection‘.
- Book reviews
- Parting shots
