by madguru | Apr 5, 2015 | Fellow Gamers, Other, TSATF
It’s been a rough year for the Historical Wargaming hobby, which has lost several “Grand Old Men”, most recently the legendary Pat Condray, long-time champion of the wonders of gaming both the War of Spanish Succession and the Spanish Civil War....
by madguru | Mar 30, 2015 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Marshland/Swamp, Terrain Building
Greetings to all my fellow travellers in the Miniature Wargaming Blogosphere…I’m calling this post “BACK TO THE FUTURE” because it involves the near-future completion of a big project, which said project is set in the past, so it seemed like an...
by madguru | Feb 28, 2015 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Rivers, Terrain Building
As is obvious to anyone who’s recently visited this blog, my hobby time lately has been “All About the Rivers,” so to speak, as I’ve been enmeshed since this past Spring in building a set of terrain boards to represent the Logar and Kabul...
by madguru | Jan 26, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, History, Scenarios & Army Lists
For some time now I’ve been researching the make-up of the forces General Roberts commanded at the Battle of Charasiab. There are many secondary sources which list these forces and they are largely consistent but like much else from the Second Afghan War,...
by madguru | Jan 2, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Anglo-Indian Army, British Army, History
While Googling around for some Battle of Charasiab-related info — probably connected to the 14th and 12th Bengal Cavalry — I happened across a collection of period photos from the Second Afghan War, several of which I’ve never seen before, available...
