My old grandfather used to call television, “the idiot’s lamp”. That was why perhaps he lost his job as Director of Programming at Welsh Television. When my youngest son sent to Hong Kong for #StikBot Zanimation studio, all I was worried about was the eight… Read More
It was Sunday and the faithful were worried. A victory over the Byzantine infidel had been followed by a loss to the barbarian Vandals. Next up came the heretical army of Al-Abbas ibn Adb al- Muttalib, a.k.a. Steve Hacker. Regulars will know the name, he… Read More
It’s been too hot to do much hobby related activity but you forget that there remain five days of my wife’s Birthday Month! I did try and show an interest in matters non-military but it is difficult. The article that follows is not my usual… Read More
“I see that these people know nothing about war!” Devizes Wargames Show marks the start of Summer for yours truly. It’s a first class, characterful venue, despite being a school. Mr. Mackie and chums do an excellent job in organising the event, and I wouldn’t… Read More
Three and a half thousand years old, and a little over an inch and a half in length, the Pylos Combat Agate has stunned historians. In an age without microscopes and precision tools, it shows a detailed understanding of the human body and movement that… Read More
Life isn’t a single win at all costs game. Rather, it is a whole series of linked games where it really does matter how one played the game. The trick of winning is therefore to learn from your mistakes. You need to want to win… Read More
A clash of Giants indeed! Our most prolific correspondent Mark Fry reports from the Slimbridge refight…….. 1]. The British Admirals – drinking tea- with the Grand Fleet just visible on the horizon in front of them The 31st of May – 1st June 1916 witnessed,… Read More
