Friday, July 1, 2016

The Start of the Somme Offensive Commemorated

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Somme marked by uniformed men across UK with #wearehere Go tell the Spartans, passer by, That here, obedient to their word, we lie ....
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Building a Mid-War French Force for Through the Mud and the Blood

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French infantry in the trenches. (http://www.151ril.com) Les Poilus! One of my chum's sons, already an avid wargamer, has expresse...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Verdun: Snippets

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It's been quiet here at The Hissing Fuse. Family matters and a project at work have taken a good deal of my free time and, more importan...
Thursday, April 7, 2016

Verdun Wargames: An Overview

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French fortifications at Verdun (The Illustrated First World War) There are, that I can identify, six board wargames that focus on the b...
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Monday, March 7, 2016

A Very Quick Post: Inside Fort Vaux

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Verdun being a very apt topic just now, I found my eye snagged in passing by some photos from the Hammerhead 2016 game event that happene...
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Black Contingents in Other European Forces

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Tirailleurs Sénégalais in France, 1917 (okayafrica.com) My previous post touched on African troops in French service. Of course, France...
Monday, February 22, 2016

February: Verdun and French African Troops in the Great War

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German grenadiers and flamethrowers at Verdun. (http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl) Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning ...