The Hissing Fuse

A blog on reading and gaming the history of the Great War.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Vimy Ridge: Replaying the Battle: The Games

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Having read and blogged a little about the battle for Vimy Ridge, I was curious to experiment with some simulations of the battle. Thanks ...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Great War: plans and operations

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One of the enduring canards of the Great War is that attacks consisted simply of large numbers of men climbing out of their trenches and wal...
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Vimy Ridge Day

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Today is Vimy Ridge Day. This commemoration means nothing to most Americans, and it may mean little more to those from Britain, or Fran...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Great War art: the Imperial War Museum

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Just as a quick second post for this evening, I wanted to highlight a page on the Imperial War Museum's site, a collection of a doz...

The Marne: Two boardgame depictions

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As promised, I'm starting a look at the First Battle of the Marne through the eyes of a couple of different boardgames. This entry con...
Friday, September 26, 2014

preview of coming attractions: the Battle of the Marne

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I decided that a walkthrough of playing of the Clash of Giants : Tannenberg game, even solo (with all the deficiencies in competitive thin...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Tannenberg--lumbering closer

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The Labor Day holiday weekend didn't give me the time I hoped it would to prepare for this campaign on paper, as a friend of my partner...
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