Karwansaray Publishing: Following Napoleon’s failed invasion of Russia, the anti-French forces had cautiously regrouped as the Sixth Coalition. This broad and unstable grouping gave rise to more mutual distrust and suspicion than three tomcats meeting on a garden fence, as it comprised those well-known historical allies Russia, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, and several smaller German states. The entire content can be found here but here are some examples of the content.
Interview, Guy Bowers, 'An interview with Phil Smith - Osprey ventures into games'.
Osprey Publishing has provided reading materials for wargamers for decades, but their venture into actual wargaming publications is of fairly recent date, but they have met with great success in Field of Glory, Bolt Action and their new Wargames series. Obviously, it was high time to have a proper chat with Phil Smith, head of the Osprey Wargames (OWG) series.
Feature: Eoghan Kelly, 'Bitesize Battles - Tiger, Tiger burning bright'.
As part of the 6th SS Panzer Army, Kampfgruppe Peiper was the largest of the four armoured columns designed to punch holes through the Allied lines during the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge. Its commander, SS-Standartenführer Joachim Peiper, was a battle hardened veteran of both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He was selected for this mission as he had a no-nonsense approach to following orders and had a track record of pulling o spectacular victories in the face of huge odds.
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