History of Wargaming Project

The Project aims to research and publish key works in the development of professional, hobby and educational use of wargaming. It currently includes work from Donald Featherstone, Fletcher Pratt, Peter Perla, Phil Barker,Fred Jane, Charles Grant, Stuart Asquith and Terry Wise...

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Early Hobby Wargames- a 19th century lead collection

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A recent edition of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow (Eastbourne Bandstand 2) had an intriguing item on a collection of around 1,000 metal fi...
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Friday, 27 September 2013

Phil Dunn's Fire and Fury, new naval wargaming book

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Phil and I were talking about how to create some relatively simple naval wargames, so I set him the challenge of writing a new book. The res...
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Wednesday, 18 September 2013

The Funeral of Sgt Donald Featherstone 51st Royal Tank Regiment

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The service began with the theme music from the Battle of Britain film (Don liked it), then went onto an outline of Don's life. Povert...
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Thursday, 5 September 2013

Don Featherstone, passed away.

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Don was one of the founding fathers of modern hobby and professional gaming. His contribution was vast. Last year a young person came to m...
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Saturday, 17 August 2013

Tales from the Cold War

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As result of the History of Wargaming Project, I sometimes hear some oral history. I thought I would share this one. If people like i...
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Monday, 5 August 2013

Letter to the Editor

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As editor of the History of Wargaming Project, I am privileged to receive collections of wargaming books, rules, magazines, unpublished...
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Sunday, 28 July 2013

Guns Against the Reich Memoirs of an Artillery Officer on the Eastern Front by Petr Mikhin (2010)

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Books to read by John Curry "On the offensive, a private on average lasted for a couple of assaults; a platoon leader for a da...
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