tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post1142429729235478812..comments2023-04-16T05:17:18.156-07:00Comments on If Its Not Historical I'm Not Playing It: The appeal of wargaming the North Africa Campaign jonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109169985015211869noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post-84878738986832217202017-04-21T03:33:36.527-07:002017-04-21T03:33:36.527-07:00Great post Ian. I remember that the first plastic...Great post Ian. I remember that the first plastic toy soldiers I had were Airfix Afrika Korps. A friend of mine had thousands of the small Airfix soldiers - Japanese, Italian, German etc. - but we just collected them rather than wargamed with them. <br />Broedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218127480258279732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post-11792525252714728632017-04-20T07:07:47.781-07:002017-04-20T07:07:47.781-07:00What happens in Alexandria....
Always remember th...What happens in Alexandria....<br /><br />Always remember that "Respectable Old Ladies and Gentlemen" were once young too... I've heard stories about my Grandad. ;) PatGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379668269395518541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post-14115195780798185072017-04-20T04:47:27.462-07:002017-04-20T04:47:27.462-07:00Hope he didn't get up to the same as this lot ...Hope he didn't get up to the same as this lot did in Alexandria on their leave!jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109169985015211869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post-66343650177780233952017-04-20T04:35:48.250-07:002017-04-20T04:35:48.250-07:00Wow, definitely want to check that out - my Granda...Wow, definitely want to check that out - my Grandad was in 5th RTR!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516968730595682049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post-11162056105798345102017-04-20T02:45:14.897-07:002017-04-20T02:45:14.897-07:00Lovely post Ian . Don't know if you saw the do...Lovely post Ian . Don't know if you saw the documentary that started last week on the 5th Royal Tank Regiment ,but that covered the war in the desert from the prospective of the tank crews and their opinions on the tactics, leaders and equipment they used. It's on BBC iplayer now.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109169985015211869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087578628320775334.post-82408195604693816402017-04-20T02:35:41.914-07:002017-04-20T02:35:41.914-07:00Really looking forward to the operational battle
...Really looking forward to the operational battle <br />Will it be an encounter battle with both sides attacking markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328180887580480131noreply@blogger.com