This will be the first in a lengthy series of blogs on adding the Operational Art into 1944/45 miniature wargaming in Western Europe. The following terms and a simple definition of their meaning will be used...
In the immediate aftermath of D-Day, both sides fought hard for possession of Sainte-Mère-Église, which would give the victor control of hard-surfaced roads leading north to the port of Cherbourg (an Operation...
The terrain feature of Normandy that had the greatest impact on military operations was the dense area of hedgerows that dominated the American sector and the western part of the British Sector, an area known as the...
This blog builds on the previous one by identifying additional essential references, beginning a discussion of considerations regarding miniature wargaming, and introducing helpful battlefield self-guided tour books....
This blog highlights the importance of good maps, the rationale for “less gaming and more war” in miniature wargaming, and the key considerations in planning visits to the battlefields. Reading and Map Study...
This first post introduces the US Army’s histories of the European Theater of Operations, my baseline reference for understanding the campaigns, sources of historical and contemporary maps, and my motivation for...