Oriskany runs through the final battles of World War One and the moments that led up to the guns falling silent and learn why in some cases this isn’t “just toy soldiers”.
Monday, November 12th, 2018
Today in this article from Oriskany we’re looking at what would become known as the “Hundred Days Offensive” and the legacy left by these immense pushes on the front.
Monday, November 5th, 2018
Come and join Oriskany, our Historical Editor, as he gets us started on the first part of his article series looking at The Great War as we close in on the Armistice Centennial.
Monday, October 29th, 2018
Oriskany takes us into the endgame today with his article series getting us pumped up for the Bolt Action Boot Camp at the end of September. Has this given you some ideas for a themed force perhaps?
Monday, September 17th, 2018
We get stuck into the Battle Of El Alamein in this Desert War article series getting us hyped for the Bolt Action Boot Camp!
Monday, September 10th, 2018
Find out how more of the battles in the Desert War play out with Rommel showing his mettle against the British. Hopefully, you’ll be inspired for the upcoming Bolt Action Boot Camp!
Monday, September 3rd, 2018
Oriskany revisits his Desert War article series in the run-up to our Bolt Action Desert War Boot Camp. Come and ask your questions!
Monday, August 20th, 2018
Oriskany closes out this article series on Kursk as he explores the true ending of this titanic battle and asks for your thoughts on how you’d play it out yourself…
Monday, July 30th, 2018
Join Oriskany as he distils down Prokhorovka and busts some myths about this particular portion of The Battle Of Kursk and recreates it on the tabletop!
Monday, July 23rd, 2018
We’ve seen how the conflict brews in the North and now we turn our attention to the South in the next in this epic article series!
Monday, July 16th, 2018
We get stuck into Kursk even more as we look towards an Assault From The North (no Starks involved…) in this instalment!
Monday, July 9th, 2018
We get things started as Oriskany, our Historical Editor, takes us through a summary of Kursk and goes through the game systems you can use to play out this mighty battle!
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
We come to the end of this massive series on gaming in World War I with Oriskany and neves1789!
Monday, May 28th, 2018
We learn about the legend that is the Battle Of Belleau Wood…
Monday, May 14th, 2018
Thanks so much for coming back, Beasts of War history fans, to our continuing series on the 1918 campaigns of World War One. Specifically focusing on the spring and summer of 1918, Sven Desmet (BoW: @neves1789) and I are looking […]
Monday, May 7th, 2018
It’s time to meet the Stoßtruppen as our Great War Wargaming article series continues…
Monday, April 30th, 2018
We begin a BIG article series looking at World War I…
Monday, April 23rd, 2018
Join us for the last part of this epic Desert War article series…
Monday, April 2nd, 2018
More fierce fighting breaks out as we explore Operation Sturmflut and more this week!
Monday, March 26th, 2018
Welcome to the War, Yank!
Monday, March 19th, 2018
We get stuck back into the Desert War with a new series looking at the Americans and their battles in Tunisia…
Monday, March 12th, 2018
We wrap up this awesome
Vietnam War series…
Monday, February 19th, 2018
Once again, fellow wargamers and history buffs, it’s time to continue our article series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the “Tet Offensive” in the Vietnam War. As we’ve seen, this offensive was a massive series of surprise communist assaults launched […]
Monday, February 12th, 2018
Desperate fighting breaks out at Khe Sanh in the third part of this epic Vietnam series…
Monday, February 5th, 2018
Fierce fighting breaks out during the opening battles of the Tet Offensive!
Monday, January 29th, 2018
They say we learn the most from our mistakes. If this holds true for nations as it does for people, then anyone with even a passing interest in military history, even a casual wargamer, should spend at least a little […]
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
We take a look back at the amazing
articles we’ve enjoyed on Beasts
of War from Oriskany
Saturday, December 9th, 2017
Here we are at last, Beasts of War, at the end of our 240th anniversary commemorative series on the Saratoga Campaign. Fought between the forces of the British Crown and American Patriot rebels, the Saratoga campaign was fought in July-October […]
Thursday, October 19th, 2017
Welcome again, Beasts of War, to our continuing series commemorating the 240th anniversary of the Saratoga Campaign in 1777, turning point of the American Revolution. Through a series of 20mm wargames, we’ve been tracking the movements and clashes of armies […]
Thursday, October 12th, 2017
We’re back, Beasts of War, for our continuing series highlighting the 240th Anniversary of the Saratoga Campaign of the American Revolution. Fought between the forces of the British Crown and Patriot rebels in the summer and fall of 1777, it […]
Thursday, September 28th, 2017
Here we are, at last, Beasts of War, at the conclusion of our explorations into the “real life” background and context of Team Yankee. Through the course of these articles, myself and Ben Collins (@benc) have tried to offer a […]
Monday, September 25th, 2017
Good afternoon, Beasts of War. We’re back with another look at the Saratoga Campaign, fought as part of the American Revolution in the summer and fall of 1777. Using 20mm miniatures and TSR’s “Battlesystem” rules set, we hope to commemorate […]
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Welcome back, Beasts of War, to our continuing explorations into the military background Team Yankee. With these articles, myself and Ben Collins (@benc) are sketching out the broad outlines of the military situation that may have affected the start, course, […]
Monday, September 18th, 2017
Here at the Beasts of War historical desk, we try to present historical wargaming content across a broad range of topics. With that in mind, we’re winding the historical timeline back a few centuries to kick off a new article […]
Saturday, September 16th, 2017
Welcome back, Beasts of War, to our continuing look at the background of Battlefront’s Team Yankee wargame. In this series, community member Ben Collins (@benc) and I are exploring what a Third World War in 1980s Europe might have actually […]
Monday, September 4th, 2017
Good afternoon, Beasts of War. Since mid-August, Battlefront has been running a worldwide campaign for Team Yankee, their World War III alternate history wargame. Since Beasts of War is collaborating on this project, it’s high time we gear up our […]
Monday, August 28th, 2017
Here we are, at last, Beasts of War, at the conclusion of this week’s explorations into Operation Dynamo, prompted by the movie “Dunkirk” that’s now playing in theatres. Essentially, this was the operation that evacuated 338,000 Allied troops who’d been […]
Friday, August 11th, 2017
Here we are again, Beasts of War, continuing our explorations of wargaming during the Dunkirk evacuation of World War Two (May and June, 1940). With the new Christopher Nolan movie out on the subject, Dunkirk has been getting a lot […]
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
Welcome back, Beasts of War, to our continuing explorations of Dunkirk. With the recent Christopher Nolan movie coming out on the subject, the 1940 Dunkirk evacuations are getting a lot of focus. So it’s only natural to take this opportunity […]
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Good afternoon, Beasts of War. This week we’re talking about “Operation Dynamo,” the 1940 evacuation from Dunkirk. Recently highlighted in the new Christopher Nolan film, this was where the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from France after the Germans invaded […]
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
“Dunkirk” is Christopher Nolan’s new World War II movie, recently arrived in theatres. Millions will be seeing this movie, and perhaps learning about Dunkirk for the first time. But what’s the story behind this World War II drama, and what […]
Monday, August 7th, 2017
We dive back into a massive battle as oriskany tests his skills alongside cpauls1 in the realm of Fantasy.
Monday, July 31st, 2017
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