A large part of Spain's Gold Reserve (which remained in Republican controlled Spain after the Rising) was transferred to Russia. This was to pay for Russian "aid".
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016
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My favourite blogs
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Tolkien about Heroic Fantasy - *“One game to bring them in….and in the expansion, bind them!” The 1st edition base game and the Battles of the Third Age expansion* Some time ago I a...
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Pax Brittanica - Back in the mid 1980s, Victory Games were an innovative challenger to the dominance of Avalon Hill and SPI in the boardgames world, and published a numb...
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One hour skirmish Wargame rules - I forgot to post this link to a video l found a great introduction to the rules. Here it is - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FQndt7Jk9wo10 hours ago
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The Civil War Begins... - The battle lines drawn upon a battle plain not far from Massilia. Optimates - Pompeians - in the foreground The growing hostility between the rival claima...
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Another physical book read: "An Ordinary Soldier" by Doug Beattie - Afghanistan 2006 - This certainly was a read from the "sharp end" of Afghanistan combat with a spoiler alert, after surviving and thinking that is it for Captain Beattie he...
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Warfare 2024 - The Day Went Well - On Saturday just gone I was fortunate enough to spend the day at *Warfare 2024 *wargaming show, run by the Wargames Association of Reading, at Farnborou...
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Matchbox Challenge Ideas - On the Duchy of Tradgardland and Man of Tin blogs, there has been an ongoing challenge to fit a wargame into a matchbox. It made me think of what I woul...
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Auld Lang Syne (pictures added) - **Now with more pictures! Yesterday was most enjoyable day with 5 *old*...long time... friends. Four of us played with our host's 25mm Minifig ECW figure...
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The Brontes, Tiny Books and A Wargame In A Wee Matchbox challenge? - Flight of Fantasy: Wouldn’t it be great if the Bronte Wargame or RPG Rules were finally found at last tucked away in one of their tiny handwritten books? W...1 day ago
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Joining the Matchbox Challenge (Part 1) - Two wargaming blogs I enjoy following, Man of Tin and The Duchy of Tradgardland, have been discussing a design challenge to create a wargame that fits in...
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About Me
- Robert (Bob) Cordery
- I have been wargaming for as long as I can remember. One of the first toys that I was bought was a wooden fort that was garrisoned by assorted lead soldiers ... and I have never looked back! The first wargames book I bought was CHARGE! (although I had taken out [and repeatedly read] Donald Featherstone's WAR GAMES book beforehand [and many thanks to John Curry for republishing it!]). My first 20mm figures were the good old Airfix Guards Infantry and Band (in shocking pink!), soon followed by others as they were released, and by 1968, when I bought my first metal Hinton Hunt 20mm figures, I had a large collection of World War II figures, tanks, guns, and aircraft. I was a founder member of WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS and have been the treasurer and membership secretary ever since. I have also organised – along with Tim Gow - the annual conference (COW – Conference of Wargamers) for more that fifteen years. My main interests are wargaming any wars from 1850 onwards, although I have a special interest in Colonial, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II wargaming. I also have a special interest in wargames that use square or hex grids for movement and weapon ranges.
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