Special Features
The Age of Artillery:
Some insights into the most influential arm of the first world war.
The Guns of August
Six Great War Spearhead gamers (including rules author Shawn Taylor) came together in Christchurch, New Zealand, over Easter 2008 (at the New Zealand national wargames convention, Natcon) to refight the first battle of the Marne, September 1914.
New Zealand war memorials
New Zealanders, like every other nation in the world, remembered their lost in memorials of stone. Here is a selection of memorials that I thought were interesting.
Previous special features
- The World War 1 vehicles and guns of Nuno Cabeadas
- Jon Harding's 20mm French army
- Kieran Mahoney's 15mm Turkish army
- Further Great War Spearhead musings, from the rules author Shawn Taylor
- The twilight years: Cavalry in World War 1
- A big chicken from a little egg... an interesting page showing some WW1 aircraft assembled using 'toys' available from a Choc egg novelty.
- Shawn Taylor writes ... some reminiscences on GWSH 'gaming.