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In May 1940, German troops advanced through Holland, Belgium and France with astonishing speed, forcing the British Expeditionary Force and the French army to retreat to the north-east coast of France. The evacuation plan – Operation Dynamo – was put into effect with the expectation that only about 45,000 men might be rescued. However, by the hasty assembly of a vast armada of disparate vessels (thought to be in the region of 900, of which about 700 were privately owned), 338,226 Allied troops were brought safely back to England. Without the contribution of those Dunkirk Little Ships, as they have come to be known, thousands of British troops would have died on the shores of France. In today's blog post, Philip Weir, author of the upcoming Shire title 'Dunkirk and the Little Ships' explores the lead up to this event and gives a brief overview of some of the vessels involved.Continue Reading

Today on the blog we're looking at some of the artwork from the first of our 2021 titles. Let us know what you think in the comments section. If you would like to see any artwork from our February titles, be sure to mention that too!Continue Reading

In just over a week we're publishing Frostgrave: Wizard Eye: The Art of Frostgrave, a beautiful hardback book packed with artwork, concepts, and sketches from the first edition of the Frostgrave rulebook right up to the Perilous Dark supplement. Each piece is accompanied by behind-the-scenes comments from artists Kate and Dmitry Burmak, as well as from Frostgrave's creator - Joseph A. McCullough.Continue Reading

In April, 2021, we’ll be publishing Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy, the new game from award-winning author Joseph A. McCullough!Continue Reading

From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, 'Rome – City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943–44' is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on 5 June 1944. In today's blog post, author Victor Failmezger recounts the events that took place on October 16, 1943.Continue Reading

Using, for the first time, the full unpublished letters of Pilot Officer Geoffrey Myers, 'Secret Letters' offers a fresh and distinctive insight into World War II. On the blog today, John Willis looks at the importance of these letters and shares short extracts from a few of them.Continue Reading

Want to see a game of Peer Sylvester's Village Green: A Game of Pretty Gardens and Petty Grudges in action? Check out this great video from RahdoRunsThrough for a full playthrough of the game!Continue Reading

Jeremy Bai, one of the authors of the upcoming Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying, is back on the blog to tell us about the drinking of alcohol in the upcoming game and the cultural inspiration behind it.Continue Reading

Jonathan Hicks, author of Those Dark Places: Industrial Science Fiction Roleplaying, is back on the blog to tell us why he chose to design a story-driven game. You can find more from Jonathan on his blog.Continue Reading

The King is Dead: Second Edition brings back the critically-acclaimed game by Peer Sylvester, revamping the classic with new artwork by Benoit Billion, and new advanced rules that introduce asymmetric cards to the game. On the blog today we have Anthony Howgego from the Osprey Games team, who worked with Peer to develop the new edition of The King is Dead.Continue Reading