Like a lot of the factual Audible books I listen to, as soon as I was getting into it, I could not resist getting a hard copy - there was too much detail I knew I would want to go back to, even though it was still at a hardback price! That in itself is a complement to the quality and standard of the careful research that went into the book. The RAF got a better press than usual, as the German infantry also did not like being attacked from the air (no "superhuman" soldiers there) and the almost comical German command and control problems were highlighted.
Geordie's Big Battles
The ongoing adventures of a boy who never grew out of making and playing with plastic model kits (and even some metal ones too). Also a wargamer in search of the perfect set of wargaming rules for WWII Land and 20th Century Naval campaigns.
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Dunkirk 1940 the German View - Audible Book
Like a lot of the factual Audible books I listen to, as soon as I was getting into it, I could not resist getting a hard copy - there was too much detail I knew I would want to go back to, even though it was still at a hardback price! That in itself is a complement to the quality and standard of the careful research that went into the book. The RAF got a better press than usual, as the German infantry also did not like being attacked from the air (no "superhuman" soldiers there) and the almost comical German command and control problems were highlighted.
Monday 4 March 2024
Sad News: The Passing of Dr Peter Perla - The Art of Wargaming
It is old news, but it is sad and still significant news. Others say it far better than me:
PaxSims:
https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/01/22/we-say-goodbye-to-peter-perla/
Wargaming Miscellany:
https://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2024/01/peter-perla-doyen-of-professional.html
Brian Train:
https://brtrain.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/obit-peter-perla-1951-2024/
I had the pleasure of talking with Peter online at VCoW sessions and all I can say was that he gave freely of his time and was encouraging in the endeavours of all gamers, great and small.
He will be greatly missed, his words are worth reading and listening to, again and again.
https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/OnceAndFuture-Perla.pdf
https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/OnceAndFuture-Perla.MP3
https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/2016PeterPerla.pdf
https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/2016PeterPerla.mp3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czIDMcJBaUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxLQmPA1-4o&t=5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknHj_6a2RM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvZ1EZukoWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE7yKFuZwtA
He also published games, his last board game was:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twtWueB4tqs
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2728/peter-perla
Oh and one last important thing, as Dr Perla said, it's spelled: "wargaming" and not "war gaming" despite what some spell checkers think.
Accept no other!
;)
Thursday 1 February 2024
Question to Fellow Bloggers: What to do About Bot Accounts sending Spam to the Comments Section of Posts?
This is bugging me.
I moderate all comments so I see them coming in. An obvious Spam comments totally unrelated to the Post bit sneaking in a link to an "online gambling site". I click on the ID to see who the person is and it is obviously a Bot account. I click "Report Abuse" and say it is a Spam/Bot giving details. This all takes time. I get a "Thank You" (NoReply) email back from Google. No action seems to be taken though. They still dribble in and I am pretty sure I am seeing teh same accounts being used.
Anyone else suffering from the same scenario?
As I have "Moderation On" in my settings they don't make it through to the public page.
Slowly but surely it will fill blogs with Spam links.
Is there a better way of reporting it to Google?
Monday 29 January 2024
Audible Book: Victory at Sea - Paul Kennedy
As per what is now a recurring theme of my Audible purchases, if (as I usually do) I like the audio recording of the book I also end up getting a print copy too. It is a knowledge at your fingertips thing for me. Here, despite it being newly in print (so a relatively "expensive" treat) and despite it being in hardback, I really wanted it for the glorious watercolour artwork which beautifully accompanies it. If but only for that reason alone, the watercolour illustrations make it a beautiful book for the library shelf and thus I can whole heartedly recommend it.
Sunday 21 January 2024
Random Sci-Fi Stuff: From the Photo Archive Bucket .. Dust Bucket World
This reminds me of the 2000AD Cursed Earth style shanty town with "Muties" hiding in the shadows(see below, careful searching is required, kicking doors in and covering your arcs - notice, there is a platoon of Ground Zero Games [GZG] Star Grunt forces approaching in the background):
Good stuff, I liked the feel of Star Grunt and the "Western in Space" feel to barren desert planets!
Friday 19 January 2024
Late Review of some Xmas Presents - Family Games
Taskmaster is a hoot, but like the series of the name, you would not want it played in your house - too much danger of collateral damage (and lateral thinking wins in spades).