tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post1272758831604614395..comments2024-03-20T06:13:43.116+00:00Comments on Joy and Forgetfulness: That battleConrad Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-18382721383753736482013-07-01T15:55:25.055+01:002013-07-01T15:55:25.055+01:00The peninsular war due to Sharpe tv series particu...The peninsular war due to Sharpe tv series particular Talavera due to Sharpes Eagle and the charge of the light brigade the the 1968 film version still results in a desire to charge any guns on a tableGeneral Du Gourmondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-35072454952025322582013-06-30T17:17:52.977+01:002013-06-30T17:17:52.977+01:00Mine used to be Kursk, but I did the Southern pinc...Mine used to be Kursk, but I did the Southern pincer with NQM in the '80s, And Tim Gow did the Northern pincer with Megablitz. Then it was Stalingrad, but I soloed that one and may revisit it this or next year. I keep dreaming about Caen, but I would have to do Alamein first, and that's a bit formulaic, so perhaps the battle for Berlin ... oh, I don't know!<br /><br />Regards, ChrisChris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-69815389589763691652013-06-30T17:17:32.496+01:002013-06-30T17:17:32.496+01:00Mine used to be Kursk, but I did the Southern pinc...Mine used to be Kursk, but I did the Southern pincer with NQM in the '80s, And Tim Gow did the Northern pincer with Megablitz. Then it was Stalingrad, but I soloed that one and may revisit it this or next year. I keep dreaming about Caen, but I would have to do Alamein first, and that's a bit formulaic, so perhaps the battle for Berlin ... oh, I don't know!<br /><br />Regards, ChrisChris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-91357124427983848042013-06-29T13:22:11.570+01:002013-06-29T13:22:11.570+01:00Sounds wonderful. I've done far less battlefie...Sounds wonderful. I've done far less battlefield walking than I would like to. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-27738017736985770852013-06-29T13:21:35.301+01:002013-06-29T13:21:35.301+01:00Curiously enough - I never played any of those bat...Curiously enough - I never played any of those battles with my father, though he was always a very reliable source of books. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-83881479603145503702013-06-27T20:51:10.979+01:002013-06-27T20:51:10.979+01:00The one that sticks with me, although admittedly o...The one that sticks with me, although admittedly one I've never tried to game, is Trafalgar. It feels like it's got everything, at every kind of level. It's made possible by economic decisions at a governmental level, it's incredibly important at a strategic level, it's innovative at a tactical level, it displays the power of leadership, the value of discipline and the variations of technology between opposing forces. <br /><br />It's even got narrative drama, with big-name characters, adultery, espionage and an ocean-hopping chase, culminating in a climactic battle where the hero dies and his opponent is stabbed repeatedly in the stomach (officially ruled suicide) for his failure.<br /><br />As a battle, it's important enough to still be key to studies today, the clash of innovation against the tried and trusted, and in its own day it formed arguably the lynchpin of what, a decade later, would result in Bonaparte's defeat. The legacy of Trafalgar, and the resultant utter dominance of the seas by Britain, is something that literally shaped the world. That's why it's the one I consider my touchstone battle, because it's got a bit of everything, and its importance and long-term impact is unprecedented.<br /><br />Mr.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724054067991056276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-2835821100020249022013-06-27T13:10:59.377+01:002013-06-27T13:10:59.377+01:00Earliest inspiration: visiting Gettysburg when I w...Earliest inspiration: visiting Gettysburg when I was eight years old, seeing Fort Apache, getting to see the Longest Day for my birthday as a youngster on a huge screen. Zulu, too.<br />Big kid moment - seeing a Bridge Too Far and Gettysburg. Re-visiting Gettysburg some seven or eight times as a grown up. Being at the Alamo for the 150th anniversary....<br />Jerry<br />The Celtic CurmudgeonCelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-71234588821414648252013-06-26T16:04:32.085+01:002013-06-26T16:04:32.085+01:00"Kidstuff": Waterloo, the Alamo. Both h..."Kidstuff": Waterloo, the Alamo. Both have strong nostalgic resonance as a "me and Dad" thing. Both are remembered childhood narratives.<br /><br />"Bigkidstuff": Cannae, Monongahela. Strikingly similar, as I think about it.<br /><br />FMBfireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-86163425232527091832013-06-26T12:29:31.761+01:002013-06-26T12:29:31.761+01:00Agincourt, Waterloo, Rorkes Drift - is there any w...Agincourt, Waterloo, Rorkes Drift - is there any wonder I like defensive battles. Best of luck finding the perfect one. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-73092444866092627042013-06-26T12:26:43.521+01:002013-06-26T12:26:43.521+01:00Zulu - got it. Zulu - got it. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-47932680506811788612013-06-26T12:26:32.987+01:002013-06-26T12:26:32.987+01:00Commando comics have a lot to answer for I suspect...Commando comics have a lot to answer for I suspect. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-46618057010549151362013-06-26T00:04:21.531+01:002013-06-26T00:04:21.531+01:00Seeing 'The Alamo' on TV at the age of 5 o...Seeing 'The Alamo' on TV at the age of 5 or 6 inspired a whole series of desperate and hopeless last stands, reinforced by seeing 'Zulu' a few years later. <br /><br />There are a couple of ACW battles - Wilson's Creek and Antietam - which captured my imagination for various reasons, and which I have gamed using a couple of different rules over the years. But for both I'm still looking for the Perfect Game :)Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-73970869909046607572013-06-25T20:50:21.810+01:002013-06-25T20:50:21.810+01:00I think it's obvious what my silly big plan is...I think it's obvious what my silly big plan is. I blame Michael Caine.Arquinsielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290858295232803685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-39171150469029017212013-06-25T20:21:02.070+01:002013-06-25T20:21:02.070+01:00Cunaxa.
First came across the Ten Thousand in one...Cunaxa.<br /><br />First came across the Ten Thousand in one of those A5 size black-and-white commando comics - and it wasn't WW2!<br /><br />Immediate hook.Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.com