Above is a pic of Lt. Colonel James Galbraith, Regimental Colour in hand, alongside Bobbie the regimental dog and some of the other "Last Eleven" survivors of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment, making their last stand in one of the walled gardens just South of Khig village, a few miles West of the Afghan town of Maiwand.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Cool little essay celebrating centennial of LITTLE WARS publication...


Just came across a relatively positive piece in the NYTimes book review on the centennial of the original publication of H.G. Welles' LITTLE WARS.

The piece was written by a San Francisco based game designer named Mark Wallace.  I found it interesting and a bit insightful.  If interested, you can read it here:




(my own humble copy is pictured above)
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4 comments:

  1. tradgardmastareMay 9, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    I was at the event in Sandhurst and an utterly splendid weekend was had by all.A most fitting way to celebrate the Centenary.

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  2. Mad GuruMay 10, 2013 at 12:32 AM

    Wow, Tradgardmastare, that's quite incredible, what a small world it is! Thanks for letting me know.

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  3. Willie AndersonJune 26, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    Nice piece Ethan thanks for posting!

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  4. Mad GuruAugust 9, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    Glad you enjoyed it, Willie!

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