Recently I played a solo wargame of the Battle of Verkhopenye, which was fought on the 8th if July 1943 between the Soviet 200th Armoured Brigade and elements of the German Grossdeutschland Division. I played this using the Rapid Fire rules. This video is part of the virtual Partizan show day, see more by following #Partizaninthecloud on Social media. I also have published photos from this video on the blog: https://www.stormofsteelwargaming.com. Also I am supporting the veteran's charity Breaking Ground Heritage who help veterans recovery mental and physical injuries through archaeological work. You can help them by donating here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bgh You can follow Storm of Steel on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormofSteelWargaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoSwargaming instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abwehrschlacht/ and support me through Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/stormofsteelwargaming #SoloWargaming #WorldWarTwo #HistoricalWargaming ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZAnAh6wq8c

After the Japanese landings in Malaya one of the first confrontations between the British Army and the Imperial Japanese Army was at Jitra on the 11th and 12th of December 1941. Find out more about this little known battle in this video. Selected Sources (with Amazon Affiliate links): Grehan, John & Mace, M (2014) Disaster in the Far East 1941-41. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. (https://amzn.to/2MjjVtw) Jeffreys, Alan; Anderson, Duncan (2005). British Army in the Far East 1941–45. Oxford: Osprey. (https://amzn.to/2Yh3Rec) Mackenzie, Sir E. M. Compton (1951). Eastern Epic, September 1939 – March 1943: Defence. I. London: Chatto & Windus. (https://amzn.to/2YcCY00) Owen, Frank (2001). The Fall of Singapore. London: Penguin. (https://amzn.to/2Ya4cUM) Sayce, A. Michael, (1999). Japanese World War II Scenarios, December 1941 - August 1942. Self Published (https://amzn.to/2HwfI1x) Smith, Colin (2006). Singapore Burning. London: Penguin. (https://amzn.to/2GwUeC7) Stille, Mark (2016). Malaya and Singapore 1941-42, Oxford: Osprey. (https://amzn.to/2yhruJ7) Thompson, Peter (2005). The Battle for Singapore: The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War II. London: Portrait. (https://amzn.to/2ycYty9) Tsuji, Masanobu (1997). Japan's Greatest Victory, Britain's Worst Defeat. translator: Margaret E Lake. New York: Da Capo Press (https://amzn.to/2VyPZdQ) Warren, Alan (2002). Britain's Greatest Defeat: Singapore 1942. (https://amzn.to/2Y8bxUJ) All images in the video are copyright of their respective owners There's more gaming content here: https://www.stormofsteelwargaming.com You can follow Storm of Steel on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormofSteelWargaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoSwargaming instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abwehrschlacht/ and support me through Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/stormofsteelwargaming #WorldWarTwo #MalayaCampiagn #MilitaryHistory ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baeGwmhc-tQ

A playtest of my scenario for Virtual Lard 5, the Battle for Bourlon Woods. The rules for Cocking up the Mud and Blood can be found here: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/2014-christmas-special/ There's more gaming content here: https://www.stormofsteelwargaming.com You can follow Storm of Steel on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormofSteelWargaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoSwargaming instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abwehrschlacht/ and support me through Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/stormofsteelwargaming #Wargaming #TooFatLardies #ChainofCommand ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JeZZ3E4UsM

On the 8th of December 1941, almost an hour before Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, Japanese soldiers began landing on the Malayan beach at Kota Bharu. It was defended by Indian troops and was the first Japanese strike against the Allies in World War Two. Selected Sources (with Amazon affiliate links): Burton, John (2006). Fortnight of infamy: the collapse of Allied airpower west of Pearl Harbor. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press (https://amzn.to/2VzXIZ3) Jeffreys, Alan; Anderson, Duncan (2005). British Army in the Far East 1941–45. Osprey Publishing (https://amzn.to/2WelLBc) Sayce, A. Michael, (1999). Japanese World War II Scenarios, December 1941 - August 1942. Self Published (https://amzn.to/2HwfI1x) Tsuji, Masanobu (1997). Japan's Greatest Victory, Britain's Worst Defeat. translator: Margaret E Lake. New York: Da Capo Press (https://amzn.to/2VyPZdQ) Warren, Alan (2007). Britain's Greatest Defeat, Singapore 1942. Lancaster: Continuum International Publishing Group (https://amzn.to/2JoBSpX) There's more gaming content here: https://www.stormofsteelwargaming.com You can follow Storm of Steel on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormofSteelWargaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoSwargaming instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abwehrschlacht/ and support me through Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/stormofsteelwargaming #WorldWarTwo #Militaryhistory #PacificWar ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmTzgJFdUpo