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After Action Report Newsletter: May 2026

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After Action Report Newsletter — May 2026

WWII British Attack: Italy 1944
The Thin Block Line: Saladin at Arsuf
Crusader Kingdoms: Castle Bashing
Battletech Campaign: Lancers Mercenary Co.
Shiny! Giant Killer Robots
StrattonCon 2026: Euro Gaming Afternoon
StarCraft Risk: Speedy Play
Rallyman GT: Car Race Dice
Rohan vs. Rhun: Middle Earth RUSE
Indian Ocean Raid: Double Blind WWII
Indian Ocean Raid: Umpire View
HMGS Next Gen: Inspiration for History
HMGS Outreach: Spring Offensive 2026 Recap
News: Products, links and events A panzershrek takes out a Churchill.

Books I’ve Read

Thunder In The Mountains: WWI Italy
Battle of Tewkesbury: 4 May 1471
Machine Gunner’s War: Normandy to Victory
Japanese Military Uniforms 1841-1929
WWII British AA Cruisers: ShipCraft 35
18th C Moldavia Wallachia: RtR No. 160
STuG IV Assault Gun: TankCraft 47
Life & Times of a Medieval Knight
US Soldier Versus Japanese Inf: Combat 85
Kings Mountain 1780: Campaign 427
Battle for Brittany 1944: Then and Now
Nagato-Class Battleships 1920-46: NV 346
Iraq 2003: Air Campaign 60
Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships: Duel 151
Coalition Aircraft vs Iraqi SAMs: Duel 148
Italian MAS & MS Boats 1915-49: New Van 347
Renaissance Polish Armies 1492-1569: MAA 568
French Navy 1939-42: Fleet 16
D-Day Fleet 1944 British Sector: Fleet 17
North Africa 1941: Rommel’s War Machine
North Africa 1942: The Turning Point
Bad War Stories: Iraq and Afghanistan
Armed Forces of North Korea: Vol. 3 Navy
British Amphibious Operations of WWI
Raiders on the Anglo-Scottish Border
Titus: Conqueror of Jerusalem
Who Is Government? Public Service

 

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