The Vintage Wargaming site has reproduced some classic pages from the Wargamers Newsletter from 1974, in which Philip Haythornwaite details the British Army in India.
Colonials
Eye Candy: Sudan Campaign
Lonely Gamers has some terrific photos of a Sudan engagement. Photos like these always make me want to start a new period.
Dahomey’s Women Warriors
An interesting colonial article in Smithsonian.
For the better part of 200 years, thousands of female soldiers fought and died to expand the borders of their West African kingdom. Even their conquerors, the French, acknowledged their “prodigious bravery.”
Historic Maps Of Africa
Here’s a nice collection of historic maps of Africa. I have for some time wanted to purchase a pile of those Foundry Darkest Africa figures and set forth on adventures on the Dark Continent.
African Exploration Online Game
The History Channel has an online, flash game about African Exploration. You roll dice (virtually), and try to accumulate miles and supplies, and avoid hazards. Its fun, and I can see a way to turn this into a neat miniatures game … I’m sure my friend Bob from Ann Arbor could pull it off.