Research

Booksellers & Art Retailers

Caliver Books – as well as books, they also sell figures, rules and paints.
Casemate UK Publishing – by military enthusiasts for military enthusiasts. new
Chelifer Books – secondhand, antiquarian and new military books.
Helion – retailer of military books.
Hersants Military Books – website link not working.
Ken Trotman Military Books
Leisure Games – rules, rpgs, etc.
Lost Books – book dealer of antiquarian and used books, specialising in military and general history, exploration and travel.
Monarch Military books and miniatures.new
Osprey Publishing – military history books (essential reading for most wargamers)
Philadelphia Print Shop – prints of McIan’s (romanticised) clans.
Spirit Games – wargames and rpg rules.

Portals, directories and forums

Gentlemens Wargames Parlour
Lead Adventure Forum
Mainly28s.com – review site for 28mm figures.
Miniatures Atlas – mapping miniatures from around the world.
The Miniatures Page – a web-magazine for miniature wargamers.
RottenLead – news, forum and gallery site to support wargamers and roleplayers.
Scottish Gaming Forum – forum for discussing and organising non-electronic social games in Scotland. new
Tabletop Gaming News – online news, reviews and comments.
Wargames.co.uk
Wargame Reviews – review of wargames products.
Wargames World – online rules/figures store.
WarWeb – American site.
WD3 wargames community. new
You and Who’s Army – a site from Amazon Minis, listing clubs, encyclopaedia of terms and free rules.

Magazines

UK Magazines
- BattleGames – new British wargames magazine. Huzzah.
- Miniature Wargames – an online index is available from Caliver
- View From The Trenches – ASL magazine, download in PDF format for free.
- Wargames Illustrated
- Wargames Journal – online magazine. Now with free subscription.
Other magazines
- Dadi & Piombo – English-language pages of the Italian wargames magazine “Dice & Lead”. If required, pages can be translated via Google’s language tools.
- IPMS Stockholm – plastic modelling fanzine.

Podcasts

All About Miniatures - John and Dan’s monthly podcasts (also on iTunes). << Duncan says – shame it stopped.
Boosted Damage – Privateer Press‘ Hordes & Warmachine, and general gaming news.
Goblin – Gaming Broadcast Network
Meeples & Miniatures – a new find.
Military Gamer Radio – samples by Mark in Wisconsin.
Military History Podcast – anecdotes and event from military history – sponsored by Armchair General Magazine.
Point2Point – Two mates discuss boardgames, focussing in on wargames.
Tales of the Old West - with “Doc” Hal Hickman.

Online tools

Websites

Generic wargaming

Battlefield Anomalies
Colonel Marbles Miniatures Masterworks – part of the ‘Frothers Unite’ site.
Das Bundesarchiv – photo database.
Doctor Faust’s painting clinic.
Mike Siggins‘ web-pages at Czapska.com [including his work for Wargames Illustrated].
MiniatureReview.com – Tom’s reviews and photographs.
Newsgroup: rec.games.miniatures.historical
Gamer’s Haven – news and reviews.
Imagine Image Multimedia – retail wargames media and free printouts (including the Stupid General table).
Junior General – using wargames in history lessons.
Nafziger Collection – Captain George has kindly donated his OOB research to the US Army. new
Orbats – orders of battles for a variety of historical battles and campaigns.
Plastic Soldier Review – they review 1:72 [20mm] figures. Simple but effective.
Craig’s Slapping Paint hints and tips site.
TerraGenesis – terrain-building advice.
Total Model – showcase for various manufacturers.
United States Military Academy Library’s Digital Collections – West Point’s map collection! (Plug-in required)
Wargamers Tavern – collection of articles.
Warfare section: Probert Encyclopedia – alphabetical listing of military terms and equipment.

Modern(ish)

1/76 and 1/72 scale AFV museum – Patrick Storto’s online model armour museum.
Armor Foto – photographs of AFVs.
Foreign Military Studies Office – including bulletins of the Special Warfare Center and Opposing Force (OPFOR). Also, the 1998 edition of the OPFOR battlebook. “Red Star Thrust” – bulletin of the US Opposing Force (OPFOR) Training Program.
JED – military equipment directory.
Model Makers Resource.
ModelWarships.com – nautical modelling tips and galleries.
Sir Garnet’s colonial wargames page – maps, articles etc.
Steve Winter’s “The Colonial Angle” includes the “Fire & Sword in the Sudan” campaign pages. Also photos from Red Cloud’s War.
Strategy Page – modern news and articles. Includes “The complete wargames handbook“.
Track-Link – AFV modelling tips and galleries.
Urban Fredriksson’s Color Reference Charts – a good painting guide for aircraft.

Artillery

Lovett Artillery Collection – private collection of Artillery, Anti-Tank Guns, Naval Guns, and Mortars.

Maps

Figure Painters used by club members

Other fun stuff

Larry Leadhead – wargaming cartoon.
Vintage 20mil – dedicated to metal 20mm figures from the early years of British table-top wargaming.
“You are a Leadite if…..” by Donald Effinger and Jeff Jonas.

Music