| Anatoli | 23 Oct 2020 8:27 a.m. PST |
While working on new content for my blog I am constantly transferring and updating stuff from my old blog as well (at least the stuff that I deem worth saving). Today I published a re-edited entry about my visit to Westerplatte in Gdansk 2016. The post combines a summary of the historical significance within the context of WW2 of the site – and my pictures from the ruins of the peninsula. As always with old stuff being reposted, I took the time to work on the text and pictures for the new publishing over at my new site: link The battle of Westerplatte was also included in the campaign book I wrote for the invasion of Poland 1939, which you can download for free over at my blog here: link The campaign book was written with Flames of War in mind, but the historical descriptions, orders of battle and objectives of each battle can be translated without problem to your preffered set of WW2 rules.
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| Steamingdave2 | 23 Oct 2020 8:55 a.m. PST |
Just been re-reading the Osprey book on the 1939 Polish campaign. Incredible courage shown by the defenders of Westerplatte. |
| Anatoli | 23 Oct 2020 10:32 a.m. PST |
@Steamingdave2, if you are interested in the Polish 1939 campaign, do have a look at my Polish campaign book. It's a free to download PDF with over 400 pages link I did some extensive research back when I compiled it and it covers the campaign from multiple points of view with both scenarios and historical descriptions of large operations, individual battles, notable commanders etc. |
| SeattleGamer | 23 Oct 2020 6:21 p.m. PST |
@Anatoli … Wow! Just wow! I have always been fascinated by the September 1939 campaign. I don't play Flames of War, but just downloaded your materials for their application to other rule sets. What an amazing body of work! Thank you kind sir! |
| Anatoli | 24 Oct 2020 1:53 a.m. PST |
@SeattleGamer, thanks for you kind words and hope you get some good use for it :) |
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| skirmishcampaigns | 25 Oct 2020 4:42 a.m. PST |
Anatoli – very impressive. Thanks for sharing this great work with everyone. |
| Deucey | 26 Oct 2020 7:17 a.m. PST |
That is amazing! Thank you. |
| Anatoli | 26 Oct 2020 11:32 a.m. PST |
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| Deucey | 26 Oct 2020 11:49 a.m. PST |
I'm going to take a chance here, since you obviously have a strong knowledge of Polish history. What's your take on Liegnitz? Any sources or books you could direct me to? I can't find any decent write up on it. |
| Anatoli | 26 Oct 2020 2:33 p.m. PST |
@Deucey, if you refer to the battle against the Mongols in the 13th century, then I have 3 books that mention it. Though it is mostly mentioned in passing and in no great detail. The Mongol invasions are relatively well described though. 1) "Mongols, Huns & Vikings" by Hugh Kennedy.
In the chapter "The Mongols in Europe". 2)"On Poland and Poles" by Jaroslaw Krawczyk.
In chapter III "The Curse of St Stanislaus".
This book is fantastic if you want a good overview of Polish history starting with the tribes in the 5th century and up to modern days. 3) "Dzieje Polski" released in Polish by the company Demart in 2011. The editors of the book are dr Widold Sienkiewicz and Elzbieta Olczak. This book is more in the style of a lexicon solely based around Polish history. |
| Deucey | 26 Oct 2020 3:22 p.m. PST |
Awesome. I'll try to find #2. I'm interested in Polish history because of my ancestry. But I don't speak polish! |
covers the basics for this WWII theater of war.
