Truong’s Tragic Trail #3: “Cease Fire II”

Paratroopers, check your static lines! Despite the "Landgrab" and other hostilities occurring after the Paris Accord, would you think that the four principal parties would meet again to try and salvage the agreements? Well, they did in June 1973, and for a little...

Finnish Order of Battle in East Front III

I have just finished putting together a second iteration of the Finnish order of battle for Campaign Series: East Front III, a platoon-scale tactical wargame covering battles in WW2 Eastern Front in 1939-1941. This blog post supplements the previous German and...

Uncle Ho’s Hideout #12 – NVA Air Defenses

In Uncle Ho's Hideout series, David Galster shares some of his tips and techniques in scenario research and design for CS: Vietnam. Dear Compatriots, You are probably aware that the North Vietnamese employed large numbers of anti-aircraft guns on the trail. They also...

Comrade Giap’s Clever Nuggets #9: Spearhead into Saigon

Comrade Giap's Clever Nuggets is yet another series, where David Galster shares some of his tips and techniques in scenario research and design for CS: Vietnam. Comrades, North Vietnamese planners knew the Americans did not suspect attacks in cities in 1968. Why?...

Bruno’s Bunker #4 – French Far East Expeditionary Corps, CEFEO

David Galster's Bruno's Bunker series of articles explain the evolution of the struggle in Indochina from a French and Viet-Minh perspective. Find out what happened prior the US involvement in Vietnam and how you can experience it while playing a range of upcoming CS...