Saturday, 31 January 2015

Ian's Toy soldiers attack

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After three years, my wife let Ian get a set of these figures which are a Toys R Us series, similiar to GI Joe. Tonight, we set up a little...

Chinese lunch with the kids at Gyoza No Oh Sho

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 It's sooo good,   Japanese/Chinese fried chicken  What's a Chinese lunch without fried rice? Can I eat it all? Daddy, is ...
Friday, 30 January 2015

Totems in Kiba

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So I have another new walking route, part of which I used to use when I was teaching in Chuo-ku, Tokyo seven years ago. This one is in Kiba,...
Saturday, 24 January 2015

Building a Pirate, Privateering force

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I got Osprey Publishing's On the Seven Seas yesterday in the mail. It's an interesting set of rules for doing Pirate and Age of Sail...
Friday, 23 January 2015

British Regiments of the American Revolution: 4th Regiment of Foot

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The 4th King's Own Regiment landed in Boston in June 1774. It was one of the most senior regiments to have been sent to America. The Reg...

My Monmouth Courthouse 1778 Crown Forces

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From Osprey Campaign 135 Monmouth Courthouse 1778 (Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2004 pg 82-84) For those who note descripencies, I have only ...

British Regiments of the Seven Years War/French and Indian War: The 44th Regiment.

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The 44th Regiment, which was part of the Irish establishment in 1755, was sent to Virginia to take part in Braddock's campaign to Monong...
Sunday, 18 January 2015

Osprey Publishing - Osprey Military History Calendar 2015

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Osprey Publishing - Osprey Military History Calendar 2015 I ordered mine today, as I want to have an interesting way to record my schedu...

Momotaro story and the Wako pirates

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Wokou  ( Chinese :  倭 寇 ;  pinyin :  Wōkòu ;  Japanese : わこう  Wakō ;  Korean : 왜구  Waegu ), which literally translates to "Japanese pi...
Friday, 16 January 2015

British Regiments of the American Revolution: The 10th Regiment of Foot

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The 10th Regiment, was first raised in 1685. It saw service in the American Revolution serving in the Boston campain from 1775. It took part...