Last year ended with ice just after Xmas and this year started with arctic air and enough snow to need shoveling for three consecutive days. Not that bad here, considering how other parts of the US got hit. I still managed to get in some great gaming and expect to continue all year. I hope you do, too.  In the meantime, here’s the usual mix of recaps, ideas, news, and book reviews to help keep you in a gaming mood. Enjoy.

  After Action Report Newsletter — January 2026

Little Lords of Fontenoy: 1745
Dutch Treat: The Left Flank
Pragmatism On The Tabletop
Dominion Trio: Two to One
Kingsburg: Random Influence Peddling
Field of Glory: Fantasy Bash
Axis and Allies: Pacific 1940
Snappy Nappy Point System: James’ Alternative
Snappy Nappy Point System: Dan’s Design Thoughts
Allies And Axis: Card Game
Star Wars Skirmish: Command and Control
NEWS: Products, links, and events
HMGS NextGen: 2025 Success
Sovereign Territory: D&D
On My Mind: Book Reviews

Books I’ve Read

Broken Eagles: Vol 1 – Saxony Bavaria 1813
Continental vs. Hessian Soldier: Combat 83
Imperial German Army Motorized 1914-18: Vol. 1
Imperial German Army Motorized 1914-18: Vol. 2
Ancient Germans and Rome: 120 BC to AD 68
War of My Fathers: Life Under the Death’s Head
French Revolution Armies: Uniforms Equipment
The Armed Forces of North Korea: v1n2 56
The Hitler Years: Holocaust 1933-1945
War in Ukraine Vol. 11: Europe at War 56
Achaemenid Persian Empire Armies: 550-330 BC
Eragon (fantasy novel)
The Black Arrow: (historical novel)
Merry Friggin’ Christmas (novel)
The Defeat and Attrition: Vol II 12SS Div
Soldiers and Gentlemen: WWI UPS Brigade
Nazis on the Potomac: Top-Secret Intel
Fallschirmjager vs US Soldier: Combat 81
Roman Infantry Helmets: Elite 266
VLR P-51 Mustang vs Japanese Fighters: Duel 147
A Night in the Lonesome October (novel)
The Intoku Code: Delta Force Intel Officer
Brixmis and the Secret Cold War: E Ger Intel
Royal Navy Monitors of World War II: NV 343
Soviet Tanks in Barbarossa: New Vanguard 342
German and Italian Tanks 1943-45: NV 344
United States Navy 1914-18: Men-at-Arms 565
Indian Army at War 1947-99: Men-at-Arms 566.
Armies of Justinian the Great AD 527-65: MAA 564
Bouvines 1214: Campaign 422
Hansando and Busan 1592: Campaign 423

Austro-Italian Naval War 1866: Maritime Series

Soldiers’ Clothing Early 17th Century: CoS 118

Over Cold War Seas: NATO USSR Naval Aviation 1949-89

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