Battle! Charles Grant

These old school wargames rules for ww2 were published in book form in 1970. Copies of this book fetch high prices but fret not. They are available  in magazine form free to download here

Italian cavalry ww2 1/72

Waterloo 1815 do quite a lot of Italian subjects. These could double as Greeks.

Charge of the Italian Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky

There's a distinct lack of 10mm cavalry for WW2. Here's an action with Italian cavalry - Pendrad Pithead take note
"On 23 August 1942, the Savoia Cavalry Regiment, under Colonel Alessandro Bettoni was ordered to take Hill 213.5 in order to secure the right flank of the Sforzesca Division that had been forced to withdraw to new positions. The Italian cavalry reinforcements advanced on the night of 23/24 August, but the Savoia were soon under fire from two battalions from the Russian 812th Regiment that had just taken up positions overnight in preparations for further attacks. The Italian Commanding Officer, Colonel Bettoni Cazzago decided to counter-attack immediately the Russians in order to regain the initiative. With Captain Francesco De Leone leading the the 2nd Squadron forward shouting "Avanti Savoia!"., the Italian cavalrymen overran the 812th Regiment in a series of attacks lasting several hours." (http://world-war-2.wikia.com/wiki/Bat... Battle of Isbuscenskij)

World War 2 Greece

Fine webpage with lots of info

"Greek Uniforms - A group of Greek Re-enactors showing a variety of uniform details." Photo kindly supplied by permission from the Greek ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤ ΙΚΗΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Magazine, 1998.

Pithead Miniatures

If I was wargaming the Greek-Italian war I think I'd use these.  10mm - do Greeks and Italians. Don't do Greek cavalry though.

Italian L3 35 tankette

Greek infantry in greatcoats

New Osprey of interest to me - Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940–41

Men-at-Arms 514

• Author: Phoebus Athanassiou
• Illustrator: Peter Dennis

In October 1940 an Italian army some 200,000 strong invaded Greece across its largely undefended border with Albania. Although supported by Great Britain, at first by sea and in the air and later by landing British and ANZAC troops from North Africa, Greece bore the main brunt of the six-month war. Outclassed in materiel and outnumbered, LtGen Papagos's Greek army was so successful against the Italians in north-west Greece that, by 22 November 1940, it was advancing into Italian-held Albania. This would eventually force Hitler to send in German reinforcements to support his beleaguered Italian allies, delaying his invasion of the Soviet Union. Complete with contemporary photographs and full-colour uniform plates, this fascinating study explores the history, organization, and appearance of the armies of this oft forgotten conflict.
Below is an Italian propaganda film

Fats Domino

A legend has passed away. Loved him when I was a teenager. Will never see his like again

Invasion of Albania 1939

Vic Godard and the Subway Sect Thunderbolt Bristol

 Photos by Sue.

WIPZ - work in progress zine.

This is an exciting new print fanzine from local resident Joseph Simons. It's brimming with ideas that are from all over the zine spectrum, photography, art. satire and literature. There is a lot of exciting and talented pages to ponder and to enjoy. If you want to subscribe or contribute then info@josephsimons.co.uk

Red Hot & the Sans-Culottes - Frome 1984 recordings

Demo Susan and I (Animals & men/terraplanes) recorded with the Rockabilly trio Last Rats in Paris with Gavin Lusby on lead guitar and Tom Berryman on drums. Stand-up bass. I played harp and Susan sang. Download for free here

Pontiac Blues Sonny Boy Williamson II 1951

King Biscuit Time 1942 and 52

Silent footage. Max Moore, owner of Interstate Grocery in Helena, Arkansas, was the sponsor for radio station KFFA's "King Biscuit Time" program. We believe he shot this home movie circa 1942. In it, renowned blues musicians Robert 'Junior' Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson perform on the front porch of a small-town Arkansas grocery store. This is likely the earliest footage of these musicians performing together. The second portion of the clip is a 1952 tour featuring Williamson and his band. This film was preserved with a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Max Moore Home Movie Collection

Susan Wells by Neil Mitchard

When Sue was in the Terraplanes

Some postcard views of Radstock

John Mitchard's 1970 Election campaign in North Somerset

My Dad stood in his hometown of Radstock for the 70 GE. He didn't win but did very well. I can remember it vividly.

Radstock

Somerset Coal Canal

Interview with Johnny Thunders from December 1980's Zigzag

Subway Sect Zigzag no 83 - May 1978

The Fallen Leaves - 'punk rock for gentlemen'

The Fallen Leaves Bristol Thunderbolt May 4^th

I have always been a fan of the early Subway Sect. This goes back a long time when the single Nobody’s Scared came out and we saw them on the White Riot Tour and heard their Peel session. We were most disappointed when we saw them supporting the Buzzcocks and they had all been sacked apart from Vic Godard. The subsequent LP What’s the Matter Boy was critically lauded but I didn’t like it – it wasn’t the Subway Sect that I fell in love with. So when Dave offered us a lift to see the Fallen Leaves (Rob Symmons’  former guitar-slinger in the Subway Sect’s newish band) we jumped at the chance. We weren’t disappointed. The thrashy trebly guitar sound was there and it was great to behold in an intimate venue. He’s obviously influenced a whole raft of guitarists including me. He is a missing jigsaw piece of punk history. The whole band are good – they all work really well together. Check out the Fallen Leaves – they’re on Spotify and still gigging – a class act.

Frome's Pipe Shop

Nice to see some parts of Frome seem unchanged. And how would we know what sobrani cocktail were like otherwise?

Napoleonic Association at Hyde Park London c1989

68th Durham Light Infantry - still going strong

18eme de Ligne from France

Neil Morrison leads the British out. He was a Yank connected to the military in Europe

Ralph Mitchard in the 46eme de ligne

Napoleonic Event in Czechoslovakia in 1990

Dr David Chandler leads the French - I am on this if you can spot me

18 de Ligne from France at the Austerlitz memorial

Richard Moore in Czechoslovakia

Renault Chenilette

Carrier used by the French in 1940. Details

Chuck Berry Performs "You Can't Catch Me" in 1956's "Rock, Rock, Rock!"

Jimmy Reed Big Boss Man (Live) AFBF

Radstock Jig

Here
RADSTOCK JIG, THE. English, Hornpipe (cut time). C Major/A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The English collector Cecil Sharp noted this tune from one James Higgins (1819-c. 1910), a fiddle player who was living at the time in Shepton Mallett Union, a workhouse. It was originally simply called “Radstock”, or, as Sharp gave it in his notebook, "Radstock Tune." Sharp published it soon afterwards with the title "Radstock Jig," using the convention of the word 'jig' not to denoting musical meter but rather to indicate a tune played for solo dancing (see Sharp's Folk-Dance Airs: Collected in Oxfordshire, Glocesteshire, Devonshire, Somerset, and Devonshire, 1909). Higgins was a native of the village of Shepton Mallet (south of Bath), Somerset, where he was a clerk in the local Co-operative Society, and Radstock was a nearby mining town. There is some thought, although no evidence, that the tune may have been in the repertoire of the Radstock Band, an old village band.

Bad Detectives in Bath

Had a fun night last night at the Widcombe Social Club (ace venue) with the B-side the A-side dj team.

Delta 88 at Somer Valley Rock n Roll Club

Western Star trio from Devom came to Radstock Working Me' Club for a night of rockabilly. Next one is May 13th Tomcats. Photo Sue

Frome gets even more famous

So surreal to see Frome become centre stage for the rock

world last night when Foo Fighters played a secret gig in Frome's music venue the Cheese and Grain which was streamed live on YouTube. It was in connection to their appearance at Glastonbury. Quite a few Frome (pronounced Froom) people got in. Apparently. We didn't bother.

'24 hours from Radstock' The Tripes

Live at the Tyning Inn Radstock Somerset. The Tripes can be seen all over the West Country. Lead vocals Big Rich who wrote the song
https://www.facebook.com/The-Tripes-6...

Workers '- Peasants' Red Army

Trotsky and Lenin review the Red Army - some early colour footage here. Also check out my Pinterest page on the subject

1920 Bitwa Warszawska

Bought this cos I like the period.  Polish-Soviet war. Not bad. Watch it - its quite spectacular.

1980 - My Animals & men Year in Music.

Found my notes to all the dates in the for us in a momentous year. Here goes
Jan 8 - Don't Misbehave in the New Age out - 1st John Peel play
Jan 18 - Gig at King's College London supporting the Coolnotes - meet Mick Mercer of Panache fanzine
Jan 24 - NME review by Charles Shaar Murray. Number 14 in the Sounds Alternative chart
Jan 25 - Melody Maker review
 

Feb 1 - Geoff leaves
Feb 24 - Puddle in
March 7 - Support Toyah at the Bath Pavilion - Geoff in audience
March 11 - London Scool of Economics gig - Panache interview
March 14 - Leave TW Records
March 21- Corsham Art College supporting Essential Bop
April 2- Panache interview out
April 4th - Terraplane Fixation single recorded
June 7th - single out
Junw 18th - First John Peel play
September Nigel and Puddle leave
October 25/26 - Terraplanes formed with Dave and Andy
December 28 - First demo

Waterloo (1970)

I can remember the excitement I experienced waiting for this film. I saw the trailer. Blown away - Waterloo was a subject I was really interested in and there was an epic movie been made for seeing at the cinema. I went with my Dad and he knew the projectionist and he secured me a poster which I proudly had on my bedroom wall. These images are from a book that was made to coincide with the film