The Japanese Navy at Guadalcanal 1942
The Japanese plan for the war in the Pacific called for the assumption of the strategic defensive once certain vital areas were captured. The Allie...
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A Little Nosh-stalgia: KZ in NYC, 1972–79
23rd Street looking east from Broadway. SPI had two locations on the south side of 23rd, one at 34 E (vertical arrow) and then 44 E 23rd (diagonal...
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Nelson's Squadron in 1796
On 10 April Nelson's squadron was positioned to provide bombardment in support of Beaulieu at the Battle of Voltri, only to witness an Austrian fa...
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Redmond & The End of SPI
[Above: Eric Lee Smith & Kevin discussing Redmond and SPI at ConsimWorld Expo 2025] Redmond Simonsen, SPI’s Art Director from 1969 to 1982, was...
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The Inner Game of Music
We were both nineteen and going to “High School with ashtrays.” She wore tan corduroys, unlike the other girls, and flannel shirts—Pendleton’s. She...
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High School Days
Our housing development was built on the grounds of a former Japanese Internment camp called “Camp Kohler.” Initially a camp for migrant farm worke...
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NAPOLEONIC TOURS: 1991–2017
Napoleonic Tours started in 1991 with our first tour—to Paris and Waterloo. The next year took us to Northern Italy, to discover Bonaparte’s first ...
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Bonaparte in Italy: Why a Redesign Now?
Since 1979 when the first edition of OSG's Bonaparte in Italy was published, knowledge about the campaign has increased exponentially... More impor...
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HOW I BECAME A WARGAME PUBLISHER
At the age of 13, I started studying the "Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation" published in the back of magazines, usually in the D...
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OPEN UP THE TIRED EYES
I confess I was surprised when GDW's Avalanche won 'Best Graphics' at Origins '77. Perhaps one contributing factor is that the three SPI games nomi...
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