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The Amazons were a race of female warriors in Greek mythology, who dwelt in the region of modern-day Ukraine. Two of the Amazon queens were Penthesilea, who took part in the Trojan War, and her sis …

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Among our upcoming ‘Vietnam’ releases is this little 3-man set of Viet Cong figures together with a small ‘VC Sampan’… Beginning in the early 1960s the VC or ‘Charlie’, as some US troops called them, …

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A shield -Maiden was a female warrior from Scandinavian folklore and mythology.They are often mentioned in Viking Sagas, and also in Germanic stories of the Goths, Cimbri and Marcomanni.The mythical …

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Over the past few months K&C has released a number of Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht troops in action or on their way to the front but it’s been quite a while since we’ve produced any Waffen-SS soldiers. …

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We had to keep this quiet for quite a while, but finally Andy Neilson has decided to send the first picture into the world! Last year I spent quite some time discussion possibilities for this range w …

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The Gempei War which took place between 1180 and 1185 was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira a …

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The Macedonian phalanx was an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid Empire and defeat armies of other kingdoms.Phalanxes remaine …

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The Macedonian phalanx was an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid Empire and defeat armies of other kingdoms.Phalanxes remaine …

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THE FUR TRADEA Travois is a frame structure that was used by the plains Indians of North America, to drag loads over land. There is evidence to support that travois were used in other parts of the w …

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The death of King Edward the Confessor of England in January 1066 had triggered a succession struggle in which a variety of contenders from across north-western Europe fought for the English throne. …

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The GreeksTraditionally, the Trojan War arose from a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited to the w …

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JACOBITE CAVALRYIt is argued that despite being depicted as horseless troopers standing forlornly in the rear at Culloden, the Jacobite cavalry were regarded when it came to scouting as superior to th …

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