A View from the Bridge

Another month has cruised by and it is Halloween, where does the time go? At any rate, for this All Hallow's Eve edition of Paleotechnic Press' editorial...

Look up in the Sky!

NEW VARIANT RULES FOR SKY GALLEONS OF MARS Players of GDW's Sky Galleons of Mars aerial combat game who feel they have mastered the game might want...

Heros von Borcke (1835–1895)

Heros von Borcke, in Germany after the American Civil War. Johann August Heinrich Heros von Borcke is known...

Victorians and their Dogs

The Nineteenth Century ushered in an age of devotion to the dog. In fact the saying “man’s best friend” is traced to a poem printed in The...

Martian Thunder Jugs

A heavy thunder jug on a naval mount. The Martians, like eighteenth century Earthmen, developed short smoothbore cannon that fire heavy shot for...

French Ironclad Colbert

The central battery ironclad Colbert is one of the ten ships of the French navy that constitute the group ranking next in importance to the squadron...

Ships of the Line

Swift Class Aerial Monitor (200 tons) click image to download a PDF version. The Swift gunboats are...