World War One was a monumental clash of arms fought in multiple theatres. The Western front commenced with massive battles
of maneouvre before stalemating in trench warfare and then opening up again at the end. The Eastern front remained relatively
mobile until Russia's collapse and withdrawal. Actions in Africa and the Middle East were fascinating and offer very colourful wargaming
potential.
As my earliest impressions of WWI were of apalling losses, apalling generalship, and stalemate between opposing trench
lines...there seemed little to recommend it as an era to be wargamed. But the more you read the more you can't help
being fascinated by every aspect of this terrible war.
I highly recommend 'The Great Adventure", a WW1 war games site, focused mostly on the use of 20mm plastic figures
using the Great War Spearhead wargames rules. The site is managed by a fellow Kiwi, Robin Sutton.
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/rsutton/
Ultimately I want to build armies to fight all theatres. Here are some figures I recently acquired:
