Here Kitty, Kitty!

Over the last 50 years (giver or take) one of the most commonly used 

alien archetypes are Cat-people, call them Alslan  (Traveller), Kilrathi  

(Wing Commander) or Kzinti from both novels and (Star Trek) and a host 

of others. They all have several traits in common with Earth  felines besides

their obvious resemblance. The Pride/Clan social structure seems to be the

most common form of government with a monarch of some type at the top

but he/she is still very much subject to how the clan leaders feel . They are 

usually quite xenophobic and territorial. Their technology is usually on par 

with humanity with some unique culturally old tech weapons held on to, just

because.  This of course makes them interesting and fun to run. They also

in many cases, (perhaps due to their clan structure) quite often go rouge 

either as an individual or up to an entire clan. Often this can be as a means 

of credible deniability for their central government or they just got pissed 

off by someone or something. All in all this give you allot to play with in

any games system....And they look cool .    

Golden Company GOT

The Golden Company was a sellsword company active in Essos. They were one of the largest and most skilled sellsword companies in the Free Cities, consisting of 20,000 men, horses, and war elephants. They had the reputation of never breaking a contract, which is quite uncommon among mercenary organizations.

Their most recent captain was Harry Strickland. Their banner displays a cluster of gold skulls hanging from a red spear on a burgundy field. The Golden Company's forces were all but completely destroyed during the Battle of King's Landing, leaving their status as an organization uncertain. 

If there was ever a military unit in literature with more of a build up and less of a showing, I can't think of one!  They did worse than the Iraqi Republican Guard!

Golden Company

The Politics of Starship Troopers

Mecha Monday:Future War Stories: FWS Broken Promises: ROBOT JOX (1990)

Future War Stories: FWS Broken Promises: ROBOT JOX (1990): During the second wave of anime, one of the foundational concepts and hallmarks of military science fiction came flooding into the United...

****This guy does some of the very best sci-fi write ups!****

Molossia!

The unbelievable story behind a tiny self declared
nation in America

Every war gamer has done this in one form or another!

Molossia


Welcome to Marwen

Molossia Home Page

Far Alamo

Far Alamo – Your Western Heroes Vs the Bugs from Starship Troopers
by the director of "Darth by Darthwest (Fabrice Mathieu)
has done it again. Known for his unusual (and unlikely) movie mashups
this time Fabrice takes us to the wild west and to the far-flung edges of
our galaxy. A host of western heroes (John Wayne, Yul Brynner,
Clint Eastwood and so on!) face off with the horde of bugs from the
movie Starship Troopers.
https://vimeo.com/fabricemathieu
Far Alamo

Madasahatta Campaign

Eric Knowles was one of the pioneers of British wargaming, and his recent death marks the passing of one more member of that small group that made British wargaming what it is today. This book is dedicated to his memory, and particularly the Madasahatta Campaign, the long-running First World War Colonial wargame campaign that he ran

Madasahatta Campaign

Mecha Monday: Future War Stories: VOLTRON: Defender of the...

Future War Stories: Military Sci-Fi Oddities: VOLTRON: Defender of the...: After President Reagan altered the relationship between the media and advertising around 1983 came the deregulation that was the genesis o...

Tanker's Tuesday: The Haunted Tank

Haunted Tank was created by writer and editor Robert Kanigher and
artist Russ Heath in G.I. Combat #87 (May 1961).The feature centers
on the ghost of 19th-century Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart, who is
sent by the spirit of Alexander the Great to act as a guardian over his
two namesakes, Lieutenant Jeb Stuart (named in the early stories as
Jeb Stuart Smith, but eventually just shortened to Jeb Stuart) and the
M3 Stuart that Jeb commands.

"The Haunted Tank" was often the cover feature of G.I. Combat and
was second only to Sgt. Rock as DC Comics' longest-running war
series.

The Haunted Tank 

Mars in the Movies: A History . . . Now With Endless Possibilities: Queen of Blood (1966) / Mechte Navstrechu (1963)

Mars in the Movies: A History . . . Now With Endless Possibilities: Queen of Blood (1966) / Mechte Navstrechu (1963): Two views of Florence Marly’s eerie performance. Soon after the releases of three films in their native Soviet Union, le...

Space1889: The Movie - Teaser/Short Film (English)

I found Armstrong's Scottish accent in German a bit hard to swallow lol, otherwise
a fine first attempt that I hope goes forward....)

War of the Worlds: The Anglo-Martian War of 1895 (Dark Osprey)

On one terrible night in August 1895, the world changed for ever. Southern England became the landing site of a group of mysterious grey cylinders that came hurtling down from the stars. Nobody could have guessed that these strange objects would herald the most desperate and important conflict in the history of mankind. The war pitted man against machines from space and no quarter was asked for or given on either side. The outcome would be decided by the smallest of things...
This is the essential guide to the Anglo-Martian conflict of 1895, offering unique comparison of the two belligerents, English and alien. It looks at the forces available to each and evaluates their respective tactics and strategies. Finally, it tells the full story of those fateful fifteen days, punctuated by the best and worst possible human experiences. It is a story of hope and despair, courage and terror, victory and defeat.

Steampunk Soldiers: Uniforms & Weapons from the Age of Steam (Dark Osprey)

Steampunk Soldiers is a unique pictorial guide to the last great era of bright and colorful uniforms, as well as an important historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and equipment that abounded in the days before the Great War of the Worlds.
Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This volume collects all of Vandercroft's surviving paintings, along with his associated commentary on the specific military units he encountered.

Steampunk Soldiers: The American Frontier

Even as the discovery and exploitation of hephestium helped bring the Civil War to its close in 1869, the arms race it engendered resulted in a cold war just as bitter and violent as open hostilities had been. With neither side willing to rely solely upon the talents of their scientific establishments, saboteurs, double agents, and assassins found ample employment. Against this backdrop of suspicion and fear, thousands of Americans--Northerners and Southerners alike--headed west. Some to escape the legacies of the war, some to find their own land, some for the lure of that great undiscovered strike of hephestium that would make them rich, and some simply to escape the law. Ahead of these pioneers stood the native tribes, behind them followed the forces of two governments, while to the north and south, foreign powers watched closely for their own opportunities.
This newly unearthed collection of the works of Miles Vandercroft fills a considerable gap in our knowledge of the travels of that remarkable individual, and also provides a fascinating guide to the costume and equipment of the forces active in the great drive westward.