Across A Deadly Field: A Legacy to John Hill
Tribute to John Hill: Renowned Wargame Designer
Happy New Year Everyone! Our Family’s News It has been an eventful year for our family. My son, Anthony, John Hill’s grandson, graduated from high school. One of the things that Anthony said when my mother and I took him…
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Wargaming Poetry What better way to honor the top wargames created by John Hill than through poetry!! Not all of the poems below feature games designed by my father, John Hill, but most of them are. Robert Frost said it…
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The Year was 1969….. Richard M. Nixon began his first term as the President of the United States. Soviet and Chinese forces were fighting on the Manchurian border over some disputed island. A total of 25,000 U.S. troops were withdrawn from…
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Fire & Movement Magazine was a founded in 1975 by Rodger MacGowan with its first publication in 1976 and ended in January 2010 with the last print issue totaling 150 print issues in all. The focus of MacGown’s F&M magazine…
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Hall of Fame Game Designer John Hill (1945-2015) designed Squad Leader, one of the most complex and thrilling wargames of its time. It is virtually and completely unique among World War II board games focusing on infantry combat in Europe….
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With his sudden passing, my father, John Hill, leaves behind an impressive legacy. Though he left this world way too early at the young age of 69, he did not leave without having achieved much recognition for his dedication to his…
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Having a strong background in teaching and education, I wanted to blog about how playing wargames can teach kids about history in a fun environment. For many years computer wargaming has been used to teach and train military officers on…
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Hello: I have added two new pages to the site. I have added a Squad Leader and a Johnny Reb page. Although still in the working stages, the content will consist of background information on Johnny Reb and Squad Leader…
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