Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers on the Rif Wars

The Journal and on-line forum of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers (SOTCW) often have material on the Rif Wars. You can find the society on the SOTCW Website

Richard Baber

Richard Baber is currently the editor for the Journal. He is very keen on the Rif War and often publishes material in both the Journal and on-line forum. Richard has kindly agreed to let me post some of his material here… which I will do as soon as time allows.

The Journal

The Journal is a quarterly A4-sized publication of around 60-70 pages, with card covers. Each issue includes articles on battles, equipment, scenarios, rules, models, figures etc. Members are encouraged to write articles, reviews or letters for publication.

In particular issue 53 (Spring 2006) of the Journal had a Rif War theme. The Rif War specific content was:

Issue	Title	Description
53	Rif War, Morocco 1919-26	A brief history
53	Breaking the siege of Tifaruin	A battle in the Rif War, August 1923
53	Aircraft over Morocco	Some thoughts on Spanish and French airpower over Morocco
53	Hijos de la noche	A skirmish scenario set in 1926
53	Wargaming the Rif War	Some ideas on rules and figures
53	The Bloaco	Rif War scenario
53	Removing the Stain	A scenario set in the French Zone in 1923
53	Stop the Gunrunner	Some thoughts on the naval aspects of the Rif War
53	Uniforms, equipment and organisations for the Rif War	TO&Es of the various forces
53	The Battle of Safi	Scenario set during the French offensive of 1925