{"product_id":"ffl086-rif-firing-upwards-thomas-gunn","title":"FFL086 Rif Firing Upwards | Thomas Gunn","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFFL086 – Rif Warrior Standing Firing Upwards | Thomas Gunn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the early decades of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the mountainous Rif region of northern Morocco became the centre of fierce resistance against European colonial expansion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRif War (1921–1926)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e saw local Berber forces, led by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbd el-Krim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, confront Spanish and later French military forces in a prolonged conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe difficult mountainous terrain provided an important advantage to Rif fighters, who used their familiarity with the landscape to resist better-equipped colonial armies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngagements frequently took place around isolated settlements, rocky hillsides and fortified positions, where the ability to fire upon opponents occupying higher ground was particularly important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFFL086 – Rif Warrior Standing Firing Upwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Gunn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicts a Rif fighter standing with his rifle raised, aiming towards an enemy positioned above him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure captures the intensity of a battlefield engagement in the rugged terrain of North Africa and is designed to complement the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Gunn French Foreign Legion range\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis miniature is particularly suitable for dioramas featuring elevated defensive positions, fortified buildings and skirmishes between French Legionnaires and Rif fighters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Gunn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53179509309722,"sku":null,"price":87.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/FFL086.jpg?v=1792754185","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ffl086-rif-firing-upwards-thomas-gunn","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}