by Dick Bryant
Armored Car is devoted to wheeled fighting vehicles. Issue #19 includes speculation on four M3 halftracks modified to have wheeled rear axles, a history of Morton armored trucks produced in 1915-16, coverage of the British Fox and its derivatives, kit reviews, and a page of photos of the interior of a Humber "Pig." The 12-page newsletter has more than 20 photographs which might make interesting reference material, but they appear to have been scanned at a low resolution, and are very muddy. If you can't live without more details on obscure wheeled vehicles, this may be just what you need. $18/3 issues from AC Publishing, 556 N. Third St, Woodburn, OR 97971-3904. Military Researcher's Index (Landforces) lists articles on military landforces in an eclectic group of 29 periodicals, ranging from Infantry through Soldier of Fortune to Fine Scale Modeler. The listing is by subject, author, and periodical title, and includes better than 250 articles in a two month period. A sample issue is $5.00, $30.00/6 issues. AC Publishing, 556 N. Third St, Woodburn, OR 97971-3904. Wargames Excalibur is a new Italian magazine dedicated to simulation boardgames and historical miniature gaming. The first issue was filled with short reviews of American boardgames,: a review of Napoleon's Battles, and two book reviews, one of which was an Italian translation of Chandler's Campaigns of Napoleon. 16 pp, L 2000, 6 issues/yr. I Wargames di Excalibur, Via Paisiello 4, 20131 Milano, Italia. Command Post has grown into a substantial quarterly of 64 pages, intended for sale in retail outlets. It covers GDW's 20th century games. The Fall 93 issue contains a complete Command Decision OB for the Germans in the Western Desert, 31 pages of it. Other major sections deal with the Spanish Civil War, the current USMC, updates for modern weapon systems, and scenarios from Guadalcanal and Kuwait Airfield. There are also letters, commentary, and reviews. $24/4 issues, Game Designers' Workshop, PO Box 1646, Bloominton, IL 61702-1646. Seven Years War Association Newsletter has survived its transition to a new publisher and come out looking good. The January issue is devoted to the Ottoman Empire, with articles on history, units, uniforms, a battle report, and a survey of available figures. There are also letters and reviews. 72 pp, $20/4 issues from Jim Purky, 9415 Drake Ave, Evanston, IL 60202. The Greater Washington Area Gaming Directory is a the first issue of a pamphlet intended to help wargamers in the D.C. area find one another. Some 20 or so clubs in Maryland and Virginia are listed, along with manufacturers and retailers, a convention calendar, and a couple of pages of individual gamers. Intended to be published twice a year, it is priced at $1.00. POB 5094, Herndon, VA 22070-5094. OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST RECEIVEDCanadian Wargamers Journal. Canadian Wargamers Group, Box 1725, Station "M", Calgary, Alberta T2P 2L7. $15.50/4 issues. The Citadel. 1508 111th Ave Ct East, Puyallup, WA. $10. (HMGS NW) Computer Gaming World. (800) 827-4450. $28.00/12 issues. Cons Unlimited. PO Box 142, Kent OH 44240. $5/4 issues. (Convention news) Empires, Eagles, and Lions. The Emperor's Headquarters, 5744 West Irving Rd, Chicago, IL 60634. $33/6 issues. (Napoleonic) HMGS Dispatch. Major Bill Harting, 101 Taylor Rd, Estill Springs, TN 37330-3831. . (Midsouth) HMGS East Newsletter. 4611 Wilmslow Rd, Baltimore, MD 21210. . Midwest Wargamer's Association Newsletter. Hal Thinglum, 22554 Pleasant Dr, Richton Park, IL 60471. $20/6 issues. Military Digest. PO Box 5526, Madison, WI 53705. $36.95/12 issues. Miniature Gamers of Michigan Newsletter. M.G.M., 133 E. Farnum Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067. $5/yr to non-members. Miniature Wargames. Wargames Inc, Box 278, Rt 40 East, Triadelphia, WV 26059-0278. $36.99/12 issues. Practical Wargamer. Wise Owl Worldwide Publications, 4314 West 238th St, Torrance, CA 90505. $26/6 issues. PW Review. Walter Simon, 12905 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906. $10/12 issues. Savage & Soldier. Milton Soong, 2946 Mauricia Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051. $18/4 issues. Scenarios for Wargamers. PO Box 15172, Chevy Cahse, MD 20825-5172. $20/4 issues. Spearpoint. Scott Dickson, 1009 S. Highland Ave, Landis, NC 28088. $12/6 issues & membership. (NA Soc. Ancient & Medieval Wagamers) Tactical Notebook. Institute for Tactical Education, PO Box 125, Quantico, VA 22134. $39.95/12 issues. Tornado Alert. PO Box 20863, Oklahoma City, OK 73156. . (Tornado Alley HMGS) The Zouave. 563 Elkins Lake, Huntsville, TX 77340. $14/4 issues. More News Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #64 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |