ARTICLES

Resistance in the Desert: Part I by Ian Croxall

Introduction
Invasion of Tidikelt
The Resistance Ferments
Problems of Supply
Overview of the Inhabitants of SE Morocco
Military and Political System of Dawi Mani' and Ait Atta
Kasar Inhabitants
Native Firepower in the Desert
French Forces in North Africa


A Dirtside Variant for WWII
And Other Low Tech Scenarios by Dave Hornung.

Convention Scenario Design
Ideas and Experiences By Jim Arnold and Dick Bryant.

Crisis in Momzonika: Send In the Marines
Modern Spearhead Scenario by Mike Reese.

Decision Methods in Wargames
Iterations and Cardsby Victor O. Schmidt.

The Battle of Lundy’s Lane July 25, 1814
Historical Overview and Miniatures Scenario by C. D. Collins, Jr. .

Best of the Old Courier

Introduction
Road Approaches to Miniature Battlefields
Edge of the Board, Edge of the World

Courier Index
Issues 75-78 by Dick Bryant .

DEPARTMENTS

THE VANGUARD Editorial.
Dispatches from the Field Letters to the Editor.
Volley Fire Response Readers rate Issue #78.
Sapper's Report Roads and Rivers by Victor O. Schmidt.
Sapper's Report Economical Fieldworks by Arthur J. Brear.
Cartoon Improving Morale.


Courier Dispatch News About the Hobby.

Obituary Tony Bath: 1926-2000
Michael Gilbert: 53 Years Old
Historicon Hosts 3000 at Lancaster Host
2000 Dick Bryant Open at Historicon
Historicon Painting Competition Winners
HMGS Legion of Honor: Bob Coggins
Unexpurgated History of HMGS - Volume I
Free Rules Offered
Britannia Miniatures Has New US Agent
Product News
Calendar: Upcoming Conventions

THE REVIEWING STAND
Figures, Books, Rules, and Accessories.



Redoubt 25mm ACW Virginia Military Institute
Mark Fenlon 25mm ACW
Castaway Arts 25mm Ancient Sumerians
Old North State 10mm ACW
Essex 25mm French Colonial War and Dahomey War
The Sword and the Flame Scenario Book
Castaway Arts 25mm Colonial Wars
Quality Castings WWII Crusader II With Skirts
Qualiticast 25mm Mongols
B&B Miniatures 20mm The Seven Samurai and Shogun
Camelot Pewter The Command Box
Viking Forge 1/2400 Scale WWII Warship Miniatures
The Heliograph's Guide to German Colonial Uniforms: Africa
Jihad 15mm Caucuses Tribes
Fire and Fury Games Battlefront WW II Rules
Merchant & Military Vessels of WWII Vol. 1 (CD-ROM)
Stenhouse Games More AWI Scenarios for Busy People
Skirmish Campaigns Russia ’41
Old Dominion Game Works Mein Panzer Campaign Pack #1 The Korean War
Old Dominion Game Works Mein Panzer WWII Battlecard Drop-in #1
Old Dominion Game Works Mein Panzer Junior WWII Rules
Haig: A Reappraisal 70 Years On
Malta Convoys 1940-42: The Struggle at Sea

The Barrett Scale for Reviews

Cover (at top): French in Africa at the turn of the century. Figures and Buildings from the collection of Ian Croxall. Photo by William Keyser.
Large Version of the Cover (very slow: 250K)