The Age of Napoleon issue 37 has an extract from Valery Volosin’s European Armies 1796-1815 covering the Old Guard cavalry at Austerlitz, an argument that Napoleon’s attack at Lodi was unnecessary, and a history of the French and Italian campaign in the Tyrol in 1809. There is an extract from a forthcoming book on Russian tactics in the Revolutionary an Napoleonic Wars which examines the employment of jagers, a discussion of the command and control of British light infantry, a half-dozen illustrations of British officer uniforms redrawn from contemporary paintings, a wargame scenario of the battle of Vittoria, and some reviews.. Several articles are multi-part across issues. 40 pp, glossy four-color. Published by Caliver books, it is available in the U.S. from On Military Matters, 55 Taylor Terrace, Hopewell, NJ 08525. $42/ 6 issues.
Lone Warrior covers solo wargaming. the January-March issue has rules for gladiators, Korean War aircraft, WWII motor torpedo boats, and WWI aircraft (complete with paper models). there also more general articles on a random movement system and generating random enemy forces and intentions for horse and musket games, along with some battle reports and reviews. 40 pp. The North American edition is available from: Solo Wargamers Association, 1707 Ridge Rd, Leavenworth, KS 66048. $25 / 4 issues.
Seven Years War Association Journal begins issue XIII(2) with a 28-page examination of North Carolina’s participation in the Seven Years’ War and adds 11 pages on American Provincials at the Siege of Havana, and the first installment of a multi-part article on George Washington in the SYW. There is still space for continental topics, with a wargame scenario for Kolin, a comparison of Hochkirch (1758) with Austerlitz (1805) and illustrations of the battle flags of the Arquebussiers de Grassin. There are also reviews and editorials. 84 pp 51/2 x 11. James Mitchell, 147 N. Jackson St, Crown Point, IN 46307. $30/4 issues.
Spearpoint, the journal of the North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers, has a look at developing a First Crusade army for the Warrior rules, and the first part of an article on setting up a Sassanid Persian army, also for Warrior. There is a description of how to make flexible latex roads, Society business, and editorials. 22 pp. Derek Downs, 1375 Hamilton St, Jacksonville, FL 32205. web: www.NASAMW.org. $18 / 6 issues & membership.
Also Received
Midwest Wargamer’s Association Newsletter. Hal Thinglum, 22554 Pleasant Dr, Richton Park, IL 60471 $35 / 6 issues.
Reports from the Skirmish Line (Skirmish Wargames Group). Mike Blake, The Moorings, Middle lane, Whatstandwell, MATLOCK, Derbyshire DE$ 5EG, UK
HMGS East Newsletter. Scott Holder (Treasurer), PO Box 36, Bonnots Mill, MO 65016. $10/yr membership.
The Citadel. (HMGS NW) c/o Mark Serafin, 2616090 Pioneer Park Pl, Langley, WA 98260, email: mserafin@whidbey.com. $10membership.
The Herald (HMGS Great Lakes). 2659 Wayland Ave, Dayton, OH 4520-3050. $12/6 issues, membership.
Miniature Wargames. Wargames Inc, Box 278, Route 40 East, Triadelphia, WV 26059-0278, tel: (304) 547-0000. $72.50/12 issues.
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