ARTICLES

Action at La Belle Famille by Brian Leigh Dunnigan.

Opening Actions
The Battle
Aftermath

Action at La Belle Famille
As a Wargame by Bill Protz.

Pontiac's Rebellion A Different Type of War by Greg Novak.

Historical Background
Pontiac's War Mini Campaign Game
Campaign Map (slow: 161K)

Command Decision's Barbarossa 25 WWII Campaign Notes by Greg Novak.

Introduction
The Infantry
Panzer Division
Rule Additions and Changes

Control Rules for Skirmish Wargames
Increased Characterization in Skirmish Wargames by Mike Blake.

The Sword and the Name
Lists of Names by Bill Haggart.

The Ubiquitous Figure
Universal Figure for Colonials by Hank Martin.

A New Approach to Ancient Wargaming
Tactica by Arty Conliffe.

A Lykian Infantryman Conversion
RAFM 25mm Figures by John Boehm.

Confessions of an Ancients Wargamer
Or, Is There Seomthing Wrong with this Facet of Our Hobby? by John Boehm.

DEPARTMENTS

The Vanguard Editorial.
Dispatches from the Field Letters to the Editor.
Volley Fire Response Readers rate Vol. 8 No. 2.
Sapper's Report An "Old West" Prison and Hotel by William A. Greenwald.
Cartoon Snickering.

Courier Dispatch News About the Hobby.

English Gaming Celebrities Help Make Cold Wars Another Successful MiniCon
Free Trade Wars Ancient Competition Results
Other News
Product News
Catalogs Received
Magazines of Interest

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

Wargames Foundry 25mm Crimean War
Britannia Miniatures 25mm Crimean War
Wargames Foundry 25mm Indian Mutiny
Essex 25mm Sassanid Persians
SKT 15mm and 25mm Ancients and Medievals
Fort Morgan 1/1100 Scale ACW Fort
10 High Miniatures 10mm Ancients
Mirliron 25mm French 1808 and Italian 1860
Frei Korps 15mm "Yellow Ribbon" US Army
Scenics 15mm/20mm Card Buildings
Hinton Hunt 25mm Napoleonics
Siege - 1759 The Campaign Against Niagara
Battalionfeuer Games 25mm French and Indian War American Provincials
Osprey Men-At-Arms Wellingston's Specialist Troops (booklet)
Lancers and Lewis Guns Rules 1754-1900 A.D.
Osprey Elite Series Knights at Tournament and The Crusades
Partizan Press/Caliver Books English Civil War
Raider Games Flags of the ECW
William III at War
Argus Books Military Modelling Guide to Military Dioramas
Von Arnim Games 15mm and 25mm Napoleonic Flags
Tricolor: Rules for Grand Tactical Level Miniature Wargames in 15mm

The Barrett Scale for Reviews

Cover (at top): 19-day siege of Fort Niagara ended July 25, 1759 after a French relief force was defeated at nearby Battle of La Belle Famille. Here, the fort commandant, Capt. Pouchot of the Regiment of Beam, surrenders the fort to the British.
Large Version of the Cover (slow: 157K)