The Courier
Vol. IX No. 2

Table of Contents

ARTICLES

US Army During the Mexican-American War by Bob Marshall

Military Life
Organization
Uniforms
Wargaming Perspective

Forage Party
Bibliography for Mexican-American War by Bob Marshall

Mexican-American War of 1846-1848
Survey of Wargame Rules by Ken Skinner

Walls and Hedges
Terrain Tips by Michael J. Dory

Rule Notes
Two Plus Two Equals Five by Ned Zuparko

Lesser Used Armies
WRG Ancients Lists by Terry Gore

First Clash: The Book and the Battle
Canadian Third World War in Europe by Bill Rutherford

Decision OTR
ACW Scenarios by Paul Koch

Campaigning in the Peninsula by Trip Alford

The Napoleonic Campaign
Order of Battle
Jumbo Maps (monstrously slow: 1.37MB)

DEPARTMENTS

The Vanguard Editorial: GAMA.
Dispatches from the Field Letters to (or at) the Editor.
Volley Fire Readers rate Vol VIII No 6 of The Courier.
Wrong Tables Cartoon

Courier Dispatch News of The Hobby

Product News
Calendar 1989-1990

Reviewing Stand

Frontier Miniatures 15mm Napoleonic French
Draper Models 15mm Waterloo Range La Belle Alliance Building
TSR 25mm Medieval Buildings
TCS 15mm Early American and European Buildings
Skytrex 15mm WWI Aircraft
Geo-Hex Piece Packs (Terrain)
Falcon Miniatures 15mm ACW Figures
Battle Honours Eagle Bearer Computerized Napoleonics
Tactica Ancients Rules
Osprey Napoleon's Overseas Army, Mex-Amer War Booklets

Cover (at top): French Casseurs a Pied drive off a cavalry charge. Original watercolor by Orlando Norie (1832-1901).
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