Bits and Pieces

Member News from Around the World

by Brian Toelle, Houston, Texas

Brian Train's Arriba Espana is Microgame Co-op's top seller. His Shining Path game is also out and selling briskly. Soon to follow are Siege of Hong Kong (1941), and an Ypres (1915) game.

Watch upcoming issues of Military History magazine for Senior Contributing Editor Jim Werbaneth's article on the First Crusade.

W. Michiel Hawkins would like to communicate with anybody that's interested in the War of the Roses. He has the Avalon Hill board game and wants to learn more about both the war and the game. He can be reached at 104274.1475@compuserve.com

The Military History SIG of American Mensa, Ltd. welcomes new members Joe Hopkins and Paul Wrafter.

Editor Dave Tschanz' first book, Petra: A Brief History about the lost Nabataean capital can be obtained from the author for $25 (includes postage & handling) — see masthead for address details.

Occasional Editorial Assistant Karl Tschanz visited Manassas battlefield in Virginia with Jim Werbaneth, our roving travel editor, last March. Reports indicate both had a great time.

Brian Train's web site can be visited at http://www.islandnet.com/~citizenx

John P. Farewell's Wargaming Stuff for Sale contributes five percent of the net proceeds from his list to a local or national charity of your choice. For more information and a copy of the list contact John at jfarew@vnet.net

Factsheet Five recently ran the following review of Cry "Havoc!"

    This is a collaborative zine of military and political history. Since many of the authors have traveled extensively throughout the world, they often bring fresh new perspectives to the topics at hand. Jim Bloom's feature on alternative history traces the development of this form from the turn of the century battlefield to modern day nuclear exchanges. He examines several books and discusses their relation to real-world events, meanwhile rebuking critics who claim the field is a dying genre. We also revisit the Peloponnesian War and the plague of Athens, and tour the restored Canadian forts of the Niagara frontier. Historical wargamers and history buffs will be right at home here.

Jim Werbaneth's Line of Departure website — featuring his award winning wargaming newsletter — can be visited at http:\\damnedifiremeber.com\lod.html


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