Back in CH #1 I promised that I wouldn't slide into more than this column space for the "editorial" but as it so happens so much has occurred since CH #6 that I find I must. Transitions Life, I was told back in Anthropology 101, is a series of rites of passage and milestones. A number of readers and contributors have been undergoing them. First of all our condolences to Jim Werbaneth on the loss of his father earlier this year. Jim, in addition to being one of our contributing editors, is also editor & publisher of Line of Departure. Our deepest sympathies go to Jim and his family. Contributor Jonathan Rice, who has promised an article on the Battle of Karamah for Cry "Havoc!" #8 was married on June 24th in Umm Qais, Jordan. His bride, Laurie Ann Brand, is an expert on Middle East Affairs and hopefully a future contributor as well. Brian Train, one of our first contributors, and his wife Mitsuko are expecting their first child in November. Rami Kamal, whose article on the founding of Kuwait is due to appear next issue, and his wife Fatin are the proud parents of a bouncing baby girl. Neither I nor Cyndy are divorced, remarried nor pregnant as this goes to press. Of course a lot can happen in three months. Lee Revisited As some of you mentioned in your letters, CH #6's , Lee: The Myth & The Mistakes, had been published in Strategy & Tactics 166 which had come only a few weeks before. The reason you got a double whammy (assuming you subscribe to both) is because I simply wasn't aware that S&T had already run the piece. I had written the article in November 1992. Joe Miranda told me it would be published in 1994, but was a bit vague as to the date. Since Mr. Kaliher's article required reading the original I printed it here making it clear that S&T held the original rights. Because I do not receive my copy of S&T for up to six months after it is published (I'm still waiting for #167) I only became aware of the duplication after CH #6 was distributed. Either way it is clear from the response that TS Eliot's observation "no civil war truly ends, ours certainly hasn't," is as valid in the 1990's as it was in the 1940's. Mr. Kaliher wrote that my response to his criticism demonstrated that I was "unqualified to comment on the Civil War." Graphics Editor Bob Miller suggested that from the point of view of Confederate sympathizers I had blasphemed and provided the graphic on page eight to back up his tongue in cheek assertion. Jonathan Rice, who has forgotten more about the Civil War than most of us ever knew, weighed in with the assertion that my article missed the point -- that Lee was unquestionably the best general ever to serve under Stonewall Jackson. This Time Around Future plans aside, this issue contains an excellent collection of pieces. Jim Bloom reports on the Society for Military History's annual meeting. Adam Flynn discusses the value of Rudyard Kipling to the Nineteenth Century military historian interested in the life of the common soldier. Gus Carroll, who is either in or en route to Sao Tome as of this writing reviews a flight game that may, at first glance, not seem pertinent to the wargamer. On the other hand, do weapons have to have been designed as such? An interesting bit of speculation is offered by Mike Flynn and a subject for further research so by those so inclined. War Gamer's Widow is absent this issue due to space considerations but WILL return next issue. Watch This Space Some significant changes in both the masthead and the content of Cry "Havoc!" are being planned for next issue. As always, these changes should result in a better product. Back to Cry Havoc #7 Table of Contents Back to Cry Havoc List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by David W. Tschanz. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com