Welcome to the second year of Empires, Eagles & Lions in a magazine format. EE&L was originally published for many years as a newsletter and was converted to the larger size in 1993 starting with the July-August issue. You may notice some significant changes in the appearance of this issue compared with the previous six. This is just the beginning of some new ideas and new approaches we are going to try in our second year as a magazine. Since I have come on board to help the EE&L staff, Jean Lochet has kindly given up his editorial space to me in this issue so that I may introduce myself to you. My name is Dana Lombardy, and I have become the Publisher, working for Todd Fisher of The Emperor's Headquarters. Along with our new Art Director/Production Manager Ron Ellis, we have redesigned much of the magazine. Why? Jean, Todd and I share a vision. That vision is to to expose more people to the incredible history of the Napoleonic era, and to the exciting hobby of wargaming. This can only be accomplished with a professional, attractive publication that entices the casual reader or browser to pick up EE&L and perhaps ... perhaps ... get hooked on history and wargaming the way we did so many years ago. Does this mean you will no longer see some of the detailed articles and columns that you've come to enjoy reading every other month? No. Jean and his editorial staff will still be ferreting out all that hard-to-obtain, interesting material and bring it to you in each and every issue. And for those of you who do not know me, I offer my credentials to show the niche I will occupy on the staff. I began my publishing career in 1972 with the first issue of Conflict, a military history magazine with a wargame included in each issue. From there, I went on to edit a column on games for trade magazines serving store owners/managers, and writing columns on games for both Analog and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazines. I was also the Publisher for Game News and Stardate. In addition, I have designed many published wargames, including the boardgames Streets of Stalingrad, Norad, and Cromwell, and assisted with the development of the Johnny Reb miniatures rules. Working with EE&L is going to be both a challenge and a pleasure. We are still writing this magazine for you. And, hopefully, also for thousands of potential readers who may not be playing wargames yet. As in the past, publishing EE&L will be a two-way street: we need your feedback and ideas in order to keep this the premier magazine of Napoleonic history and wargaming. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 2 No. 7 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Emperor's Headquarters 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