Pakistan At War joins the ranks of MagWeb.com's other exclusive digital publications, including War of 1812 and King or Parliament (English Civil War), as well as scores of printed magazines covering 4,500 years of military history and war-related products. Pakistan At War publisher Shahram Khan will initially concentrate on the India-Pakistan Wars and his first issue focuses on The Battle of Burki (Sept., 1965) and Major Aziz Bhatti, winner of the Nishan-e-Haider (the Pakistani equivalent of the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor). The following issue will cover Operation Grandslam, the Pakistan Army's attack on Indian-held Kashmir in 1965.

"We're delighted to welcome Pakistan at War to MagWeb.com," says Russ Lockwood, president and CEO of MagWeb.com. "Our members gain insight into little-known history, the publisher gains a wider audience and no-cost entry into a royalty-paying archive, and MagWeb.com acquires added historical content to become a more valuable resource."

Pakistan at War is one of a growing number of niche-topic newsletters appearing exclusively on MagWeb.com. Small publishers can concentrate on research, writing, and collecting royalties while avoiding the hassles of tracking subscriptions, collecting money, marketing, and doing paperwork.

"Small publishers can build quite a following among our thousands of members to reach people far beyond a personal web site and receive a continuing stream of royalty payments," says Lockwood. "Knowledgeable authors and experts who want to publish a newsletter on a favorite topic, no matter how narrow the focus on military history, receive a warm welcome at MagWeb.com. We're always looking to improve and expand our archive with expert content."

To make the archive more accessible, MagWeb.com expanded its subscription fee structure to create a new short-term, low-cost $9.95 membership good for one week of access. The cost of other memberships remains the same at $19.95 for one month, $34.95 for three months, $49.95 for six months, and $59.95 for 12 months.

"This $9.95 membership is specifically for those who want quick access for a specific project," says Lockwood. "They might see a movie and want more information about the period, it might be a student needing information for a history paper, or it might be a history buff who is just curious about what MagWeb.com holds."

MagWeb.com currently posts 20-25 issues per month plus bonus material such as news items, sample book chapters, WarLore (memoirs and other member contributions), book reviews, and more. The 25,000-article archive is growing at over 100 articles per week.

MagWeb.com started in 1996 with eight magazines and currently caters to thousands of subscribers in 34 countries. The award-winning archive covers 4500 years of battles, commanders, tactics, and weapons, as well as reviews of war-related products.

The 100 publications include those which are out of print, including The Armchair General (1960s-70s), Conflict (1970s), The Grenadier (1970s-80s), Renaissance Notes & Queries (1980s), and American Revolution Journal (1990s), as well as those still going strong: The Courier (all eras), Age of Napoleon, The Zouave (American Civil War), KTB (U-boats and submarines), Cry Havoc (all eras Special Interest publication from MENSA), and others. Recent publications added to the MagWeb.com archive include: King or Parliament, Command Post Newsletter, WWII Newsletter, The HMGS/PSW Messenger, Wargamer's Newsletter, CounterAttack, War of 1812, HMGS-GL The Herald, etc.

The MagWeb.com archive contains no adverts, which is why it charges a subscription fee for access. "Think of MagWeb.com like a premium cable channel," says Lockwood. "Sure there's free TV, but the best shows are on cable, which people pay for, and which, ironically, include commercials and advertisements among the basic cable channels. But if you want quality content without adverts, you move up to a premium channel. And that's MagWeb.com--no commercials, just pure content."

A list of all magazines plus about 100 sample articles may be viewed at no charge at http://www.magweb.com. -- submitted by Beth Brody for Magweb.com