From Nexus Special Interests Ltd., Publishers of "Military Modelling" and "Practical Wargamer", "Regiment" is issued six times a year at 2.75 pounds per issue. Issue received December 1996/January 1997. Issue Eighteen. "The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 1685- 1996".

I confess I did not know this magazine existed and I am very glad that I have now been enlightened. I had to do with several old and honoured regiments myself. I did my square bashing with The Green Howards at The Castle, Richmond, Yorks. My TA was spent with The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry (The Green Machine) and I spent many happy years as officer of the Army section of a C.C.F. badged to The Royal Hampshire Regiment. The Tigers have 'got the chop'. The KSLI is now a btn of The Light Infantry and The Green Howards are still going strong. I'll look out for 'Regiments" on them.

The Magazine is excellently produced, bags of colour, lots of photographs all about the history, uniforms, colours and equipment of the Regiment "starring" in the issue.

Each section treats of the D&D's history egs. The Regiment Today, The 11th Foot 1685- 1881, the 39th Foot 1702-1881. the 54th Foot 1755-1881, The Devonshire Regiment 1881-1958, The Doresetshire Regiment 1881-1951, The Dorset Regiment 1951-1958. the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (I 1th, 39th and 54th Foot) 1958-1996.

On page six is a full page reproduction of Henry Ist Duke of Beaufort who raised The Duke of Beaufort's Musketeers in 1685. 'The Regt Today' has various photograpbs of members of the Regt in colour and black/white showing their various distinctions, medals, badges of rank, etc. On page eight is an interesting inset on the Regimental Badge. There is a two-page spread in colour of the Regimental Band. On Page 11 is a photo of an officer in mess dress. On his left sleeve is the ribbon of the Croix de Guerre. As a member of the KSLI TA BN I wore it too, as the same French General, Gen. Berthelot commended them in WWI and they carried the honour on their sleeves (4th Bn also in 1918, Brigny Hill, near Chambrecy (cf. 'The King's Shropshire Light Infantry' by J.R.B. Moulsdale Damous Regts Series. Leo Cooper Ltd). The Devonshire's exploit that won their Croix is on page 43, a colour reproduction of an excellent painting. Through the magazine there are some excellent uniformed figures painted by Bill Younghusband.

All the exploits and honours of the founding regiments are touched upon and often illustrated. Then are only six pages of adverts in the whole 68 pages apart from a subscription examples page.

The first two issues of Regiments are sold out. 1) The Life Guards; 2) The Blues & Royals. I'll list the other numbers available as you may be interested.

No3 - The Kings Regt; No 4 The Grenadier Guards; No5 The Yeomanry; No6 The Princess a Wale's Royat Regt, No7 The Staffordshine Regt; No8 The Kings Own Royal Border Regt; No9 The King's Royal Hussars; No 10 The Duke of Wellington's Regt (sold out): No 11 The Black Watch No 12 The Royal Regt of Fusileers: No 13 The Corps of Royal Engineers; No 14 The Worcestershire & Shorwood Foresters Regt (The Woffers!); No15 The Royal Welch Fusileers; No16 The 22nd (Cheshire) Regt.

On 3rd June 1997 The Royal Anglian Regt will fill Regiment No 19. Copies can be ordered from Nexus Subscription Services. Tower House. Sovereign Park. Lath Kill St.. Market Harborougt Leicestershire, LE16 9EF. The editor of this bursting with information periodical is Stuart Asquith wargamer and authoer of several rule books and wargaming titles. I strongly recommend you to get hold of a copy of "Regiments" - the bigger branches of WHS and John Menzies probably have their "hobby" fixtures. You may find yourself hooked!

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