For all of our recent subscribers who wonder what they missed during the first four years, here is a list of all articles that have appeared in Operations, issues 1 through 16. We have not provided a synopsis of the content, but have included the author and applicable series for each article. Although not listed here, each issue also contains an In Brief, an Out Brief, Errata, and (through issue #9) series Q&A. We hope you find this useful.
#1-Summer, 1991 (*-7.25 x 11 format)
4. Learning the Hard Way (Hist) by Capt. R.S. Faulkner
8. Barren Victory: Designer's Preview (CWB) by Dave Powell
11. Forest for the Trees... (CWB) by Dave Powell
14. Bloody Lane: A Scenario for ITQF (CWB) by Dean Essig
16. Omaha: Designer's Preview (TCS) by Dave Powell
18. TCS Line Entry Command System (TCS) by Dean Essig
19. TCS Multi-Fire/Roll Cumulative Chart (TCS) by Rod Miller
19. The AT Roll: What is it? (TCS) by Dean Essig
22. Play Tips for the Civil War, Bde Series (CWB) by Rod Miller
#2-Fall, 1991
4. Blitzkrieg: The Myth of the Blitz (Hist) by Capt. TT. Smith
6. A Last Word? (CWB) by Dean Essig
6. Illustrious Status Rule: Fact or Fiction? (CWB) by Dean Essig
7. The Use of Breastworks (CWB) by Dave Powell
9. Extended Movement (CWB) by Dave Powell
12. Technique of the Tank Platoon... (Hist) by unknown
16. Bloody 110th Umpired Game-The Rules (TCS) by Dean Essig
18. Storming Ashore: ... Omaha Playtest (TCS) by Dave Powell
19. Operational Combat Series: A First Peek (OCS) by Dean Essig
2 1. Origins 9 1 -Report (Hobby) by Dean Essig
2 1. Enough Room for All (Hobby) by Dean Essig
22. Background Colors and Contour Lines (Design) by Dean Essig
26. To Close Combat or Not? (CWB) by Dean Essig
#3-Winter, 1991
6. 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)-A Line in the Sand (Hist) by ]Lt. C.M. Lippard
10. The Limitations of Series Designs (Design) by Dean Essig
11. Barren Victory Slopes (CWB) by Gerry Palmer
12. One-Book Willy Goes to War (CWB) by John Kisner
12. Defensive Orders (CWB) by David Powell
13. The Cornfield: A Scenario for ITQF (CWB) by Dean Essig
14. CWB Command System vs. Solitaire Play (CWB) by Dean Essig
16. Writing Your Orders: What do They Mean? (CWB) by David Powell
17. Overwatch Triggers-3rd Ed Change (TCS) by Dean Essig
18. Some TCS Ideas (TCS) by Mark R. Stricker
18. The Terrain Effects Chart (TCS) by Dean Essig
19. A New TCS Point Fire Table (TCS) by Dean Essig
20. Bloody I 10th Umpired Play (TCS) by Dean Essig
21. Force Eagle's War: A New Unit (TCS/M) by James Meldrum
22. The Mother of All Rules Changes (OCS) by Dean Essig
25. Where Does Your Gaming Dollar Go? (Hobby) by Dean Essig
30. Figuring Line of Sight (CWB & TCS) by Dave Demko
30. A TCS Proposal-Ost-Front (TCS) by Dean Essig
#4-Spring, 1992
6. 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)-The Hail Mary (Hist) by ]Lt. C.M.Lippard
12. 1 + 1 =3 (Design) by Dean Essig
13. Limited Foretell (Design) by Dean Essig
15. Defensive Orders for Barren Victory (CWB) by Dave Powell
15. Bloody Roads South: Designer's Preview (CWB) by James Epperson
16. Barren Victory Solitaire: Conclusion (CWB) by Dean Essig
16. Artillery in the CWB System (CWB) by Dave Powell
18. Bloody 110: German Notes (TCS) by Jean Jodoin
23. Guderian's Blitzkrieg: Playtest 3 and Beyond (OCS) by Dean Essig
26. Stalingrad Pocket: A Preview (SCS) byDean Essig
30. Army Status and Panic Options (CWB) by John Kismet
#5-Summer, 1992
4. Back into the Woods... (Letters) by Lewis Pond versus Rick Blankenship & Dave Powell
7. Civil War Infantry Tactics (Hist) by Dave Powell
12. Maneuver Warfare and the Wargamer, Part I (Theory) by Dean Essig
14. Un-Command (Design) by Dean Essig
15. Fighting Your War and Winning it Too (Design) by Dave Demko
16. Bloody 110 Update (TCS) by Dean Essig
17. A Desperate Fight, Part I (CWB-Replay) by Dave Powell
19. Germans across the Kall (TCS) by Hans van Deventer
20. Soviet Set-up Notes for GB (OCS) by Owen Fuller
25. A Wargame Widow (Humor) by Annette McKenzie
#6-Fall, 1992 (*-1st issue in 8.5 x 11 format)
5. The Panzer-Lehr Before the Invasion (Hist) by Stephen Barratt
9. Guest Editorial: The Game's the "Thang" (Hobby) by John Leggat
10. Fighting with Old Friends (Hobby) by Dave Demko
11. Procrastinator's Special (CWB) by Dean Essig
11. A Desperate Fight, Part 2 (CWB-Replay) by Dave Powell
13. Arriving Alive (CWB) by Dave Powell
14. Maneuver Warfare and the Wargamer, Part 2 (Theory) by Dean Essig
17. All Alone on the Road to Perfection (Design) by Dave Powell
18. Bloody 110: American Notes (TCS) by Jean Jodoin
19. For You, the War is Over (SCS-Replay) by Dave Powell
22. SP: Victory at any Cost? (SCS) by Dean Essig
23 Different Roads to Stalingrad (SCS) by James Meldrum
25. Cracking the Code (SCS) by Dean Essig
29. Jerry's Picks (Reviews?) by Jerry Axel
30. It's Always Something (Hobby) by Dean Essig
#7-Winter, 1992
6. Assaulting with Success, Part I (Hist) by Dave Powell
9. Maneuver Warfare and the Wargamer, Part 3 (Theory) by Dean Essig
11. In the Twilight Zone (CWB) by Dave Powell
13. Proposed 3rd Ed TCS Changes (TCS) by Dean Essig
17. Kall Trail (TCS) by Hans van Deventer
18. Tank Recovery in WWII (TCS) by Hans van Deventer
18. Dynamiting Bridges: an OCS Variant (OCS) by Dean Essig
19. Putting Some BLITZ in Your KRIEG (OCS) by Dean Essig
21. A Playtester's Lament, Part 2 (OCS) by Owen Fuller
23. Putting on the Hun (SCS) by Dean Essig
30. Making a Game Map (Design) by Dean Essig
#8-Spring, 1993
4. Internal Business Report (Hobby) by Dean Essig
5. External Business Report (Hobby) by Dean Essig
6. Saving ORIGINS from the Infidels (Hobby) by Dean Essig
6. The "Game Company" Game, Part I (Hobby) by Dave Powell
9. Lonely Games (Solitaire) by Dave Demko
13. Maneuver Warfare and the Wargamer, Part 4 (Theory) by Dean Essig
14. Chrome a la Mode (CWB) by Gerry Palmer
16. Sand, Surf, and Survival (TCS) by Dave Demko
18. The Birth of Guderian's Blitzkrieg (OCS) by Owen Fuller
20. A Couple More for the OCS (OCS) by Dean Essig
21. Comments on Stalingrad Pocket CRT (SCS) by John Gilmer, Jr.
23. Messing Up with the Big Boys (SCS) by Dean Essig
24. Afrika: A Status Report on SCS #2 (SCS) by Dean Essig
#9-Summer, 1993
7. The "Game Company" Game, Part 2 (Hobby) by Dave Powell
10. Solitairing the CWB (CWB) by Dean Essig
11. Burnside's Bridge: Scenario for ITQF (CWB) byRobert Bottos
12. Assaulting with Success, Part 2 (CWB-Hist) by Dave Powell
14. Making Playtest Counters (Design) by Dean Essig
14. Game Resolution (Design) by Dean Essig
17. Revised Pocket-The Sequel (SCS) by Jean Jodoin
19. Fighting with Russians (OCS) by Dean Essig
21. More OCS Rules... (OCS) by Dean Essig
22. Tips and Tricks in GB (OCS) by Keith Fortner & Ray Werts
#10-Fall, 1993
6. Origins Report (Hobby) by Dean Essig
7. European Wargaming (Hobby) by Dean Essig
8. G-2 Game Assistance Program (GAP) by Steve Newhouse
10. Focused Design (Design) by Dave Powell
11. Civil War Leaders (CWB) by Dave Powell
12. Effective Use of Firepower in the CWB (CWB) by Brandon Einhorn
15. CWB vs. NBS (NBS) by Dean Essig
16. Desert Orientation (SCS) by Rodney Schmisseur
17. Desert Panzers (SCS) by Arnold Blumberg
19. The Italian Gambit (SCS) by Don & Dave Demko
23. More Afrika Scenarios (SCS) by Hank Meyer
23. Playtester's Lament-Part 3 (OCS) by Owen Fuller
25. Learning to See (LoS) by Joe Sylvester
#11-Winter, 1993 (available in copied format, bound as magazine)
5. Refereed CWB Play (CWB-Replay) by Larry Tagg
9. Incremental Fire Combat (CWB) by Thomas Prowell
11. The Army Commander and the Player (CWB) by Dean Essig
12. Brief Look at the TCS 3rd Edition (TCS) by Mike Haggett
13. Enemy at the Gates Preview (OCS) by Dean Essig
15. Dimensions of the OCS (OCS) by Dave Powell
18. Desert Storm 1940, O'Connor Strikes (SCS) by Mauro De Vita
21. Thoughts on British Strategy in Afrika (SCS) by Mike Haggett
23. Options and Variants for Afrika (SCS) by Hans von Stockhausen
24. The Soviet Armies in Stalingrad Pocket (SCS) by Mike Lynn & Tim Armstrong
#12-Spring, 1994
6. The Year in Review (Hobby) by Dean Essig
8. ORIGINS Awards (Hobby) by Mark Matthews-Simmons
9. Seizing the Initiative (CWB-Play) by Ken Jacobsen
12. Changes to the OCS (OCS) by Dean Essig
16. Extension to GB-The Soviet Onslaught (OCS) by Boyd Schorzman
18. Surviving Guderian's Schwerpunkt (OCS) by Nolan Hudgens
20. O'Connor's Offensive (Hist) by Arnold Blumberg
#13-Summer, 1994
5. Profile: Murfreesboro (CWB) by Mike Haggett
6. New Scenarios for BRS (CWB) by James Epperson
8. CWB Random Events (CWB) by Thomas Prowell
14. The New OCS-Unlearning Bad Habits (OCS) by Dean Essig
16. Different Roads to Moscow (OCS) by James Meldrum
17. Revised GD'40 Air Table (TCS) by Mike Haggett
17. Omaha 3rd Edition Retrofit (TCS) by Mike Haggett
18. Play Tips for Ardennes (SCS) by Mike Haggett
20. Analysis for the Defense of Stalingrad (SCS) by Robert Mussen
23. Putting More Chrome into SP (SCS) by Pedro Santos
#14-Fall, 1994
6. Don't Mourn. Organize! (Hobby) by Kevin Kiconas
7. Thundering On-Battle Narrative of TATC (Replay) by Dave Powell
11. Soviet Counter-Offensive-Dec '41/Jan '42 (Hist) by Boyd Schorzman
15. Operational Notes for EatG (OCS) by Don Nesbitt
21. Ardennes (SCS) by Doug Mann
23. Tactical Note: Fast Panzers (SCS) by Dave Demko
#15-Winter, 1994
5. Wargame Widow (Humor) by Ana Santos
6. Sound Retreat! (Retreat Report) by Dave Demko
10. Roving Commanders (CWB) by Dave Powell
11. Back at Headquarters (CWB) by Thomas Prowell
13. Historical Look at Casualty Rates (CWB) by Larry Tagg
14. Refereeing the CWB-LOS (CWB-LOS) by Larry Tagg
18. GD'40 and Objective: Schmidt Replays (TCS) by Ron Chaco
20. EatG: 11th Army to the Rescue! (OCS) by Dave Powell
21. A Day with Afrika (SCS) by Joe Wilson & Mike Wimple
#16-Spring 1995
6. Internal Business Report (Hobby) by Dean Essig
7. From the Game Production Front (Design) by Owen Fuller
8. Yom Kippur Preview(SCS) by Dean Essig
9. Bloody Roads South Union Strategy (CWB) by David Powell
12. Command in La Battaille (NBS) by Ed Bryan and Geoff Phipps
15. What's New in TCS 3.1? (TCS) by Lee Forrester
18. Mastering the OCS (OCS) by Dean Essig
21. Battle Groups (OCS) by Bob Runnicles & Nigel Roberts
22. OCS House Rules (OCS) by Phil Smith
23. Operations Index (what you're reading right now)
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