New Items Uploaded
in July, August, September 2001

September 28, 2001

Pair of SOTCW Journals

    SOTCW Journal 24 (Summer 1996) and 26 (Winter 1996/1997) cover 20th century military history, modelling, and wargaming with articles on: Ia Drang Valley Campaign: Landing Zone X-Ray 1965, Street Fighting in Germany: 1945, Polish Motorized Cavalry 1939, Burma Armour Actions: Nunshigum Ridge (Imphal April 1944), WWI Campaigns in Africa: German South West, Kiwis Vs. Tigers (WWII anti-tank), Panzerkorps Grossdeutchland (Part 1), British Home Guard WWII Anti-Tank Grenades, Cuban Fuzera Armada Republica, The Bay of Pigs Invasion, Naval Battles of the Russo-Japanese War, Australian Advisors in Vietnam: The First Victoria Cross, loads of product reviews, gaming scenarios, and much more.

September 27, 2001

Pair of Strategikons

    Strategikon Vol. 1 No. 2 (February 2001) and Vol. 1 No. 3 (June 2001) cover the ancient era with articles on: History of the Munus (Roman Gladiatorial Contests), Homer's Greeks in Battle, History of Logistics (Cannae Campaign): Part One and Two, Myth of the Carthaginian Light Pikeman, the Falcata, review of The Mummy Returns and Outpost Miniatures, The Nimble Numidians, Curio in Africa 49 BCE, and more. These issues may still be on the newsstand and print subscriptions are available from Strategikon strategikon@aol.com.

September 25, 2001

Pair of Operations

    Operations No. 40 (Spring 2001) and No. 41 (Summer 2001) bring you up to date on The gamers, Inc. wargames. Excellent articles on the May 1940 air drop into Holland, strategy and tactics in Guderian's Blitzkrieg II, Random Events for This Hallowed Ground, Setup and Strategy in Hube's Pocket, Ten Years of Operations: Back Issues 1-41 on MagWeb.com, A Frozen Hell: Tactical Challenges, Preview of Fallschirmjaeger, Soviet Order of Battle: For Guderian's Blitzkrieg II, Two Hard Weeks in Mississippi, Yom Kippur Variants, Role of Leaders in the NBS, errata, and much more. These issues may still be on the newsstand and print subscriptions are available from Operations letters@tgamers.com.

September 23, 2001

Simulacrum Back Issue

    Simulacrum Vol. 2 No. 3 (April 2000), covers the wargame collectibles market with indepth reviews and collectible analysis of various games. This issue offers: To the Green Fields Beyond, Cambrai 1917, The Marne, Angola, The Falklands Wars, Rise and Fall [Rome], Marine: 2002, The Beastlord, Battle for the Factories [Stalingrad], Dauntless, Deluxe Fighter Pilot, Dragoon vs. Hussar, Divine Right, Double Star, Frank Herbert’s Dune, and Domination. Other articles include: Bulge ‘65 Historical, Avalon Hill Advertising Flyers: The Early Years, Games Beginning With D, Very Short History of The Military War Game, Cambrai 1917 Historical Overview, Rarity vs. Money, and more. Print Subscriptions are available from Simulacrum johnkula@home.com.

September 22, 2001

Courier Back Issue

    Courier Vol. VII No. 3 (1986), covers Imperial Guard of Napoleon the Little, Orders of Battle: Franco-Prussian War, Pershing Expedition to Mexico 1916, Austro-Prussian War of 1866 Battle Report, Why Not Campaign?, Complete Index Courier Volume VI, Role Playing a Napoleonic General, On To Richmond Rules Modifications, news, reviews, and more. Print Subscriptions are available from The Courier mgluteus@aol.com.

September 21, 2001

Lone Warrior 135: Solo

    Lone Warrior 135 (July-September 2001), adapts military history and wargaming for solo analysis with articles on World War I German Infiltration Tactics, Soloing Air Combat Board Games, Solitaire Building Clearance, Shenandoah Valley PBM, Civilized Campaigns, Fighting Off that Nasty Ambush, Notes from the Air Wargames Advisor, and a Conspiracy Theory. Print Subscriptions are available from Lone Warrior rbarbuto@idir.net.

September 20, 2001

News

September 19, 2001

Book Reviews and Sample Chapters

September 18, 2001

News: Members' Reaction and Historical Quotes

September 17, 2001

First Empire 59: Napoleonic Issue

    First Empire 59 (July-August 2001), covers the Napoleonic era with articles on Battle of Quatre Bras (16th June 1815), overview of the year 1806, profiles of General Jan Willem Janssens and Generale de Division Philibert-Jean-Baptiste-Francois Comte Curial, fiction, The Duellists: Part 2, Napoleonic News Desk, and more. Print Subscriptions are available from First Empire dw@firstempire.ltd.uk.

September 15, 2001

Revised MagWeb.com FAQ

    MagWeb.com has revised its FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), giving some background and philosophy behind MagWeb.com's archive.

September 14, 2001

Another Wally Hoffmann First Person Account for Warlore

    Wally Hoffmann was a B-17 pilot who completed 35 missions with the 8th Air Force. He has generously allowed us to post a revised version of his Schweinfurt mission account and offered another chilling and rivieting mission to Germany account. We also have a short bio he sent along, too. Many thanks to Wally Hoffman.

September 13, 2001

Triple U-Boat and Submarine Threat

    KTB 107 (August 1994), 108 (Sept-Oct 1994), and 109 (January 1995) pack a plethora of submarine information, primarily regarding WWII U-boats, with memoirs, original research, and contributions from around the world. Profiles of U-116 to U-119, USS S-12 to S-17, ‘The Gangster' Holtring and U-604, RADM 'Silent' Otto Kretchmer memories, Enigma Code and Bletcheley Park, Far East U-Boats Missions, WWII Soviet Submariner Alexander Ivanovitch Marinesko and C-13, HMS Sealion, History of the Italian Submarine Navy (Giacinto Pullino), History of the Japanes Submarine Navy, U.S. Submarines: A Technological History, U-Boat Slang, U-Boat Gold Hoax, U-Boat Refuelings during WWII, Above Top Secret: Blau 315, German Biber (Midget Subs), Japanese CDR Tomonaga and U-234, Kohyoteki: IJN Midget Submarines, Hordes of U-Boat and Submarine Factoids, WWII Soviet Submarine Akula, the Mystery Attack of 24 February, 1943, and much, much, much, more. Print Copies of back issues (and ordering a current print subscription to KTB) are available from Sharkhunters sharkhunters@sharkhunters.com.

September 12, 2001

Cry Havoc 35 Current Issue

    Cry Havoc 35 (August 2001), the magazine of the MENSA Military History SIG, includes well-researched articles on US P3 Orion Meets PRC F-8 (Eyewitness Account from the pilot), The Pirates of St. Tropaz (9th Century AD), The Battle of Manilla Bay (Admiral George M. Dewey's after action account), Battle of Ridgefield (April 27, 1777), Civil War Medicine (Book Review), Karl M. Tschanz Completed Basic Training, Some Ways For Old Salts to Simulate Being in the Navy (Humor), and more. Print and e-mail (PDF) Subscriptions are available from Cry Havoc dtschanz@sahara.com.sa.com.

September 11, 2001

Day of Evil

    Our hearts and prayers go out to the families who suffered on this day of evil.

September 10, 2001

MWAN 111

    MWAN No. 111 (May/June 2001) is 192 pages of military history and wargaming with articles on: 25mm Pirate Rules, Fire and Fury for American Revolution, DBA Variation for Napoleonic Wars, Battalion Level Napoleonic Warfare, Dove Creek: 8 January 1865, Boxer Rebellion Ideas, Lexington and Concord mini-campaign, Trouble Brewing in 1888 (Beer City), Faces on 6mm Figures, Conduct of a Wargame Group, Those Fightin' 54s, Matrix Gaming on the Internet, a slew of reviews, letters, and products news, and much more. Print Subscriptions are available from MWAN halmwan@hotmail.com.

September 7, 2001

Abanderado vol 6 No. 1/2 Double Issue

    Abanderado vol 6 No. 1/2 (July 2001) covers the Spanish Civil War with articles on Fiat G50 Freccia, Basque Anarchist "Bakunin" Battalion, The Botwin Company, Regulares Infantry MG Co., Regulares Uniforms, Fascists (Primarily CTV) Order of Battle, Italian Artillery, La Coruna Road OOB, Jarama OOB, Guadalahara OOB, Flags of the International Brigades, Republican Air Force at Guadalahara, Battle of Majorca 1936, Nash Quad Armoured Car 1920s drawing, wargaming ideas, and much more. Printed copies available at newsstands or direct from Abanderado (rolfscw@aol.com).

September 6, 2001

Quintet of Strategists

    Strategist 337 (April 2001), 338 (May 2001), 339 (June 2001), 340 (July 2001), and 341 (August 2001) provides an eclectic mix of military history, wargaming, and social commentary. Articles include reviews of Taj Mahal, Battle in Seattle, Merchants of Amsterdam, Ohne Furcht und Adel, Minuteman: The Second American Revolution, Wave of Terror (The Battle of the Bulge), Nicht Die Bohne, Freikorps, Swahili, Lost Cities, Digging, Zirkus Flohcati, Warp Spawn Games, and more. Mini-games published in the issues include: War Fair (A Game of Arms Dealing), Wolf Pack (WWII U-boats), and Waterloo 20. Plus, profiles of Military Movie Stars: Jack Hawkins, Kirk Douglas, Sir Alec Guinness, James Mason, and Stanley Baker. Lots of other game variants, product news, humor, and other analysis. Printed copies available direct from SGS (phillies@wpi.edu).

September 5, 2001

Pair of Time Portal Passages

    Time Portal Passages (Summer 2001 and Fall 1999) continue as a compendium of research material with articles on the 1848-1850 Danish-Schleswig-Holstein War (Chronology of Battles and Uniforms Notes), US Patrol Boat Operations During WWII (English Channel, Mediterranean, and Pacific operations), and Unique Facts of World War II Uniforms (from US Army and VFW photos). Also, a pair of miniatures rules sets: Medals of Valor: 20th Century Skirmish Wargame System, and Fire! Ogon! Feuer! WWII Skirmish Rules. Printed copies of the Summer 2001 issue is available at newsstands or direct from TPP (rsn@mindspring.com).

September 4, 2001

Baker's Dozen of Larry Leadhead

September 3, 2001

Welcome 94th Magazine! Featherstone's Wargamer's Newsletter

    Wargamer's Newsletter # 210 (Sept. 1979), one of the original hobby publications covering military history and wargaming, makes its debut on MagWeb.com courtesy of Donald Featherstone. Articles include the Battle of Arogi, Agincourt and Archery Effectiveness, Muskets Bayonets and Knapsacks (Napoleonic Wargaming), scenarios for Naval Wargaming, Military Quiz of the Month, Book Reviews, New Products, Letters, and much more. Although no longer being published, WN lives on in the MagWeb.com archive in recognition of Featherstone's contribution to wargaming. Special thanks to Pat Condray (The Armchair General), Hal Thinglum (MWAN), and Terry Gore (Saga) for assistance.

September 2, 2001

Welcome 93nd Magazine! Those Damn Dice

    Those Damn Dice Vol. One No. 1 (July 2001), makes a simultaneous debut in the UK and on MagWeb.com. It is, as the editorial notes, "a forum of ideas, reviews and game reports" from the Molesey Game Club. This first issue takes an in-depth look (with 13 articles) at the Rapid Fire WWII rules, plus additional articles on Principles of War, painting techniques for soft plastics, and more. Printed copies available at newsstands or direct from TDD (rolfscw@aol.com).

August 31, 2001

Month and Year Tally

    MagWeb.com, in August, posted 31 issues, 1 book review, 4 game reviews, and 12 news items. For 2001 year to date, that's 184 issues, 55 news items, 28 book reviews, and 31 other articles.

August 29, 2001

Age of Napoleon Pair

    Age of Napoleon 29 (1998) and 30 (1999) offer articles on the Battles of Eylau, Maida, Almeida, Ligny, and Bussaco, Achievements of Field Artillery, Life in the Russian infantry, Pitts' Reign of Terror, Interview with Hofschroer, Profile of Radetzky, Officers and Gentlemen, French Tactics, Prussian and French Re-enactment Units, news, reviews, and more.

August 25, 2001

MagWeb.com Reviewed in Germany

    Manoeverkritik magazine in Germany reviewed MagWeb.com. Robert Holzer's favorable review noted that he was impressed with the variety of magazines and articles in the archive, and especially the continued additions to the archive.

    A rough translation summarizing the review:

      An interesting pay site archiving mostly military-oriented magazines. Format and layout of articles are impressive. He's never heard of most of the publications, but look at the names and see for yourself: [list of magazines by title]. The search engine is very impressive, as is the constant updating and expansion of the archive's magazines and articles. The $4.95 (US) price may be high for German standards, but you wouldn't complain spending 10 DeutschMarks a month on all these magazines--after all, the publishers have to get paid. Recommended with the time and money.
    This is a summary based on notes I took from a German-speaking friend translating the review over the phone. One aspect Holzer' noted--and this is a function of him looking into MagWeb.com not just for an hour or so, but for a couple months--is the part about the constant expansion of the archive. And it's good to know that MagWeb.com "translates" well overseas. FYI: Money exchange right now is $1=2DM.

August 24, 2001

Quartet of 18th Century Military Notes and Queries

    18th Century Military Notes and Queries 2, 3, 5, and 10 complete the set of 18CMN&Q on MagWeb.com--from 1-12 inclusive. Many, many thanks to MagWeb.com member Geoffrey Johnson for graciously lending his personal copies. Articles include Swedish Military Flags, Battle of Narva, battle of Gross Jagersdorf, Regiment Royal Suedois, Early Colours of the Regiment of Foot Numbered the 4th, Battle of Almansa, British Army at Culloden, Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Earl of Petersborough, Uniforms of the Armies of the Great Northern War: Russia, William Howe's Light Infantry Discipline, April 19, 1775, Evolution of Battle Tactics of Frederick the Great, Army of Hessen Kassel 1650-1700, Braes O' Killcrankie 27 July 1689, Irish-Jacobite Army 1689-91, Battle of Narva September 20th, 1700, Highland Regiments in America During the Seven Years War, British Army TO&E in North America 1775-1783, Siege of Quebec, 1759, Volontaires Etrangeres, Swedish Mercenary Forces War of the League of Augsburg, Campaigns of Marlborough 1708, Prussian Volunteer Units Raised During the War of Bavarian Succession 1778-79, 1768 Galloper Gun, and queries, answers, and notes, and more.

August 23, 2001

Pair of Time Portal Passages

    Time Portal Passages (Winter 2001 and Spring 2001) continue the successful Our Place in the Sun with extensive coverage of North American Native Indian Wars, including: Muskogee Wars, Creek/Seminole Wars, and SE Atlantic Coast Native Nations. Detailed chronologies of battles and wars follow weapons, uniform, and tactics discussions, as well as DBA Army lists! Also, The Greek War of Independence: 1821-33 includes Notable Units, Expeditionary Forces, Personalities, Wargaming Notes, the usual exhaustive chronology of battles and key events, and more. These are the current issues and boast a new glossy stock. Printed copies available at newsstands or direct from TPP (rsn@mindspring.com).

August 23, 2001

Heliograph 124

    Heliograph 124 (April 2001) brings a cornucopia of product news and reviews regarding the Victorian Colonial period, plus an article on the origins of Sword and the Flame, a discussion of figure scale in the letters section, and more. Printed copies available on newsstands or direct from Heliograph (brooks1@emeraldis.com).

August 22, 2001

OSG News Current Issue

    OSG News (August 2001) offers news about OSG products, including Highway to the Kremlin Q&A, Fathers & Sons Store, Origins 2001 Convention Report, and more.

August 21, 2001

Knights Round Table Current Issue

    Knights Round Table (August 2001) describes On Holy Ground and Day of Battle, a pair of Medieval Miniature Rules sets in an editorial and designer notes. The bulk of the issue provides a short history of the First through Fifth Crusades in the Mid East.

August 20, 2001

Matrix Gamer Current Issue

    Matrix Gamer 27 (August 2001) provides ideas and insight into Chris Engle's Matrix Games, including news from Spain, Politics By Other Means ideas, and Hostage Crisis in Dar As Salaam 1889 Matrix game.

August 19, 2001

Muskrat L Current Issue

    Muskrat L (August 2001), John Kovalic's musings about his comic book series, discusses fatigue from visiting so many conventions, web site, and product news with one editorial.

August 17, 2001

Greenhill Military Book News Current Issues

August 16, 2001

Quintet of Reviews

August 15, 2001

Saga Current Issue

    Saga 81 (June-July 2001) covers ancient and medieval periods with articles on the Achaemenid Persians, Battle of Dorylaeum, Battle of Brunanburh, a host of rules ideas and clarifications for Medieval Warfare and Ancient Warfare, Review of Day of Battle 2nd Edition, Tournament results, letters, and more. Now on newsstands or available from Saga (tlgore@frontiernet.net).

August 14, 2001

Welcome 92nd Magazine! CounterAttack

    CounterAttack 1 (October 1987) may no longer be published, but Cold War historians will be impressed with the first issue. Excellent articles on Modern Battle Doctrine (from Soviet and NATO perspectives), Bundeswehr (mission, organization, and doctrine), Soviet Conventional Combat Philosophy, and Wiedervereinigungskrieg (German war of re-unification). Plus, the rules (sorry, we can't provide the map, counters, and charts) for Drive on Frankfurt, along with designer's notes, player's notes, and unit analysis.

August 13, 2001

More News Items

August 10, 2001

Rebel Yell: Pair of Current Issues

    Rebel Yell 18 (Spring 2001) and 19 (Summer 2001) are the current issues from HMGS South. Excellent article on comparison of US American Civil War Army with French and Prussian Armies of 1870, Charge of the Light Brigade (Crimean War) rules, Random Army Generation Parts I and II: Ancient Greek, Italian and Carthiginians, news, reviews, and more.

August 9, 2001

ACW Zouave Current Issue

    Zouave 53 (2001) is the current issue and available at newsstands or direct from the publisher. Coverage of the American Civil War includes: Battle of Piedmont, VA: June 5, 1864, Road from Salamanca to Twin Peaks, First Blood Revisited: Bull Run July 21, 1861, new ACW products and product reviews for the wargamer, and more.

August 8, 2001

News Items

August 7, 2001

Triple Dispatches

    HMGS Mid-South Dispatch (April, June, and July 2001) offers up organizational news as well as various historical and wargaming articles: Kadesh 1300BC, Ancient Morale, ACW Naval Vessals, Soviet Anti-Tank Dog Mines, Weathering Armored Vehicles, upcoming events, product reviews, and a whole slew of humor articles covering the military, including several on the China F-8 vs. US EP-3 air collision, What a Real Officer is, Pilot Jokes, Interim TDY Policy, Viagra Ingredients, and much more.

August 6, 2001

Triple Heralds

    The Herald 41 (May/June 2001), 34 (March/April 2000) and 27 (January/February 1999) track HMGS-GL endeavors. Articles include: Roots of Wargaming, Macedonians vs. Assyrians, Bretwalda 9thC DBA campaign, A Visigothic Saga, Fallen Timbers: The Movie, Mongols Rout Poles at Liegnitz, Painting Tips for American Indian Wars, Brits Hit "Sword Beach" on D-Day Command Decision 3 scenario, Casualty Levels Differ Over Time, Survey of Gulf War Literature, Rock 'n Rolling at Knob Creek Shooting Range, Analysis of DBA Armies Effectiveness, First Man in Rome DBA Campaign Rules, Painting the Magnificent Seven, many reviews, and lots of information about HMGS-GL.

August 4, 2001

Naval SITREP 20

    Naval SITREP 20 (April 2001) tackles the modern navy and WWII naval action. Articles include pre-WWII Japanese-Australian Alliance, Iranian Airpower History and Assessment 2001, Minsk World Theme Park (in China), German Submarine Development After the Second World War, Harpoon Scenario: Testing UNFOR: East Timor Crisis, 1/700 Scale Aircraft Miniatures, German K-130 corvette, Polyphem SSM, Russian Klub Missile System, New Zealand Cutbacks, book reviews, and more.

August 3, 2001

eContent Magazine Reviews MagWeb.com

    Robert McGarvey's article examines subscription-based successes (Penthouse.com and MagWeb.com) and failures (Slate magazine from Microsoft). It's nice to be in such well-known company--especially in the "success" category! An excerpt from his MagWeb.com review:
      "Most are obscure titles, at least to the mass market, but to avid followers of military history, this is a trove."
    It's official--we're a "trove." And I couldn't be happier. I'm going to embed the line "to avid followers of military history, this is a trove" in some upcoming advertising. I only wonder...did he spent more time at Penthouse.com or MagWeb.com?

August 3, 2001

The Citadel

    The Citadel (Spring 2001) from NWHMGS leads off with a terrific article on chariot warfare, followed by Fire and Fury Marker ideas, PT Boat scenario, convention reports, and more.

August 2, 2001

Welcome 91st Magazine! Combat Simulations

    Thanks to Mike Vogell, Combat Simulations makes its MagWeb.com debut. This covers WWII and was used to supplement the Battalions in Crisis rules set. Although no longer being published (though Mike once thought about bringing it back), you can see the first issue, containing articles on: The WWII Russian Soldier, [German] Company G Battles the Elements and the Russians, The Defense of Leuville, Battalions in Crisis Hints and Tips, and more.

August 1, 2001

New Gajo Figure Lists

    Please check out the Mall at MagWeb for the latest list of painted armies sold by long-time advertiser Gajo.

    And, I'd urge you to check out other advertisers of MagWeb.com found in our Mall and on our home page. We don't sell products, but we can point you to our advertisers.

August 1, 2001

Volunteer Double Play

    The Volunteer (Summer 2001) and (Spring 2001) provides some rather clever ideas (and rules) for teachers who wish to use tabletop games and miniatures to simulate battles--San Juan Hill, Saratoga, Alamo, and Little Big Horn are detailed. Also, historical piece of Roman centurions, plenty of book, movie, and figure reviews, coverage of Cold Wars 2001 convention, and many tabletop battle replays.

July 31, 2001

July Tally

    MagWeb.com posted 20 issues, two major convention reports (14 articles), 7 book reviews, 11 news items, and 1 review. Year to Date: 153 issues, 43 news items, 27 book reviews, and 27 other articles.

    While doing the advertising flyer for Historicon, I noticed that somewhere along the line, I undercounted the number of magazine titles--we actually have 90! Corrected!

July 30, 2001

Colonial Conquest x 2

    Colonial Conquest 8 and 10 bring Victorian era actions to the fore with articles on the 58th Regt at Laing's Nekm, Battle of Nyezane, Rorke's Drift, and German Southwest Africa, plus Films about the Boer Wars. Issue 8 concentrates on the US Wild West Pony Wars with Minnnesota Uprising 1862, Crook vs. Crazy Horse, Custer's Last Stand, Apache Wars of the SW, and more.

July 27, 2001

Grenadier Triple Play

    Grenadier Number 13 (June 1981), 12 (January 1981) and 11 (October 1980) offer a mix of WWII military history and support for Europa. Articles include the French Air Force 1940, French Armor 1940, Dutch Armed Forces 1940, Hermann Goering Luftwaffe Ground Formations of WWII, FASCAM Artillery Scatterable Mines, DNO Tournament at Origins 80, New Rules for La Bataille de la Moskova, Strategy for Narvik, major reviews of Austerlitz, Lam Son, IJN, Torpedo!, and Kriegsmarine, and many, many mini-reviews. And more!

July 26, 2001

Command Post Quarterly

    Command Post Quarterly 4 (Fall 1994) devotes almost the entire issue to the Persian Gulf War Order of Battle for US-led Coalition forces. Although the list is presented in terms of GDW's Combined Arms rules, the translation is roughly one stand = 1 platoon and one vehicle/artillery figure = 5 vehicles or artillery vehicles.

July 25, 2001

Orlando Sentinel Reviews MagWeb.com

    My PR firm just passed along an article written by Chris Cobbs for the Cyberscene column in the Sunday July 22 issue of the Orlando Sentinel. It's a favorable review of MagWeb.com!

    I went looking to see if it was on-line, but only the abstract was available, but you could buy the article direct. So I figured, how much could that be? Since I had been an editorial director for AT&T's on-line division, I know what was charged ($2-$3 per article) back in 1995-6. I figured it would probably less expensive by now. Here's the answer:

DescriptionPrice
Orlando Sentinel Power User
Annual Pass (1200 articles per year) 		$299.95
Orlando Sentinel
Annual Pass (360 articles per year) 		$149.95
Orlando Sentinel
Power User Month Pass (100 articles)		$39.95
Orlando Sentinel
Monthly Subscription (30 articles)		$14.95
Orlando Sentinel
Week Pass (15 articles)		$9.95
Orlando Sentinel
24-Hour Pass (5 articles)		$5.95
Orlando Sentinel
Single Article		$2.25

They're asking $2.25 for an individual article--403 words by the way and it certainly captured the essence of MagWeb.com. It's a good article (I liked the fact that he noted some features not normally pointed out by other reviewers), and it was syndicated by Knight-Ridder, so you may have seen it in your local paper.

The pricing surprised me, and yet, also pleased me. MagWeb.com charges $60 for a year (about 6,000 posted articles [1 cent each], plus the existing 22,000-article archive). The OS charges $300 for 1200 articles [25 cents each, no archive]. It means we are by far the best value on the web as a military history article archive. And what a gap!

And it's food for thought, too. Not that we're going to be charging $2.25 an article or 25 cents an article, but some of the new technology we're refining will start to go into effect by the end of the year. I've always meant MagWeb.com to pull in lots of people at low cost ($5 month) rather than few people at high cost (sorry, $2.25 is too high a cost, but when it takes $1.50-$2 to process a credit card...).

I think a lot about business models and pricing now that we've reached 5 years old. I've eschewed the flash in favor of substance--which is why this dot com is still around. As we reach 100 magazines/publications, we'll continue to deliver value. It's apparent advertising as the sole income for a full-time content site has pretty much failed. And I refuse to sell any customer info (we've been approached a couple of times--heck, we don't even use cookies because I find that a violation of privacy). Finding that mix between low enough to provide value and high enough to sustain business is always tricky. Rest assured MagWeb.com will chart the course as best we can.

July 25, 2001

Wally Back Issue Quartet

July 24, 2001

OSG News

    OSG News (July 2001) offers Q&A for Highway to the Kremlin and La Guerre, plus letters.

July 23, 2001

Muskrat L

    Muskrat L (July 2001) brings us up to date on Kovalic's activities with Dork this-and-that.

July 19-22, 2001

At Historicon Convention

    MagWeb.com will again make the trip to Lancaster, PA [Holiday Inn Resort, Rte 30 east of the city] for HMGS East's Historicon. If you are in the area, please stop by and check out the mix of history and wargaming--it's a visual and mental feast for military history buffs. MagWeb.com CEO Russ Lockwood will be appearing on a panel discussing the Internet and Wargaming on Friday night at 6pm, and of course, will be at the booth in the dealer hall.

July 18, 2001

Courier No. 81

    Courier No. 81 (2001) features a look at the DBA rules on its 10th anniversary with articles covering the 10 years, a sneak peak at DBA 2.0, and MagWeb.com CEO Russ Lockwood's article on Agincourt (with a modified DBA scenario). Alos, part II of French Foreign Legion, a 1941 Russian Front scenario, Bad Day at Black Rock shoot-out scneario, an excellent survey of Wargame Literature from 1872-1971, post-battle pursuit ideas, Sapper's Report on terrain, loads of reviews, and news, and more.

July 17, 2001

Europa Back Issue

    Europa No. 7 (May-June 1989) covers WWII and the Europa system with articles on Battle of Kiev Nov-Dec 1943, Russian Tactical Doctrine 1941-1942, Kalmuck Cavalry Corp, Russian Artillery Production and Distribution, German Division Staffs, Europa rules and ideas, and more.

July 16, 2001

Larry Leadhead Toons

    Larry Leadhead 25-37 brings another cache of comic strip mayhem to our hero, Larry Leadhead, as he navigates life, liberty, and the pursuit of miniatures.

July 15, 2001

Review: 1806 Prussian Infantry Figures

July 14, 2001

News at 11

July 13, 2001

Convention Recaps: Origins and E2001

July 12, 2001

War of 1812 Current Issue

    War of 1812 No. 2 (July, 2001) brings another excellent mix of military history and wargaming with the featured Battle of Chateauguay (includes transcripts of official reports and wargame scenario), a list of US Units and their location on July 1 1814, , the Official British Report on the Battle of Sackett's Harbour, unit histories of 3rd brigade of Left Division at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, 2nd Bttn 89th Regt of Foot, 10th US Infantry, and Militia of Lower Canada, plus book and figure reviews.

July 11, 2001

Welcome 90th Magazine! The Seeker

    The Seeker is the house organ for Troll Lord Games, covering its fantasy role-playing system. But within its pages are historical notes. The first two issues include articles on Women in the Middle Ages, the Politics of Power and Crossed Bows: A Look at the Crossbow and Longbow, plus a variety of ideas and fiction from their RPG tomes.

July 9, 2001

Seven Book Reviews

July 4-8, 2001

At Origins Convention (Columbus, OH)

    MagWeb.com will have a booth at Origins, held at the Columbus Convention Center. We'll be in the history section, so please take a break and stop by to say hello!

July 3, 2001

El Dorado Back Issue

    El Dorado Vol. 5 No. 4 (February - April 1993) covers Central and South American Military History with articles on The Spanish Navy, 1762-1807, Revolt of the Tupac Amaru: 1780-1782, Paraguayan War uniforms, Brazilian Army Uniform Regulations, Colombian Infantry Patches 1970, Brazilian Snake Insignia 1944, Uniforms of the Mexican Army: Constitutional Army 1913-1917, Numero de Unidades Navales y Tropas de la Expedicion Libertadora, and more.

July 2, 2001

Age of Napoleon Back Issue

    Age of Napoleon 19 (1996) cover the Napoleonic Age with articles on the Battle of Teugen-Hausen 19 April 1809, Wurttemburg Cavalry Standards 1798-1815, Dr. David Chandler is Back in the Saddle, French Invasion of Portugal, Preserving and Destroying the Past, General Marceau, 8th French Hussars, Wagram 185th Anniversary Re-enactment, Nassau Voltiguer Corporal, book reviews, news, and more.

July 1, 2001

June Tally

    MagWeb.com posted 21 issues. Year to Date: 133 issues, 32 news items, 20 book reviews, and 12 other articles.

Happy 5th Birthday, MagWeb.com!

MagWeb.com completed its fifth year in operation! Technically, we incorporated on May 1, 1996, so we're really 5 years and 2 months old (and our first web page--the generic Netscape "Home Page"--was up May 24), but we first posted the fledgling 8-magazine beginnings of MagWeb.com on July 1.

We would like to say a huge "Thank You!" to the publishers, members, and others who have contributed to MagWeb.com's existence and growth. Starting and running a business is never easy, and we've put in long hours and significant investments into making our site a reality, and then improving it as we went along. With 22,000+ articles, 17,000+ images, and somewhere around 1/3 of a million hyperlinks criss-crossing through the archive, your ability to click on a link and retrieve an article represents a heckuva lot of behind-the-scenes effort. Along the way, we've picked up our share of awards and accolades, met a wonderful group of people from around the world, taken a couple technological tumbles, and kept standing while other dot.coms blew mega-millions and imploded. We look forward to continued support and growth, while bringing more features on-line. As much as the last five years have been rewarding, I'm really looking forward to the next exciting five years.

--Russ Lockwood, CEO

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