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Click here to Order Emperor Triumphant MagWeb.com BattleMusic's first audio CD of classical music of war. (See January 11 for a link to a free downloadable MP3 file.) Another excellent way to support MagWeb.com!


Future Trade Shows and Conferences

MagWeb.com will be Attending...

    Barrage (N. of Baltimore, MD) on Sat. Oct. 5, Crusades (New Haven, CT) on Fri. Oct 18, and Fall-In (Lancaster PA) on Nov. 8-9.

September 30, 2002

MagWeb.com Monthly and Yearly Recap

    MagWeb.com ends the month of September with 20 issues or equivalents and 13 book reviews. Plus, we co-sponsored the Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference, did a few local interviews about the show, and attended the Napoleonic Society of America's Annual Conference as a dealer. On a sad note, we suffered a hard drive meltdown (since fixed) on our main production machine. On a happier note, we took an extended business trip to many historical sites in Virginia. Stay tuned for additions to our travel section.

    Year to Date 2002 total: 222 issues, 67 news items, 50 book reviews, 20 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel, a downloadable MP3 file, 1 WWII Memoir, 2 One-Drous book chapters, and 76 other articles.

September 29, 2002

Heliograph 132

    Heliograph 132 (August 2002) brings great information about the Victorian Colonial Era with articles on: Dahomey War Part 1, Zanzibari Slavers vs. Masai Villagers Scenario, Rorke’s Drift Books, Colonial Campaigns: Ethiopia 1887-1896 review, a trio of figure reviews, Campaign Scenario 1920, and lots of product news.

September 28, 2002

Citadel

    Citadel (Summer 2002) brings information about activities of the the Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society with articles on: Dalton Gang: Part 2, Bosnia-Herzegovina: History and Modern TO&E, Enfilade 2002 Trumpeter Salute 2002 and Game Faire 2002 Convention Reports, Tolien Dilemma, Fire & Sword Hobbies, a pair of Larry Leadhead Cartoons, and more.

September 27, 2002

Napoleonic Show

    MagWeb.com will be an exhibitor at the Napoleonic Society of America's Annual Conference and Bazaar, to be held Sep 27-28 at the Radison-Warwick Hotel, 17th St. (Between Walnut and Locust Sts) in Philadelphia, PA. Show runs 3-6pm on Friday, 9am-5pm on Saturday. MagWeb.com will only be attending on Friday. Unsure of the entrance fee, but the show includes a banquet and lectures.

September 26, 2002

SGS Strategist x 4

    Strategist 315 (May 1998), 318 (September 1998), 320 (November 1998) and 326 (May 1999) offers a potpourri of news, reviews, and other information about wargaming. Articles include serval on Hasbro-Avalon Hill, Board Games from Essen: A Variety of Family Games, Economic Victory in Axis & Allies (Game Strategy), Notes on Scotland the Brave, Twilight Imperium Expansion and Game Analysis, Tactical Reserves in Empires in Arms: Game Strategy, Better Gaming Through Computing, Serenissima Blues: Game Strategy, Miniature Terrain: Forest Choices, Successors: Changes from Hannibal, and much much more (82 articles in all).

September 25, 2002

HMGS-PSW Messenger

    The Messenger (August 2002) provides a good article on the WWII Battle of Gembloux: A French Victory, WWI A-7 German tank, an analysis of spear effectiveness in DBA 2.0, Wargaming Widow humor, and news about HMGS-PSW.

September 24, 2002

WWII Newsletter

    WWII Newsletter (September 2002) offers four articles: Taranto: British Carrier Planes Bomb Italian Fleet, Guenther Prien, U-47, and Royal Oak: The Bull of Scapa Flow, German Stealth Aircraft of WWII: Horten and Gotha, and German UFOs of WWII: Victor Schauberger's Creation.

September 23, 2002

HMGS Dispatch

    HMGS Dispatch (August 2002), offers an article on the Russian Army at Austerlitz, numerous humor items of a military nature, and other recaps of interest.

To All Who Filled Out the MagWeb.com Membership Poll: Thank You!

    We'll be tabulating the results and releasing them later this month.

September 16-21, 2002

Oscar Sierra!

    MagWeb.com CEO Russ Lockwood suffered a traumatic event upon return from Borodino 2002 and a crawl of various battlefields and historical sites in Virginia: the main production PC for MagWeb.com suffered a hard drive failure. With the sickening sound of a drive hung in grinding limbo, the euphoria and peacefullness of the past two weeks morphed into disbelief and rage. The damn machine's shot to Dell. Great way to start a week. Warranty expired, too.

    However, a new Dell PC was standing by, delivered just before Labor Day, and sitting in its box, in anticipation of a leisurely transfer over the next month. So much for leisure. It's not so much setting the system up, but reloading all the software. Worse, this new machine contained Windows XP, which seems to stand for "eXtra craP" -- because every default is turned on and excess software is loaded due to marketing deals and the interface is completely different, and the new Service Pack 1 just came out and...

    You get the idea. A week has gone by and the new production PC is more or less running as before. Quite frankly, it's taken me more time to fathom the XP interface and find out where Microsoft programmers hid the one damn box that turns on/off some "feature" than anything else--"fade-in" menu options come to mind. What stupid bastard thought that forcing me to wait while a menu bar slowly faded into view was a bright idea? Software drivers are another problem--still don't have a scanner (Umax had to write a new program, instead of allowing a simple driver download from its web site--$14.95 for the CD, thank you, and mailing time. Gee, thanks!), and the Nikon digital camera errors out before moving the files. I'm still trying to disentangle a number of useless programs (AOL and MSN "craP" comes to mind, as I don't use either) out of the interface and off my hard drive.

    Sigh. Upgrading is never easy, but it's worse when you have to do it immediately. Had the hard drive lasted but a month more, this trauma would not have happened. That's the way it goes.

    So, I apologize for interrupting our postings while I sort out the technical problems. MagWeb.com itself was fully operational during the time. All data is intact. All functions running at full speed. But my back-end production PC will get a hard drive transplant, which will also necessitate reloading all the software again. I'll have to decide whether to pay for the upgrade to Windows XP. On the one hand, it is the operating system of choice. On the other, the thought of going back and cleaning up the craP, downloading the service pack, and retooling gives me pause.

      --Russ Lockwood, CEO

September 13, 2002

Seven Years War Journal

    Seven Years War Asso. Journal Vol. VII No. 3 (Spring 1994), offers up a back issue filled with information about the battle of Hastenbeck, 1757, including maneuvers prior to the battle, the battle itself, and a piece of visiting the battlefield. Also, articles include: Hessian Army of the 7 Years War, Hessian Colors and Standards: 1740 - 1748, Influence of Disease on the Mid-18th Century British Expeditions: Flanders and Germany, SYWA Activities and Events, New Products, and more.

September 12, 2002

WWII Battles

    Combat Simulation Vol. 1 No. 4 (Summer 1995) and Combat Simulation Vol. 2 No. 1 (Fall 1995), offers up back issues covering France: 4th Armored Division at Singling Part II, Verteidigung: WWII German Defensive Doctrine, German WWII PanzerGrenadier Battalion TO&E, Barbarossa and the Partisans, German Active Defense Against Russian Breakthroughs, news, reviews, and scenarios.

September 11, 2002

Why We Must Fight

    We are not simply battling forces of evil, but forces of misanthropy, in whose thoughts and deeds focus not just upon the death of our corporeal body, but of the creativity, optimism, and passion that marks the progress of the human race. It's more than a fight for whatever we do on a day-to-day basis. It's a war about options. It's a war about allowing sentient beings to reach their potential. It's a war for that magnificent spark of achievement we call the future.

    That's why we not only should fight, but why we must fight.

    --Russ Lockwood
    CEO, magweb.com

September 10, 2002

Wargamer's Newsletter 1975

    Wargamer's Newsletter 156 (March 1975) continues our look into the essens of wargaming a generation ago. Articles include: Some Medieval Battles: Morlaix to Auray, Eban Emaul: An Unusual Affair, Setting up Wargames For The Sudan 1881-1898, An Outdoor ACW Wargame: Gaines Mill, Tanks in the Western Desert, First Wargames Convention 1961, Sea Lion: Book Review, lots of 1975 product news, and more.

September 9, 2002

Sci-Fi Scenarios

    BattleTechnology 2 (Oct 1987) and BattleTechnology 3 (Feb 1988) probe the final frontier with a magazine covering the BattleTech system. Although gone, you can re-live the adventures in the sectors of space of the far future. Articles include: The Red Duke, Submachine Guns, Nekekami Spirit Cats, Black Luthien, , Technical Readout: Devastator DVE-5B, Mark III, BattleMechanics Combat Salvage, and some fiction. Also, scenarios: NightShadow: A MechWarrior Scenario, Hide and Seek, Save the Dragon, and Dagger's Edge.

September 5-8, 2002

Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference

    MagWeb.com travels to the Hotel Chamberlain at Fort Monroe, VA for the Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference. MagWeb.com is the sponsor of the speakers portion of the conference, but we're heading out early to help set-up. There's still a slot or two open for the entire conference, and daily spectator passes are available for those who wish to attend one day.

September 3, 2002

Napoleonic Fever

    Get in the Borodino mood with First Empire 66 (Sep-Oct 2002), that pillar of Napoleonic publishing...Now completing 11 years of continuous bi-monthly publishing! Articles in this issue include: Soult's Last Stand: Battle of Toulouse 1814, Battle of Ostrach: 21 March 1799, Napoleon's Imperial Guard 1800-1815 (part 1), Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders: The Top 20 (part 1: 1-5), The Prussians in 1806: Dispelling the Myths Part Va - Tactics, Nelson Collection for Auction, and more.

September 2, 2002

Labor Day Weekend with Wally

    PW Review (Aug 1994), (Jun 1995), (Jul 1995), and (Aug 1995) offer a kaleidescope of wargaming opinion: the good, the bad, and the ugly of transforming military history into tabletop battles. Articles include: Battles of the Diadochoi, Renaissance Battle, Drums Along the Alcohonka: American Colonial Indian Skirmish, Medieval Skirmish, American War for Independence, Zombies in 54mm, WWII Armor Rules, The Great Napoleonic 2-inch Square Game, Vivo El Cristo Rey: Spanish Civil War, The Klunkies: American Civil War, a pair of Historicon Convention Reports, and more.

September 1, 2002

Book Review Bonanza: Lucky 13

August 31, 2002

MagWeb.com Monthly and Yearly Recap

    MagWeb.com ends the month of August with 25 issues or equivalents, 10 news items, a Borodino Bibliography, one WarLore article on U-151, and a huge 14-part Historicon Convention Report. The membership poll continues. Plus, we planned for the Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference, Sep 5-8, Fort Monroe, VA, and recruited a line-up of talented and knowledgeable speakers...Still time to sign up...
    Borodino Info and Overview

    Year to Date 2002 total: 202 issues, 67 news items, 37 book reviews, 20 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel, a downloadable MP3 file, 1 WWII Memoir, 2 One-Drous book chapters, and 76 other articles.

July and August, 2002

MagWeb.com Membership Poll: Online

    MagWeb.com hasn't polled the membership with questions serious and fun in a couple years. It's time to do it again. Last time, it was via e-mail. This time, thanks to VP Bill Abernathy, it's all on-line!

    Please take a couple minutes to take the poll--it's mostly "radio buttons," (and a few type-in questions), so it's all "point and click." Your answers are strictly confidential, as always we do NOT sell, lend, trade, rent, or otherwise give out member info! This poll helps us understand the needs and wants of our members (that's you!), and we'll figure out a nifty prize for a lucky, randomly drawn member or two.

    Thank you! We'll release the aggregated results in September. --RL.

August 30, 2002

Strategikon: Ancients

    Strategikon 4 (May 2002) offers a scholarly approach to ancient history with articles: History of the Munus Part 2: Gladiatorial Contests, The War against Spartacus, Ancient Greek Cavalry, and more.

August 29, 2002

WWII Europa

    Europa 16 (Nov-Dec 1990) and Europa 17 (Jan-Feb 1991) captures the mix between military history and Europa series board wargames with articles on: Gottscheer Hochland in the Balkans, Balkan Chronology March 1939 - June 1941, Balkan Front Designer's Notes and Play Notes, Answers to Unit Symbol Test, A Lexicon of Europa Terms, Narvik: Errata Addenda and Rambling Commentary, Balkan Front: The Making of a Wargame, System-wide vs. Game-specific changes, letters, and more.

August 27, 2002

MWAN 117

    MWAN 117 (May/June 2002) combines military history with historical miniatures with some innovative ideas. Articles include: The War of Liberation (1813 Prussia), Indian Strength at Fallen Timbers, The Indian Mutiny - Historical Perspective, Traveller's Guide to Selected Indian Wars Sites in the Northern Plains (Part II), Relief of Taipeng Mission: Boxer Rebellion Scenario, and The Fetterman Fight December 21, 1866. Also, a variety of rule sets for World War I, Horse and Musket, WWII, Siege Rules for Smoothbore Cannons, Pre-Dreadnought Period 1870(ish)-1900(ish) naval, 'Mountain Man,' Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Heroes, and melees. In addition, 54mm Plastic Figures: Collecting and Gaming, lots of product reviews, news, letters, and more.

August 23, 2002

Sharkhunters KTB Back Issue: U-Boats

    KTB 138 (Mar-Apr 1999) tackles the world of U-boats and other submarines with articles on: U-166 Profile and History (with US Coast Guard Reports), Erich Topp U-boat Ace, US Merchant Marine SS Benjamin Bourne, Kapitanleutnant Otto Kretschmer, The Royal Navy Defending Greece, I.J.N. Submarines Kaidai Type 6b (I-74 [174] Class), Axis Submarine Losses June 1943, The U-Boats of World War I Austria, 29 U-Bootflottille, U-Boat and Submarine Factoids/Q & A, Future of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Force: On Controlling SSBNs, Kimmel and Short: Pearl Harbor Scapegoats, lots of bulletin board news items, and much more.

August 22, 2002

Pair of Panzerfausts: Back Issues

    Panzerfaust and Campaign 72 (Mar-Apr 1976) and 73 (May-Jun 1976) bring us back to the heyday of that marvelous mix of military history and board wargaming with articles on: The French War in Algeria 1954-62, Battle Of Breitenfeld 1631, Wargaming in Britain, and plenty of game analysis and strategy articles covering Solitaire Panzerblitz, French Victory in France 1940, Bar Lev, Adding Nazgul to Siege of Minas Tirith, Defending Omaha Beach, A Look at the New Blitzkrieg, Strategic Notes on AH's 1776, A Strategic Analysis of Drang Nach Osten, War at Sea German Game Strategy, Ancient Conquest, and More Thoughts on CRTs. Also, a plethora of board game reviews, miniatures reviews, book reviews, and other product reviews.

    Special Thanks goes out to Dennis Shorthouse of On Military Matters for allowing us to borrow and scan these two rare back issues for you to enjoy.

August 20, 2002

Pair of Dispatches: Current Issues

    Dispatch (June 2002) and Dispatch (July 2002) bring you up to date on HMGS Mid-South with HMGS news and articles on: Did Napoleon's Troops Shoot the Nose off the Sphinx?, See Here Von Moltke! (US ACW "Armed Mobs" vs. European Armies) with comments, Confusing Army Induction Messages, Guantanamo Bay, German Kaiser Planned to Take New York in WWI, Rorke's Drift, US Military Enlistment Oaths (humor), and more.

August 19, 2002

Command Post Newsletter: Back Issue

    Command Post Newsletter 5 (Spring 1991) may no longer be with us in print, but here's the electronic back issue. Articles include: Goose Green and Darwin Falklands War, Stalemate Before Tunis Axis Counterattack Begins, Battle of El Paso: July 17, 1919, Gulf War Allied Order of Battle: D-Day, The T-72 Family: Soviet Tank Design, Kings African Rifles in WWI: Battle of Tanga, 79th Armored Division Part II, Modern Soviet Naval Infantry Brigade, German Cavalry Brigade 1944, British Royal Marine Armoured Support Group 1944, Unique American Units of WWII: 175th Field Artillery Bttn 244th Field Artillery Bttn Cannon Companies 90th Div. and 5307th Composite Unit, plus lots of Command Decision and Combines Arms rules modifications, interpretations, and house rules.

August 16, 2002

Pair of Sagas: Current Issue and Back Issue

    Saga 86 (May-Jun 2002) and Saga Vol. III No. 6 (Sep-Oct 1989) bring a wonderful mix of ancient, dark age, and medieval military history and wargaming. Articles include: Battle of Bouvines Part 1: The 'War' of Bouvines (1202-1214), Somerled: Lord of the Isles, The Early Israelites 1641BC-1006BC, Battle of the Allia Romans vs. Celts 390BC, Agricola's Conquest of Scotland, Crassus and China, Ancient Warfare Armies: The Greek Wars Part 3, The Weight of Arms in Medieval Warfare Part 2, Terrain Use, Thistle and Rose Vikings and Slavs, Ship and Hussite Wars, Deploying the Feudal Host: Medieval Warfare Techniques, plus Historicon 1989 coverage, letters, and more.

August 15, 2002

Wally Back Issue Pair

    PW Review (Dec 1981) and (Sep 1989) feature the pen of Wally Simon and friends. Articles include: Masquerade, Multiple Stress Breakdown In Modern Warfare, Innovation in the Design of Wargame Systems, Firing Procedures in Modern Skirmish Games, The "Liberal Move" Wargame Fast Movement Technique, Historical Miniatures Gaming Society Started, Gunsmoke in Gunslick: Wild West Skirmish, British/Zulu Tabletop Battle, William the Conqueror 1066: A Boardgame Review, Samurai: A Boardgame Review, UK Wargaming, Yorktown 1981 Re-enactment, Some Thoughts on Modern Rules: Or Sometimes They Work and Sometimes Not, A Japanese-Chinese Encounter Sirk Style, It Isn't Easy Being Green: A First Look at The Soldier's Companion, and more.

August 14, 2002

Warlore: U-151 and Cape May, NJ

    In May and June 1918, U-151 prowled the waters around Cape May, NJ. Here's an anecdote about its impact while it was off Cape May, and long after it left.

August 13, 2002

News Items Six Pack

August 12, 2002

Lone Warrior Current Issue

    Lone Warrior 139 (Jul-Sep 2002) from the Solo Wargaming Asso provides an examination of military history with solo-based wargames. Articles include: Let Jesse Rob the Train: Jesse James, Naval Wargaming: Battle of the Falkland Islands: December 1914, Battle of Britain, Battle of Pontesbury 661AD, Tell Yourself a Story: Campaign Narratives, How I Returned to Solo War Gaming, Solo Systems of Maneuver, Kraken: Solo or Multiplayer Game Against the Terrors of the Deep, Solo Hidden Movement, Decimo Campaign Rules, and more.

August 11, 2002

After Action Review Current Issue

    After Action Review (June 2002) brings news from around the world. Items include: Will We See You There? Origins and Borodino, What's a Military Family Worth? Entitlement Mentality, A German Attack on America? WWI Plans, U.S. Army Wants You To Play Their Game, Black Death Not Bubonic Plague Medieval, Roman Army Tactics and Organization, Kadesh AAR Egyptian vs. Hittite Wargame, The Cavalry On The Plains August 22-24 2002 Kansas City, Wargame Ethics Acceptable Hobby, Designing a Modern War Game Thoughts, India Wargamers Hot Site, Response to BHD Issue Specs and Stats, Wind Talkers Movie Review, and more.

August 10, 2002

Victorian Colonial Actions

    The Heliograph 130 (April 2002) and 131 (June 2002) bring us up to date on Victorian Colonial Actions and Products from around the world. Articles include: Nemea 1822, Expeditions Asia 1911, Jungle Patrol (Phillipines) Part 2, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, South African Travelogue, plus lots of reviews of Pulp Figures, Copplestone Castings, Castaway Arts, and Spiros Koumousis, lots of book reviews, and plenty of product news.

August 9, 2002

WWII Newsletter: Russo-Finnish War 1939

August 8, 2002

Gajo: New List of Armies for Sale

    Gajo has a new list of miniature armies for sale.

August 7, 2002

Courier Back Issue Pair

    Courier Vol. VIII No. 2 and 3 (1987 and 1988) pick up on the theme of the French and Indian War with articles on: Jumonville Skirmish and the Battle at Fort Necessity 1754, William Smith's Paper on Frontier Warfare 1765, Woodlands Warfare America East of the Mississippi, British Amphibious Operations in North America 1758-1762, Virginia Provincial Regiments 1753-64, French and Indian War Rules, and related products. Also, Danish-Norwegian Uniforms: Colors and Standards of The Great Northern War 1709-1720, Crecy August 24 1346, Generalship Napoleonic, Wake Island, Let's Make an WWII Army, Let's Make a Modern Army (1987), Small Unit Wargames, Bibliography for the Boxer Rebellion, Use of Napoleonic Artillery, John "Jack" Scruby Obituary, Courier Index Vol. VII, and the usual plethora of product reviews, news, and other interesting items.

August 6, 2002

Four News Items

August 5, 2002

MagWeb.com July Stats

    MagWeb.com, fresh off a record June, had 235,086 hits in July, from 18,497 visitors. Total bytes moved: 1.849Gb. Thanks to VP Tibor Vari for the stats compilation.

August 4, 2002

Muskrat L

    Muskrat L (July 2002) is short and sweet in offering news about Dork Tower and John Kovalic sightings.

August 3, 2002

EGG: Trio of Back Issues

    Experimental Game Group 10, 11, and 12 (1990-91) brings us a wealth of philosophical ideas on gaming from psychologist Chris Engel. Articles include The Family Game: Matrix Games and Psychotherapy, Matrix Games and Miniatures, Another Way to Look at Games: Wargame Developments, Solidarity Matrix Game, Attack of the Flesh Eating Romero Zombies Matrix Game, The Peninsula Campaign: An MG Campaign, Descriptive vs Prescriptive Rules, System Shifts in Wargames, The Geology of Wargames, and more.

August 2, 2002

Borodino Bibliography

    Pete Panzeri offers up an extensive bibliography of books for those wishing to read up on the 1812 campaign prior to the Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference. It's in the WarLore section.

    Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference
    Overview

August 1, 2002

Historicon 2002: Convention Recap

July 31, 2002

MagWeb.com Monthly and Yearly Recap

    MagWeb.com ends the month of July with 26 issues or equivalents, the last 3 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel (whew!), 15 book reviews, 1 miniatures review, 7 news items, and a pair of WarLore articles: a long examination on the Russian Navy (with excellent Modeling photos) and a battlefield tour of Marston Moor 1644. Plus, we upgraded our Search Engine, and created a Membership poll!

    Year to Date 2002 total: 177 issues, 57 news items, 37 book reviews, 20 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel, a downloadable MP3 file, 1 WWII Memoir, 2 One-Drous book chapters, and 60 other articles.

July 30, 2002

El Dorado: Back Issue

    El Dorado Vol. V No. 3 (1993) offers an in depth look at the military history of South America and Central America, with excellent uniform line drawings. This issue includes articles on: Mexican Revolution, Mexico 1810 Uniform Guide, Provincia de Venezulela 1804 Escuadron de Milicias de Blancos de Caballeria de Caracas, Brazil Uniform of Escuadron de Lanceros Alemanes 1826, Modern French Distinctive Insignia 1960s-1970s West Indies, Virreynato Del Rio De La Plata 1791 Milicias Provinciales: El Batallon de Pardos Libres de Cordoba, Argentina Cavalry 1914, Peruvian Legion Grenadier 1824, Argentina 1853 and 1865 La Legion Militar y la Legion de Voluntarios, Brazilian Flags: Captures in the Campaign of 1826-7, Argentina 1859 Musicians at the Battle of Cepeda, Argentina 1913: Trooper 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Salvador 1915 Uniforms, Colombian Infantry Patches 1970 Part 1, Commanders in Chief Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1865-1870, Ecudorian Account of the 1941 Ecudor / Peru War, plus lots of book news and other information relating to S/C America.

July 24-28, 2002

At Historicon 2002

    MagWeb.com will again be at Historicon, held at Lancaster Host (Rte 30, east of Lancaster, PA). Stop by the booth and say hello!

July 23, 2002

Courier: Current Issue

    Courier 84 (2002) mixes military history and historical miniatures with articles on: The Wars Of The Roses Timeline, Prussian Cavalry Flags 1812 - 1815, The Spanish Civil War The Guadalahara Offensive, Trafalgar, Yardarm to Yardarm, Tafelblitz Revisted, Battle of Bakovbeyond, Kasserine Pass, Courier Index, Last of the Pike and Musket Wars, Courier Dispatch News About the Hobby, lots of product reviews and news, Cartoons, and more.

July 22, 2002

First Empire: Current Issue

    First Empire 65 (July/August 2002) covers the Napoleonic period with articles on Battle of Swalmen, 1793 (Dutch in Revolutionary Wars Part 12), Fall of the Parthenon Republic of Naples in 1799, profile of General Alexi-Joseph Delzons, Wellington Siborne and the Waterloo Model, Prussians in 1806: Dispelling the Myths Part IV, more Whim of Fate, five Book Reviews, the usual Napoleonic News Desk, and more.

July 20, 2002

Battlefield Tour: Marston Moor

    Marston Moor 1644 describes the ECW battle and then takes you on a tour of the battlefield as it is today. Special thanks to Mark Turnbull for another contribution to MagWeb.com, and he earns the MagWeb.com Battlefield Tour Campaign Ribbon and extends the honors awarded to his place in the MagWeb.com Hall of Heroes!

July 19, 2002

Welcome to Wallyville 1985

July 18, 2002

Great Ships in Search of a Navy: Modern Russian Ships

    Great Ships takes us on a tour of Russian naval achievements through the centuries, with an emphasis on the Modern Russian Navy. The extensive historical information is supplemented with images from ship models from around the world, primarily from the Ship Modeling Club of St. Petersburg. Special thanks to Jim Bloom for his contribution to MagWeb.com! He receives a well-deserved MagWeb.com Research Ribbon and place of honor in the MagWeb.com Hall of Heroes!

July 17, 2002

World War Two Newsletter: Current Issue

July 16, 2002

Six News Items

July 15, 2002

U-boat Straggler

    Sharkhunters KTB 137 (February 1999) offers an excellent U-boat memory from Gunther Heinrich (U-960), U-Boats of World War I (The Desiderata 214 Class), Profiles/History of U-164, U-165, and S-159 to S-164, the Future of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Force SSBNs, German U-Boats in Asia, a full spread of Bulletin Board items and U-boat factoids, U-Boat Refueling (U-96 and U-594), Axis Submarine Losses: May 1943, I.J.N. Submarines Kaichu Type 5 and Kaidai Type 6a, Italian and Japanese Submarine Actions, Submarine with a Window: USS Pike (SS 173), bbok reviews, member news, and much more.

July 14, 2002

Upgraded Search Engine!

    You may have noticed a slight hiccup of late concerning our search engine. Quite literally, we overran it--exceeded the operating parameters with more articles (.htm files) than it could handle. In technical terms (Russ' technical terms, anyway), it got "flaky." So, thanks to VP Tibor Vari, we upgraded to the new version, which created its own set of new problems, including rebuilding the index...that took 21 straight hours by itself.

    Three observations:

    • First, we apologize for any inconvenience. We know how important search engines are in researching a topic.
    • Second, I have to chuckle everytime I see a Star Trek episode when they "reinitialize the warp core," "rerout deflector array tachyon fields," and other techy tech things on the fly. Unless software writers revolutionize themselves, I figure any given five-year mission would end up with the Enterprise hanging dead in space for four of those years. I wonder, after a software patch or upgrade, if the captain queries the computer, would he be greeted with: "Not working"?
    • and Third, thank you for your patience. Like an iceberg, clicking on a link and pulling up an article is only the tip of what goes on. There's a whole lot of work that you'll never see, and when everything runs smoothly, you should never have to see.

July 13, 2002

Cry Havoc: Current Issue

    Cry Havoc 38 (May 2002) offers up the all-Aztec issue. Two articles: Why the Aztecs Lost: Spanish and Aztec Strategies, and the detailed Cortes! The Conquest of the Aztecs. The latter, divided into smaller sections for easier downloading, runs almost the length of the publication--a comprehensive look at the military expedition of Cortes and the fall of Montezuma.

July 12, 2002

Sharkhunters U-boat Wolfpack III

    Sharkhunters KTB 159 (February 2002) and KTB 151 (Jan/Feb 2001) offer more U-boat and submarine history, primarily from WWII. Articles include: profiles of U-177, U-184, U-185, USS Salmon (SS 182), and USS Seal (SS 183), Leadership on U-995: Captain Hans-Georg Hess, WWII Italian Submarines, more Spy for Germany, More 1942 Senate hearings, German (and other) Ships Associated With the U-boats in WWII, Interviews with Harry Cooper and Capt. Gunther Heinrich, U-Plätze, U-1226, Knights Cross Medals, German-Japanese Co-operation, Gessner and U-1008, German Surface Raiders, USS Barb (SS 220) vs. Japanese Troop Train, Memories of Pearl Harbor Under Attack, more vocabulary, lots of bulletin board news items, book reviews, and more.

July 11, 2002

World War Two: US Army Pacific

July 10, 2002

Quartet of Heralds

    Herald 25 (September/October 1998), 45 (January/February 2002), 46 (March/April 2002), and 47 (May/June 2002) bring us up to date on HMGS-GL. In addition to the massive amount of news items, convention reports, book and miniatures reviews, and organizational department reports, articles include: Roots of Wargaming: Seven Years War Guide to Sources, Fun With Chemistry Lichen, Russian Naval Infantry WWII , Napoleon Rides Again (Scruby), Thoughts About Gaming Scales Comparisons, more installments of 1st Century B.C. Campaign 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen...', William Wells and the Wolcott House, Clearing Your Piles O'Lead Parts 2 and 3, Painting Soft Plastic Minis: Tips and Techniques, Roots of Wargaming: Air Wargames, and more.

July 9, 2002

Trio of Simulacrums: Collectibles

    Simulacrum Volume 4 Number 2 (#14: February 2002) Volume 3 Number 4 (#12: July 2001) and Volume 3 Number 3 (#11: April 2001) cover the collectibility of wargames with counter manifests, pricing, review excerpts, and game play. Games given the in-depth analysis from these issues include: Cromwell, Mukden 1905, Attila: The Huns’ Invasion Game, Total War: Germany’s Invasion of Poland 1939, The Search For The Graf Spee, Battle for Stalingrad, The Major Battles and Campaigns of General George S. Patton, Second Russian Revolution: Disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Azhanti High Lightning, Invasion America, War in the Ice, Gladiator, Gladiator: Men vs. Animals, Grand Imperialism, The Great Redoubt, Grunt, Guerilla, Gunslinger, Parlement, World War Three: 1978-1984, The Omega War, and A Fistful of Turkeys. Also: In Memoriam: Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II (11 games), Pearl Harbor, Raiders and Traders, Gallipoli, Overlord, The Two Ocean War, Hell Hath No Fury, Hitler’s War, Hougoumont, Action at Trafalgar, and Fleets Under Sail.

    Features include: Democracy and the Rule of Law: Monty Python Peasants in The Holy Grail, Simulacrum Library Volume 1: Theory and Practice, A to Z Listing of Games Starting with "G" and "H", The Near-Future History of SPI An Attempt at Integration, humorous captions, and of course, the always popular "Analecta" of various news, gaffes, and other humor from the world of wargame collecting. And much more.

July 8, 2002

Welcome 102nd Magazine! Barkorcghasse Chronicles

July 4-7, 2002

Happy Fourth of July

    MagWeb.com wishes you all a safe and happy holiday. We're taking this one off this year and relaxing by the BBQ. In fact, we've been burning the midnight oil in order to take a mini-break, which is why we're this far ahead in the schedule.

July 3, 2002

Book Review Bonanza: 15 for Fun and Knowledge

Miniature Review

July 2, 2002

Quartet of Europa WWII

    Europa 9 (September/October 1989), 13 (May/June 1990), 14 (July/August 1990), and 15 (September/October 1990) provide a host of WWII-related military history and Europa analysis. Articles include: War Plans and the 1941 Kremlin Wargame, Stalin's late 1941 Peace Overture to Hitler, Spanish Civil War Overview, Greek Air Force At War 1939-41, Part II: German Designations and Translations, Franco's Armed Forces, First Divisions 1940 France, Bulgarian First Infantry Division, Brazilian First Infantry Division, Into the Balkans with Division Nr. 188, First Hungarian Division, Rumanian First Infantry Division, The British Royal Marines 1940-44, Germany's Interwar Economic Policies in the East, and Swiss Fortifications. Plus, lots of Europa goodies: Scorched Earth, Locations in the Western Desert, Marita-Merkur Strategy, Kasserine Crisis An Europa Battle Scenario for Torch, Touring the Europa Seashore Finland, Duel in the Desert, A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Urals, Updating the New Desert Options, German Play in 1941 Hints on Playing Fire in the East (Parts One and Two), Europa and the Finnish Winter War, Europa Almanac, Secondary Road System for Western Desert, Strategy in Western Desert, Enter Rommel Europa Battle Scenario for Western Desert, Air Return: An Europa Rules Proposal, and the usual Rules Court, news, and more.

July 1, 2002

Happy Birthday MagWeb.com!!!

    MagWeb.com, which went live on July 1, 1996, has just turned 6 years old! That's like 42 'dog' years or 420 'internet' years. We wish to thank each and every member, publisher, and writer who has helped us grow from 8 magazines to the current 101 magazines.

    We look forward to the start of our 7th year!

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    Thank-you.

    Russ Lockwood, CEO

June 30, 2002

MagWeb.com Monthly and Yearly Recap

    MagWeb.com ends a very busy month of June with 28 issues or equivalents, 8 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel, 1 convention report (Cold Wars), 6 book reviews, 11 news items, extensive WarLore section (14 articles) on Hannibal's Route to the Alps, and 1 new advertiser.

    Year to Date 2002 total: 151 issues, 50 news items, 22 book reviews, 17 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel, a downloadable MP3 file, 1 WWII Memoir, 2 One-Drous book chapters, and 57 other articles.

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