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April 1, 2003

Modern TO&Es

March 31, 2003

MagWeb.com Monthly Tally

    MagWeb.com ends the month of March by posting 26 issues or equivalents, 2 book review, 8 news items, and 1 convention report.

    For the year to date, 2003, MagWeb.com has posted: 77 issues or equivalents, 16 book reviews (and 27 mini book reviews), 20 news items, 2 advertisers, 12 Travel articles, and a movie review.

March 29, 2003

WWII Action

    Combat Simulation vol. 2 no. 2 (Winter 1995) examines the 112th Cavalry in New Guinea 1944 and German Defensive Doctrine in the USSR (part 2). Also includes a scenario based on the 112th.

March 28, 2003

Collectible Wargames

    Simulacrum 15 [vol. 4 no. 3] (April 2002) covers the collectibility of wargames with reviews, analysis, parts inventory, and pricing. Articles include: Toward a History-Based Doctrine for Wargaming (overview of wargaming from 1680 to present), The Study of Games, Games involving Caveman, Games that start with the letter "K": profiles of Kriegspiel, Kamikaze, KampfPanzer, Kingmaker, Knights of Camelot, King of the Mountain, and Khyber Rifles as well as a database listing of a hundred or so more. Individual analysis of Fight for Tobruk, The Arctic Convoys and Operation Matador, Norad, Citadel (Dien Bien Phu), The French Foreign Legion, Sauron, Warrior Knights, Tatchanka (Ukraine 1919-21), and Demono. Plus, the usual cartoons, humor, and more.

March 27, 2003

News Item Trio

March 26, 2003

North Korea 1995

    GameFix 6 (April 1995) did a wargame of a 1995 war between North Korea and South Korea. MagWeb.com provides the map and rules (though not the charts or counters) as well as an article on modern warfare in the Korean Peninsula and designer notes on translating war into simulation. Other articles include: Marine Recon 1995, AC 130 Spectre Gunship, Battle of Munda 45BC, Interview with David W. Nicholas, Industry News 1995, Review of Barbarian wargame, and more.

March 25, 2003

HMGS Mid South Dispatch

    HMGS Mid South Dispatch (February 2003) comes with the "GM" issue--a collection of articles (most culled from publications in MagWeb.com) to help you be a better game master, especially at conventions.

March 24, 2003

Lone Warrior Solo Wargaming

    Lone Warrior 141 (Jan-Mar 2003) combines military history with solo wargaming for fun and study. Articles include: I Saw a Maus: Hitler's Biggest Tank, Battles with the Bismarck, Solitary Napoleonic Peninsula War Scenario, Genesis Ancient Campaign, Decimo: Part 3 Campaign Rules, Setting Up Your Solo RPG Games, Humor, and more.

March 23, 2003

Empires, Eagles, and Lions

    Empires, Eagles, and Lions vol. 2 no. 3 (Nov-Dec 1993) tackles Napoleonic military history with articles on La Vendee: French Rebellion 1793, Battle of Marengo: 14 June 1800, Austrian Uniform Facing Colors: 1809-1815, French Grenadier and Voltiguer: 1809 Uniform, The Problem of Nationalism in Military History, Historicon '93 report, product reviews, Q&A, and more.

March 22, 2003

Saga Ancients and Medievals

    Saga vol. 6 no. 4 (Nov 1992) covers the Ancient and Medieval eras with articles on: WRG 7th Sicilian Hohenstauffen and Army of Henry VIII, Rules Review of Shieldbearer, New Books on Islamic Warfare, Introduction to De Bellis Multitudinorum, Alternative Tournament Scoring Systems, Tmima Stratiotikon Phirophorim, and more.

March 21, 2003

Welcome 107th Magazine! Sabretache

    Sabretache 1 (January 2003) is a brand new magazine from the publishers of Saga and covers the Lace Wars, Napoleonic, and Victorian eras. Articles in this premier issue include: Later 19th Century Firearms, Smoothbore Musketry, Looking For Re-Enactors, St. Privat: 1870, Napoleon's Tomb: Paris, France, Gaming The Franco-Prussian War, and more.

March 20, 2003

Europa WWII

    Europa 21 (Sep/Oct 1991) carries on its mission to discuss WWII and its Europa system. Articles include: Walloon Legion, Soviet Pre-War Fortified Areas, Leningrad 1941 scenario, Six Soviet Deployments for Scorched Earth, 1943 Strategy, Modifying the system, letters, rules interpretations, and more.

March 19, 2003

War with Iraq

    About 2 hours after the end of a US-issued deadline for Saddam Hussein to abdicate, US air forces struck "targets of opportunity" in Iraq to start Gulf War II. Whether the aerial strike, which paired 40 cruise missiles with a quartet of F-117 Stealth Fighters dropping 2,000-pound bombs, was successful or not against the "Iraqi leadership" target is uncertain in the immediate aftermath, but US-led conventional forces pressed closer to the Iraqi border as dawn broke over Kuwait.

    The US has not been particularly successful in picking or backing dictators over the years--the Shah of Iran, Panama's Noreiga, and Iraq's Hussein come to mind--but it has a better track record planting democracies in countries we fought and conquered--Japan, Germany, and Italy after WWII come to mind, as well as supplementing democracies--Grenada, Haiti, Panama, and Kosovo come to mind. After Gulf War I, we forgot our role and let Hussein remain.

    Perhaps this quip from Stanley Rudin in 1963 may shed some mirth in a mirthless situation:

      Frustrate a Frenchman, he will drink himself to death;
      Frustrate an Irishman, he will die of angry hypertension;
      Frustrate a Dane, he will shoot himself;
      Frustrate an American, he will get drunk, shoot you, and then establish a million-dollar program for your relatives. Then he will die of an ulcer.

    We just shot back at the dictator. The establishment of democracy where the president doesn't get 100% of the vote will be an expensive program. We may even get an ulcer or two implemeting a plan to provide the Iraqi people with a greater say in their own lives. But we will effect a change to threaten the concept of political tyranny. Why? From Theodore Roosevelt (1902):

      From the beginning, our people have markedly combined practical capacity for affairs with power of devotion to an ideal. The lack of either quality would have rendered the other of small value.

    Purpose and practice. Some may say interference and arrogance, but it's this fusion of American optimism and confidence that propel us onward despite, or perhaps because of, danger perceived and real.

    One thing is for certain. Whether you fly a flag or light a single candle, we all want the war over as quickly as possible and with as few casualties as possible. We need to steel ourselves that there my be more than we expect, or that Operation Iraqi Freedom takes longer than expected, or that we must remain in Iraq to guarantee democracy much the way we remainedin Europe after WWII, but we must also understand that "no option other than victory" sets the right tone.

    I wrote the following after September 11, 2001:

      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.

    We may not have launched Gulf War II with the elegance or eloquence of Gulf War I. But just as World War II finality followed World War I amistice, so we hope Gulf War II will conclude Gulf War I.

      --Russ Lockwood

March 19, 2003

US Marines of WWII TO&Es

    Command Post Newsletter Supplement: Away All Boats (1992) concentrates on the US Marine Corps from 1927 to 1945 with full TO&Es of various Division changes, defense battalions for Phillipines and Midway, Provisional formations, and more.

March 18, 2003

Wargames Newsletter 171

    Wargames Newsletter 171 (June 1976) takes us back a generation with articles on: Uniform Colors: Early 1900s, Napoleonic Flags and Standards, Marshal Foch, Calculating Wargaming: Men vs. Figures, Steve Curtis Memorial Trophy Wild West Shootout, Napoleon's War Maxim, plus lots of reviews, product news, and more.

March 17, 2003

Leprechaun Day

    Masters of Role Playing # 7 (1999) offers a more whimsical look at RPG life with articles on: The Key of Thala' Mar Adventure, Password (fiction), Homegrown: The Proliferation, Heavens of Rothgar Resource, Basement Games Interview, Dragon Scales humor, Warhammer 40K Weekend, Cinematically Speaking: The Matrix and The Mummy, The Crow Comic Book, LARPers humor, and the usual heavy dose of computer, game, book, and other product reviews.

March 16, 2003

Leprechaun Fun

    Shadis # 17 (Jan-Feb 1995) continues with the fantasy and sci-fi RPG angle with articles on: Brief History of Role Playing Games, Quick Rules for Beefing Up Your NPCs, Necrology of Vampires, NPCs Get a Life, Art of Creating Non-Player Characters, Close Encounters of the Random Kind: Ancient Ruins and Myths, Real Spies, The Conquering, Adventures on the Fly, The World of Card Games, and lots and lots of product reviews and news.

March 15, 2003

Sci-Fi Heavy Metal Leprechauns

    BattleTechnology # 9 (Mar 1990) features the big "Mechs" in a sci-fi universe. Articles include: VTOL Gunships, Assault on Jump-Station Kusari, Princess Melissa Steiner Davion, BTE-3B Beatie Hovertank, LYN-5X Lynx, Kell Hounds: How Did it End?, King of the Hill Callison: July 24, 3029 scenario, Tooth and Claw Tartarus Caldera Crossing scenario, plus a variety of news items announcing the peace of the 4th Succession War, and the usual mix of more scenarios, fiction, and other things BattleTech.

March 14, 2003

More Leprechaun Magic

    Chainmail # 25 (Sep-Oct 1992) is a fanzine that offered creative articles such as: Marvelous Universe, The Magic Chest, Marvelous Monsters, The Wizard's Closet, Featured GMs, Player's Place Tips, fiction, and more.

March 13, 2003

Spring Maneuvers 2003 Convention Report

    Thanks go to Steve Allie and Harold Morgan for their report on the convention.

March 12, 2003

Five News Items

March 11, 2003

Sharkhunter's U-Boat Magazine: KTB

    A trio of KTBs: # 166 (February 2003), # 165 (January 2003), and going way back to 1983, # 1 (February 1983) take us through submarine history with articles on: Captain Helmut Schmoeckel interview, Adm. Erich Topp memories, Spy for Germany part 13, Japanese and Italian WWII Submarine Actions, U-193 and U-194 Profiles and History, SS 189 USS Saury and SS 190 USS Spearfish Profiles and History, World War II Fleet Class Submarines, Ritterkreuztrager, Little Known Submarine Facts, Vocabulary, Missing U-Boats, U-504, Italian submarine Scire, U-1230 Spies – Part III: The A-bomb Connection, Submarine Questions and Answers, WWII German P. K. (Propaganda Kompanie), German U-Boat Codes, Pig Missions of the Italian Navy, Secrets of Feuerland, 1942 Senate Hearings on Oil Companies, USS Stingray Reunion, Military Witticisms, plenty of Sharkhunter News, and much more.

March 10, 2003

Another Trio of WallyMania

    PW Review August 1988, October 1988, and January 1992 back issues offer up the wargaming wisdom of Wally with articles on: Crossing of the Spree at the Battle of Bautzen, Sir John Stuart: A Realistic General, Napoleonics, Europa campaign software, Command and Control ideas, Set of ACW Rules, The WRG Caper, "PacMan" Campaign with WWII, Encounter at Baggle's Farm (ACW), Historicon 1988 Convention Report, and much more.

March 7-8, 2003

At Cold Wars Convention

    MagWeb.com will be manning a booth at Cold Wars 2003, a convention held at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA (Rte 30, east of the city). Stop by and say hello. We will be there Friday and Saturday, but not Sunday.

March 6, 2003

MWAN Back Issue

    MWAN # 41 (September/October 1989) delves back in time with a mix of history and miniatures. Articles include: Piedmontese Real Navi and Royal Caribineers Uniforms, Horse Colors, Wargaming Ancient and Medieval Battles, Battle of Rustchak (1811 Russians vs. Ottomans), Gone to Texas rules, WWII rules, a big multipart honoring of "Duke" Siefried, Paint-O-Mania, Scenery Techniques, Adding "Spice" to Wargames Armies, lots of product reviews and news, and more.

March 5, 2003

Napoleonic Military History

    First Empire # 69 (March/April 2003) provides articles on: Battle of Sochocin (24 December 1806), Stockach (25 March 1799), and Rolica (17 August 1808). Also, Napoleon's 20 Best Cavalry Commanders (# 15-17), Napoleonic News Desk, reviews, and more.

March 4, 2003

WWII Newsletter

    WWII Newsletter # 9 (March 2003) offers a pair of articles: Ho Chi Minh Saved by US OSS Medic, and Col. Jean Romans-Petit and Armistice Day 1943 (Misdirection Ploy by the Resistance).

March 3, 2003

Gauntlet # 1

    Gauntlet # 1 (Spring/Summer 1994) offers the first look at the then new wargaming magazine from the UK. Articles include: Rules for: Great Mutiny in 6mm, 25mm Western Gunfight Rules, and Franco-Prussian Wargame Rules. Scenarios for: Khyber Pass Patrol Action, Full Metal E.D.N.A. (Hue 1968), ACW EDNA Scenario, Gargliano 1503, Korean War Naval Scenario 1951, Alfred's Wars (Dark Age), plus solo rules, Wargaming on the Cheap, product news, reviews, cartoon, and more.

March 2, 2003

OSG News

    OSG News (February 2003) provides updated info about Sun of Austerlitz, Ordering Info, Napoleon's Game, Four Lost Battles of 1813, and La Guerre de l'Empereur (Q&A).

March 1, 2003

Pair of Book Reviews

February 28, 2003

MagWeb.com Monthly Tally

    MagWeb.com ends the month of February by posting 26 issues or equivalents, 13 book review, 9 news items, 2 advertisers, 6 more Travel articles, and a movie review.

February 27, 2003

Latin American Wars

    Time Portal Passages (Spring 2003) tackles Latin American Wars of Independence for the entire issue. Articles include: Organization and Character of the Armies, Operations and Battles in various countries of South America, Key Leaders, Orders of Battle for seven selected battles (1817-1824), Uniform Notes, and more.

February 26, 2003

Of Gods and Generals

    MagWeb.com Russ Lockwood offers a movie review of Turner's American Civil War epic: Of Gods and Generals.

February 24, 2003

SSI: Modern Thoughts

February 23, 2003

NHMGS Citadel

    NHMGS Citadel (Winter 2003) looks at a Falklands Naval Miniatures Battle, Ongoing NHMGS Events, Web Shopping, Using a Painting Journal Larry Leadhead Cartoons, and more.

February 22, 2003

HMGS Mid South Dispatch

    HMGS Mid South Dispatch (January 2003) has a great article on the Inherent Vulnerabilities of Technology: Insights from the National Training Center's Opposing Force, plus Best and Worst Miniatures Rules Sets, Plastic Figures: Dollar Store Bargains, several miniature wargame after action reports, and more.

February 21, 2003

Saga Back Issue

    Saga Vol. V No. 4 (August 1991) melds military history with wargaming with articles on: Pallas Armata Booklets, Historicon '91, Army Notebooks, Various Publications, An Evening With Attila the Hun (Poem), Goulash Attila (recipe) Coming of the Saxons Mini Campaign, Charles the Bold, and more.

February 20, 2003

Wargamer's Newsletter Back Issue

    Wargamer's Newsletter 168 (March 1976) returns us to a past generation of military history and products. Artiles include Napoleonic Peculiarities, Omdurman 1898 Camel Corps, Early Days of Wargaming (Chaturanga--prelude to Chess), 1/300 WWII Wargames, ECW Battle of Burkham County Wargame, another Napoleon's War Maxim, Italian Grenadier Guards, French Moroccan Goums, and lots and lots of book and other product reviews.

February 19, 2003

Lucky 13 Book Reviews

February 18, 2003

News Items

February 17, 2003

Courier Back Issue

    Courier 56 (1991) offers up the usual mix of military history and wargaming with articles on: War of 1812, Battle of Stoney Creek: June 6, 1813, WWII Philippine Campaign, Race to Savannah: May 20 1781, Battle of Stresow 1715, Guide to the Hellenistic World: Seleucids and the Pergamenes, Command and Control Wargame Rules, Philippine Insurrection 1902-11, Battle of Tortilla Pass (Mex-Am War), Battle of Vino Rosso (7YW), Layer Painting, Courier Index, and the usual plethora of product reviews, news, and more.

February 16, 2003

Wallyville Trio

    PW Review March, April, and July (1988) back issues give you three reasons to cheer or jeer. The world of historical miniatures and rules mechanisms gets dissected under Wally's wit and wisdom. Articles include Fix Bayonets computer program, a US Army captain talks M-1 tank tactics, scenario generation, 7YW skirmish campaign, Cold Wars Convention Report, Fighting Swashbucklers rules, Fort Zenderblug, Ratisbon 1809, Wooden Ships and Iron Men, and much more.

February 15, 2003

Napoleonic Insight

    Empires, Eagles, and Lions vol. 2 no. 4 (Jan-Feb 1994) packs a cannister full of Napoleonic information with articles on: Battle of Zurich 1799, Prussian Uniforms of the 1806 Campaign, 1796 French Carabienier Uniform Explanation, Frederick's "Oblique Order", Little Known Stories of Napoleon's Family and Officers (Bertier and La Visconti), What Happened at Kolin? , Importance of Seven Years War and Seven Days Battle to Napoleonic Studies, Tojhusmuseet Armament Museum, Napoleonic Era and the French Restaurant, British Light Dragoon Standards, Lieutenant Wollcombe and Mallorcan Troops, Wargaming Thoughts and Products, and much more.

February 14, 2003

Virginia is for Lovers

    Well, that's the motto in the adverts. And it is Valentine's Day.

    However, the MagWeb.com Travel section holds other stories about Virginia: our visit to The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864 battlefield, and visits to nearby Luray Caverns and Shenandoah National Park. See the February 2 and January 2 2003 entries for additional Travel Reports on historic Virginia battlefield and sites.

February 13, 2003

Seven Years War Back Issue

    Seven Years War Association Journal Vol. XII No. 3 (Fall 2001) covers The Forces of Spain's King Charles III (Don Carlos III) with extensive uniform information, British Royal Regiment of Artillery, Portugal Campaign 1762 (w/OOB), The Portuguese Army of the 7YW with uniform guide, The British Contingent: Uniform Information, Grun Loudon Battalions, 18th Century Quotable Quotes from Frederick the Great and others, Louis de Velasco Illustration, four Book Reviews, review of Emperor Triumphant music CD, review of Falcon Figures, Journal of Horace St. Paul 1757 Part 6: Sep 14-23 1757, news, and more.

February 12, 2003

WWII Europa Back Issue

    Europa 20 (July-August 1991) concentrates on the Europa system with a huge beta version of Supermarina II (WWII Naval Warfare in the Med): with counters, charts, and rules--but you must use the maps from the game. Other articles include: Who Gets Memel?, More Italian Divisional Histories, Czech '38, "Spanish Torch" Battle Report, rules questions nad answers, and more.

February 11, 2003

Experimental Games Group No. 13

    Experimental Games Group No. 13 (1991) Peninsula Game PBM: August 1808, Navarch: An Analysis of a Greek Ancient naval game, and Gilgamesh: A Solo Ancients Matrix Game.

February 10, 2003

Strategist Quartet

    Strategist 315 (June 1998), 324 (March 1999), 327 (June 1999), and 370 (Jan. 2003) fill in some holes in the SGS archive. Covering Strategy Games of all types, the articles posted include: Uses of Computers in Wargaming, Tom Clancy's Politika, Ancient Empires, Gaming Magazines You Should Read, Assembly Line Painting Secrets, ConsimWorld, Paint Colors 15mm WWII, BattleCards WWII Card Game, Command and Control Ideas, Board and Computer Game Design, Is Wargaming Dead Yet?, Victory in the Pacific Strategy, Games on the Middle Ages, What are Wargames About?, Computers on the Tabletop, Advantages of Computer Referees, and lots and lots of web news, game news, and other news.

February 9, 2003

MagWeb.com's Top 100 Articles for 4th Qtr 2002

February 8, 2003

Korean War and Cuban TO&Es

February 7, 2003

Korean War Command Decision Newsletter

    Command Post Korean War Supplement (1992) covers Command Decision TO&Es for the Korean War with with history/OOB info: North Korean People's Army, Army of the Republic of Korea, United States Army, United States Marines, Chinese People's Liberation Army, and forces from the UN: Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, France, Netherlands, Belgium / Luxemburg, Philippines, and Turkey. Also, a Select Bibliography. Remember that CD uses 1 stand to 1 platoon ratio for infantry and 1 to 5 ratio for vehicles.

February 6, 2003

Advertising Support for MagWeb.com

    A little late on these, but please note....

    Gajo: Renews Advertising for 2003

      of Gajo renewed his advertising with MagWeb.com and released a new list of armies for sale. We thank him for his support and hope you visit his page in the Mall at MagWeb.

    Belle and Blade War Videos: New Advertiser for 2003

      Belle and Blade is now supporting MagWeb.com with an advert on our home page. This will take you to his own page that lists, well, every war movie we ever heard of. We thank him for his support and hope you visit his page in the Mall at MagWeb.

February 6, 2003

Sci-Fi Sixth

February 5, 2003

WWII Japanese TO&E Info

February 4, 2003

WWII Newsletter

February 3, 2003

English Civil War Information

    King or Parliament 4 (February 2003) presents articles on: 17th Century Arms and Armoury, Battle of Powick Bridge 1642, Parliamentary Blunder 1644, Anecdotes and Snippets, and the announcement of an ECW Online Course.

February 2, 2003

Virginia Historic Sites

    MagWeb.com's Travel section holds information on sites we thought were interesting enough to stop by for a visit. And if you do visit them, our write-ups contain information about what to look for and what to avoid. It takes a while to create these, and they are very photo-intensive (and thus load slowly), but here are a trio of historic sites in Virginia. See the January 2, 2003 entry below for additional sites.

February 1, 2003

News Quintet

    King or Parliament ECW Online Course
    International Wargames Federation Convention March 7-9, 2003
    Stupid Human Jury Awards Humor
    Alternate Word Meanings Humor
    Wellington in France New Book

    Space Shuttle Lost: NASA lost Columbia today as it plunged through the atmosphere enroute to landing. Sadness prevails upon such a catastrophe, highlighting the ultimate human cost of exploration. According to the news, the shuttle was traveling approximately 12,500 miles per hour at around 200,000 feet over Texas when the malfunction occurred. We must, of course, examine the circumstances and particulars to learn what happened. The investigation will be, as with lessons drawn from previous disasters, a painful process.

    The advance of our knowledge and understanding of the world has never been easy. Hard as we try, we will never be able to make risk 0%. When a disaster occurs, we can only console the families who have lost loved ones, and honor those explorers in our memory and our deeds.

      --Russ Lockwood

January 31, 2003

MagWeb.com Monthly Tally

    MagWeb.com ends the month of January by posting 25 issues or equivalents, 1 book review, 27 quick book reviews, 5 news items, and 6 Travel articles.

January 30, 2003

Courier 55

    Courier 55 (1991) presents the usual mix of military history and historical miniatures with articles on: Eyewitness: Battle of Talavera (July 1809), Mexican-American War Excerpt of a Charge, Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo: Campaign 1847, Battle of Villa Costa: 1812 Napoleon's Battles Scenario, Sword and the Flame Rules Ideas, Battle of Arqualon 1099AD, WRG Ancient Army Lists, Historicon '91 Convention Report, and the always plentiful product reviews and product news.

January 29, 2003

Wallyworld x 4 from 1987

    PW Review (Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov 1987) provides a Wally eye view of historical miniatures and rules mechanisms. Articles include: Viking Raid 40mm, First Day at Gettysburg, Manassas, South Mountain, First and Secon Miniatures Battles of Ulanov (WWI), Skirmish Action Rules, Thoughts on an ECW Game, Pirates and Treasure, Grand-Grand-Grand Tactical Napoleonics, Soldier of the Queen, Small Scale Reaction Wargame, Fall of Fort Peck: American Revolution, Historicon '87 Convention Report, and more.

January 28, 2002

Book Reviews

January 26, 2003

Newsday Reviews MagWeb.com

    Newsday, a newspaper based in Long Island, NY printed a Jan. 21 review by Bob Suter regarding MagWeb.com, so here it is:

      www.magweb.com: While war - of which there is much talk these days - may not be one of mankind's more commendable enterprises, it, nonetheless, commands considerable attention from scholars, historians and cadres of individuals who are fascinated by what happens when violent conflict erupts between peoples. If you count yourself among them, this is the mother lode. MagWeb.com offers full text and graphics of current and back issues of some 105 military history and related magazines along with additional material not found in the magazines and "War Lore" articles contributed by the site's growing membership. Plus, there's a bulletin board where members can exchange information and a shopping area, as well. Free sample articles are available while a $5 monthly fee provides access to everything at this pop-up ad-free site.

    Well, we liked the "this is the mother lode" comment and this is one of the first reviews that specifically praises the ad-free environment! Evidently, we made quite an impression on the reviewer.

    A slight correction: MagWeb.com offers 106 magazines (not 105) and that the membership price for a year is now $75, which is $6.25 a month (renewals are at a 10% discount: $67.50 a year, or $5.60 a month).

January 25, 2003

HMGS Dispatch

    HMGS Mid-South Dispatch (Dec 2002) offers up the usual mix of military history and wargaming with articles on: One Man's Journey Through Normandy (travel to Omaha Beach and Pointe Du Hoc), Afghanistan's Lessons Shaping Military, Flight Stands for Blue Max (Build your own), a couple of Vietnam Miniatures Battle Reports, Viking-Asatru Christmas Carol (Humor), and more.

January 24, 2003

Wargamer's Newsletter 1976

    Wargamer's Newsletter 167 (Feb 1976) turns the clock back a quarter century to look at the state of military history research and wargaming products. Articles include: Artillery Items (Anecdotes), Napoleonic Cavalry Notes, The Early History of Wargaming Part 1, Battle of Montamne 1813 Wargame Report, Morale in Napoleonic Wargames Part 2, lots of Book Reviews, Napoleon's War Maxim, and lots of Pruduct News.

January 23, 2003

News Quintet

January 22, 2003

Competitive Edge

    With winter upon us, a little Stalingrad is sure to perk you up. Competitive Edge 12 (1996) offers two games: Der Kessel (solitaire Stalingrad) and a futuristic Battlechrome (mecha robots). Other articles include industry news, commentary, a number of FRP module reviews, and more.

January 21, 2002

Inquisitor 13

    Inquisitor 13 (1995) covers Warhammer 40K with additional rules for big scale vehicles, Eldar pirates, Q&A, and more.

January 20, 2003

SGS Strategist Back Issue Trio

    Strategist 316 (July 1998), Strategist 323 (February 1999), and Strategist 360 (March 2002) follows the SGS with articles on: Games for Larger Groups, Painting Microminiature Infantry, Online Gaming Magazines, Air Force vs. Over The Reich/Achtung Spitfire, Europa 1945-2030, Good Financial Games?, The Settlers, Die Fursten von Florenz, Starship Catan, and a cornucopia of game product releases, web sites, and other game industry news.

January 19, 2003

Time Portal Passages

    Time Portal Passages (Winter 2003) continues to illuminate little-known eras of military history with articles on: Chosun: The Isolationists of East Asia (1340-1700), The Safawid Dynasty of Persia Powerhouse of Central Asia (1488-1747), and Persia: Central Asia's Powerhouse During the 1700s.

January 18, 2003

HMGS-GL Herald 50

    HMGS-GL Herald 50 (November-December 2002) hits the big 5-0 in number of issues. This issue includes a short history of the Herald, another chapter in the Roots of Wargaming: Wargaming Literati, 1806 Battle of Maida, Visit to NY's Fort Niagara, 1st Century B.C. Campaign, Cleaning Your Miniatures Before Painting, Regional Gaming Organizations and Clubs, Conventions, news, reviews, and the usual mix of HMGS-GL doings.

January 17, 2003

Naval Sitrep: 20th C. Naval Warfare

    Naval Sitrep 23 (October 2002) pumps in the naval perspective with articles on: The 21st UJ-Flotille: Part 2, Magazine Explosions in WW I, Fight for the Fjord 1940, HMS Nottingham Runs Aground, Military News 2002, and a number of reviews, changes to Harpoon naval rules, and more. Of note is the creative use of modern naval miniature rules to "re-fight" Godzilla vs. Tokyo--just like in the movies.

January 16, 2003

OSG News

    OSG News (January 2003) fills us in with the progress of Sun of Austerlitz, Zucker's new Napoleonic battle boardgame to be published on February 4. Plus recent books, letters, and more.

January 15, 2003

Victorian Colonial Warfare

    The Heliograph 134 (December 2002) brings us Fighting the Baluchis: Sind 1842, Kerreri Hills: The Narrow Escape of Egyptian Camel Corps, Balloon and Airship rules for The Sword and the Flame, reviews, news, and more.

January 14, 2003

More Saga Medieval History

    Saga 89 (November 2002-January 2003) is the current issue and offers articles on The Land of War: Part 3 1169-1400: Lords of Ireland, Gempei War 1180-1185, Scipio Africanus bio, Tactics With Teutonic Knights, Saga at Fall In 2002, reviews, and more.

January 13, 2003

Seven Years War

    Seven Years War Asso. Journal vol. 12 no. 2 (Spring 2001) brings us the British siege of Havana 1762, Don Carlos III of Spain bio, a brilliant compilation: Notes Relevant to the Simulation of Seven Years War Scenarios, Grun Loudon Battalions, more Journal of Horace St. Paul 1757: Part 5 The Combat at the Jakelsberg, quotes, news, and more.

January 11, 2003

Saga Medieval History

    Saga vol. 4 no. 6 (December 1990) is a back issue and offers articles on The Crusades, Hoplite Warfare, Danish Kings of England, Battle of Arqulon 1099 AD, Cavalry Wedges (WRG), Rochester Historical Simulations Group, Contexts of Dark Ages England, MigsCon XI and Simcon 1990 Convention Report, letters, and more information.

January 10, 2003

WWII Command Decision Newsletter 1992

    Command Post Newsletter (1992) covers Command Decision WWII rules with history/OOB info: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, German Tiger Battalions, 1st Luftwaffe Flak Corps, and part II of the ever-popular "Bathtub Europa" (France, Germany, Greece, and Hungary 1939). Also, 3rd Indian Motor Brigade 1940-1943 History with multiple scenarios including Battle of Mechili: April 7, 1941 and Battle of Point 171: May 28, 1942, Cold Wars Report 1992: Products, Barbarossa 25 Updates: German and Soviet Views, lots of rules Q&A and more.

January 9, 2003

First Empire: Napoleonic Battles and History

    First Empire 68 (Jan/Feb 2003) kicks off its 13th year of publication with articles on Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders (# 12-14), Battle of Kolozab (1806), Battle of Aldenhoven (1793), Battle of Aix-La-Chapelle (1793), Prussians in 1806: Dispelling the Myths Part Vb: Jena, In Search of Napoleon's Marshals (Parisian Burial plots), Napoleonic News Desk, and more.

January 8, 2003

Europa 19

    Europa 19 (May/June 1991) offers up WWII information and Europa wargaming support with articles on: The Caucasus Raids: Anglo-French Plans Against the Soviet Oil Fields, Italian Divisional Histories, Facts Behind the Counters, A Fix for Arkhangelsk, The Flames of Baku: An Europa Air Scenario, Poland 1939 Europa Map and Sample Counters, Grand Europa: The Myths and the Realities, news, rules interpretations, and more.

January 7, 2003

MagWeb.com Poll on CBS Marketwatch

    MagWeb.com's poll from November was picked up by CBS Marketwatch in the December news section. Sorry for the delay, but we just got a report back...

    In addition, MagWeb.com's poll found its way onto Yahoo Business News, Hoovers News, and Northernlight's library, also all in December. That should have increased the number of eyeballs headed our way. Now, if only we could have gotten the TV cameras and radio microphones rolling...

    Here are URLs sent us.

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    CEO Communique

    A look back at 2002 and resolutions for 2003.

January 6, 2003

MWAN 120

    MWAN 120 (Nov-Dec 2002) closes out 2002 with another 192 pages of great articles including: Hungarian War of Independence: 1848-1849, Carius in Action: February 1944, Bagration vs. Lannes (Shako Austerlitz), Battle of Villers-Bretonneux: 27 November 1870, Astounding Tales Rules, Historicon 2002 and Cold Wars 2002 recaps, How To Make Great Looking 1/285th Scale Deciduous Trees, Iowa Graybeard (ACW Buildings), Fort McHenry Demonstration, lots of product news and reviews, and more.

January 3, 2002

Heliograph 133

    Heliograph 133 (October 2002) brings great information about the Victorian Colonial Era with articles on: Dahomey War Part 2, Mammalian Mayhem rules review and scenario, Heliograph’s Quick Guide to [miniature] Manufacturers (28mm, 25mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm, and 6mm), and lots of product news.

January 2, 2003

Virginia Historic Sites

    MagWeb.com's Travel section holds information on sites we thought were interesting enough to visit. And if you do visit them, our write-ups contain information about what to look for and what to avoid. It takes a while to create these, and they are photo-intensive (and thus load slowly), but here are a number of sites we visited in Virginia after our Borodino 2002 Napoleonic Conference: five Historic sites and one battlefield.

December 31, 2002-Jan 1, 2003

Happy New Year!

    MagWeb.com wishes you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year as we look forward to 2003.

MagWeb.com Monthly and Year-End Tally

    MagWeb.com ends the month of December with 22 issues or equivalents, 2 book reviews, 8 news items, 1 One-Drous Chapter, and 1 other article.

    Year to Date 2002 total: 293 issues, 82 news items, 75 book reviews, 20 parts of WWII Operation Cartwheel, a downloadable MP3 file, 9-part article on Tank Development, 1 WWII Memoir, 21-part results of the MagWeb.com poll, 3 One-Drous book chapters, 21-part Borodino 2002 Conference Report, and 79 other articles.

    In case you keep "per month averages", that's 24.4 issues, 6.8 news items, 6.3 book reviews, and a heckuva lot of other articles, conference coverage, and other goodies to keep you up to date on the world of military history. All of this is packed into a 40,000-article archive!

    And it's all in electronic format, which means that if you're doing research, you can copy text directly from your browser to your word processor--no retyping or scanning! And, the URL at the top of your browser serves as the reference for your footnotes. It couldn't be easier.

Price Increase and Renewal Discount as of January 1, 2003

    After six years of holding the line on pricing while continuously building up the archive, MagWeb.com is raising prices on January 1, 2003 for most membership rates. However, renewals will get an automatic 10% discount as long as you keep your membership current. For example, the $59.95 1-year membership now costs $75. However, current members renewing receive a 10% discount ($7.50), thus the 1-year cost would be $67.50. Considering all we've added since 1996, it is a modest increase.

    As promised back in 1996, Charter Members retain their original charter rate as long as they maintain their memberships.

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