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Lockwood and MagWeb debut on TV!

    Russ Lockwood is appearing this week (March 27, 28) on a cable TV show called "Job Connections" shown on on channel NJ-12. The last segment of the show is called "Dream Job" and Russ Lockwood and MagWeb are featured. Now, this is a local New Jersey cable channel, so most of you won't be able to see it, but for those that get NJ-12 in New Jersey, the show is repeated several times on Saturday (2 pm, 5:30pm, etc) and Sunday...check listings and check our Russ Lockwood's TV debut! It's another first in the growth of MagWeb, and Lockwood assures you he is not quitting his MagWeb day job for Hollywood...

    March 30, 1999

    Dr. Ben Weider Lecture Napoleon and the Jews
      Dr. Ben Weider, historian, lecturer, and author of several books including The Murder of Napoleon, has allowed MagWeb to post his lecture Napoleon and the Jews in our WarLore section. We are very pleased to present his treatise to our members.

    March 28, 1999

    1951 Korea Story of Ron Broward
      Craig Martelle authors this combination historical overview, interview, and battlefield tour in the company of Ron Broward, who served in Able Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, from the Chosin Reservoir to Horseshoe Ridge during the Korean War. In the MagWeb WarLore section.

    March 27, 1999

    British Victorian Information

    March 26, 1999

    Central/South American History El Dorado Vol. 5 No. 2
      Back issue heavy on uniform guides includes articles on Compagnies Franches de la Marine, The Spanish Defence of the Americas, 1762-1807, Spanish Troops Sent to the Americas 1811-1814, Virreynato del Peru 1797, Argentine Troops of 1806-07, Los Husares de la Gran Guardia 1813, Flags from the Artigas Era 1811-1820, Royalist Troops in Venezuela 1820-1822, Simon Bolivar's Army 1820, Drummers 1827 Peru and Chile, Regimento del Rey 1824, Haitian Uniforms 1916-1920, Argentina 1910 Regimento 9 Caballeria "Coraceros", Buttons of South America: Uruguay, Uruguay Navy 1970, Air Force Enlisted Personnel 1988 from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Dominican Republic, and more.

    March 24, 1999

    English Civil War English Civil War #54
      Flags and standards, profiles of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Philip Skippon, March to Marsotn Moor, battle of Sherburn in Elmet, ECW Football (soccer), Musket Drill and more.

    March 22, 1999

    18th Century 18th C Military Notes & Queries #1
      When it all began. The first issue includes articles on battles of Zenta (September 11, 1697), Narva (20 November 1700), Glenshiel (10 June 1719), and Siege of Quebec 1759. Also Flags of the Armies at Sedgemoor, Army of Hessen-Kassel, Highland Regiments in America (7YW), game review of Mohawk, notes, queries, and more.

    March 20, 1999

    At MonCon
      MagWeb will have a booth at the MonCon convention, Holiday Inn in Tinton Falls, NJ. Take exit 105 off the Garden State Parkway, right at light to Hope Road.

    March 18, 1999

    Victorian Colonial Era
    Age of Empires No. 14
    Colonial Conquest No. 4
    Colonial Conquest No. 3
      Current and back issues. Includes Charge of Light Brigade, German Camel Corps, Black Watch 1882, Battles of Leliefontein (1900), El Teb (1884), Tamai (1884), McNeill's Zeriba (1885), Chitral (1895), loads of book reviews and news, and more.

    March 17, 1999

    MagWeb is 562MB!
      According to the last maintenance scan of our database of articles, we have 23341 files (about 11,000 articles, 10,000 graphic images, and the rest are Mall at MagWeb, Discussion Groups, and other files) in 825 folders totalling 562 MB!

    March 16, 1999

    WWII Army Lists
    23 Russian Army Lists
    3 more German lists (G21-23)
      TO&Es down to the platoon level for Russians (and a couple more German lists too).

    March 15, 1999

    Fistful of Courier Back Issues
    Courier Vol. III No. 6 (May June 1982)
    Courier Vol. III No. 5 (March April 1982)
    Courier Vol. III No. 4 (Jan Feb 1982)
    Courier Vol. III No. 3 (Nov Dec 1981)
    Courier Vol. III No. 2 (Sep Oct 1981)
      Too many articles to mention by name, but highlights include a four-part series on pike and shot renaissance period, three-part series on wargaming concepts, Napoleonic drill, two-part Ottoman Army at Siege of Vienna, naval warfare, ancients, rule sets, and a wide variety of reviews and news. Some well-known authors penned articles, including Chandler, Haythornwaite, Barker, Bond, Hofschroer, Griffith, Knight, and others.

    March 14, 1999

    Savage and Soldier Help (if you can)
      Normally, I don't do this, but this is such an interesting request...Got a call from Bob Burke asking for some help. He has every issue (some are photocopies, but what a collection) of Savage and Soldier--except Vol I #3--and he's looking for a photocopy of this missing issue. If you have one or know who might, drop him an e-mail burker1@aol.com and let him know.

    March 13, 1999

    Convention News

    March 12, 1999

    Dark Ages and Medieval Saga 68 (Jan-Feb 1999)
      Viking Combat Equipment and tactics, The Templars And The Battle Of Hattin, Descriptions of Dark Age and Medieval Armies Part 5, Mongol Military Might Characteristics of the army, Medievel Welsh Warriors and Warfare Weapons and tactics, Impressions of Fall-In 1998 Convention Report, Failing That Planning and Tactical Blunders on the Wargames Table, Glutter of Ravens Warfare in the Age of Arthur, DBM V2.1 Terrain Rules 31st October 1998 Rules, Early Medieval Polish Official Army List, Medieval Warfare Rule Changes, 1999 Schedule for MW and AW demos and more.

    March 11, 1999

    Welcome 60th Magazine Game News #1 (March 1985)
      Relive the glory days of gaming with a trade magazine packed with reviews and features. This is the first issue, #1, of a now defunct publication.

    March 10, 1999

    Welcome 59th Magazine Matrix Gamer #1 (January 1999)
      The successor to Experimental Game Group, the Matrix gaming concept gets a boost from its creator.

    March 9, 1999

    Welcome 58th Magazine Paradies Lost (1999)
      Quirky publication uses a narrative storyline to introduce RPG and PBM ideas in the fantasy land of Arveta.

    March 8, 1999

    American Civil War Pair
    Zouave Vol. XII No. 2 (Summer 1998)
    Zouave Vol. XII No. 1 (Spring 1998)
      Battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg (first day), Ball's Bluff, Belmont, Drewry's Bluff, and Arrowfield Church. Logistics and the ACW article. Terrain making tips for stone and rail fences, and fields. Reviews and more.

    March 7, 1999

    Footsteps of Frederick the Great Seven Years War Asso. Journal Vol. X No. 3 (Winter 1998)
      Seven Years War. Profiles of Austrian Sapper Corps, IR 49 (Prussian Pioneers), and Horace St. Paul. Huge 1998 Frederick the Great Silesian Tour of several battlefields, including Leuthen, Kunersdorf, Landeshut, Mollwitz, Bunzelwitz, Hohenfriedberg, Glatz fortress, and more.

    March 6, 1999

    Orgy of Sample Book Chapters

    And a couple other items

March 5, 1999

HMGS South News The Rebel Yell #12 (September-October 1998)
    Hurricon '98 Convention Coverage.

March 4, 1999

A Little WWII, a Little Football:

March 3, 1999

Tornado News: Tornado Alert #35 (February-March 1999)
    A news issue with information on: Twistercon VII Convention March 19-21st, 1999, Schedule of Conventions Listings, Napoleon at the Gates of Smolensk 1812 Miniatures Battle, Spring Maneuvers (April 15, 16, & 17th Convention), and HMGS News from the National.

March 2, 1999

Historical Miniatures: Gauntlet #14 (Winter 1998)
    A Bit of Napoleon 1813, The Chosin Few (Fox Company Toktong Pass November 28, 1950), Battle of Rocquefort (Vendee Revolt 1794), Saving Private Ryan: The Bridge at Ramel, Renaissance Campaigning, Wild West rules, Bayonets in the Bush (Askaris), Snakes and EDNAs Morale, reviews and news on over 100 products, Web sites, and more.

March 1, 1999

Solo Gaming: Lone Warrior #125 (January-March 1999)
    Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) Actions Burma Theatre February - May 1944), Winter Wonderland Fantasy, Gridlock (tabletop grids), Patrol (use those tabletop grids), For God, Queen, and Country (ECW Campaign Rules), Battle of Brauvogn (ECW Game Replay), WWII House to House and Street Fighting, ACW Balloons, computer game reviews, and more.

February 27, 1999

WWII B-17 Missions: First Person Account

February 24, 1999

A Trio of News Items

February 23, 1999

Six-Pack of Napoleonic Firsts:
First Empire #45 (March-April 1999)
First Empire #44 (January-February 1999)
First Empire #14 (Nov-Dec 1993)
First Empire #13 (Sept-Oct 1993)
First Empire #12 (July-August 1993)
First Empire #11 (May-June 1993)
    A cornucopia of current and back issues unleashed!
    #45: Battle of Montereau (18 Feb 1814), Halle (17 Oct 1806), and Orthez (27 Feb 1814), Part 2 Dutch Revolutionary Wars (1787), profile of Marshal Jourdan, NA NewsDesk, Command and Control, and more.
    #44: Albuerra, Friendly Fire at Waterloo, Part 2: Waterloo Campaign 1815, Part 1 Dutch Revolutionary Wars (1787), profile of Marshal Berthier, Napoleon's Imperial Wrath, NA NewsDesk, and more.
    #14: Battle of Rolica (17 Aug 1808), Part 2: Neapolitan Army 1806-15, Part 7: Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland (1799), modern Napoleonic fiction, Part 4: British Gallantry and Discipline, and yet more.
    #13: Burning of White House War of 1812, Part 1: Neapolitan Army 1806-15, Part 6: Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland (1799), Part 3: British Gallantry and Discipline, Go Hang a Monkey, Indian Brigade 1815, Russian Jager Evolution, and of course more.
    #12: Battle of Gefrees (1809), 95th Regt of Foot, Part 5: Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland (1799), Part 2: British Gallantry and Discipline, Troop Formations and Deployments, Prussian Generals 1813, terraining, and of course more.
    #11: Battle of Neumarkt (1809), Ghurka Wars (1814-1816), Maida Campaign, (1806) Part 4: Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland (1799), Part 1: British Gallantry and Discipline, small (2mm and 5mm troops), and the proverbial more.

February 19, 1999

Current and Back Issue:
Cry Havoc! #25 (February 1999)
Cry Havoc! #2 (May 1993)
    #25: Battle of Brooklyn (American Revolution), Habbakuk: The Frozen Aircraft Carrier, WWII HomeFront Propaganda (The Cherry Ames Series for Young Girls), Military History on the Web Survey, The Internet Strategist: An Extensive Assessment of On-line Resources, Wargamer's Widow Web Surfs for History & Resources, news, humor, and more.
    #2: Machiavelli and the Art of War, The Multiplayer Game (playability vs. simulation), An Army Marches on its Stomach (Recipes), Winston Churchill Quotations, The First Battle of Bull Run (Book Review), Knights of the Sky (WWI Air Computer Game Review), battlefield visits to Antietam (USA), Amman's El Qal'a (Jordan) and Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA).

February 17, 1999

Current Issue: The Frontline Vol. 1 Iss. 2 (1999)
    World War II heavy issue features articles on: Soviet Artillery in Street Fighting 1945 (Translation from a May 1945 Soviet article), Soviet Naval Infantry 1941-1944, Australian Armour in WWII The Australian Armoured Corps (AAC), Armour in the Norway Campaign British, French, and German in 1940, US Army Airbourne Organization June 1944 Company and Platoon TO&E, German Motocycle Infantry Bttn 1939-1941 TO&E, Armed Forces of Regional Powers in the Recent Congo Conflict, First Israeli Army (The Zahal 1948), Bay of Pigs TO&E, Hidden Movement in Wargames, Shopping Guide in Paris for Wargamers, Running a WWII E-mail Campaign, Painting Soft Plastic Figures, reviews, Rapid Fire TO&Es for Soviet Black Sea Fleet Naval Infantry 1980 and 1939 Polish Infantry regt., and the proverbial more.

    Also includes the "bonus article" on New Model Kit Releases Announced at the London Toy Fair Jan. 30th 1999.

February 16, 1999

A WWII Veteran Remembers B-17 Mission: Schweinfurt 1943 Wally Hoffmann remembers the air battle with a first person account of the raid entitled "Reality."

February 15, 1999

Current Issue: Abanderado Vol. 4 No. 1/2 (Jan. 1999)
    This "double issue" on the Spanish Civil War offers articles on: the battles of Bermeo (May 1-4 1937), Malaga (Feb. 6, 1937 CD2 Scenario), and Cordoba (August 1937), Majadahonda: The Last Day (Rumanians in the Spanish Foreign Legion), Italian Bersaglieri and Cavalry, SCW Naval Wargaming Part 3 scenarios, Carlist Cavalry Unit Escuadron de Borgona, more on the Soluthurn 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle, Wales and the SCW, Italian CTV Cavalry, model kit news, book reviews, and more.

February 14, 1999

Back Issue: MWAN #96 (Nov-Dec 1998)
    Analysis of the British failure at the Battle of New Orleans (1815). Miniature rules for WWII, Wild West, Thirty Years War, and Prehistoric Animals (!?). Reports on The Dakla Campaign 1878, Battle of Wexford 1629, Hell Comes to Cow Town (Wild West scenario), and Koreans vs. Japanese 1598. Loads of news, reviews, and other views. Frugal terrain and troop ideas. And ever more.

February 12, 1999

Board War Games Reviews Extraordinairre: Perfidious Albion #98 (February 1999)
    Wit and wisdom from the UK with reviews of Risorgimento (1848), For The People (ACW), Blue Vs. Gray (ACW), Invasion Sicily (WWII July-August, 1943), Tigers in the Mist (WWII Battle of the Bulge), Arnhem 1944, Saratoga (AWI), Ypres 1915, and The Great Battles of Caesar (computer ancients game). Plus the usual minireviews from in What the Players Say, Open the Box Stake the Bunny, Designers Guild, For Your Nostrils Only, and Old Duffer's Book Reviews.

February 11, 1999

Tibor Turns 40! Tis True! Our very own Tibor turns the big 4-0 today. Wish him well with an e-mail at tibor@magweb.com.

February 10, 1999

Dynamic Duo of Current Issues:
Tornado Alert #34 (Jan 1999)
Tornado Alert #33 (Nov-Dec 1998)
    Samurai rules, convention and game recaps, convention listings, Murphy's Military Laws, and other news.

February 9, 1999

Current and Back Issue:
Imperial Herald #9 (1998)
Imperial Herald Vol I #1 (1995)
    L5R fantasy samurai news, game strategy, fiction, and more from the current issue and the very first issue.

February 8, 1999

Way Back Issue: Conflict #7 (1974)
    Special American Civil War issue. Infantry, Infantry Tactics, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Entrenchments, Grand Tactics, the Campaign for Forts Henry and Donelson, and an ACW Bibliography. Plus, ACW Board Wargame Reviews: Shiloh, The Battles of Bull Run, Atlanta, and Seven Days Battles. Also, Numbers Numbers (Mathematician vs. General), Variants for Khalkhin-Gol game, and a visit to the San Diego Aerospace Museum.

February 7, 1999

Way Back Issue: Conflict Special Study 1: Arab-Israeli Armor 1973
    In depth look at T-54/55/62, M-48/60, Centurion Mk 5, TO&Es, Jewish Tank Markings, Tanker Crews, Comparative Data (Chart), Comparative Ammunition, Observations and Conclusions, Paper Tanks, Bibliography, Glossary of Terminology, and 1/64 Scale Illustrations.

February 6, 1999

Way Back Issue: Conflict Historical Study 1: Jan Zizka and the Hussite Wars
    In depth look at the 1419-1434 conflict. Jan Zizka bio, Papal Schism and John Huss, The Land, Operations to February 1421 Armistice, Operations 1421, Operations 1422, Operations 1423, Operations 1424 and After, Hussite Wagon Fort Tactics, Medieval Weapons, Soldiers, Time Line, Maps, and Jan Zizka: The Military Leader.

February 3, 1999

Current Issue: Age of Napoleon #28 (1998)
    Battle of Peschiera (6 August 1796 battle), Sharpe's Weapons, The Storming of Badajoz, Peninsula Sources, Quatre Bras: The Unexpected Battle, The Liberation of Malta (re-enactment) 1798: Last Invasion of British Isles (part 2), Reviews of books from authors Nafziger, Nosworthy, and Muir, and more.

February 1, 1999

Current Issues: Victorial Colonial Era
    The Heliograph 110 (December 1998)
    The Heliograph 109 (October 1998)

    All things Victorian era colonial, including Pre WWI German East Africa uniform guide, many photos from the Spanish American War, photos from Die Deutschen Kolonien, HM Stanley: A brief historical background to Darkest Africa (includes excerpts), Painting Guide to the Ashanti Wars, loads of news and information about colonial products, and more.

January 30, 1999

Back Issue: Conflict #6 (1973)
    Special War in Indochina issue includes articles on: Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1953-54, Tet Offensive 1968, WWII Desert War board wargame reviews, professionalism, and more.

January 29, 1999

Current Issues: Dragoman Ottoman History during Napoleonic Era
    Dragoman Vol. 3 No. 2 (Winter 1999)
    Dragoman Vol. 3 No. 1 (Fall 1998)

    Special issue (v3n2) on Ottoman Cavalry includes Suvarileri, Sipahis, and Garrison Troops, cavalry tactics, recruitment analysis, Book Review (Ottoman Warfare 1500-1700), and more. (v3n1) Military History of the Ottoman Empire During the Napolonic Period (1787-1816), a chronology.

January 28, 1999

Book News from Greenhill

January 27, 1999

News: Campaign and Demos

January 26, 1999

Back Issue: Conflict #5 (1973)
    Includes articles on: Battle of Nomonhan (Khalkhin-Gol) between Japanese and Russians 1939, Xenophon and the Greek march through Persia (400BC), the British Expeditionary Force 1940, simulations vs. realism, and more.

January 24, 1999

Back Issue: Shadis #25 (March 1996)
    Role playing adventure for sci-fi and fantasy. Includes adventures Courting the Orient (in ancient China), Deja Vu, Big Event (end your campaign with a bang), Causoban (part 2), Ferals (new cyber gang), And Jack Left Town (for CyberGeneration), Scenario Generation Charts, reviews, fiction, news, and more.

January 20, 1999

MagWeb Selected for USA Today Award: Hot Site!
    USA TODAY AWARD USA Today selected MagWeb for its Hot Site award for Jan 15-17, 1999, recognizing the special WWII sample section for "exhibiting something remarkable in graphics, content or both" -- not to mention the rest of the sample and premium areas. And we were listed in the Jan. 20 1999 edition of the newspaper as well.

January 18, 1999

Back Issue: Europa #5 (1988)
    Includes articles on: German Security Units on the Eastern Front, Status Chart German Security Division Status Chart, RKKA The Soviet Military in Europa: The 1st Moscow Proletariat Rifle Division, Europa optional and house rules, books of interest, Stubbing Your TO&E: Military reality vs paper TO&E, and more.

January 17, 1999

January 16, 1999

    MagWeb will be manning a booth at the Crusades '98 Convention at the Quality Inn Conference Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Exit 58/59 off Rte 15. Stop by and say hello.

January 15, 1999

New Issue: Courier #74
    Includes articles on: Flanders 1303-1304 (three battles: Coutrai, Arques, and Mons-en-Pevele), WWI Air Wargaming, Beer and Pretzel Napoleonic Rules, Give 'Em the Bleedin' Gong (methods for honoring tabletop troops), Jacobite Armies uniforms and dress troops, product news and reviews, and more.

January 14, 1999

New Issue: Operations #31
    (Winter 1998) includes articles on: The D'Avanzo column (British vs. Italians 1940); A Modern Naval "Game" of a Mediterranean Cruise; HomerCon '98 Convention Report, and more.

January 12, 1999

News: MagWeb 100 and more

    What did MagWeb members read the most in 1998? The MagWeb 100 -- the most read articles on MagWeb for all of 1998 -- will reveal all. Also, a convention to cover the 1941 German invasion of Crete, Spring Maneuvers Ft. Leavenworth, KS convention, April 15-17, 1999, Bitter Woods Game errata, and Settlers III Game now online. Get the News!

January 11, 1999

Interview: Robert L. Haworth
    Robert L. Haworth, author of Painted Sunset (US West Pony Wars Scenario book), shares his thoughts on the design and development process in an interview.

January 10, 1999

Book Excerpts: Guderian

January 9, 1999

New Issue: Taisho Samurai Battles.

January 6, 1999

Back Issue: Courier Military History and Miniature Wargaming.
    The Courier Vol. III No. 1 (July-August 1981) Includes articles on: Armies and Soldiers of the Pike and Shot Period, Paoli's Corsican Forces 1755-1769, Sand Pit: La Haye Sainte, Naval Campaigns, Scenarios, and Games, ACW Wilderness Campaign, Day by Day in History, and more.

January 4, 1999

Two 20th Century Latin American Wars

    Booklet #7 from the South and Central American Military Historians Society features The Leticia War (1932-1933) between Peru and Colombia, and the "Football War" (1969) between El Salvador and Honduras. Includes historical analysis, OOBs, oral histories, and maps.

January 2, 1999

Back Issues: BROG Wargame review magazine.

January 1, 1999

Current Issue: Saga Ancients Through Medievals.

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