Albert T. Swann Jr.

The Second enjoys armchair wars, as well as field re- enactments. Best of luck on the project.

Ed. Note - Al belongs to the Second Maryland Regiment of the Maryland Line, Inc.

George A. Lord

Yessir, there are a few with that bent of mind up here in Canada too, but being in the heart of Canada, its not easy to find opponents for face to face contests. Lately, however I have managed to find a few.

Ed. Note: If you are ever down this way, we have a 6' x 12' table.

J.D. Scott

I read your article "Panzer Armee Afrika" and I compliment you. I wish I could have read the article about six months ago. Last Easter, my nephew and I had a desert wargame involving 400-450 men and some 60-65 vehicles. I have now switched my interest to the Eastern Front. I appreciate the painting tips, and I hope they will continue in future issues. Where did you get the VW jeep? I thought of converting the MiniTank's Dodge Command Car. Is this what you did? Keep up the good work in the magazine.

Ed. Note: Thanks for the compliment. No, I am using the A.B.Boyd's (Viking Model) VW which is post war era. MiniTanks now has two VW's of WWII vintage, and most of our advertisers should have them in stock.

Louis L. Bloom

While I am not sure that a new wargame publication may not be a "drug on the market" at the present time, since my good friend and wargame associate Ted Haskell is a member of your Editorial Staff, I can hardly resist.

Ed. Note - Lou, we hoped you liked the first issue.

Lt. Col. R.H. Thompson

Pat, I saw some of your work at the "Hobby House of Laurel" and it is some of the best and most impressive 30mm flat painting I have seen. Ed. Note - Thanks for the word, and if you like our magazine as much, we'll be happy.

Richard L. Bryant

Suggestion: Publish lists of Tabletoppers so more people can get together.

Ed. Note - We will send you a list of the people in your area.

Ronald F. Morris

Pat: I have also enjoyed your articles in Wargamers Newsletter.

Ed. Note - Thanks.

Peter Davis

I am looking forward to receiving the first copy, which if the hand-out is anything to go by, appears to be most interesting. All the best wishes for success.

Ed. Note - For the kind thoughts, we hope the boat mail only takes two weeks instead of the usual three.

Steve Shierling

After the magazine gets on its feet, as a favor to us bewildered warriors, would you please include a series on organization, rules, and uniforms during the French and Indian Wars (roughly 1700 to 1800)? If those dates are too general, than why don't you limit it to 1750. I know that there are many collectors and fighters who would appreciate this!

Ed. Note - Watch Aran Bakshian's articles especially in the third issue. We also have coming, in future issues, an article or two from Jerry Hedges on Hessian Uniforms and Organization in the Wax of 1775. P.S. I just received the first issue and it is off to a terrific start! Keep up the good work and aim towards a little color in 1970. Steve

Jim Haskins

I enjoyed my first issue of the Armchair General to the limit, and especially the article on the Afrika Korps. Could you print the tables of Organization of tile Italian Forces and could you recreate a desert battle in words and pictures? The real reason for my letter is the palm trees. Where in the wide world did you find them? Alan Moorehead mentions in his African Trilogy that the Germans painted their jerry cans black, with a white design to signify their contents. A white cross was used for water. (Under useful bits of info)

Ed. Note. - Starting in issue # 4 we will have a desert battle report and the start of a series on the Italians. The palm trees are Britians, and again most of our hobby shops who have placed an ad, have them.

J.F. Johansen

I feel that you ought to call all wargamers in this area together to share your knowledge and experience and to make standard rules for periods and weapons.

Ed. Note: Pat and I haven't had more than two quick games since starting this crazy project. As far as standard rules, most areas nave their own, and our objective is to present them to our readers if they will send them in to us.

Ross W. Maker

Are there any groups in your area which would like to set up information exchange programs with ours? The periods in which we are most active are the following: Napoleonic, WWII, WWII naval, with some Russo-Japanese, Medieval, and Ancient. Looking forward to your answer.

Ed. Note - We will send you two lists of tabletop and naval troops.

Ted C. Debayadi

I wish you all the luck aud we certainly need more magazines of this kind. Incidently, I would appreciate a list if you have any other subscribers from my area. Three friends and I play war games (WWII) every other week. However, we have trouble recruiting new members.

Ed. Note - We'll check our lists, and if there are any, we'll send you the names.

Eugene Souberman

I saw, and bought, Vol. 1 No. 1 of your magazine in a hobby shop in Arlington, Virginia. It looks pretty good, in spite of the mix up in pages. I and a few friends have been wargaming for a few years, based on Featherstone's rules with a few changes to suit ourselves. Almost all of our games axe modern, but we have a few Horse and Musket as well. Our modern games have included airborne assaults, amphibious assaults, and swamp warfare, etc. I am looking forward to your magazine being a great success.

Ed. Note - We hope so too, for if not we shall loose a little bit of money putting out the first six issues. By the way, what were you doing in Arlington Virginia?

J.A.Hutchings

As a wargamer and a fellow publisher (The Trumpeter) I try in conjunction with the Canadian Wargamer to provide a wargame publication for Canada and interested U.S. participants in the hobby. Our group has established contact with a Seattle group south of here, Western Washington Wargamers, headed by Bob Collman. Another group is the Pacific Northwest Wargamers Association, which is mostly boardgames, but does include a few tabletop enthusiasts. Suggestion: How about each of us exchanging publications?

Ed. Note - Sounds good to us.

Miss Caroline Allison Koos

Ed. vote - We received a great six page letter from Miss Koos, and frankly, we wouldn't know where to begin. To say we were overwhelmed, would be an understatement. It is gratifying to know that some people will take the time to sit down and write such a long letter.

Albert L Vigneron I have been a collector for some thirty years, and I have a solid documentation on French, Prussian, Russian, and British Armies - as well as some 4000 "flat" soldiers.

Ed. Note - Since we use flats in most of our battles, we can appreciate the size of your collection.

Richard Michael I have just returned from Europe were I looked upon such organized clubs in Rome, where they have one of the biggest in Europe. If you need in your games the real historical units, I can and have the order of battle for most of the American Civil War Battles. Also I have engaged in the building of the battle of Mechanicsville.

Lt. Bob Black, Somewhere in Viet Nam I thoroughly enjoyed reading issue #1 of the Armchair General. It was far superior to just about anything in the market today, and it does fill a genuine gap in the field. Unless things have changed radically since I left the states, there is only one other Wargame Magazine, and it has self-admittedly turned into a house organ. Especially liked the battle report, and I even read the Afrika Korps thing by Dave, although I usually skip over anything concerning the the 20th Century.

Ed. Note - Since you left, Strategy and Tactics has joined Jack's new Miniature Parade, Don's old standby, Wargamers Newsletter, and the new Miniature Warfare.

Casualty at Brandywine Church/U.S. troopers countermarching could not fire/ Church caught in the middle of the battle. General Green arrives in the nick of time, Albert T, Swann of the 2nd Md, Reg. of the Md. Line sent in this picture of one of their field reanactments.