AIRFIX MAGAZINE - August 1971. Includes well illustrated articles on 54mm Conversions by Roy Dilley; French Artillery Uniforms 1814; American Half-Tracks; Basic Scenery; The Chieftain Tank; Airfix Ambulance; plus other features on aircraft and ships with the usual reviews of figures, books, correspondence, etc., etc.
BATTLEFLEET - Volume 4: No.11. (Journal of the Naval Wareames Society, U.K.). Articles on World War I Cruisers; Naval wargame Second Russo-Japanese War 1913; Plus details of future meetings.
DISPATCH - No-56. In addition to the usual excellent reviews of figures, books, records, plates and prints, this issue also contains articles on the Dress of Infantry Officers; K.O.S.B. 1689-1971 uniform details; 91st Highlanders - Zulu War 1879; Royal Marine Light Infantry, China, 1900, etc.
JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH - Spring 1971. Among others contains articles on Living Conditions on Board Troopships 1793-1802; Regulation Headdresses of the British Army, 1812; The Experiences of an Army Surgeon, 1810-24; plus book reviews and other items of interest.
THE AVALON HILL GENERAL - July-August 1971. Has a good cover picture showing West Point cadets fighting a wargame with miniatures and contains numerous articles discussing various Avalon Hill boardgames.
MILIHISTRIOT - Spring 1971. In addition to usual small features has illustrated articles on the Prussian Army 1806-1815; The Uniforms of the 40th Foot in North America 1740-1748; and illustrated uniform details of 19th Century American soldiers taken from cigarette cards.
MILITARY MODELLING - August 1971. The adverts are most alluring and the book contains articles on Modifications of the Airfix Panther tank; review of Starlux Napoleonics; report on North East Modelling Group Meeting; British Infantry Colours at Waterloo; Bedford Vehicles of World War II; The Buffalo Carpet-Layer "Funny" A.F.V.; visit to the RAC Tank Museum, Bovington; Charles Grant on a Napoleonic Wargame; Self-propelled Artillery plus reviews of figures, kits, etc.
MODEL BOATS - August 1971. Contains article with plans on Austro-Hungarian Cruiser and Destroyer 1914 and details of construction for the Royal Albert 1690-1730.
PHOTO-WAR - No.7: Vol.1. Tightly packed with photographs and illustrations dealing with the Tiger Tank; American, British and German forces in World War II; German Pickelhaubes; the Afrika Korps uniform; Uniform of the Russian Army World War II; the Mauser Rifle and the comparative table of British, American and German Weapons 194o.
SCALE MODELS- August 1971. Contains an article illustrated with pictures and plans of the German Kubelwagen World War II; The Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton; and other articles mostly on aircraft or warships.
THE SQUADRON - N0.4, 1971. A house magazine of the Squadron Shop of Mickiigan, U.S.A. Contains well illustrated articles on tanks and aircrafts, the Afrika Korps, plus pages packed with advertisements for everything likely to be needed by the wargamer or military collector.
STRATEGY AND TACTICS - No-27. This magazine improves with every issue and its contents appear to be brilliantly researched and highly authoritative. This issue contains a simulation game "Battle for France, 19401, together with illustrated campaign analysis for the Allied Bomber Offensive and the campaigns of Alexander the Great. The "Battle for France" is also most comprehensively dealt with in an article complete with silhouettes of A.F.V's etc. Also contains reviews of boardgames and extensive book reviews. Highly recommended.
TANKETTE - Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association Magazine -
June-July 1971. Packed with vital and fascinating information, photographs and drawings for the tank enthusiast including plans for Crossley and Rolls Royce Armoured Cars; Hotchkiss H-35 tank, Humber 1 ton armoured truck, Churchill Bridgelayer plus conversions to Airfix Panzer IV
August-September 1971. Plans and drawings of Bofors Gun; Italian L6/40 tank, World War I Pioneer Tanks; Fortifications; with numerous other photographs and articles all of the highest quality.
TRADITION - Number 56. I like this magazine so much that if they did not sent it to me for review I would buy it! In addition to a fine coloured cover of the Danish Army 1813-14 and World War II dioramas plus six full-page coloured plates of Dress Distinctions of the Scottish Regiments 3rd Light Dragoons, types of the British Army 1826 and 1835, Uniforms of the Imperial German Army 1892 it contains beautifully illustrated articles on the French Army in Eqypt 1801; the Coldstream Guards 1821; Garibaldi's Legione Italiana 1849; Helmets and Headgear of the United States Army, 1872-1902; Neapolitan Troops in Spain, 1808-13; an American Civil War Cavalry Raid; plus book reviews and correspondents.
THE WORLD WAR II HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER (212 West Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201, U.S.A.). Contains lists of books, kits and military items of groat interest to the World War II collector.
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