AIRFIX MAGAZINE March 1972. Expanding the Airfix Sherwood Castle set (very useful for Ancient wargamers); Crusader Gun Tractor conversion; modelling equipment of German paratroops; 54mm Conversions; plus reviews of kits, figures, books, etc.
THE ARMCHAIR GENERAL Number 11. French Artillery in the mid-18th Century; Ancient Wargame Rules; British Units at Waterloo; Constructing the Russian KV1 tank; Russian Army in World War II; Russian Uniforms in Jorld War II; Austrian Army 1812-13; Artillery in the American Revolution; but book and figure reviews.
BATTLEFLEET No.6. Official Journal of the Naval Wargames Society. Confederate Ironclads; Naval Wargames reports plus notices.
DISPATCH February 1972. The Journal of the Scottish Military Collectors Society Has an attractive new cover and also a new Eon. President in Lt.Col. Colin Mitchell M.P. of the Argyls. Colour details of the Seaforth Highlanders 1779/1971 (with plates) plus book, figure, plate, etc., reviews.
THE AVALON HILL GENERAL Jan-Feb 1972. Articles on Tactics of Board Wargaming plus article "Decision Analysis for Wargamers".
THE GRENADIER December '71/January '72. This Bulletin of the Cheltenham Wargames Club continues under its new editor Chris Gregg. Full of interesting and enthusiastic battle reports with articles on Firing Grapeshot at Troops engaged in a Melee and the value of forming square to repulse cavalry.
INTERNATION WARGAMER November 1971. The Surface Warship; the Avalon Hill Stalingrad tactics; Individual Mediaeval Combats; Historic Naval Actions; Planes of World War 1; Naval Wargaming; Avalon Hill Jutland; Napoleonic Grand Tactics; German Pz III J; Road to Gettysburg, etc.
MILIHISTRIOT Autumn 1971. German Line Infantry 1900; The British in North America; Military Uniforms on cigarette cards.
MILITARY AFFAIRS December 1971. Japanese Military History World War II; U.S.Navy 1865-9; Russian Strategic Though 1829-1904; plus book and Museum reviews etc.
MILITARY MODELLING March 1972. Review of Rose Miniatures; The Ram Kangaroo; the Model Engineer Exhibition 1972; York Castle Museum; Uniforms and Colours of the British Army; Mediaeval Heraldry; Historex Figures reviewed; Napoleonic Wargaming by Charles Grant; Armoured Cars of the R.;,.F.; plus features, adverts, etc.
MODEL BOATS March 1972. Article with plan of the Von Der Tann German BattleCruiser 1910.
AN SAIGHDIUIRIN N0.3- This Journal of the Irish Model Soldier Society contains articles on the Ulster Volunteer Force; the Jordon Camel Corps; 16th Century Irish Warrior; Cigarette Card Collecting; Forgeries in Model Soldiers; etc., etc.
SCALE MODELS February and March 1972. The first contains Airfix 10th Hussar; Modelling Castles in Card; and the latter U.S. Air Force Museum plus book, figure reviews, etc., etc.
THE SENTINEL November 1971. An American high School wargames magazine has articles on Modern Soviet Destroyers (with illustrations); Post-Nuclear Conflict Wargaming (AFVs).
SIGNAL No.11. This Canadian bi-weekly of Jack Mansfield's contains local news of Club and wargaming activities plus new books, films, figures, etc.
SLINGSHOT January 1972. The Official Journal of the Society of Ancients contains articles on Delay in wargames; Huns; Elephants; American Charlie Tarbox's stimulating visit to ~ngland; The Other Salamis; The Russian Army of the 10th-11th Centuries.
SOLDIER February 1972. The British Army in Northern Ireland; Gurkhas at Buckingham Palace; record and book reviews, etc.
THE SQUADRON Winter 1972. Kit details of aircraft and tanks and Luftwaffe Uniforms; Crusader Tanks in North Africa; plus adverts and other features.
STRATEGY AND TACTICS No. 30. The Organisation of the American Army, Europe 1944-5; Unit Organisations: American, German and Russian; The Saratoga Campaign 1777; Troops used in the American Revolution; plus vast details of boardgames and a complete free game "Combat Command".
THE TRUMPETER February 1972. Figure Representation, Scale Frontage Basic Decisions; Air Wargames World War I; Basic Colour Information for French Line Infantry plus battle reports, etc.
THE VEDETTE October 1971. Journal of the National Capital Military Collectors of America. David Chandler's visit to Russia; Russian Line Infantry 1812-15; Wargames Corner; Modern Warfare Rules; The Battle of Cowpens; Uniforms of the Third Reich, etc.
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