AIRFIX MAGAZINE - January 1973- Well illustrated articles on the new R.A.F. Museum; OO-HO scale conversions to modern British Army figures; First World War German Hussar conversion; a Panther turret pill box; modelling the German Pak 38 50mm anti-tank gun; making Ancient warships; buildings for wargames; plus reviews of latest kits, models, books, etc.
JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH - Winter 1972. In addition to interesting military articles contains The Indian Mutiny Letters of an Officer of the Bengal Horse Artillery and Marlborough's March to the Danube 1704 by David Chandler.
BATTLEFLEET - Magazine of the Naval Wargames Society - Vol. 6, No-4. Details of Pre-Dreadnought warships plus an article on early mines and their uses.
BROAD ARROW - The Journal of the British Military Historical Society of the United States. A very pleasant little journal of what must be a happy Society. Contains Members' articles on Personal Recollection, on the Charge of the Light Brigade; establishment of the British Army August 1914; the amalgamation of British Cavalry Units; The Ironclad turret in the British Navy; The Mounties; plus a number of other interesting features.
THE COURIER - Bulletin of the New England Wargamers Association - Vol.IV, No.6. Contains articles on American Riflemen ir the Revolution of 1775; Making Log Barriel. for wargames; Fred Vietmeyer on Napoleonic wargnming; Organization of the Prussian Army 1806; a battle report of a wargame in India 1757; The Fleets of the Major Powers August 1914; The Army of Westphalia 1807-14: Some Thoughts on Case Shot plus reviews of books, magazines, etc.
DISPATCH - The Journal of the Scottish Military Collectors Society - December 1972. This magazine has gone "professional" and put out a very nicely printed publication containing photographs and line drawings accompanying articles on The Field Jagers of the Prussian Army 1744-11) ; The Black Watch 1780-180); Print, Figure, Book and Record reviews plus correspondence columns.
MILITARY MODELLING - January 1973. Another magazire which has gone very plushy and is now much larger in size and in volume but so far as wargamers are concerned this is a most diseppointing issue as it is largely full of well illustrated articles on tanks and other military vehicles in 1:24 and 1:32 scale plus minesweepers of World War II and two articles on 54mm figures although Charles Grant give, us Part 23 of The Napoleonic Wargame.
MODEL BOATS - January 1973. Article and plans for the Italian Cruisers Zara and Pola.
PANZERFAUST - November-December 1972. Contains numerous articles on boardgames and interesting contributions on The Oblique Line of Battle as used by the Ancients, and revived by Frederick the Great; A Wargamer's Guide to the American Civil War - Confederate Armies; a Naval Wargames article plus correspondence columns etc.
SOLDIER - December 1972. Beautifully illustrated as always and contains a brief article on Wargames is Army Training plus another on Military Cigarette Cards with the usual fine book, military model, record reviews.
TANKETTE - Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association Magazine - December/January 1972-73. As always, the journal for the armour enthusiast and contains mostly printed details on wargames armies for Western Desert Campaigns; modelling of a number of different tanks and vehicles with plans and instructions and an interesting piece on battledress.
TRADITION - No.65. What a labour of love this magazine is! Ft contains beautifully illustrated articles on the Dutch Army in the War for Belgian Independence 1830-31; The French Army in the Franco-Prussian War 1870; The Union Army 1861; The Disaster at Maiwand 1880; North-West Frontier of India 1919; In,, Army of Modena 1737-1760; plus book reviews and correspondence AND five/of the Belgian Army 1905 and one of a Dutch lancer in the East Indies in the mid-19th century, coloured plates.
THE VEDETTE - October 1972. This is the Journal of the National Capital Military Collectors of America and, although riot a wargaming journal, always has something of interest. This month in addition to numerous minor items contains articles on The History of the Foreign Legion; Flat Figures; Amalgamations in the British Army; Airfix Conversions, etc.
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