AIRFIX MAGAZINE - October 1974. Contains well illustrated articles on British Army Uniforms 1660-1900; Modifying H.M.S. Hood Airfix kits in 1:1200 and 1:600 scales; George Gush continues his brilliant Renaissance Warfare articles; Euromissile AT and AA weapons; 54mm Conversions - Balaclava; The Fleet Air Arm in War and Peace; German National Markings 1914-18; plus reviews of figures, books, kits, magazines and correspondence.
Journal of the Society for AM HISTORICAL RESEARCH - Autumn 1974. Contains a fascinating and illuminating article on the Fenian Infiltration of the British Army in the 1860s - who said our troubles in Ireland were recent ones? Plus a fine Diary of an Officer in the Peninsular with excellent book reviews and letters.
THE BULLETIN of the British Model Soldier Society - No-4. In addition to allthe usual news and features contains articles on Early New Zealand Uniforms 1845-64; and British Cavalry Bands.
CONFLICT - No.7 1974. A Civil War special includes a free game "Itifle-Musket" (American Civil War) and also "The Alamo." Contains fine well illustrated articles on the Infantry; the Cavalry; the Artillery; the Engineers; the Grand Tactics of the American Civil War plus a fine article on the campaign for Forts Henry and Donelson plus details of the latest boardgames.
DISPATCH - The Journal of the Scottish Military Collectors Society - August 1974. Full of Scots news including all the usual reviews on books, figures, plates, etc., and articles on The Black Watch Musiclans 1830-54; The French Foreign Legion 1846-59; Goat Mascots of the R.A.F.; and other uniform details.
EL CONQUISTADOR - July 1974. Although I don't really understand what this magazine is all about, I admit it is very well produced and seemingly packed full of information for those at whom it is aimed i.e. Diplomacy players.
PANZERFAUST - No.63. A nicely produced pocket magazine which includes articles on boardgames Seven Days, Panzerblitz, The Battle of Gettysburg, Napoleon at Waterloo, Austerlitz, SPI vs SDC in SEA then there are articles on The Disposition of the German Army June-December 1944; an interesting article on Napoleon's victory at Waterloo; a wargames battle report; Computerised Boardgaming; plus letters, reviews of figures, etc.
RANK AND FILE - The Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society Newsletter - September 1974. A fine little Club magazine which must aid greatly in holding the group together contains reviews of Club wargames and discussions on latest figures, books, etc.
SLINGSHOT - September 1974 - The Official Journal of the Society of Ancients. An absolute MUST for those interested in Ancient warfare contains highly intelligent and well written articles on wargaming in all sorts of Ancient periods; Mediaeval Rules by my friend "Slim" Mumford; The Battle of Kadesh; A Mediaeval Arab Military Manual; Archery; Warriors of the 9th, 10th and llth Centuries (with illustrations) plus some interesting and controversial correspondence.
SOLDIER - October 1974. Contains well illustrated articles on The Royal Warwickshire Regimental Museum; the Royal Ordnance Factories Exhibition; reviews of military band records; military models and books.
TANKETTE - Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association Magazine - April-May 1974. If only this was printed a bit larger so that I could read it! Contains interesting picture on the front cover of the Marder II and contains articles with illustrations of numerous models and kits; Soviet Heavy Tanks of the Great War; plus hard hitting reviews of the latest kits, books, etc.
WAR MONTHLY - Issues No. 8 and 9 published by Marshall Cavendish Ltd., of London and can be obtained at news agents. Seemingly edited or in some way handled by an old friend Randal Gray who was in Spain with our party last Easter, these are very finely produced magazines with copious coloured illustrations of modern weapons and vehicles plus some interesting historical articles such as that on the Duke of Parma; Omaha Beach - D-Day; Sweden's formidable modern weapons technology; The Battle of Karen - World War II; Carronades and in issue No.9 Under-Sea Kamikaze; The Korean War; The V2 Rocket; Malta 1941; The French 175' field piece; Suvorov's Alpine Epic of 1799 - this last is excellently illustrated as is everything else in these magazines. A very fine publication and strongly recommended -- if it wasn't sent to me I would certainly buy it!
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