AIRFIX MAGAZINE - November 1975. Bookstalls - 25p. Well illustrated articles of interest to wargamers include Operation Sealion as a Wargame by Terry Wise; Renaissance 'warfare by George Gush; 8th Army in the Desert; British Army Uniforms of the Royal Marines by Bryan Fosten; Modern British SP Artillery plus reviews of the latest kits, boardgames, books and letters.
ARQUEBUSIER - September/October 1975. Official Journal of the Pike-and-Shot Society (Dave Millward, 259 Hinckley Road, Nuneaton, Warks. CV11 6LL.) Articles on Warfare in the 16th Century by Neville Dickenson; Robert Blake; Battle of Marignano 1515; The Battle of Dreux as a Wargame; The Battle of Breitenfeld as seen through Scottish eyes by A. Murdin. Marred by an incredible number of spelling errors; the inclusion of the Battle of Dreux as a Wargame,and Ceresole in the July/August number, is an interesting coincidence because both battles are re-fought as wargames in my book WARGAMING IN THE PIKE-AND-SHOT PERIOD to be published next year by David and Charles who have had my manuscript since the beginning of 1975!
BATTLEFLEET - Vol.8: No.10. Magazine of the Naval Wargames Society (W.E.McKenzie, 16 Hugo Road, London N19 5EU.) Article;_ on the Imperial War Museum plus other features of interest to Naval wargamers.
THE COURIER - Vol.VII: No.4. Bulletin of the New England Wargamers Association (R.Bryant, 45 Willow Street, Brockton, Ma. 02401, U.S.A.) Articles on The Duties of Lighter Troops; Cavalry Melees by Fred Vietmeyer; Tactics of the Incas; Review of 25mm American Revolution Figures; American Revolution Cavalry Figures; American Civil War Armies; Skirmish Musketry; Guerilla Warfare and the Wargamer; Grand Tactical Napoleonic Operations; Jousting and other features.
MILITARY MODELLING - November 1975. Contains well illustrated articles of interest to wargamers on newly released plastic kits of tanks; The Battle of Kadesh 1288 BC as a Wargame (also described in my book WARGAMING IN THE ANCIENT AND MEDIAEVAL PERIOD published by David and Charles in January 1976); a Heavy Weapons Wargames Sight plus articles on uniforms and historical units, figure, kit and book reviews, etc.
NORSEMAN - October 1975. Magazine of the Northern Association of Wargamers (E.J.Ossoway, 25 Clovelly Road, Swinton, Manchester.) Contains little of specific interest to wargamers except book and figure reviews.
SOLDIER MAGAZINE - November 1975. Bookstalls - 15p. Full of well illustrated articles on the Royal Sussex Regiment Museum; Military Models; fine book and record reviews plus numerous military articles.
SWORD AND LANCE - No.10. (38 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, Co. Durham. 25p.) Articles of specific interest to wargamers include The Soldiers of Pharaonic Egypt with good reviews of figures, books and boardgames plus numerous other articles of military interest.
THE VEDETTE - The Journal of the National Capital Military Collectors (P.O.Box 30003, Bethesda, Maryland 20014, U.S.A.) Of specific interest to wargamers are figure reviews and a wargames section plus article on Diorama and Scene building; other military articles on the Foreign Legion; The American Light Infantry 1780; The War Horse; Conversions plus book and figure reviews.
WAR MONTHLY - Issue No. 22. Bookstalls - 45p. Beautifully illustrated with articles on Naval Warfare 1914; Kokoda Trail 1942; The Panther Tank (with a fine sectional drawing); The Marne 1918; First Alamein and the Siege of Kimberley - all authoritive articles with brilliant illustrations.
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