AIRFIX MAGAZINE - April 1976. Of interest to wargamers are illustrated articles on Scratchbuilding the Renault R-35/40 tank in 1:76 scale; Operation Sealion as a wargame; and a well illustrated article on the Bleriot XI monoplane which provides some interesting thoughts for wargames in the pre-1914 period. May 1976 - Finnish Armoured Fighting Vehicles 1939-1945; Operation Sealion as a wargame; Modelling. the Ram tank; plus numerous articles on Air and Naval matters with the usual excellent featuress on new kits, the latest books, board wargames, correspondence, etc.
BATTLE - April 1976. Of interest to militaria collectors and wargamers, this issue contains articles on British Crimean War Medals; various aspects of contemporary military thought; interesting correspondence columns, reviews of military records and books; the first. of an interesting series of articles on Mechanised Warfare by Bryan Perrett (well-known writer on tank warfare); Siegecraft and Fortification; and re-fighting the Battle of Mortimer's Cross.
BATTLEFLEET - Vol.9: No.3. Articles on the Modern Soviet Navy; Horizontal Shellfire in the Napoleonic Era and other features of interest to Naval wargamers.
GRENADIER 1700-1840 This is a new magazine edited by Peter Morrison of 1 Laithefield, Branch Road, Barkisland, Halifax, Yorkshire. It is published every second month at 551) and its Editorial statement says "The contents will be basically dependant upon the fans of Horse and Musket so whether there is a Napoleonic answer to Slingshot is dependant upon you!" With the majority of it written by Peter himself, it contains articles on Lexington and Concord 1775; Pirates 1714; Guibert 1743-1790 - an early wargamer; The Russian Army of 1812; and a contribution by the military writer Jomini 17791869. When it gets into its swing this might well achieve its aim!
MILITARY MODELLING - May 1976. Contains well illustrated articles on Flat Figures; A Tour around Miniature Figurines; The Death of the Prince Imperial IS79; plus numerous features on new books, kits, model figures, boardgames, etc., etc.
NORSEMAN - April 1976. This is the magazine of the Northern Association of Wargamers and, of interest to wargamers are articles on the recent Society of Ancients weekend at Worthing; plus news of the latest occurrences in the Manchester Wargames world with details of new figures, books, etc.
SOLDIER - May 1976. This magazine of the Modern Army contains well illustrated articles on NATO in Norway; Monty; The Defence White Paper; Gibraltar; the latest, Military Band records, books, etc., and the doings of today's British Ariny.
SWORD AND LANCE - No.13. Contains well illustrated articles on Mud in Dioramas; The King's Army; The Northmen; Ancient Naval Warfare; Club News; The Latin American Wars of Independence; The Zulu Empire; reviews of boardgames, the latest books and figures - the latter section is very comprehensive and well illustrated.
WORLD WAR 2 JOURNAL - Jan-Feb 1976. If you are interested in the period then this is for you! Published by Graphics House Ltd., 218 Beech Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, U.S.A., $1.50 per copy, $8.00 per year. Contains well illustrated articles on The War in the Pacific; various aircraft; The Indian National Army in Europe 1941-45; Japanese hand grenades; numerous articles on Air and Naval matters of the period; World War 2 wargaming; An American Infantry attack in Italy; Aerial Propaganda Leaflets; a report on models of replicas (including figures); extensive book reviews, etc., etc.
WAR MONTHLY - No.28. Well illustrated and authoritive articles on German Tanks 1914-1945; The Little Bighorn 1876; Luftwaffe's last fling at Bodenpla'tte 1945; The evolution of the North Vietnamese Army; The Vaagso Raid 1941 and an outstanding Destroyer night attack.
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