published by Greenwood and Ball. As though by magic my wish was granted. No. 2 in this excellent series is now available and it deals with the Royal Bohemian-Hungarian Army of Maria Theresa - Austrians to you. Like many 18th century wargamers the Austrians are my favourites. On the basis of white so much colour is added. There are the regular German units as smart as any in Europe and then their more exotic Hungarian colleagues in heavily laced clothing. Never far away are the feudal Grenzer, or border troops, - ten regiments with five different colours of uniform! Here is colour to enhance any table. But of course pride of place goes to the cavalry: the dragoons were the most colouful of Europe. Dragoons - good heavens who cares about dragoons when Hungary is the homeland of the Hussar: fifteen gorgeous regiments of them not including the grenzer - add them in and you have twenty-five varieties! Yes, I have loved my Austrians, but I have also sweated for them. Oh the agony of trying to decide if that regiment's musicians wore their colours reversed or not - it is all so confusing. Well it was until Greenwood and Ball issued this superb definitive handbook. It includes everything down to button lace and up to standards. Bravo Greenwood and Ball: I understand that Great Britain is next. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 171 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1976 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com