Previous Issues
Issue 270, May 2010 (56 Pages) - Contents:
- Issus: The Empire Strikes Back, by Patrick Waterson
- Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher and Warlord, by Robert Heiligers
- Sassanids versus the Romans, by Jim Webster
- A Peloponnesian Wars Reading List, by Dave Knight
- Editing Wikipedia, by Anthony Clipsom
- "He defeated the Elamites and took 540 prisoners": Mesopotamian Warfare Notes XII, by Alastair McBeath
- Hot Pins and Banana Oil
- It’s Armati 2 - but not as we know it, by Phil Halewood and Martin Charlesworth
- The Siege of Aleppo, by John Graham-Leigh
- Wargaming the Virtual Way, by Peter Garnett and Alan Huyton
- An Introduction to The Crown of England, by John Hastings
- Plastic Alchemy, by Andrew Lawrence
- Midland DBA Open 2010, by Martin Smith
- Salute 2010, by Richard Jeffrey-Cook
- Reviews
- Guardroom
Issue 269, March 2010 (56 Pages) - Contents:
- The Etruscan League and the Emergence of Rome, by Robert Heiligers
- "He fought 600 Elamites who were carrying off booty": Mesopotamian Warfare Notes XI, by Alastair McBeath
- The Dura-Europos Scutum, by Paul Burton
- Hannibal's Legions, by Patrick Waterson
- Warhammer Ancient Battles v2.0, by Martin Gibbins
- Thinking About Romans - Part Five (WAB), by Adrian Goldsworthy
- Skirmishing the Hundred Years War, by Anthony Clipsom
- Dysert O'DBMM, by Mick Hession
- Aetolia, the Peloponnese and John D Grainger's The League of the Aetolians, by Daivid Barnsdale
- Egyptian Border Defences (DBMM, WAB), by David Carruthers
- CANCON 2010, by Steven Neate
- Book Reviews
- A Writer for Nine To Ninety (Rosemary Sutcliff), by Edward Harvey
Issue 268, January 2010 (56 Pages) - Contents:
- Zama 202BC, the 2010 SoA Battle Day Battlepack, by Richard Lockwood
- The Manichaeans in the army of Alexius , by Jim Webster
- “Let the magilum boats of Meluhha transport gold and silver”: Mesopotamian Warfare Notes X, by Alastair McBeath
- Yongle’s Campaigns in the South: The Ascent of Yongle, by John Walsh
- [ DBA ] III/46. Early Medieval Goídil (ca. 795-1297 C.E.), by Brian Girard
- [ Armati ] Adapting Balaclava to Roman Britain, by Chris Hahn
- Beating Shock Troops with Light Foot in FoG, by Christopher Webber
- Naval Campaign Rules Using Naumachiae, by Christopher Webber
- Mesopotamian & Chronological Notes from AMW, by Alastair McBeath
- [ DBM ] The Wolf on the Fold, by John Graham Leigh
- Impetus – a Very Brief Overview, by Mike Brian
- New Year Review Feast!, by Various Voices
- China: The Middle Kingdom, reviewed by John Graham-Leigh
- Richard III – The Wars of the Roses, reviewed by John Graham-Leigh
- Figure Reviews, by David Edwards & Mark Watson
Issue 267, November 2009 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- Mercenary Genitors in the 1470s, by Duncan Head
- Constantius II, Ammianus, and the Big Parade, Part 3, by Jim Sye
- The Gladius vs. the Sarissa – The Battle of Heraclea 280BC, by Jeff Champion
- The Battle of Pydna, by Richard Taylor
- Battle of the Year: the Decisive Victory over Varus, by Robert Heiligers
- AMW’s Lost Battles I – Marathon, 490BC, by Graham Evans
- Combining ‘Empire’ and ‘Lost Battles’, by Philip Sabin
- Army Choice in DBA – The English DBA Open 2009, by Martin Smith
- Results of Legion 2009 DBA Tournament, by Martin Smith
- Welsh DBA Open Championship, January 31st 2009, by Martin Smith
- [ Armati ] AD 9 – “Give Me Back My Legions”, by Mark Fry
- Clash of Iron, Flash of Bronze: FoG Ancients Campaign rules, by Christopher Webber
- Games Reviews, by Christopher Webber
- Book Reviews, by Robert Heiligers & Mark Watson
- Guardroom
Issue 266, September 2009 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- Guardroom
- Hannibal’s Masterpiece: The Battle of Cannae, by Patrick Waterson
- Crusader System Lists for Peloponnesian War, by Craig Woodfield
- Constantius II, Ammianus, and the Big Parade Part 2, by Jim Sye
- “Then Adab was defeated and the kingship was taken to Mari”: Mesopotamian Warfare Notes IX, by Alastair McBeath
- Callinicum 531AD with Commands & Colors: Ancients, by Andrew Lawrence
- Thinking About Romans – Part Four, by Adrian Goldsworthy
- (FoG) Society of Ancients Championship Battle Report: Alexandrian Macedonian v Classical Indian, by Richard Lockwood
- (2mm figures) Watch Your Armies of Thousands Conquer the Known World!, by Craig Dobson
- They’re Coming! A Warmaster Ancients Tournament Report, by Marc Adda
- Book Reviews, by Steve Brennan & Chris Webber
- Figure Reviews, by Richard Lockwood, Theo Roske, David Edwards & Mark Watson
Issue 265, July 2009 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- Guardroom
- Cogadh Gaedhil: Medieval Irish warfare 600AD-1500AD, Part 3, by Mick Hession
- Mallets and Mules, by Duncan Head
- “When he crossed the seventh mountain range, his intuition led him to the cedars”: Mesopotamian Warfare Notes VIII, by Alastair McBeath
- Battle Day 2009 – Callinicum 531AD, by Richard Lockwood
- Callinicum Piquet’d, by Adam Hayes
- Callinicum 531 AD – Peter Pig’s Conquerors and Kings & Warmaster Ancients, by Martyn Simpson
- Callinicum, AD 531 – Armati II report , by Matthew Bennett
- Callinicum Using Big Battle DBA, by Sue Laflin, Paul Glover, Ian Tanner, and David Latham
- Callinicum in the FoG, by David Edwards
- Callinicum 531 CE – Tactica II in Scotland, by Paul Innes
- [ WAB] Thinking About Romans – Part Three, by Adrian Goldsworthy
- [ Armati ] Magnesia, by Mark Grindlay
- Crusader Army lists for the Peloponnesian War, by Craig Woodfield
- [ Tony Bath Rules ] Back to the Jurassic, by David Barnsdale
- Thracian Enhancements for Field of Glory , by Christopher Webber
- The Battle of the Lyginus River, 335 BC: A Field of Glory Scenario, by Christopher Webber
- Book Reviews, by Jim Webster, Anthony Clipsom & Mark Watson
- Figure Reviews, by David Edwards, Richard Lockwood & Mark Watson
Issue 264, May 2009 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- Guardroom
- China & Nanhai, by John Walsh
- Cogadh Gaedhil: Medieval Irish warfare 600AD-1500AD, Part Two, by Mick Hession
- Xenophon’s Chariot, by Jim Webster
- “He traversed five mountains, six mountains, seven mountains” – Mesopotamian Warfare Notes VII, by Alastair McBeath
- Constantius II, Ammianus, and the Big Parade, Part One, by Jim Sye
- Putting it all together (The Sasanians re-examined), Part Three, by Doug Melville
- Parthian infantry spearmen, by Nigel Tallis
- New Works on Early Byzantine History from Bulletin of British Byzantine Studies, (35), 2009, by Jim Sye
- Report on The English DBA Open 2008, by Martin Smith and Richard Pulley
- [AMW] The Trebia in Sixty Minutes – Promoting the Society During Summer 2008, by Graham Evans
- DBMM at Britcon 2008, by Chris Jolley
- FOG or Mist: The Battle for Middle Earth, by Steven Neate
- [WAB] Thinking About Romans - Part Two, by Adrian Goldsworthy
- Ruspina, 46BC – Reconstructing a Battle the ‘Lost Battles’ way (part 1), by Gavin Pearson
- Book Review: Britannia The Failed State, reviewed by Stephen Brennan
- Figure Reviews: Baccus 6mm Sasanians, reviewed by Doug Melville
- Figure Preview: Perry 28mm War of the Roses Plastics
- More Book Reviews, by Mark Watson
Issue 263, March 2009 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- Cogadh Gaedhil: Medieval Irish warfare 600AD-1500AD, Part I, by Mick Hession
- The Battle of the Granicus, by Patrick Waterson
- Recent Reconstructions of the Battle of the Granicus, by Philip Sabin
- “Oh merchant, how you use up silver!” (Mesopotamian Notes VI), by Alastair McBeath
- Ambush at Callinicum 531 AD (The Case For Reliable Arabs), by Stewart Hey
- The Longbeards, by Robert Heiligers
- [DBA] Campaigns for Wargamers 7 – The Normans in Italy, by Paul Burton
- [WAB] Thinking About Romans, by Adrian Goldsworthy
- [AMW] Ancient and Medieval Wargaming, by Neil Thomas
- Of Brushes and Bowstrings, by David Edwards
- Honouring the Dead, by Edward Harvey
- Plastic Alchemy Update 2008, by Andrew Lawrence
- Book Reviews, by Marc Adda, Phil Barker & Will Whyler
- Figure Reviews: 28mm Celts and Romans, Tibetans & Macedonian Successors, by Mark Watson
- The Great Commanders at Milton Keynes Campaign: 9 -10 May 2009, by Graham Evans
Issue 262, January 2009 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- “He moored the ships of Meluḫḫa, Magan, and Tilmun at the quay of Agade”, by Alastair McBeath
- The Army of Massalia, by Jim Webster
- Amazed am I ere I made Zama, by Patrick Waterson
- Food, land and fertility and the troops you can support, by Jim Webster
- In the Field with Belisarius, by Paul Burton
- Elephants and Things, by David Edwards
- Callinicum 531 AD, Battle Pack 2009, by Richard Lockwood, Phil Halewood & Jim Sye
- Zenobia on the Field of Glory, by John Hogan
- Refighting Cannae in DBMM, by Michael Campbell
- “Is Eight the Magic Number?” – Army sizes in AMW, by Graham Evans
- The Greeks invade Rome…and a plan doesn’t come together…in WAB, by David Carruthers
- Rules Design Forum: Lost Battles, with Philip Sabin
- Wheeling Units in AMW: an Analysis by Graham Evans
- Comparative Religion 102: Field of Glory and DBMM Rules Compared on the Wargames Table, by Ray Briggs
- Figure Reviews: 15mm Eastern Islamic, 28mm Caesarian Romans, Normans, Medieval Spanish, Imperial Romans and Celts, by Richard Lockwood and Mark Watson
Issue 261, November 2008 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- [ Sasanians ] Putting it all together – New light on an old friend, Part 2, by Doug Melville
- New Works on Early Byzantine History from the Bulletin of the Society for Byzantine Studies, by Jim Sye
- “Donkeys are being ordered, sacks are being hired”: Mesopotamian Warfare Notes IV, by Alastair McBeath
- Evagoras, King of Salamis, by Jim Webster
- A Lamentation on the Fall of Tyre, by Jim Webster
- The Ancient Macedonians – Their Origins, Language, Religion and Customs, Part I, by Georgios Linardos
- Campaigns for Wargamers 6 – The Age of Augustus, by Paul Burton
- AMW Rule Amendments for Trial Games: ‘Attack’, by Bob O’Brien
- [ Lost Battles ] Surprise, Surprise – Eumenes’ First Major Battles, by Björn Floderus
- PAWS Spring DBA, by Martin Smith
- The Greeks Are Coming! – Some WAB Battle Reports, by David Carruthers
- Building a Themed Wargames Army – Part One, by Richard Lockwood
- The New AWE Combat System, by Jerboa
- Rules Design Forum: Day of Battle, by Chris Parker
- Roma Invicta?’ Display Game, by Philip Sabin
- Full Circle – A Plastic Aeneid, by Steve Clift
- Figures Reviews: 6mm Romans & Huns, 15mm Crusaders, 28mm Persians, reviewed by Graham Evans, Stephen Brennan & Mark Watson
Issue 260, September 2008 (60 pages) - Contents:
- Macedonian Military Culture and World Impact: Perspectives & Impressions, Part 3, by David Karunanithy
- Putting it all together – New light on an old friend, Part 1 [Sasanians ], by Doug Melville
- [ DBMM ] Spartan Expeditionary Forces 415-302BC, by Jim Webster
- [ DBMM ] It’s the Bishop – The army of Synesius, bishop of the Pentapolis, 400AD-412AD, by Jim Webster
- [ DBA ] Campaigns for Wargamers 5 – The Barons’ War, 1264, by Paul Burton
- The Case Against Points, by Gareth Griffiths
- My First Try at Running a Warmaster Ancients Tournament Campaign, by Marc Adda
- Naked Guys with Pointy Sticks: the Armies of El Dorado for DBMM, by Dave Turner
- Demonstrating Field of Glory at Valhalla 2008, by Richard Jeffrey-Cook
- Poitiers Using Warmaster, An SoA Battle Day Report, by Grant Thomas
- The New DBMM Army List Books, by Phil Barker
- Comparative Religion 102: A comparison of FoG and WAB, by Craig Woodfield
- Subordinate Commanders on the Wargames Table, by John Hastings
- Rules Design Forum: Ancient & Medieval Wargaming, by Neil Thomas
- Rules Design Forum: The Arcane Warfare Project, by Jerboa
- WAB at Historicon, by David Daly
- “Hannibal’s Army”, by Ian Stephenson, Reviewed by Richard Naylor
- “Syracuse 415 -13 B.C.”, by Nic Fields, Reviewed by Phil Steele
- “Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550”, by Yuval Noah Harari, Reviewed by Phil Steele
- The Wars of Alexander’s Successors 323-281. Volume 1: Commanders and Campaigns, by Bob Bennet and Mike Roberts, Reviewed by Jeff Champion
- Hadrian: Empire and Conflict … at the British Museum. Exhibition Reviewed by Mark Watson
- Figure Reviews:28mm Sumerians; Romans and Celts, Reviewed by Alastair McBeath & Mark Watson
Issue 259, July 2008 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- What Have the Mongols Done for Us?, by John Walsh
- Macedonian Military Culture and World Impact: Perspectives & Impressions, Part 2, by David Karunanithy
- A Wise Man Never Sleeps, by Alan Colquhoun
- [ Armati ] Cats May Look at Kings, by Mark Grindlay
- The 5th Annual Society of Ancients Battle Day – Poitiers 1356 AD, by Richard Lockwood
- Battle Day – Poitiers under Days of Knights, by David Edwards
- Battle Day – Poitiers using Arcane Warfare/Arcane Battle Composer, by John Hills
- Battle Day – Poitiers with DBM and AMW, by John Graham-Leigh
- Battle Report: Stirling Bridge – 11 September 1297, using Day of Battle III , by Chris Parker
- [ Warmaster ] The Samurai – The Battle of Chungju 1592 AD, by Rick Priestley & Rob Broom
- The Akkadians at Challenge – DBMM Tournament 2008 Report, by Steve Rathgay
- [ WAB ] Coffers of the Suffetes, by Dave Pauwels
- A Field of Glory at Caesar’s Challenge, by Steve Neate
- Legion DBA 2008, by Jo Russell
- Warmaster Ancients Campaign Report, by Dane Stephens
- FoG in Birmingham – UK Games Expo 2008, by Nik Gaukroger
- Comparative Religion 101: A Comparison of DBMM and FoG, by Ray Briggs
- AMW – A Reply to “Zesty Ancient Warfare” and Some Additional Classical Army Lists, by Neil Thomas
- “Immortal Fire”, A Supplement for Field of Glory, Reviewed by Tim Thompson & Rob Van Der Laan
- “Legions Triumphant”, A Supplement for Field of Glory, Reviewed by Tim Thompson
- Figure Reviews – 28mm Celts, Romans and Early Saxons, Reviewed by Mark Watson
- Guardroom
Issue 258, May 2008 (60 Pages) - Contents:
- Macedonian Military Culture and World Impact: Perspective and Impressions, Part I, by David Kurananithy
- Spartan Spartans, by Jim Webster
- Charles I of Anjou A Medieval Prince, by Gavin Pearson
- The Red Snake, by Steve Neate
- African Revolts: Firmas, Gildo and Mascizel 372 to 398AD,, by Jim Webster
- WAB Tournament Report I: Havoc XXIV - April 2008, by David Daly
- WAB Tournament Report 2: Havoc XXIV - April 2008, by Tucker Saglio
- The Gods of Ancient Wargaming, by John Gibson [DBM]
- Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World - Review by Gavin Pearson
- Command & Colors Ancients Club Competition, by Andrew Lawrence
- Rules Design Round Table, with Phil Barker, Richard Bodley Scott, Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley and Lorenzo Sartori*
- Ancient and Medieval Wargaming - a Reply to Graham Evans, by Neil Thomas
- Zesty Ancient Warfare, by Steve Neate [Neil Thomas rules]
- DBA Northern Cup 2008, by Martin Smith
- More Campaigns for DBA, by Gareth Griffiths
- A Dinosaur Returns to Jurassic Park, by Phil Barker
- Campaigns for Wargamers 4 - Attila the Hun, by Paul Burton [DBA]
- The 2008 Welsh DBA Open, by Martin Smith
- Field of Glory - Review by Nik Gaukroger
- Dogs of War: Canine Use in Warfare from Ancient Egypt to the 19th Century - Review by Duncan Head
- Warlord 28mm Early Imperial Romans - Review by Mark Watson
Issue 257, March 2008 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- The Olympias trireme reconstruction, by Boris Rankov
- "The Boundary Channels of Ningirsu and Nanshe are mine!" - Mesopotamian Warfare Notes III by Alastar McBeath
- The Use of Elephants in Mainland Southeast Asia, by John Walsh
- The Armies of the Khazars 600-900AD, by Rodger Williams [Armati]
- DBM Battle Report from Jersey, by Rob Van Der Laan
- The English DBA Open, October 2007, by Martin Smith
- Campaigns for Wargamers 3 - Rome and Palmyra, by Paul Burton [DBA]
- Diary of a Competition Virgin, by Ray Briggs [DBM]
- DBMM at Britcon 2007, by Chris Jolley
- Review of DBMM, by Mark Ottley
- The Tony Bath Rules - Jurassic Park for Wargamers, by Kevin Large
- The Zest Strikes Back, by Steven Neate [Neil Thomas rules]
- Plastic Alchemy Update 2007, by Andrew Lawrence
- Review of Khurasan Miniatures, by Mark Watson
- Day of Battle III Designer's Notes, by Chris Parker
- Review of Command & Colors Ancients, Expansion Packs 2 & 3, by Mark Watson
Issue 256, January 2008 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- “The Longbow Revisited,” by Anthony Clipsom
- “Mesopotamian Warfare Notes II,” by Alastair McBeath
- “Constantine’s Conversion and the Laborum: A Response,” by Ilkka Syvanne
- “Terra Cotta Update,” by David Edwards
- “Constantine Porphyrogenitus and the Pink-Jerkinned Arabs”, by Duncan Head
- “Report on the 2007 Battle Day, Cynoscephalae, 197BC; Part 2”, by Richard Lockwood
- “Pseudo-Polybios does the SoA Battle Day”, by Ray Briggs
- “Ancient and Medieval Wargaming and Wargames Competitions,” by Neil Thomas
- “Several over the Eight,” by Graham Evans
- “P.A.W.S Autumn DBA, or Tashkent, the new Baghdad,” by Martin Smith
- “Campaigning in Milton Keynes,” by Mark Schofield
- “Review: Ancient Warfare Magazine”, by Nik Gaukroger