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- Issue 297, November/December 2014 (46 pages) - Contents:
- Alexander's Army at the Hydaspes, by Duncan Head
- The Ancient Indian Army of Poros, by Jeff Jonas
- Command & Colors on the Tabletop (2), by Steven Neate
- Emperors, Elephants and Electronic Discussions, by David Kay
- The Elephant in the Room, by Mark Fry
- An Anglo-Irish Urban Militia, by Mick Hession
- When Caesar’s Away, the Gauls Will Play, by Chris Hahn
- The Classical Indian Archer, by Richard Lockwood
- Issue 296, September/October 2014 (46 Pages) - Contents:
- A Siege in the Desert, by Nicholas Spratt
- All at Sea – A Viking Ship from a Toy, by Anthony Clipsom
- America’s Greek Connection, by Mike Haran
- Visiting Old Sarum, by Peter Barham
- War, Games and Wargames (3), by Richard Taylor
- The Crosby Garrett Helmet, by Stephen Ede-Borrett
- Book Reviews, by Mick Hession, Karl Heinz Ranitzsch, Duncan Head & Luke Ueda-Sarson
- Mesopotamian Notelets (5), by Alastair McBeath
- Magnesia: Modified and Muddied, by Chris Hahn
- The Stuttgart Psalter, by Roy Boss
- 1166 And All That (3) - King Henry, by Mick Hession
- Hands in the Sea – An Interview with the Designer, by Aaron Bell
Issue 295, July/August 2014 (46 Pages) - Contents:
Including:
Including:
- A Siege in the Desert, by Nicholas Spratt
- All at Sea – A Viking Ship from a Toy, by Anthony Clipsom
- America’s Greek Connection, by Mike Haran
- Visiting Old Sarum, by Peter Barham
- War, Games and Wargames (3), by Richard Taylor
- The Crosby Garrett Helmet, by Stephen Ede-Borrett
- Book Reviews, by Mick Hession, Karl Heinz Ranitzsch, Duncan Head & Luke Ueda-Sarson
- Mesopotamian Notelets (5), by Alastair McBeath
- Magnesia: Modified and Muddied, by Chris Hahn
- The Stuttgart Psalter, by Roy Boss
- 1166 And All That (3) - King Henry, by Mick Hession
- Hands in the Sea – An Interview with the Designer, by Aaron Bell
Issue 294, May/June 2014 (46 Pages) - Contents:
Containing articles on
Containing articles on
- The Byzantine Provincial Army of Spania 552/5-624 AD, by Rodger Williams
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsula - El Cid, by Robert Heiligers
- Dux Bellorum: Wargaming the ‘Dark Ages’ With Some Style, by Steven Neate
- Mesopotamian Notelets - More warriors from Mari, by Alastair McBeath
- 1166 And All That (2) - King Strongbow, by Mick Hession
- The Western Mediterranean Way of Warfare Debates (2), by Roy Boss & Mark Grindlay
- Kadesh - What Was Happening?, by Toby Partridge
- Contributing to Slingshot, by Nick Harbud
Issue 293, March/April 2014 (46 Pages) - Contents:
Containing articles on
Containing articles on
- Society Battle Day 2015 - The Hydaspes 326 BC
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsula – the Start of the Reconquista
- Command and Colours Using Figures on the Tabletop
- Mesopotamian Notelets – Gudea’s Plan
- The Age of Augustus
- 1166 And All That - King Dermot
- Armati 101 – Hints and Tips
- Society UK DBA League 2012-2013
- Slingshot Game Review - Pax Romana
- Slingshot Book Review – Conquer and Govern
- Negative PIPs
Issue 292, January/February 2014 (46 Pages) - Contents:
Containing articles on
Containing articles on
- The Age of Augustus (Part 1), by Paul Burton
- Mesopotamian Notelets (2), by Alastair McBeath
- Tinkering with Byzantines, by Perry Gray
- Battle of Towton, by John Graham-Leigh
- The Proto-Manipular Legion, by Rodger Williams & Patrick Waterson
- Reconstructing the English Formation at Crécy, by Anthony Clipsom
- What Happened to the Velites? by John Hogan
- The Trojan War Moved! by Patrick Waterson
- Rome’s (Not Quite) Last Battle, by Justin Swanton & Patrick Waterson
Issue 291, November/December 2013 (46 Pages) - Contents:
Containing articles on
Containing articles on
- Byzantine Armies – A Quick Summary by Perry Gray
- The New Cavalry Formations of the Sylloge Tacticorum, AD 904 by Ilkka Syvanne
- Depiction of Horse Archers by Perry Gray
- The Battle of Melitene AD 576 by Ilkka Syvanne
- Battle Reports and Wargaming Analysis By Perry Gray
- Anglo-Norman Army: 1066-1181 by David Blanchard
- The Alexander Sarcophagus by Roy Boss & Patrick Waterson
Issue 290, November/December 2013 (46 Pages) - Contents:
Contents include:
Contents include:
- Ruspina 46BC, Reconstructing a battle the Lost Battles way, by Gavin Pearson
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsular from 400 to 1100AD (Part 6), by Robert Heiligers
- From Bastard to the Conqueror, by Gordon Lawrence
- The Campaign and Battle of the Sambre in 57BC, by Ilkka Syvanne
- Army Selection and Gaming Style, by Perry Gray
- Chinese Dynastic Colours, by Duncan Head
- The Battle of Montaperti 1260 AD - Battle Pack, by Richard Lockwood
Issue 289, September/October 2013 (52 Pages) - Contents:
Contents include:
There are also ten Battle Day Reports on Chalons with:
- Piquet Archon 2, by Adam Hayes
- DBA/DBMM, by Martyn Simpson
- Warmaster Ancients, by Jeremy Giles
- Comitatus, by Simon MacDowall
- De Bellis Antiquitatus, by Sue Laflin-Barker & Paul Glover
- DBMM, by Toby Partridge
- Epic Armati, by Mark Fry
- King of Kings, by Keir Maxwell
- Impetus, by Mike Brian
- Field of Glory, by Richard Case
Contents include:
- Rome's Last War, by Justin Swanton
- The Roman Army in the 5th Century AD, by Simon MacDowall
- Arming the Late Roman Soldier, by Perry Gray
- An Introduction to Battle Day 2014, by Richard Lockwood
There are also ten Battle Day Reports on Chalons with:
- Piquet Archon 2, by Adam Hayes
- DBA/DBMM, by Martyn Simpson
- Warmaster Ancients, by Jeremy Giles
- Comitatus, by Simon MacDowall
- De Bellis Antiquitatus, by Sue Laflin-Barker & Paul Glover
- DBMM, by Toby Partridge
- Epic Armati, by Mark Fry
- King of Kings, by Keir Maxwell
- Impetus, by Mike Brian
- Field of Glory, by Richard Case
Issue 288, May/June 2013 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings and Arrows, by Perry Gray.
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsular from 400 to 1100AD, by Robert Heiligers.
- St Albans, 17th February 1461, by John Graham Leigh.
- Transjordanian Tales, Part 5, by Alistair McBeath.
- The Roman Republic Against the Italian Gauls, by Julian Lorriman.
- Gauls and Romans Scenario, by Mark Wilson.
- The Calamitous Fourteenth Century, by John Graham Leigh.
- Tablets of Stone, by Nick Harbud.
- Book and Figure Reviews, by Duncan Head and David Edwards.
Issue 287, January/February 2013 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- Guardroom
- In Search of the Iphikratean Peltast/Hoplite, by Jim Webster
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsula from 400 to 1100AD, Part 3: Enter the Moors, by Robert Heiligers
- Transjordanian Tales, Part 4: Three Great Kings and a Pharaoh, by Alastair McBeath
- The Western Mediterranean Way of Warfare Debates, Part 2.1: Way of Warfare, by Roy Boss & Mark Grindlay
- War, Games and Wargames: Part 2, by Richard Taylor
- Galatians on the March! … at the Victorian 2012 Field of Glory Competition by Steven Neate
- The Sussex Cup 2013: A DBA Tournament Report, by Richard Pulley
- Reviews, by Steven Neate & Gordon Lawrence
Issue 286, January/February 2013 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- Bill Thurlow in Memoriam
- Championship 2012 report
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsula from 400 to 1100AD, Part 3: Visigothic Society, by Robert Heiligers
- Transjordanian Tales, Part 3: In Dread of Judges, by Alastair McBeath
- The Western Mediterranean Way of Warfare Debates, Part 1.2: The Western Mediterranean, continued, by Roy Boss & Mark Grindlay
- Et Tu Brutii, by Nick Harbud
- War, Games and Wargames: Part 1, by Richard Taylor
- Turkish Travels at Westbury Wars 2012, by Gavin Pearson
- The English DBA Open, 2012, by Martin Smith
- Reviews, by Dave Gee, Duncan Head & Anthony Clipsom
Issue 285, November 2012 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- Guardroom
- The Huns at Châlons: A debate between Roy Boss and Simon MacDowall
- Horses, Spears and Trenches: The Battle of Loudoun Hill, 10 May 1307, by Anthony Clipsom
- Transjordanian Tales Part 2: Moses in the Land of the Giants, by Alastair McBeath
- The Western Mediterranean Way of Warfare Debates, Part One: The Western Mediterranean, by Roy Boss & Mark Grindlay
- Coming to Dublin with Hostility, by Mick Hession
- Götterdämmerung – DBM Battle Report, by Justin Swanton
- Teutonic Indigestion, by Mark Fry
- Fulford Gate 1066 – Hardrada’s last victory, by Jonathan Jones
- Battle Line Morale in “Day of Battle – the Middle Ages”, by Chris Parker
- Game & Figure Reviews, by Richard Lockwood, David Edwards & Mark Watson
- Quick Armies, by Douglas Gold
Issue 284, September 2012 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- Guardroom
- How many dead?, by Andrew Hobley
- The Wrong Procopius, by Jim Sye
- The Battle of Clontarf, by Mick Hession
- Catalan Fleet, Sicilian Vespers, by Jim Webster
- Transjordanian Tales, Part One: Ramesses Attacks!, by Alastair McBeath
- DBA Tournament Reports, by Martin Smith
- I Come to Praise Warmaster … , by Justin Taylor
- Wargames Competitions Made Simple, by Ray Briggs
- Adapting the Day of Battle Command System to Command & Colors Games, by Chris Parker
- Game & Figure Reviews, by Christopher Kay, John Curry, Fred Cartwright, Dave Gee & David Edwards
- Book Reviews, by John Walsh, Dave Gee, Duncan Head, Anthony Clipsom & John Hastings
Issue 283, July 2012 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- After Hannibal, by Julian Lorriman
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsula from 400 to 1100AD – Part 2: The Visigoths in Iberia, by Robert Heiligers
- Numidian Armies, by Jim Webster
- Plataea 479BC: Introduction, by Richard Lockwood
- Battle Day 2012 Gallery
- Modelling the Field of Plataea for Warmaster Ancients, by Ross Bigley
- Plataea with Warmaster Ancients., by Jeremy Giles
- Plataea With Armati, by Will Whyler
- Plataea With Command & Colors: Ancients, by Mark Richards
- Plataea With DBMM, by Toby Partridge
- Plataea with Lost Battles by Philip Sabin
- Plataea with Warlord & War and Conquest, by Trevor Halsall & Rob Broom
- Plataea with Tony Bath’s Peltast & Pila, by Daivid Barnsdale
- Painting an Etruscan Hoplite, by Jamie Welling
Issue 282, May 2012 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- The Butcher’s Dog, by Edward Harvey
- Carthaginian Citizens in Arms, by Jim Webster
- A Short History of the Iberian Peninsula from 400 to 1100AD – Part 1: Prelude, by Robert Heiligers
- The Role of the Master of Dragons , Part 2, by Jim Sye
- Scramble - A Tale of Two Tournaments, by Martin Myers
- DBA Competition Reports, by Martin Smith & Richard Pulley
- Kadesh with Command & Colors: Ancients, by Andrew Lawrence
- Very Very Little Wars: Experiments in wargaming with 6mm figures, hexagons and a spreadsheet, by David Kay
- Exercitus: A Personal Rules Solution for Legion verses Phalanx, by Adrian Nayler
- Book Review, Warfare in the Medieval World, Reviewed by Anthony Clipsom
- Book Reviews, by Mark Watson
Issue 281, March 2012 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- Editorial: Slings & Arrows
- Guardroom
- The Seventh Crusade, by Keith Hawkesford
- The Role of the Master of Dragons (Part 1), by Jim Sye
- East Roman Cavalry Warfare and Tactics, c. 410-641, Part 3, by Ilkka ‘Ike’ Syvänne
- Ruleset Round Table, Version 2.0, edited by Mark Watson
- The Third, Fourth and Fifth Dynasties of Ur will Emerge Victorious!: the 2011 Victorian Field of Glory Championship, by Steven Neate
- Figure Reviews, by Aaron Bell & David Edwards
- Book Reviews, by Mark Watson
Issue 280, January 2012 (56 Pages) - Contents:
- War Elephant, by Patrick Waterson
- East Roman Cavalry Warfare and Tactics, c. 410-641 Part 2, by Ilkka ‘Ike’ Syvänne
- The Golden Age of the Franks (751-843 AD) Part 5, by Robert Heiligers
- Sound the Trumpets, by David Edwards
- Naval Battles of the Lamian War 323-322 BC, by Rob Brennan
- A Moonlit Night at the Ilian Palladium, by Alastair McBeath
- Do-It-Yourself Transfers, by Lawrence Greaves
- Problems with DBA, by Richard Gill
- Where Less is More: Improvements in the Use of Field of Glory, by Steven Neate
- DBA in New Zealand - Reflections on 2011, by Keith McNelly
- The English DBA Open, October 2011, by Martin Smith
- ‘On they went with loud shouts...’, Society of Ancients Battle Day 2012: Plataea 479 BC, by Richard Lockwood and Daivid Barnsdale
- Rules, Book and Game Reviews
Issue 279, November 2011 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- East Roman Cavalry Warfare and Tactics, c. 410-641 Part 1, by Ilkka ‘Ike’ Syvänne
- The Golden Age of the Franks (751-843 AD) Part 4, by Robert Heiligers
- A Load of Gauls, by Jim Webster
- A Handbook on Critical Reading, by George Falco de Mats
- Zama - the Psychology of Error, by Michael Harbinson
- Wargaming Deity Intervention in the Iliad, by Alastair McBeath
- Building a Burmese Army, by Gavin Pearson
- A Good Vintage (finding old figures), by Anthony Clipsom
- Building a Seleucid Army, by John Graham-Leigh
- The Evolution of Rules, by Daivid Barnsdale
- Command in Wargames, by Graham R. Bryson
- Introduction to Polemos S.P.Q.R., by David Heading
- Running a DBA Day, by Chris Kay
- Guardroom
Issue 278, September 2011 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- Legion, Phalanx and Pachyderm, by Patrick Waterson
- Files, Gaps and Maniples, by Richard Taylor
- The Missing Lines, by Chris Winter
- Refighting Magnesia, by Chris Winter
- The Big Game, by Tim Thompson
- The Ostmen, by Mick Hession
- Fun with Isaurians, by Jim Webster
- Kadesh with Lost Battles, by Philip Sabin
- Sixteen Principles of Tabletop Generalship, by Aaron Bell
- How to Cheat at Painting in 15mm Scale, by Mark Grindlay
- Figure Reviews
- Book and Rule Reviews
- Guardroom
Issue 277, July 2011 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- Battle Manoeuvres for Fast Triremes, by Andrew Taylor
- A ‘Caledonian’ Shield from Ireland, by Mick Hession
- What Really Happened at Zama - Part 2, by Stewart Hey
- Kadesh with Armati, by Will Whyler
- Wargaming Kadesh using Warmaster Ancients, by Jeremy Giles
- On Modelling the Battlefield of Qadesh, by Ross Bigley
- Kadesh using Peltast and Pila, by Daivid Barnsdale
- A Warlord Kadesh, by Richard Harper
- Kadesh with Giant DBA, Impetus and Warmaster, by Martyn Simpson
- Refighting Asculum Using Field of Glory, by Chris Winter
- The Paradox of Wargaming, by Gordon Lawrence
- A Rules Rant, or A Personal Perspective, by Simon Watson
- Tactical Brilliance and Bad Dice (Alton DBA Matched Pairs), by Martin Smith
- New Works on Early Byzantine History, by Jim Sye
- Book Reviews
- Figure Reviews
- Guardroom
Issue 276, May 2011 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- The Reign of Decius, by Ike Syvanne
- What Really Happened at Zama, by Stewart Hey
- Golden Age of the Franks Part 3, by Robert Heiligers
- The Sdok Kok Thom Inscription, by John Walsh
- The Italian Campaign of Mago, by Jim Webster
- Quick Resolution for Ancient Battles, by Julian Lorriman
- DBMM at Challenge, by Steve Rathgay
- Double DBA, by Phil Steele
- Assyrian figure review, by David Edwards
- Guardroom, by Phil Barker, Mick Hession, Adrian Nayler and Alastair McBeath
Issue 275, March 2011 (48 Pages) - Contents:
- Qadesh from Egyptian and Hittite Records, Part 2, by Ian Russell Lowell
- Wheels of War - The chariot on the Battlefield, by Patrick Waterson
- Constantius II, Ammianus and the Big Parade, Part 5, by Jim Sye
- A Ballistic Comparison of Trebuchet and Gunpowder Artillery, by Nick Harbud
- King Nanni the Despondent - Mesopotamian Warfare Notelets 1, by Alastair McBeath
- Same Army, Different Rules (DBM, FoG), by Dan N Hazelwood
- Winning with Field of Glory - Choosing and Playing with an Army, by Richard Jeffrey-Cook
- Why Do We Play Wargames with Model Soldiers? by John Hastings
- The Welsh DBA Open 2011, by Martin Smith
- The Sussex Cup, by Martin Smith
- Tournoi International DBMM de Paris, by Mick Hession
- Book Reviews
- Game Reviews
- Mediaeval Persian Armies: A Reprise, by Gareth Griffiths
- Plastic Alchemy Update 2010, by Andrew Lawrence
- Guardroom
Issue 274, January 2011 (52 Pages) - Contents:
- The Golden Age of the Franks (751-843 AD) - Part 2, by Robert Heiligers
- Scipio’s Masterpiece: The Battle of Ilipa, by Patrick Waterson
- Mesopotamian Warfare Notes XIV, Armoured Cloaks, by Alastair McBeath
- A Peruvian Sling, by Ian Rhodes
- The Scots in Ireland 1315-1318 - Part 2: Wargaming Faughart, by Mick Hession
- Thinking About Romans - Part 6, by Adrian Goldsworthy
- Making Wars of the Roses Wargames Work, by Mark Wilson
- Gaming at the Victorian Field Of Glory Championships, by Steven Neate
- The Society Competition 2010, by Daivid Barnsdale
- Book Reviews, by Duncan Head, Robert Morrell and Steven Neate
- Figure Reviews, by David Edwards
- Game Review, by Daivid Barnsdale
- Guardroom