The most recent edition of WS&S will go on sale at Salute 2014. This is your chance to pick up issue 72 before anyone else – if you are a subscriber, just give us your name to receive a copy at no extra charge. Additionally, you can purchase other products from Karwansaray Publishers at special Salute-only prices. This includes back issues of WS&S, along with Ancient Warfare and Medieval Warfare magazines. We'll have most of our books on hand as well. You can find us at booth TF01, just inside the main entrance (just look for the huge Karwansaray flag).
Also don't miss the opportunity to join in our participation game, which we will be presenting in cooperation with Simon Miller – it recreates Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC. The game is right next door to our booth and will be run by the editor's local gaming club, the Brixham Beserkers.
For those not attending Salute, we'll be sending subscribers their copies right after we get back from Salute, so depending on where you live (Europe or the United Kingdom), you will be getting your magazine within the next few weeks.
In the new issue, we'll be taking a look at the great nomadic warriors from the Eastern steppes – Huns, Mongols and Scythians will all be getting their due!
The theme includes the following articles:
- An introduction to the topic by Chris Peers
- Gaming the Kalka campaign of 1222-1223, or Subotei's ride
- Alexander at the Battle of the Jaxartes – the Macedonians take on those pesky Scythians in this scenario by Pat Lowinger
- Attila and his brother Bleda take a tour of Georgia in 436 AD and give the struggling Romans even more headaches
- Modeling and painting tutorials: a Mongolian yurt and the cover diorama
- Free Download: A campaign game that pits the Crusaders, Mongols and other Christian and Muslim kingdoms against each other for control of Jerusalem (Get the PDF)
For those not interested in the nomadic hordes, there are also plenty of non-theme articles, including the following:
- Pike and… sheep? Every good army needs to stay well-fed
- The Battle of the Bannockburn: an extensive guide with scenarios, army lists and maps. Everything you need to recreate this important battle
- Like playing with little ships? Why not help the Dutch hero Piet Heyn take on the Spanish treasure fleet.
- An armor painting masterclass, using the German E-100 as an example.
- Columns by Rick Priestley, Richard Clarke, and Martin Onderdonck
- Let's play Poor Bloody Infantry (PBI)
- …and much more!
If you aren't a WS&S subscriber, you can find issue 72 in WHSmith stores across the United Kingdom starting in late April. In North America, the magazine is available in select Barnes & Noble and Chapters locations (though 72 won't be on sale there until early June). You can also order directly from us via the Karwansaray webshop.
