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Panzerfaust #52

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The final issue of Don Greenwood’s run on Panzerfaust is now available! This issue (March-April 1972) had already gone to being printed by Don Lowry, but still from typewritten layouts.

Contents:
Recon: Editorial
Wargamer of the Month: Martin Campion * Editor
Diplomacy: The Mythology of Chance in Diplomacy * Rick Brooks
A Second Look at D-Day ’65 * Chuck Lane
German Defense in Anzio * Harold Totten
Panzerblitz Defenses * Vance von Bories
A Wargamer’s Guide to the ACW, Part II * Don Lowry
Wargamer’s Notebook * Editor
Line of Communications * Editor
Thumbnail Analysis * Editor
Pass in Review * Editor
Chainmail Additions * Len Lakofka
A First Look at Poland, 1939 * George Phillies
Second Punic War: A Basic Game of Strategy * J.E. Pournelle, PhD.
Impulse Movement * Roy Matheson
Miniature Warfare * Gary Gygax
331 BC * Donald Greenwood
Book Review * Damian Housman
GHQ Novice Rules * Joe Tovar
Fall Barbarossa: The German Offensive in Stalingrad * Harold Totten
PanzerBlitz Changes * Denis Fustini
Close Assault Tactics * Vance von Borries
Letters

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Books, Gaming

Campaign #89

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The January-February 1979 issue of Campaign (#89) featured a review of Cross of Iron‘s armor rules, and the start of an extended replay of a StarWeb game.

Contents:
Brazen Chariots: A Review of the Cross of Iron Armor Rules * Lorrin Bird
StarWeb Part II: Opening Moves * Don Lowry
A Review of Perilous Encounters * Kevin Pollock
The German High Seas Fleet: A Critical Analysis * Tom Dworschak
To Ann Arbor and Back With the Citadel Wargamers * Patrick A. Flory
Real World Wargaming (or How I Spent My Summer Vacation) * Tom Cleaver
Impressions From the Prism * Jeffery Paul Jones
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
Book Review * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor
Mail Call

Gaming

Campaign #88

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The November-December 1978 (#88) issue of Campaign featured a review of Cross of Iron, and the start of a new column of capsule reviews of RPG products.

Contents:
Cross of Iron: A Review * Lorrin Bird
Retreat Hell!: A review of Yalu * Tyrone Bomba
The War Elephant * Dan Fournie
Rebalancing Victory in the Pacific * Tom Dworschak
Impressions From the Prism * Jeffery Paul Jones
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #87

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The 87th issue of Campaign (September-October 1978) featured a look at the equipment in Squad Leader, and reviews of a number of science fiction games.

Contents:
The Weapons and Tactics of Squad Leader * Lorrin Bird
Starships & Spacemen: Close Encounters of the Usual Kind * Jeffrey Paul Jones
Upward and Outward: New Fantasy and Science Fiction Games * Charles Elsden
A Referee’s Guide to Star Empires * Norman S. Howe
PBM Troopers * Leslie Doggrell
Skill and Chance in Modern Games – A Critique * Jay Reese
Game Design: Simulation vs. Gamesmanship * Len Kanterman & Doug Bonforte
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
Book Review * Don Lowry
Miniature Warfare * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor

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Campaign #86

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Issue 86 of Campaign magazine (July-August 1978) featured a look at a Revolutionary War reenactment unit, and reviews of Air Assault on Crete and Star Web.

Contents:
The Ultimate Wargame * Gregory J.W. Urwin
Air Assault on Crete: Review, Analysis and Impressions * John G. Alsen
Star Web Part I: Review * Don Lowry
Anzio Addendum * Tom Olessen
Starting a College Wargame Club * Raymond Hosler
Campaign Subscribers’ Annual Awards * Editor
Another Russian Start for Russian Campaign * Patrick A. Flory
Case White * Bill Stone
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
Book Review * Don Lowry
The SDC Report * Simulations Design Corporation
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #85

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Issue 85 of Campaign (May-June  1978) featured a review and beginning Japanese strategy for Victory in the Pacific.

Contents:
Napoleon and the Revolution At War * Christian Q. Ness
Victory in the Pacific: A Review * Gerard Lannigan
Japanese Strategy In Victory in the Pacific * Don Lowry
On the Path of the Rational Tactical War Game * Lorrin Bird
Blitzkrieg 1940: Variants for WWII and Third Reich * Leonard H. Kanterman
Game Design: Realism and Playability * Al Nofi
Game Review: Warlord * Jay Reese
A New Look at WWII * John Michalski and Ronald Mazurkeiwicz
Origins 78: A Unique Gaming Adventure * Paul Wood
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
Book Review * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #84

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Issue 84 of Campaign (March-April 1978) featured a historical article reprinted from Conflict #3, a reaction to the Viipuri Defense from The General, and designer’s notes for Elric.

Contents:
Weserübung: The German Invasion of Norway, 1940 * Robert Gennette
Breaking Through the Viipuri Defense * Mark Diehl
Where is Moonglum?: Elric Designer’s Notes * Gregg Stafford
Grand Army Additions * Don Lowry
Dauntless: A Review * Jeffery Paul Jones
Game Review: Cosmic Encounter * Allan Emrich
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
Book Review * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor
Mail Call

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Campaign #83

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The January-February 1978 issue of Campaign (#83), featured a historical article originally written for Conflict magazine, which failed before it was published, and the third and final part of Jack Greene’s sequel to his Cathedrals of Wargaming travelogue.

Contents:
The Fall of France * Robert Gennette
The Cathedrals of Wargaming Revisited Part III * Jack Greene, Jr.
Keeping the Colonies Royal * Thomas Dworschak
Panzer Leader: The Encirclement of Nancy * Jeffery Paul Jones
The Economics of Origins * Don Greenwood
Origins ’78 in Michigan: How the Site Was Chosen * Al Macintyre
Suggestions to Improve Future Origins * Al Macintyre
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
Gamesmanship * Tom Wham
The SDC Report * Dana F. Lombardy & T.P. Schweider
Miniature Warfare * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #82

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The November-December 1977 issue (#82) featured part two of Jack Greene’s sequel to his Cathedrals of Wargaming travelogue and an extensive article on The Russian Campaign.

Contents:
Strategies and Tactics in Russian Campaign * Alan Emrich
The Cathedrals of Wargaming Revisited Part II * Jack Greene, Jr.
The First Day of Gettysburg * Tom Dworschak
The Unsung * Peter D. Wells
Panzergruppe Guderian: A Rebuttal * Charles Starks
Favorite Games * Don Greenwood
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
The SDC Report * Editor
Book Review * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor

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Gaming

Campaign #81

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Issue 81 (September-October 1977) featured a historical article by John Prados and part one Jack Greene’s sequel to his Cathedrals of Wargaming travelogue from issue #71.

Contents:
The Japanese at Santa Cruz * John Prados
The Cathedrals Wargaming Revisited Part I * Jack Greene, Jr.
Introduction to Yourself: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners * Len Kanterman and Charles Elsden
Third Reich: Twisting the Allies’ Tail * Ted Shalack
En Garde! * Scott Renner
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry
The SDC Report: The SDC Saga Part I * Editor
Movie Review: Star Wars * Linda Rader
Miniature Warfare * Don Lowry
Book Review * Don Lowry
G2 Reports * Editor
Mail Call

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