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Reconnaissance Report & Diary 6

Show Reports 8 BORDER REIVER & COLOURS

Combat in Spain 16 ARROYO DOS MOLINOS - 1811

War of the Successors 22 DUST UP AT GABENE

The High Ground 28 MELINDA UNDER THE MISLETOE

Clash of the Samurai 38 TEDORIGAWA - 1577, PART 2

‘Rebellious Scots to Crush’ 44 CULLODEN - 1746

Red Star Raiders 50 COMMANDO OPERATIONS, SOVIET STYLE

Darker Horizons 56 THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

Rule Reviews 62 From the Archive 66

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