Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E1 – Wargame Magazines
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair DragoonsShow Notes
11 September 2026 ~ Our 200th episode1 is here as we launch our 17th season, with Moe of Moe’s Game Table rejoining us for some hockey talk extended discussion of wargaming magazines. So join Moe & Mike & Brant as they talk about what’s out there now, classic favorites, where to find them online, and what they want in a wargaming magazine.
S&T Press, with World at War and Strategy & Tactics Paper Wars YAAH! War Diary VaeVictus Against The Odds C3i MMP’s magazines The Magazine Rack on Archive.org, filtered to wargame magazines
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