About Slingshot

Slingshot is a bi-monthly publication, distributed to members of the Society of Ancients as part of their membership subscription. Most of the content is contributed by Society members on a wide range of items related to Ancient and Medieval military history and wargaming. There are articles, reviews, letters, game design ideas, as well as the usual discussion on various wargames rules. Competition results and the occasional battle report are also published. Our quality publication showcases the written contributions from our membership and features original pen and ink artwork.

A PDF index of Slingshot, covering all issues from 1965 to 2010, is available from our Downloads page.

Current Issue (Slingshot 280 – January 2012)

The latest issue of Slingshot is 280, publication date January 2012. The next issue will be the March 2012 issue.

This issue is 48 pages long, not including the cover pages. It’s published in the same format introduced with issue 258.

The contents of Slingshot 280 are as follows.

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