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 2020, is available from our Downloads page.
Fifty Five Years of Slingshot, 1965-2020SLINGSHOT, the bi-monthly journal of the Society, is the most admired publication in its field. This USB stick includes every Slingshot produced from 1965 to 2020. It constitutes an invaluable resource of over 13,000 pages about ancient and medieval history and wargaming. The collection is fully indexed and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7.0 or later. |
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Editorial Wargaming News Gaugamela - Deployment and Plans Part One Adrianople 378AD using Armati Rules Wargaming in the British Heroic Age A Society Convention 2023 Battle Report The Society of Ancients Convention 2023 Magnesia on My Mind Empire (a Society of Ancients boardgame) runthrough Tactica 2 Games - Part 3 - Neo-Assyrians vs Neo-Babylonians Three Ages of Rome - a rules review 15mm Miniatures Review - Peter Pig Parthian Peltasts 15mm Miniatures Review - Lanver Miniatures Greek Psiloi The Trojan War - Tragedy and Aftermath book review The Perfect Sword - Forging the Dark Ages book review Armies of Anglo-Saxon England 410 - 1066 book review And finally |
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Editorial Wargaming News Getting Started in Early Medieval Wargaming by James Morris Saint Ciera’s Missionary Expedition to China by Lawrence Greaves Battles of the British Heroic Age - Part 3 of A Dying Light in Britannia by Dave Hollin Seleucid and Graeco-Bactrian Frontier Policy in Central Asia by Ken Bell Tactica 2 Games Part 2 - New Kingdom Egyptians vs Sea Peoples by Simon Watson Tactica 2 games through the ages part 1- Ancient Sumer; Umma vs Kish Persian Tactical Problems by Gavin Pearson Adrianople Games Day by Les Ames Western Sudanese and Tuareg DBA armies during the Quarantine by Ilan Mitchell-Smith Wars of the Roses Painting Guide and General Musings by Simon Macdowall On Bloody Ground—A rules review by Dave Hollin A Very Quick look at 3D Printing by Dave Hollin 15mm Miniatures Review - Midianite Infantry by Steven Neate Alcibiades: Athenian Playboy, General and Traitor book review by Jim Webster The Medieval Crossbow book review by Anthony Clipsom The Wars of Justinian I book review by Duncan Head The Early Anglo-Saxon Kings book review by Dave Hollin And finally |
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Editorial Wargaming News Interview with John Lambshead What are the chances - pikes vs bows in DBA 3.0 Alexander the Great; the complete conqueror Wargaming 4th century BC hoplite warfare using 'Strength & Honour' A little 2nd Mantineia (6mm) Tactica 2 games through the ages part 1- Ancient Sumer; Umma vs Kish Pleasures and pitfalls of writing a scenario Khurasan 15mm miniatures review Essex Nubian and Libu infantry 15mm miniatures review A mini-15mm comparison follow-up The Macedonian Phalanx and The Greek Hoplite Phalanx book reviews The Rise of Persia & The First Greco-Persian Wars book review The Galatians book review The Battles of Antiochus the Great And finally |
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