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GAME EDITION RULES Vicksburg: The Assault on Stockade Redan, May 1863 By Eric R. Harvey NEXT ISSUE (#329) On Sale June 2021 • Shanghai 1937 • Corrupt Bargain • Guagamela • Arab Legion READER SUBMISSIONS We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also welcome Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maximum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly. Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact STRATEGY & TACTICS® (USPS 10744) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfield, CA and additional mailing offices. STRATEGY & TACTICS® is a registered trademark for Decision Games’ military history magazine. Strategy & Tactics (©2021) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. POSTMASTER Please send address corrections to STRATEGY & TACTICS®. P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. PUBLISHER Dr. Christopher Cummins ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTOR Callie Cummins ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kyle Lockwood ASSOCIATE EDITOR/MEDIA COLUMN Chris Perello EDITOR EMERITUS/IMAGE EDITOR Joseph Miranda DESIGN Richard Aguirre MAP GRAPHICS Meridian Mapping PROOF TEAM Mike Bentley, Ken Biholar, Mark Brownell, Dave Carson, Chris Dickson, Eric N. Jung, Robert Killeen, Jon Richards, Javier Romero, Jason Shroyer, Tim Tow, Bob Zmuda WEBMASTER Chris Dickson ADVERTISING Mary Frances Semsem-Langille mfl[email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY Stock images from www.shutterstock.com and www.dreamstime.com Photographs from the German Federal Archives, Imperial War Museum, ECPAD and others used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license via Wikimedia Commons. FEATURES 6 Vicksburg: Joint Operations in the American Civil War In July of 1863 two battles were fought which became recognized as decisive in the American Civil War. The first was fought at Gettysburg. The second was along the Mississippi, where General Ulysses S. Grant at the Gibraltar of the Confederacy—Vicksburg. By Joseph Miranda 22 Sea Dragon Ascendant In the first half of the 15 th century, China deployed the most powerful naval force in the known world. Their huge fleet of ocean-going junks dominated the maritime enterprise of the Indian Ocean periphery from the South China Sea to the coasts of East Africa. By Jim Bloom 34 The Armies Of The Ptolomies, 305–30 BC The organization of the Ptolemaic army, like that of other Hellenistic armies, at first resembled that of the Macedonian army, but over time developed its own peculiarities. By Arnold Blumberg 44 Destination Cambrai At a time when France was facing disaster from the German blitzkrieg, the French launched an attack at Cambrai intended to join pincers in the rear of the German “panzer corridor.” Command hesitation and the scattering of French motorized forces turned it into a story of what might have been. By Jonathan Lupton DEPARTMENTS 20 On Design By Joseph Miranda 54 Work in Progress Mediterranean Empires 55 Portugal—The Forgotten Ally By Dave Schroeder 56 Did You Know? 58 For Your Information • Battle of Anzen By Carl O. Schuster • Colts Win The Pistol Battle By Arnold Blumberg • The P-82 / F-82 Twin Mustang By Jon Cecil • Scythian Horse Archer Swarms By Cam Rea 76 Media Reviews By John D. Burtt 77 Feedback Survey Results 78 The Long Tradition ON THE COVER Siege of Vicksburg: Union troops storm a Confederate entrenchment, by Thure de Thulstrup, 1888. #328 MAY–JUN 2021 GAME EDITION: Vicksburg | Sea Dragon Ascendant | Ptolomaic Armies | Destination Cambrai Joint Operations in the American Civil War the longest running military history magazine #328 | MAY–JUNE 2021 6 22 34 44 STRATEGY & TACTICS 328 | MAY–JUN 2021 5 4 STRATEGY & TACTICS 328 | MAY–JUN 2021
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GAME EDITION RULESVicksburg: The Assault on Stockade Redan, May 1863By Eric R. Harvey
NEXT ISSUE (#329)On Sale June 2021
• Shanghai 1937• Corrupt Bargain• Guagamela• Arab Legion
READER SUBMISSIONSWe welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also welcome Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maximum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly.
Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact
STRATEGY & TACTICS® (USPS 10744) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfi eld CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfi eld, CA and additional mailing offi ces.
STRATEGY & TACTICS® is a registered trademark for Decision Games’ military history magazine. Strategy & Tactics (©2021) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfi eld CA 93390.
POSTMASTERPlease send address corrections to STRATEGY & TACTICS®.P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfi eld CA 93390.
PUBLISHERDr. Christopher Cummins
ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTORCallie Cummins
ASSOCIATE EDITORKyle Lockwood
ASSOCIATE EDITOR/MEDIA COLUMNChris Perello
EDITOR EMERITUS/IMAGE EDITORJoseph Miranda
DESIGNRichard Aguirre
MAP GRAPHICSMeridian Mapping
PROOF TEAMMike Bentley, Ken Biholar, Mark Brownell, Dave Carson, Chris Dickson, Eric N. Jung, Robert Killeen, Jon Richards, Javier Romero, Jason Shroyer, Tim Tow, Bob Zmuda
WEBMASTERChris Dickson
ADVERTISINGMary Frances Semsem-Langillemfl [email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHYStock images from www.shutterstock.com and www.dreamstime.com
Photographs from the German Federal Archives, Imperial War Museum, ECPAD and others used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license via Wikimedia Commons.
FEATURES
6Vicksburg: Joint Operations in the American Civil War
In July of 1863 two battles were fought which became recognized as decisive in the American Civil War. The fi rst was fought at Gettysburg. The second was along the Mississippi, where General Ulysses S. Grant at the Gibraltar of the Confederacy—Vicksburg.By Joseph Miranda
22Sea Dragon Ascendant
In the fi rst half of the 15th century, China deployed the most powerful naval force in the known world. Their huge fl eet of ocean-going junks dominated the maritime enterprise of the Indian Ocean periphery from the South China Sea to the coasts of East Africa. By Jim Bloom
34The Armies Of The Ptolomies, 305–30 BC
The organization of the Ptolemaic army, like that of other Hellenistic armies, at fi rst resembled that of the Macedonian army, but over time developed its own peculiarities. By Arnold Blumberg
44Destination Cambrai
At a time when France was facing disaster from the German blitzkrieg, the French launched an attack at Cambrai intended to join pincers in the rear of the German “panzer corridor.” Command hesitation and the scattering of French motorized forces turned it into a story of what might have been.By Jonathan Lupton
DEPARTMENTS
20On DesignBy Joseph Miranda
54Work in ProgressMediterranean Empires
55Portugal—The Forgotten AllyBy Dave Schroeder
56Did You Know?
58For Your Information
• Battle of Anzen By Carl O. Schuster
• Colts Win The Pistol Battle By Arnold Blumberg
• The P-82 / F-82 Twin Mustang By Jon Cecil
• Scythian Horse Archer Swarms By Cam Rea
76Media ReviewsBy John D. Burtt
77Feedback Survey Results
78The Long Tradition
ON THE COVER
Siege of Vicksburg: Union troops storm a Confederate entrenchment, by Thure de Thulstrup, 1888.
#328 MAY–JUN 2021
GAME EDITION: Vicksburg | Sea Dragon Ascendant | Ptolomaic Armies | Destination Cambrai
Joint Operations in the American Civil War
the longest running military history magazine#328 | MAY–JUNE 2021
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