About Dispatches

Dispatches is a magazine for people who take the past seriously — and still enjoy it.

We write for re-enactors, living history enthusiasts and anyone who would rather read a proper account than a headline. All periods, one magazine. Second World War, Vietnam, the origins of the gun, and whatever the hobby throws at us next.

What we publish

Every issue carries writing from established historians alongside people who actually stand in the field at four in the morning waiting for a stand-to. Contributors have included Anthony Tucker-Jones and Craig Moore, among others.

Recent issues have covered the women who served, worked and held the line; re-enactment across every era rather than just the 1940s; and a limited edition A4 booklet on Operation Overlord, published in partnership with the Overlord Show.

Why it costs £2.50

Because the hobby is expensive enough. Kit costs money, events cost money, and fuel to get to them costs more every year. A magazine shouldn't be the thing that tips the budget. We keep the cover price low and make it back on the range.

The shop

Alongside the magazine we produce apparel, stationery and gifts — some of it earnest, some of it distinctly not. The Network Fundraiser range funds the build of a website for re-enactors of every period.

Where we ship

Worldwide. UK, Europe, the United States, Australia and everywhere else, at magazine postage rates rather than parcel rates.

Get in touch

Email us at hello@dispatchesmagazine.co.uk. We read everything, and we're always looking for contributors — if you have a story from your period, tell us about it.