Dispatches Magazine — Issue 03 (March 2026)

Re-enactment is for everyone. The issue where Dispatches opened its doors to every era of the hobby.

Issue 03 marks a turning point. Under the banner “Re-enactment is for everyone”, this is where we broadened the editorial direction beyond the Second World War to cover every period — medieval, Viking, Roman, Civil War, Napoleonic and on. Expect a more varied magazine, a few stereotypes knocked down, and the same community spirit throughout.

Inside this issue

• Task Force 82 and Group in the Spotlight — the re-enactment groups doing it well.
• Kit in Context — why the detail matters, and when it doesn't.
• More than Dressing Up? — the question every re-enactor gets asked, answered properly.
• The Art of Storytelling — bringing history to life for the public.
• That Bridge at Remagen, Ship in the East, Commando Comics and the Bulbasket Collective.
• Meet the Team, a book review, The Rivet Corner and Dispatches News.

A5 print magazine, Issue 03, March 2026. Written by the people who live the hobby, and made to be kept, shared and read again. Published by DM MEDIA GROUP LTD.

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All periods. One magazine.