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ABBREVIATIONS: dj-dust jacket, biblio-bibliography, b/w-black and white, illust-illustrations, b/c-book club addition.
rct - recent arrival or pending publication, spc - OMM Special Price
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1-DMH399 DEAD MAN'S HAND: The Quick and the Lead 28mm Miniatures This box set contains 8 miniatures, mini-game rules, and profile cards to use the characters in Dead Man's Hand. A game of duelists, each brings their own particular talent. Eight enter, only one will walk away. Choose your character, check your dice and cards, and step up. Miniatures are made of metal, supplied unassembled and unpainted. Some modeling will be required.1 vol, 8 pgs 2025 UK, GREAT ESCAPE GAMES
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1-WAAWS0013 THE BARONS' WAR: Shield Decals, Knights Includes 36 shield decals with 24 unique designs and 12 battle-damaged versions. Designs based on prominent heraldry of the period including Hubert de Burgh, William Longespee, William de Warenne, Peter des Roches, Faulkes de Breaute, King Alexander II of Scotland, Thomas count of Perche, among others. Pre-cut for ease of use, these decals can be applied directly to plastic shields.1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 US, WARGAMES ATLANTIC LLC
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1-WAAWS0016 THE BARONS' WAR: Shield Decals, Serjeants Includes 36 shield decals with 36 unique designs. The patterns draw inspiration from the popular geometric shapes and colors of the early 13th century. Since uniforms were not yet in use during this period, serjeants often painted their shields in colors of their choosing or carried them as acquired. Pre-cut designs are ready to apply directly to plastic shields for quick and easy use on the tabletop.1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 US, WARGAMES ATLANTIC LLC
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1-2267414 Heath, Peter FORGOTTEN BATTLES FROM THE WAR IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, PART ONE: December 1941 to October 1943 (Wake Island to New Georgia) Large format illustrated paperback. Plunges gamers into the brutal learning curve of early U.S. operations. Featuring 18 meticulously researched scenarios -- from Reinforced Platoon to Battlegroup level -- this book charts the evolution of tactics, weapons, and unit composition as the Americans adapt to the unforgiving Pacific theater. Packed with maps, unit lists, and special rules, it's designed for any system but shines brightest with The War on the Ground. Whether you're staging a single clash or linking battles into a mini-campaign, this 88-page volume delivers historical depth and tactical challenge in equal measure. 1 vol, 88 pgs 2025 UK, ANSCHLUSS PUBLISHING LTD
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1-916511 various MINIATURE WARGAMES #511 Articles Include:
* Treachery of the Tetons: First of a two-part game involving two-timing mountain men.
* Send Three And Fourpence: Investigates The Peninsular War and the Battle of Grijo
* Escaping From A Strange Land: Twenty Aztec scenarios
* Summoning the Master: Halloween based Pulp Alley scenario
* Command Decision: Yeltsin's War
* Mace Of Spades: self-contained simple, tabletop adventure rules
* Case Blue: Eastern front of Southern Russia in 1942
* Colour Enhancement: Colours 2025 Wargames show
* Scratch Build: flower power build
* Defence in Depth: Figure and rules reviews
* Forward Observer: News
* Recce: Book reviews1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, WARNER PUBLICATIONS
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1-249760 Collins, Joe DE BELLIS FANTASIAE: Fantasy Wargame Rules Wargame rules that allow players to fight the great battles of fantasy literature, film, myth, or of one's own imagination with miniature figures of between 6mm to 28mm scale, using basing that is standard across many rules. Based on fast play mechanics drawn from De Bellis Antiquitatus, battles of a flexible size can be fought to completion within 1-3 hours. Armies can vary, based on a points system, ranging from as few as 30 figures to over 100 for a standard sized game. The book is complete, and no further purchases are required to play the game. Features clear diagrams throughout, a plethora of army lists with well-defined fantasy (and historical) troops, a magic system with multiple spell types, special rules for customizing the abilities of troops, and suggested campaign systems.1 vol, 132 pgs 2025 US, WRG LTD
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1-BRIG433 Bunde, Peter 433: Duchy of Warsaw, 13th Infantry Regiment 1809-1813 Another in the terrific series. Uniform plate with 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. Descriptions on reverse side.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 GERMANY, PETER BUNDE
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1-BRIG434 Bunde, Peter 434: Kingdom of Prussia, Lutzow Freekorps -- Infantry Battalions 1813-1815 Another in the terrific series. Uniform plate with 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. Descriptions on reverse side.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 GERMANY, PETER BUNDE
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1-250760 Dean, Riaz MAPPING THE SILK ROAD: The Riddle of Ptolemy's Stone Tower Uncovers the long-mystery location of the Stone Tower, the Silk Road's ancient midpoint, and explores its historical, cultural, and trade significance. Explores the search for the Stone Tower and its significance in ancient geography, cartography, and trade. The book is divided into three sections: the origins of the Silk Road, the historical forces that led to the tower's prominence, and the precise identification of its location. Demonstrates why text alone is insufficient to pinpoint the site and introduces four key criteria that the location would have logically needed to satisfy for it to have become such a prominent meeting place and caravanserai. Sheds new light on Silk Road history, offering fresh perspectives on trade, geography, and the civilizations that shaped this vital network of commerce and cultural exchange. Contains 24 black and white photos.1 vol, 224 pgs 2025 US, CASEMATE
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2-230660 Decker, Michael THE SASANIAN EMPIRE AT WAR: Persia, Rome, and the Rise of Islam, 224-651 Examines war and society in the 224-651 AD Persian Empire ruled by the Sasanian clan. The Sasanians were able to maintain their empire for hundreds of years through nearly constant warfare, but when their expansion was checked in the north by the Byzantines at Constantinople in 626, and with the Muslim invasions to their south and west beginning in the 630s, the empire could no longer be sustained. Analyzes military capabilities, major confrontations, organization, and weapons of the Persian army. Offers a new image of a sophisticated, confident culture astride the heart of Eurasia at the end of the ancient world and birth of the Silk Road. Contains 18 illustrations.1 vol, 280 pgs 2025 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250810 Guenther, David THE SIEGE OF TYRE: Alexander the Great and the Gateway to Empire In-depth analysis on Alexander's campaign against the city of Tyre, featuring catapults, triremes, religious invocations, close combat, and marvels of engineering, including a massive manmade causeway from the mainland to the island. The siege is thoroughly analyzed from the standpoint of what is plausible given the nature of the technology of the time and what we now know of the geology and physical fortifications of ancient Tyre. Details the background leading up to the siege: Alexander's army, his invasion of Asia Minor, the sieges of Miletus and Halicarnassus, and the battles of the Granicus and Issus. Describes the culture, people, cities, and economy of ancient Phoenicia to place the story of the siege in a broader context. Contains 12 illustrations.1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250830 Chandler, Abby SEIZED WITH THE TEMPER OF THE TIMES: Identity and Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary America Details the complexities and seeming contradictions during both the Stamp Act crisis and the Regulator Rebellion, while also telling a broader story about the evolution of American political thought in the decades surrounding the American Revolution. Explores the complex local and transatlantic tensions which infused the early imperial crisis. Argues that colonial responses to the Stamp Act were rooted in local tensions and that the Regulator Rebellion was fueled by trans-Atlantic tensions. These two paradoxes, a local crisis cast as imperial affair and an imperial affair cast as local crisis, tell a very different story than the one to which we are accustomed. Contains 20 illustrations.1 vol, 296 pgs 2023 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250860 Crytzer, Brady HESSIANS: Officer, Baroness, Chaplain -- Three German Experiences in the American Revolution Explores the German experience during the American Revolution through the lives of three individuals from vastly different walks of life, all thrust into the maelstrom of North American combat. Here are the stories of a dedicated career soldier, Johann Ewald, captain of a Field-Jager Corps, who fought from New York to the final battles along the Potomac; Frederika Charlotte Louise von Massow, Baroness von Riedesel, who raced with her young children through the Canadian wilderness to reunite with her long-distant husband; and middle-aged chaplain Philipp Waldeck, who struggled to make sense of it all while accompanying his unit through the exotic yet brutal conditions of the Caribbean and British Florida. Offers a glimpse into the American Revolution as seen through the eyes of the German armies commanded to destroy it. Contains 6 illustrations.1 vol, 328 pgs 2023 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250850 Knight, John WAR AT SABER POINT: Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion Explores the history of Banastre Tarleton and the American Loyalists that he led. Seeks to subvert preconceived notions of patriotism, argues that they were free men as motivated by conscience as the Patriots they battled; each believed that in defending the Crown they were upholding the rule of law and preserving individual liberty. Relies on first-hand accounts -- letters, diaries, and journals -- and other primary sources. Contains 25 illustrations.1 vol, 304 pgs 2023 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250840 Water, Andrew TO THE END OF THE WORLD: Nathanael Greene, Charles Cornwallis, and the Race to the Dan Details the conflict between Nathanael Greene and Charles Cornwallis during the winter of 1780-81, and how the American narrowly escaped the British. With a background section on the Southern theater in 1780, and a summary outlining the lives and careers of its important officers, this is a carefully documented account of this chapter of American history. Showcases the incredible dramatics of the American Revolution's 'Great Escape,' but also provides a compelling look at the psychological and intellectual distinctions between its two great generals, Greene and Cornwallis. Contains 24 illustrations.1 vol, 288 pgs 2023 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250820 Hickey, Donald TECUMSEH'S WAR: The Epic Conflict for the Heart of America Tells the first complete story of Tecumseh's War against the US. Detaches it from the War of 1812, moving Tecumseh's confederation to center stage to tell the story of the last time that Indigenous Peoples had a powerful European ally to oppose United States expansion. Details how the Anglo-Indian alliance initially had considerable success, but how the tide turned when Harrison invaded Canada. Contains 58 illustrations.1 vol, 544 pgs 2023 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250800 Crutchfield, James REVOLT AT TAOS: The New Mexican and Indian Insurrection of 1847 Explores the fast-moving events surrounding the bloody revolt which left native inhabitants of New Mexico wondering how their neighbors and kinsmen could be legally tried, found guilty, and executed for acts they considered to have been honorable ones committed in defense of their country. These concerns have never been adequately addressed and their struggle has been all but scrubbed from the history of American expansion. Contains 18 illustrations.1 vol, 240 pgs 2025 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-250780 Field, Ron UNIFORMS OF THE UNION VOLUNTEERS OF 1861: The Mid-Atlantic States Examines what the citizen soldiery of the mid-Atlantic states wore when they marched off to save the Union in 1861. An exhaustive search of thousands of newspapers has provided a myriad of reports and personal accounts from soldiers' letters, combined with details from numerous diaries and regimental histories, this has helped reconstruct the appearance of the Union volunteers of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Enhanced by photographs of original items of uniforms from private collections, plus imagery of the day, which show the great variety of clothing and headgear worn. Contains 175 color and black and white images.1 vol, 160 pgs 2018 US, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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1-250740 Callahan, Raymond and Alan Jeffreys CHURCHILL'S FORGOTTEN GENERALS: Victors in Burma Analyzes the crucial roles of Generals Auchinleck, Slim, and Savory in the campaigns in Northeast India and Burma during WWII. General Claude Auchinleck was instrumental in preparing the Indian Army for jungle warfare and improving conditions for both officers and men, not least through reforms to pay and welfare. General William Slim oversaw one of the most striking turnarounds of the war and was later promoted to Field Marshal after 1945. Major General Reginald Savory played a vital though long-forgotten role in ensuring that battalions across India were trained and equipped for the unique demands of jungle warfare. Together, the appointments of Auchinleck, Slim, and Savory in 1943 proved pivotal to the eventual defeat of the Imperial Japanese Army in Burma. Contains 17 black and white photos.1 vol, 214 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-250771 Rikmenspoel, Marc SUNWHEELS AND SIEGRUNEN, VOLUME 1: Wiking, Nordland, Nederland and the Germanic Waffen-SS in Photographs Details the various Western Europeans that served in the Waffen-SS and the Legions it sponsored, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Covers battles that are rarely mentioned in English-language literature, yet were often of decisive importance and on a vast scale. First of a two-volume study with extensive photos, begins with the founding of the Germania Regiment in 1935, and continues with the forming of the famous Wiking Division in late 1940. The photos include personalities, rare insignia, uniform details, and many vehicle shots, along with highly-detailed captions. Contains 735 black and white photos and 5 black and white maps.1 vol, 382 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-250750 Sdvizhkov, Igor CONFRONTING CASE BLUE: Briansk Front's Attempt to Detail the German Drive to the Caucasus July 1942 Takes a close look at the attempt by Briansk Front's Operational Group Chibisov to collapse the northern shoulder of the German drive to the Caucasus northwest of Voronezh in July 1942. Using both previously-classified Soviet documents and German documents, focuses in particular on General A.I. Liziukov's role in the counteroffensive as commander of the 2nd Tank Corps, after his 5th Tank Army was disbanded following failed counterattacks in early July. Also describes the German reaction to the initial penetration made by Operational Group Chibisov's offensive. Contains 10 color maps and 9 black and white photos.1 vol, 428 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-250770 Hancock, Frank OPERATION DESERT STORM: How Two Young Intelligence Analysts and an Infantry Battalion Changed the War in Iraq Chronicles how two young soldiers from the intelligence section of 1-327 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, unlocked an intelligence puzzle none of their higher headquarters recognized. This pivotal discovery occurred after the finalization of the 101st Airborne's plans for attacking into Iraq and altered the direction of Desert Storm. Details narratives and recollections of what happened from soldiers from across the battalion, thereby providing a full view of what occurred and why, from the perspective of soldiers ranging in rank from private to colonel. Also details the process of how the US Army learned from its experiences in Vietnam; made changes; and became a different, structured, and more lethal army in the post-Vietnam era. Contains 50 mono illustrations.1 vol, 256 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-250790 Perkowski, Gary US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES TEAM HISTORY AND INSIGNIA: 1975 to the Present Chronicles the history, training, and operations of United States Army Special Forces, including never before published photos and insignia that were designed and worn by the men of the United States Army Special Forces. Special Forces have served in every major and numerous minor conflicts the United States military has been involved in since their inception. During and after these operations, individual teams had unique insignia produced to commemorate their operations. Contains 4144 color and black and white plates.1 vol, 392 pgs 2017 US, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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