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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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1-2467798 MIDGARD: Rulers and Tokens Set This token and ruler set is designed specifically for Midgard Heroic Battles, consisting of all you are likely to need for a normal to large size game. Contains Half Spear Throw Ruler, 6cm; One Spear Throw Ruler, 12cm; Two Spear Throw Ruler, 24cm; Eight Charging or Winning Marker; and Six Shot Marker.1 vol, 17 pgs 2024 UK, TOO FAT LARDIES
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1-219906 Hargreaves, Mark PAINTING 28mm WARGAMING FIGURES: Volume 6 -- The Age of Reason 1660-1780 Large format, all-color paperback details how to paint 28mm miniatures by color schemes rather than organized by war. Includes helpful tips on the varnishing and basing of figures, the making of washes, and the production of home made flags from digital images.1 vol, 130 pgs 2024 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-1950312 Warlord HAIL CAESAR: The War of the Roses This supplement extends Hail Caesar to let you fight through the medieval civil war that raged across England in the 15th Century. Contains rules for representing the massed ranks of archers, billmen, and men-at-arms so common in English armies of the period, and the tactics they used. Scenarios include Tewkesbury, St Albans, Towton, and Bosworth. A copy of the Hail Caesar rulebook is required to use this supplement.1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
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1-231362 Frizzera, Francesco THE ITALIAN ARMY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR VOLUME 2: The Grey-Green Uniforms from 1909 to 1919 This illustrated double volume recounts the transformations experienced by the Italian Army during the war, through the presentation of over 500 weapons, pieces of equipment and protective gear, badges and decorations. Divided into 14 chapters, the text delves into the evolution of edged weapons and firearms (short, long, individual, and team firearms) and the progressive introduction and development of hand and rifle grenades. It then focuses on individual equipment, equipment for mountain warfare, the use and development of wire cutters, equipment in military healthcare, and communication tools. The volume than presents individual protection systems (gas masks and protective gear developed for chemical warfare; trench shields), with a review of individual fatigue and work equipment (fatigue uniform, other protective clothing, footwear). It ends with the presentation of insignias, badges and official medals in use by the Italian Army, during the war and in the aftermath of the conflict.

The items described come from the collections of the Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra and other public and private international collections. The repertoire covers all the army's supplies - except for artisanal production - up to the end of WWI. Over 500 historical photos describes the pieces.1 vol, 872 pgs 2024 AUSTRIA, VERLAG MILITARIA
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1-247081 Summerfield, S and Trendall, S BRITISH RIFLED ARTILLERY AMMUNITION AND FUZES VOLUME 1: RBL and MLR Royal Laboratory Plans of 1860-1908 This book explores the Ammunition and Fuzes of the Rifled Breech Loading (RBL) and Rifled Muzzle Loading (RML). The Royal Laboratory (RL) Plates were the working plans produced to accompany the various editions of the Treatise on Ammunition. While the treatises can be found in various editions and reprints, only a few RL plates have previously been made available even to researchers. Illustrated mostly in color throughout, including 238 scale Royal Laboratory plates and 74 tables.1 vol, 226 pgs 2024 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-247120 Zimmermann, Sascha THE ROYAL BAVARIAN MILITARY MERIT ORDER: Its History, Holders and Decoration from 1866 to 1943 Three volumes, each with hard cardboard cover and dust jacket, in hard cardboard slipcase, total 1,288 pages and contains more than 2,750 color and black and white illustrations of the royal Bavarian Military Merit Order awards in its 250 manufacturer variants.

In over 330 portraits and detailed biographies, the holders of the order are presented with around 200 award certificates and about 150 original, historical medal brooch bars; and all the production, award and return figures for the individual degrees of the order are revealed with exhaustive data. Other Bavarian and international orders and medals are also taken into account in cross-references, and further topics on the history of the Bavarian Army and military history as well as the collection history of the War Archives and Army Museum are also covered. 1 vol, 1288 pgs 2015 AUSTRIA, VERLAG MILITARIA
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2-207360 Steinby, Christa ROME VERSUS CARTHAGE: The War at Sea Explores the crucial naval battles of the Punic Wars, revealing Rome's decisive maritime advantage. Analyzes archaeological discoveries and re-examines the ancient sources. Shows how the Romans' seafaring tradition and their skill, determination, and resourcefulness eventually gave them a decisive advantage. In doing so, she overturns the myths and misunderstandings that have tend to distort our understanding of Roman naval warfare. Contains 30 mono illustrations.1 vol, 240 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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2-225590 Romane, Julian THE FIRST AND SECOND ITALIAN WARS, 1494-1504: Fearless Knights, Ruthless Princes and the Coming of Gunpowder Armies Describes the course of military operations and political machinations in Italy from 1494 to 1504. The narrative begins with the French conquest of much of Italy, but then details how the French allied with the Pope's son Cesare Borgia, whose efforts ended in disaster. The French agreement with the Spanish allowed them to retake Naples only to be defeated at the Garigliano by the famous general, Gonzalo de Cordoba. Looks at how the French utilized a new method of artillery transport, the Spanish commander formulated a new system of military unit organization, and Cesare Borgia sought different systems of raising troops and forming states -- all of which led to the emergence of the so-called Military Revolution.1 vol, 272 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-912123 Carter, Stephen SCIENCE OF ARMS: The Art of War in the Century of the Soldier 1672 - 1699 Volume 2 - The Cavalry, Artillery and Conduct of War The second volume of Science of Arms explains the duties and disciplines of the cavalry, how the artillery and ordnance operated, and how the general conducted a military campaign and engaged the enemy. Seeks to fill in the gaps found in eyewitness accounts, clarifies the unconscious behavior of the officers, and brings to life the battle plans. Combines the great military treatise of the 17th century with original illustrations to form a unique depiction of the art of war as learnt by all the officers and generals of the age. Contains 137 black and white illustrations.1 vol, 360 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-247091 Summerfield, S FRENCH INFANTRY FLAGS OF LOUIS XV AND LOUIS XVI, 1715-1791: Volume 1 First book in a series that seeks to untangle the story of French infantry flags of the period of the Seven Years War and of the Revolution and early Napoleonic Wars. Author has studied all of the available texts to list the complicated story of the evolution of regiments and their flags. Illustrated throughout in color with 364 plates, over 1,000 illustrations, 376 contemporary flags, and 26 tables.1 vol, 215 pgs 2024 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-2272517 Edited by Glover, G MEMOIRS OF LT-GEN SIR ROWLAND HILL'S 2ND DIVISION: Napoleonic Archive 17 Series offers numerous small memoirs or series of letters from soldiers in regiments connected to the Second Division in the Peninsular War. Contains nine accounts, including Captain Joseph Barrallier's (45th /71st) service in South America, Walcheren, and the Peninsula; Private Matthew Orr's (92nd) letters, mostly from home service; Lieutenant Charles Stewart's (28th) diary of 1793; and Captain James Crummer's (28th) letters spanning his service from 1807 to 1815. Contains several illustrations, five maps, and seven tables.1 vol, 277 pgs 2024 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-2272518 Edited by Summerfield, S LETTERS AND MEMORIALS OF THE GENERAL SIR EDWARD PAGET: Napoleonic Archive 18 A remastered facsimile of the original edition with new preface and content. Only 50 copies of the original book were privately published in 1898 by Eden Paget, the grandson of Sir Edward Paget. Instead of three exceedingly long chapters, there are now 18 with the Bibliographic Notes written by Eden Paget distributed among them. Paget served on Wellington's staff, losing his right arm before Oporto in 1809. In 1812, on returning to duty, he was captured during the retreat from Burgos. Contains some portraits.1 vol, 245 pgs 2024 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-247100 Macphail, Rosslyn FROM FIGHTING NAPOLEON TO THE SCOTTISH MILITARY ACADEMY: The Life of Captain John Orr Based on Captain John Orr's previously unseen campaign diary and personal documents, this is the biography of the man who would become Superintendent of the Scottish Naval & Military Academy (SNMA). Follows Orr during his 18 months in Portugal and Spain using his first-hand accounts of the Battle of Salamanca, the siege of Burgos, and fighting in the Pyrenees. Later he fought at Quatre Bras and was wounded at Waterloo. He was retired on full pension in 1821. Ten years later, he enrolled as a captain in the Edinburgh Militia and was asked to become the Superintendent of the Scottish Naval & Military Academy. Through John's letters, the history of the Academy is interwoven with a description of the Orr family. John died in 1879, aged 89 years old. He was the last surviving member of the Black Watch who had fought at Waterloo. Contains 30 mono illustrations, including paintings and photographs of John, his family, his uniform, and pages from his Peninsular War diary.1 vol, 216 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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2-222761 Nash, Douglas FROM THE REALM OF A DYING SUN: Volume 1 - IV. SS-Panzerkorps and the Battles for Warsaw, July-November 1944 Analyzes the IV SS-Panzerkorps, which were active on the Eastern Front. Activated in late July 1944, the corps spent the last 10 months of the war in combat, figuring prominently in the battles of Warsaw, the attempted Relief of Budapest, Operation Spring Awakening, the defense of Vienna, and the withdrawal into Austria, where it finally surrendered to US forces in May 1945. Contains maps and 24 pages of black and white photos.1 vol, 541 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
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1-247111 Steinhardt, Frederick HELION WWII GERMAN MILITARY STUDIES VOLUME 1: Panzer Lehr Division 1944-45 Explores the Panzer Lehr Division, one of the most elite German armored formations in existence in early 1944, and how its baptism of fire was in the deadly Normandy bocage. Contains an extensive number of reports written by former officers of the division, principally its commander Fritz Bayerlein. They cover all aspects of the division's history, with particular emphasis upon events in Normandy, the Ardennes, and Germany. A number of the reports include detailed orders of battle and other organizational data. All of the reports have annotations by the author and provide a detailed chronological history of the division's activities. Contains 41 black and white maps, 18 black and white photos, and 3 tables.1 vol, 352 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247110 Swiecicki, Marek WITH THE RED DEVILS AT ARNHEM: Personal Experiences with the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade 1944 This eyewitness account was last published shortly after the Battle of Arnhem. The 1st Polish Parachute Brigade played both an important and controversial role at Arnhem. The author, a Pole himself, was attached to the Brigade, saw action at Arnhem, and managed to escape capture and return to Allied lines. He penned his account within weeks of returning. He offers a vivid insight into the experiences of the Poles at Arnhem, written in an exciting and lively manner. This reprint has been expanded with additional notes providing further information and context. Contains 22 photos and two maps.1 vol, 128 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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