1-401510006 BOLT ACTION: Starter Set Designed specifically to introduce the fundamentals of the Bolt Action WWII skirmish rules.

Contents:
* Full-color 68 page book - The Bolt Action Field Manual
* 12 28mm Plastic German Grenadiers
* 12 28mm Plastic US Rangers
* Plastic Ruined Farmhouse Scenery
* Game Token Punchboard
* Double-sided Gaming Mat (30 x 22.4 inch approx.)
* Six Bolt Action Order Dice (3 Gray / 3 Olive Drab)
* Eight six-sided dice
* Dice Bag
* Cardboard insert that doubles as an in-game bunker1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
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1-247280 Roach, Alistair THE LIFE AND SHIP MODELS OF NORMAN OUGH Norman Ough is considered by many as the greatest ship modeler of the 20th century. His exquisite drawings and meticulous models are regarded as masterpieces of draughtsmanship, workmanship, and realism; they are truly works of art. Incorporates many of his original articles from Model Maker Magazine and detailed line drawings to present an extraordinary level of practical information as well as an inspiring panorama of WWI and WWII warship models.1 vol, 192 pgs 2024 UK, SEAFORTH PUBLISHING
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1-908445 various WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue # 445 Theme: Enhancing Figures and Bases
* Turnip28 Toffs and Toadies: How to paint neat and precise mess on some converted Turnip28 figures
* A Nostaligic Love Letter in Miniature: Painting Airfix Napoleonic Highlanders
* Desert Bases: Sandy options
* MDF Scenic Enhancement: Simple terrain pieces gain realism
* Building Middle-earth: The House of Beorn
* Build For Yourself A City: Bronze Age terrain
* Making Renaissance Galleys: Producing Renaissance galleys and lanternas

Features
* The Mad Trapper of Rat River: Northwest Canada manhunt through the dangerous wilderness conditions
* Was There A Man Dismayed? warring factions for the Crimean War
* The Other Partizan Part 2: Wargame show covers WWI, the AWI, Middle-earth, Napoleonics, and other games
* Midgard: Heroic Battles Deep Dive: Look at the new rules
* Bang! The origins of gunpowder, its early uses, and how to make your early period games pop
* Matchlocks in Notts: Never Mind the Matchlocks battle report
* Six Months of Life: July 16, 1835 Battle of Mendigorria -- largest battle of the Carlist Wars

Departments
* Observation Post: Latest SAGA book and a selection of Wargames Atlantic plastics
* Release Radar: New and upcoming wargaming items
* Quick Fire: WI readers discuss their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations1 vol, 116 pgs 2024 UK, WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED
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1-247150 An Official History M.I.9: The Official History of the Secret Escape and Evasion Organisation Includes details of the lectures given to troops on how to avoid capture if on the run in enemy occupied territory, and of secret equipment issued to them to help them escape, such as silk maps and comprehensive escape kits. Provides stories from servicemen that escaped and returned to the UK, which was used to teach troops how they too could evade capture. Such stories helped show servicemen how to forge documents, how to travel through enemy-occupied countries without being detected, what disguises could be used that would not attract the attention of the enemy, and provided lists of local people willing to help escapers - and this included Pope Pius XII. The troops were also instructed how to write coded messages in letters to the UK from PoW camps. Contains 16 mono illustrations.1 vol, 296 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247190 Clarke, Michael GREAT BRITISH COMMANDERS: Leadership, Strategy and Luck Analyzes 34 British commanders, from Boudica to Bomber Harris, reflecting on their personal stories. Short biographical essays cover a sweep of British history from the epic story of Queen Boudica in Roman Britain, to the generals, admirals, and air marshals of WWII. Their styles of leadership and their strategies -- or in some cases lack of -- are examined as they throw themselves on fortune. Covers a variety of commanders, such as King Alfred, William the Conqueror, Henry V, Cromwell, Marlborough, Wellington, Walter Raleigh, Sir John Moore, General John Gort, Lady Aethelflaid of Mercia, the Empress Matilda, Sir William Marshal, and Cuthbert Collingwood. Contains eight black and white illustrations.1 vol, 360 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247230 Macintyre, Iain, Hilary Morris, and Andreas Demetriades SCOTLAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO NAVAL AND MILITARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY Outlines the contributions Scottish doctors made to military and naval medicine from the 18th century to WWI. Each chapter is based on a presentation made to an online symposium held by the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine in association with the History Society of the Royal Society of Medicine. Gives new insights into established leaders as well as providing accounts of less well-known figures. Contains 15 black and white illustrations, 14 black and white photos, 25 color illustrations, four color photos, four black and white maps, one color map, and two tables.1 vol, 184 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-247240 Sanderson, Myles TUNNELLING COMMANDER ON THE WESTERN FRONT: Major Alexander Sanderson DSO, MC and Bar in Two World Wars Explores the life of Major Alexander Sanderson DSO, MC & Bar, MiD -- one of the ablest and most experienced mining engineers to serve on the Western Front in WWI. His first Military Cross was awarded for his role during the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916, during which he was wounded by shellfire while repairing an explosive charge in No Man's Land. His second MC and wound stripe were awarded after a successful night-time raid to destroy enemy shafts. Details how the Australians constructed a vast network of defensive subways for the infantry from La Bassee to Hill 70. Sanderson's defensive Hythe Tunnel, constructed in 1918, complete with pivoting bascule doors and sliding internal walls, was considered one of the finest tunnels on the Western Front.

During the Blitz in WWII, Sanderson was put in charge of repairs to the bomb-damaged London Underground. Such was his tunnelling skills, he was also a consultant structural engineer for both the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill's underground bunker, following which Winston presented him with a box of his cigars as a token of the Prime Minister's appreciation. Contains 16 color and mono illustrations.1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 UK, FRONTLINE BOOKS
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1-247130 Moss, John THE CELTIC TRIBES: Origins, Ancestry and The Warrior Class Traces Celtic migrations westward over the centuries and their advances into the Atlantic coastal regions, especially into countries like France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain, and Ireland, largely replacing the Neolithic people that formerly occupied these territories. Describes the many inter-tribal and territorial confrontations that occurred during the Roman period. Explains the fighting methods, tactics, and style of Celtic warfare; as well as the warrior leaders like Boudicca, Brennus, Ambiorix, and Vercingetorix, and others who emerged to resist Roman incursions. Several hundred ancient Celtic and other related tribes are included. Although each had its own distinct identity, they shared a common culture with a widespread and unifying system of religious belief largely held together by Druids. The tribes described in the book include Gauls, Germans, Galatians, Lusitanians, Britons, Picts, Cambrians, and Caledonians, among many others. Contains 25 mono illustrations.1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247160 Crawford, Peter EMPEROR LEO III THE ISAURIAN: Imperial Saviour, Christian Icon Breaker? Reassesses Emperor Leo III's reign, focusing on his military, religious, and political challenges in stabilizing the Roman Empire. Considers how Leo dealt with the numerous rebellions, as well as the extent to which his own policies caused them. Space is given to the great religious development of his reign, the initiation of Iconoclasm, its impact on the empire, and its tainting of the reputation of Leo and much of his dynasty. Also considers various aspects of Leo's administration: coinage, provincial infrastructure, civil law, and foreign policy. Contains 24 mono illustrations.1 vol, 352 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247200 Laycock, Stuart and Christopher Gidlow KING ARTHUR'S COUNTRY: One Land, Two Kings and Two Centuries that Changed Britain Forever Uses historical and archaeological evidence, much of it new, to explore the link between Arthur's kingdom and the rise of Penda's Mercia. They seek to locate lost Arthurian battlefields and understand what happened there, with exciting, new results. Examines one region, two kings, and two centuries that changed England forever. Contains 70 mono illustrations.1 vol, 224 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247170 Norman, Ben A 17TH CENTURY KNIGHT: The Life and Times of Simonds D'Ewes Seeks to chart the life of Simonds D'Ewes as a husband, father, friend, antiquary, and devout Protestant. Also endeavors to weave a fresh narrative of the first half of the 1600s, including the English Civil War, using D'Ewes's experiences and wealth of written material as a focal point. Details how Simonds D'Ewes rose through local, legal, and political ranks to become a first-hand witness to a succession of monumental events in England. As MP for Sudbury from 1640, he was one of those who saw with agonizing immediacy the rapid decline of the political situation in the mid-1600s. Simonds held his breath along with the rest when Charles I forcibly entered the Commons in 1642, and he was there to survey the stunning rise of Oliver Cromwell through the 1640s. When civil war arrived, D'Ewes observed the battle lines being drawn before his very eyes. Contains 16 mono illustrations.1 vol, 224 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247260 Anderson, Rosalind THE JACOBITE RISING OF 1715 AND THE MURRAY FAMILY: Brothers in Arms A look at the earlier years of the Murrays at the end of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries sheds light on the family dynamics and helps explain how and why the brothers made the decisions they did. Based in Perthshire, the Murray family played an important role in all Jacobite rebellions, whether as rebels or supporters of the government. During the Great Rising of 1715, the head of the family the Duke of Atholl remained loyal to the Hanoverian government but three of his sons were Jacobites. Two of these brothers then went on to play major roles in the 1719 Rising and in the more famous '45. Contains 20 black and white illustrations.1 vol, 208 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247180 Coleman, Keith THE LAST JACOBITES: Heroes, History and Culture after the Battle of Culloden Explores the enduring legacy of Jacobitism, its influence, and its romantic revival across Europe. Even many Jacobites perished after the Battle of Culloden, Jacobite networks flourished in France and Scandinavia. Exiles joined the military as far afield as Spain and even Russia, while others formerly loyal to the cause found themselves in the New World, either banished by the British state or willing emigrants hoping for a better life. Jacobitism arose again as a romantic ideal in the 19th century, surprisingly revived by the Hanoverian royal family, which had displaced the Stuarts. Contains 30 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247220 Glover, Gareth A SCOT AT WAR WITH WELLINGTON: The Memoir of Captain James Stirling of the Black Watch Captain James Stirling's journals offer a first-hand account of the 42nd Regiment's actions during the Peninsular War. These revealing journals cover Captain James Stirling's period of active service with the 42nd Foot, as well as the time he served with the Portuguese forces until the end of 1813. His sudden death prevented him from completing the record of his service with the Portuguese Army in 1814. Explanatory notes are provided by the author throughout to add extra context to Stirling's commentary, making this book accessible for both the historian and enthusiast. Contains 16 color illustrations.1 vol, 312 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247210 Sanghvi, Neil FIGHTING WITH NAPOLEON'S LIGHT INFANTRY: The Memoirs of Captain Vincent Bertrand 1805-1815 First published in 1909 by Bertrand's grandson, this is the first translation from French into English. Biography of a French Infantryman who survived the key campaigns of Napoleon. Called to arms through conscription, he was directed from his hometown of Nimes to the depot of the 7th Light Infantry Regiment in Huningue. His recollections focus on his loves, adventures, and mishaps, as well as the pride of being part of an elite unit. Bertrand's unfailing bravery and composure are evident throughout his memoirs, demonstrating character, discipline, and patience, as well as dedication to his regiment and its values and standards. Gives sincere accounts of his time on the battlefields, in the cantonments in Austria, in Germany, in Poland, and finally of the painful stages of his captivity as an Austrian prisoner of war. Contains 16 color illustrations.1 vol, 224 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-247250 Saunders, Tim PORTUGAL 1808: Wellington's First Peninsular Campaign Explores how Napoleon's usurpation of Spain's Burbon throne in early 1808, coupled with brutal suppression generated resentment and turned Spain, a long-term enemy of Britain, into a British ally. Sir Arthur Wellesley's expedition to South America was promptly canceled and redirected to the Peninsular. Covers Wellesley's early victories in Portugal, including the battles of Rolica and Vimiero, and the controversial Convention of Cintra. Contains 70 mono illustrations.1 vol, 216 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-236453 Ingman, Peter and Claringbould, Michael SOLOMONS AIR WAR: Volume 3 - Guadalcanal: From the Brink November - December 1942 This third volume of Solomons Air War chronicles aerial warfare in the Solomon Islands theater during the months of November and December 1942. It can be read alone or as part of the ongoing Solomons Air War series. Details how the Americans were pushed to the brink by the Japanese as the frenzied activity known as the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal played out over November 12-15. This period saw new tactics being tested -- including the use of P-38s as long-range escort fighters and the first PBY-5A Black Cat missions. Meanwhile, the Cactus Air Force expanded with an influx of P-40s, B-26s, OS2U Kingfishers, and RNZAF Hudsons. Written using primary Allied and Japanese archives and other sources, to give a factual and highly detailed account of all aspects of the Solomons air campaign.1 vol, 184 pgs 2023 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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2-225530 Buttar, Prit The Reckoning - The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944 By the end of 1944 the Red Army was poised on the very frontiers of the Third Reich. How had the once unstoppable, mighty Wehrmacht faltered so disastrously? Certainly it had suffered defeats before, in particular the vast catastrophe of Stalingrad, but it was in 1944 that the war was ultimately lost. It was no longer a case of if but rather when the Red Army would be at the gates of Berlin.

Retraces the ebb and flow of the various battles and campaigns fought throughout the Ukraine and Romania in 1944. January and February saw Army Group South encircled in the Korsun Pocket. Although many of the encircled troops did escape, in part due to Soviet intelligence and command failures, the Red Army would endeavour to not make the same mistakes again. Indeed, in the coming months the Red Army would demonstrate an ability to learn and improve, reinventing itself as a war-winning machine, demonstrated clearly in its success in the Iasi-Kishinev operation.

The view of the Red Army as a huge, unskilled horde that rolled over everything in its path is just one myth that The Reckoning reassess. So too does it re-evaluate the apparent infallibility of German military commanders, the denial of any involvement in (or often even knowledge of) the heinous crimes committed in the occupied territories by German forces, and the ineffectiveness of Axis allies, such as the Romanians at Iasi, to withstand the Soviet forces. 1 vol, 5 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-247270 Grant, Jennifer editor THE PRICE OF VICTORY: Memoir of the Commander of the 1st Polish Armoured Division General Stanislaw Maczek's stirring memoir captures the elan, the sacrifice, and the disappointed hopes of the Polish soldiers who fought alongside the Allies during the Second World War. As Commander of the 10th Motorised Cavalry Brigade in the September 1939 campaign, his men played a crucial role in resisting the German advance before crossing into Hungary with orders to rebuild the Polish Army on French soil. Fighting a further rearguard action during the 1940 Allied retreat, he and his men escaped to Britain. In February 1942, Maczek assumed command of 1st Polish Armoured Division, created out of the Polish forces which had been training in Scotland since 1940. In July 1944, the Division landed in Normandy and was responsible for closing the Falaise Gap at Mont Ormel and Chambois. Thereafter, it fought on through Belgium and Holland, ultimately accepting the surrender of the German Navy at Wilhelmshaven. Contains 16 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-ATO2021 Rinella Michael AGAINST THE ODDS 2021 ANNUAL:Operation Roundup Operation Roundup was the code name for a plan prepared by Allied forces to invade Northern France in 1943 in the Pas de Calais area. This two-player game explores the first month of this never-run plan, set in September 1943 (instead of the historical landings at Salerno in Italy).

Allied forces are not the mighty invasion armada of 1944 lacking both the armored 'funnies' and Mulberries that worked so well in Normandy. For the Germans at this time their 'Atlantic Wall' and panzer arm are more promises of what is to come than actual impenetrable defenses.

Yet the game remains highly re-playable time after time as, at start, neither player knows Hitler's reaction to the invasion until it is rolled for during the first turn of the game. Will he give orders to:

Maps - One full color 22' x 34' hex mapsheet
Counters - 176 full color 5/8' die-cut counters
Rules length - 14 pages
Charts and tables - 2 pages
Complexity - Medium
Playing time - Up to 3 to 4 hours
How challenging is it solitaire? - Average1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 US, AGAINST THE ODDS
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1-ATO2022 Rinella Michael AGAINST THE ODDS 2022 ANNUAL: Stalingrad -- Verdun on the Volga Upgrade of the classic Stalingrad: Verdun on the Volga provides more of the Stalingrad situation than players are used to while reducing complexity. Only three units types (infantry, armor, and pioneer) use a new movement system that ends movement points and includes momentum movement. Unit scale is roughly regimental, with some battalion sized formations. Offers a more realistic modeling of German combat attrition and a much more accurate Soviet order of battle based on most recent publications of post-Cold War Soviet sources. Includes a five-turn basic game, a tournament game, and a historical option that mandates the Germans capture all the areas along the river, where players may agree to play through to an automatic German victory or the end of Turn 15 with no consideration of victory points.

Contents:
* Full color 17 x 44 inch double-sided area mapsheet
* 330+ full color 5/8 inch die-cut counters
* 24 page rules
* Separate quick set-up charts on cardstock
* Separate reinforcement charts on cardstock
* New AV/DV Tracking Chart
* Playing Aid Chart
* New introductory and Operation Hubertus scenarios
* Complexity - Medium
* Playing time - Up to 3 to 4 hours
* Solitaire - Average difficulty1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 US, AGAINST THE ODDS
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1-247140 Harris, Raymond BREAK CONTACT, CONTINUE MISSION Novel by a special forces veteran of US Special Forces' Recon Team Iowa. First published in 1990, this classic account of Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Studies and Observation Group brings his experiences and those of fellow MACV-SOG soldiers to a wider audience at a time when their dedication and sacrifice was little known. The small tight recon teams -- each comprising three U.S. soldiers and five to seven indigenous allies -- undertook some of the most hazardous missions of the war. They would operate for hours or days in areas controlled by the North Vietnamese in order to collect essential intelligence on the enemy's disposition. The unit would receive many accolades, but also suffer sky-high casualties. Contains a new author's note and epilogue.1 vol, 304 pgs 2024 US, CASEMATE
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