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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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1-2481301 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Two-Player Starter Set 15mm Figures Contains armies for Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (contains 4 colonels, 18 Cossack Cavalry, 12 Pancerni, and 12 Polish Dragoons) and Ottoman Empire (contains 4 Sanjakbey, 18 Sipahi, 12 Gonullu, and 8 Besli), rulebook, introductory booklet, set of cardboard range finders and tokens, ten d10 dice, and Element and Attachment cards.

Attachment cards included are 2 x Veterans, 2 x Kalkan shields, 1 x Additional ammo, 1 x Javelins, 1 x Fearless, 1 x Excellent warriors, 1 x Furious charge, and 1 x Better armored.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of thermoplastic, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
NEW-box, available late March 2025 ......$140.00 DISCOUNT:10% inc

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1-2481302 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Two-Player Starter Set Upgrade 15mm Figures This set expands the forces included in the 2-player Starter Set (required for full use). The forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth troops contain 3 Rotamasters, 18 Cossack Cavalry with spears, 18 Pancerni with spears, and 6 Pancerni. The Ottoman Empire troops contain 3 Aga, 18 Sipahi with lances, 27 Janissaries, 6 Sipahi, and 4 Besli.

Attachment cards included are 4 x Veterans, 4 x Additional pistols, 4 x Additional ammo, 3 x Kalkan shields, 3 x Javelins, 1 x Independent, and 1 x Serdengetci contract.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of thermoplastic, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481303 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Swedish Skirmish Set 15mm Figures This Swedish set contains 4 Lt. Colonels, two sets of 12 Mercenary Reiters, and 27 Dragooned Musketeers. Attachment cards included are 3 x Veterans, 2 x Undermanned companies, and 2 x Disciplined.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of metal, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481304 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Swedish Skirmish Upgrade Set 15mm Figures This set expands the Swedish Skirmish Set (required to make full use) to include two new Units: Swedish National Cavalry and Mercenary Armored Reiters and adds two extra bases to one of your units of Mercenary Reiters from Skirmish Set. Also included are two additional Swedish Commanders and extra Colonel card so you will be able to deploy your Commanders in every combination provided by the Army Lists.

Contains 3 Major / Lt. Colonels, 3 Majors, 18 Swedish National Cavalry, 18 Armored Mercenary Reiters, and 6 Mercenary Reiters. Attachment cards included are 2 x Veterans, 3 x Additional Ammo, 1 x Undermanned companies, 1 x Disciplined, and 1 x Additional Pistol.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of metal, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481305 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Cossack Style Cavalry 15mm Figures Cossack set contains 18 mounted miniatures, S & M size trays, Cossack Style Cavalry Unit Cards, six plastic bases, and a set of banners and banner pole.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of thermoplastic, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481306 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Sipahi 15mm Figures Contains 24 mounted miniatures, M & L size trays, Sipahi Unit Cards, eight plastic bases, and a set of banners and banner pole.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of thermoplastic, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481307 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Dragoons 15mm Figures Set contains 18 dragoons (9 on foot, 9 mounted), S & M size trays, Dragoon Unit Cards, six plastic bases, and a set of banners and banner pole.

All units in this set have bases, movement trays, and spears/pikes and banners where required. Miniatures are made of metal, horses are made of plastic. All miniatures require gluing and are unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481308 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Set of Tokens and Range Finders Contains two range finders (4 inch and 12 inch) and all tokens required to play. One set is recommended per two players on the Skirmish Level and one set per layer on the Task Force Level.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481309 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: S-Size Trays Contains six S-size trays.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481310 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: M-Size Trays Contains five M-size trays.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481311 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: L-Size Trays Contains four L-size trays.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2481312 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: G-Size Trays Contains two G1-size, two G2-size, and one G3 size Trays.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-WAARN007S SAMURAI ARMY COMMAND: 10mm Figures This hard plastic box set includes two frames and allows you to field up to 108 10mm soldiers and accessories. Models require assembly and painting. Bases are not included.

Contents:
* 2 Taiko Drums and 4 Drummers
* 4 Foot and 2 Mounted Messengers
* 12 Jinmaku sections with 4 additional posts
* 2 Standing, 4 Seated, and 2 Mounted Daimyos or Generals
* 4 Foot and 4 Mounted Signalers
* 12 Large Banners
* 2 Uma-jirushi Standard Bearers
* 8 3-man Hata-jirushi Command Stands
* 8 2-man Hata-jirushi Command Stands
* 8 1-man Hata-jirushi Bearers1 vol, 108 pgs 2025 US, WARGAMES ATLANTIC LLC
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1-VXM005 Victrix TEUTONIC KNIGHTS: 28mm Figures Contains 12 x Teutonic (Ordensstaat), Medieval, or Fantasy Knights 28mm plastic figures, supplied unpainted and unassembled. Contains 3 different types of sprues:

* 2 x Medieval & Fantasy Heads/Cloaks
* 2 x Medieval Barded Horses
* 2 x Medieval Knights1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 UK, VICTRIX LTD
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1-916504 various MINIATURE WARGAMES #504 Articles Include:

* Cover: Stalingrad: a guide to running Ruinous Urban Wargames
* Operation Phantom Fury: Allied forces push into Fallujah, Iraq 2004
* Send Three And Fourpence: Oh Canada! American versus British War of 1812
* A Bad Day In Salt Lake Flats: 1920s Gangsters set in New Mexico with a Tales of Derring Do Adventure
* Command Decision: Not The Road To Gettysburg - Part 1. Famous battles in the ACW and how to campaign them
* Starship Troopers: Part 2. Rule system
* Scratch Build: Convert a cheap MDF Halloween toy into a Witches' hovel
* Defence in Depth: Figure and rules reviews
* Forward Observer: News
* Recce: Book reviews
* Last Word: Andy Hobday of Footsore1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, WARNER PUBLICATIONS
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4-202390 BY FIRE & SWORD II: Rulebook (Pike and Shot Period) Second edition of historical miniatures rule set based in Central and Eastern Europe during the middle of the 17th century. Among the rules for units include Swedish infantry, valiant moloitsy, fearsome Tatars, zealous janissaries, and winged hussars. Gameplay is based on an alternating activation system, and there are original mechanics for issuing orders. Two levels of gameplay allows players to fight both smaller and larger engagements.1 vol, 400 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-202399 BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Playbook Contains six Skirmish-level scenarios, 10 Task Force-level scenarios, Reconnaissance and Vanguard mechanics, Random Effects, Stratagems, Army stance system that influences the choice of available scenario, and Stratagems and Random Effects. Appropriate additional rules per scenario, hints on battlefield preparation are included. Scenarios offer the possibility of one side with a significant advantage in the number and/or quality of troops over the other.

Also, before the game begins, players try to gain advantages by sending their Vanguard on Reconnaissance. However, this should be carefully considered, as the Vanguard can suffer heavy losses during Reconnaissance -- optimal risk management is the key here.1 vol, 100 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-248140 Oman, Brent BATTLE COMMAND: Ancients to Medieval Rules Rules emphasize command and fog of war more than any other game in the Field of Battle/Piquet stable of games. Introduces many more command decisions, while maintaining the fog of war through the use of a deck of sequence cards. The Action Matrix allows players to seize opportunities to emphasize specific actions, sometimes having to make hard decisions on whether to use the card for only one Command group or to instead use the card for a much larger portion of the army. This allows players to get inside the command loop of the enemy and by the choices made, make the enemy face tough decisions of their own. Covers Biblical era wars through the Wars of the Roses.1 vol, 93 pgs 2025 US, PIQUET
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1-248149 Oman, Brent BATTLE COMMAND: Ancients to Medieval Card Deck Battle Command Ancients to Medieval sequence decks include nine cards for each army, or 18 cards in total. The cards are high quality, durable, and professionally printed. One deck includes all of the cards that are needed for play.1 vol, 18 pgs 2025 US, PIQUET
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2-2023901 Sosinski, Konrad BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Armies I This book covers the armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, the Electorate of Brandenburg and Prussia, and the Holy Roman Empire. Contains unit profiles, army lists, and special rules for the aforementioned factions; as well as rules for mercenary troops, which are used by all armies of this region of Europe. All of this is accompanied by rich historical descriptions of herein presented armies and their components, as well as richly illustrated with pictures of miniatures.1 vol, 150 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-2023902 Sosinski, Konrad BY FIRE AND SWORD II: Armies II This book covers the armies of the Ottoman Empire, the Principality of Transylvania, the Crimean Khanate, the Cossacks, and the Tsardom of Muscovy. Herein you will find unit profiles, Army Lists, and special rules for the aforementioned factions. All this is accompanied by rich historical descriptions of herein presented armies and their components, as well as richly illustrated with pictures of miniatures.1 vol, 150 pgs 2025 POLAND, BY FIRE AND SWORD
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1-912127 Essen, Michael Fredholm von and Michal Paradowski CONFRONTATION OF KINGS, 1656: The Three-Day Battle of Warsaw in the Swedish Deluge, 1655-1660 Details the largest battle of the war of the Swedish Deluge and how the Swedish-Brandenburg Alliance faced the combined Polish, Lithuanian, and Tatar armies. While a clash between Western and Eastern styles of warfare, it was also a clash between the irreconcilable Polish and Swedish monarchs, John II Casimir and Charles X Gustavus, over hegemony in the Baltic region. This in-depth study of the battle is based on contemporary sources, including previously unpublished archival materials, many of which were written by soldiers who took part in the struggle. Provides full details on the dissimilar military systems of Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Brandenburg-Prussia, and the Tatar Khanate of the Crimea, with detailed reconstructions of the organization and strength of the armies that confronted each other at Warsaw. Contains 65 black and white illustrations and photos, four black and white maps, eight color plates, and five tables.1 vol, 184 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-905143 Bjork, Patrik THE NORTHERN COALITION AGAINST NAPOLEON: The Campaigns of Bernadotte, Britain and the Swedes 1810-1815 Provides a new perspective on the wars against Napoleon. Initially orchestrated by former French Marshal Bernadotte, the coalition developed with British support to include all the great powers of Europe. By 1813, the coalition defeated Napoleon at Leipzig and drove him to the very gates of Paris. Includes many events previously unpublished. Uses a total of more than 500 different sources, including German, Russian, Danish, Norwegian, and Italian literature; used letters, diaries, memoirs, muster rolls, reports, and journals as sources. Contains 50 black and white illustrations and 32 black and white maps.1 vol, 384 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-905142 Bogdanovich, Ivanovich THE RUSSIAN PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1812 VOLUME 3: The Russian Official History Final volume of the trilogy continues to cover operations from the Russian perspective; from Napoleon's abandoning of Moscow to the expulsion of the Grande Armee from the Russian Empire, including operations against the Prussian and Austro-Saxon auxiliary corps on the flanks. The author had full access to Russian state archives but also made extensive reference to published works by French and German historians in order to provide greater context. The maps show entire phases of the war, while the battle plans show locations of dominant terrain, according to detailed state surveys, while villages, forests and roads have been copied from previously published Russian plans. Appendices and footnotes also include detailed orders-of-battle, important correspondence, and a bibliography with critical assessments of these sources. Contains five campaign maps and eight battle plans.1 vol, 356 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-69521 Bevis, Mark BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH ARMIES 1939-43 Reprint of 2005 edition. Offers a complete guide to the organization of British and Commonwealth armies during the years 1939-1943. The six chapters cover all main theatres of war -- North-West Europe (including the Home front) 1939-1943; North Africa; the Middle East, Central, and East Africa; the Mediterranean; the Far East, Australasia, and India; and Special Forces (all theaters). ToEs are given for all main, and many minor, types of formations in each theater; from armored brigades and divisions in North Africa, to British Habforce in Iraq and Syria, the Indian 50th Airborne Brigade in Burma, and Pacific Islands native defense forces. All organizations are analyzed down to section level where possible; the listings specify types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes. The information is clearly laid out in an easy-to-use formula, and represents a host of hard-to-find data. Notes for wargamers are also included.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, HELION PUBLISHING
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1-69522 Bevis, Mark BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH ARMIES 1944-45 Reprint of 2005 edition. Volume 2 offers a complete guide to the organization and order-of-battle of British and Commonwealth armies from late 1943 to 1945. The five chapters cover all main theatres of war -- North-West Europe; the Mediterranean; the Far East, Australasia, and India; planned invasions of Malaya and Japan; and Special Forces (all theaters). ToEs are given for all main, and many minor, types of formations in each theater; from the 7th Armoured Division in North-West Europe 1944-45 to Indian infantry formations in the Far East, British SAS and SBS units in Europe and the Mediterranean, and British infantry formations in North-West Europe. It even includes notes on the formations and organization planned for the invasions of Japan and Malaya. All organizations are analyzed down to section level where possible; the listings specify types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes. The information is clearly laid out in an easy-to-use formula, and represents a host of hard-to-find data. Notes for wargamers are also included.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, HELION PUBLISHING
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1-69523 Bevis, Mark BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH ARMIES 1939-45: Supplement Volume 1 Contains five chapters providing data covering formations in North Africa, the Mediterranean, North-West Europe, Burma / India, and Special Forces. The units covered range from 7th Armored Division in North Africa to Fiji's military forces. Careful presentation combined with a host of hard-to-find information ensure this will be the standard source for order-of-battle data about the British and Commonwealth armies. All organizations are analyzed down to platoon level, and listings include specific types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, HELION PUBLISHING
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1-69524 Bevis, Mark BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH ARMIES 1939-45: Supplement Volume 2 Contains five chapters providing data covering formations in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Africa, the Home front, overseas garrisons, and Special Forces. The units covered range from the South African 6th Armored Division to the 1940-41 garrison of Iceland. Careful presentation combined with a host of hard-to-find information ensure this will be the standard source for order-of-battle data about the British and Commonwealth armies. All organizations are analyzed down to platoon level, and listings include specific types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, HELION PUBLISHING
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1-248150 Rooney, Dermot SLOG OR SWAN: British Army Effectiveness in Operation Veritable, February and March 1945 Explores Operation Veritable and how it dwarfed the Arnhem disaster that preceded it, the Rhine crossing that followed it, and all the named operations that formed the Anglo-Canadian campaign in Northwest Europe. Exploits a depth of previously untouched primary sources to shine new light on British Army effectiveness by showing how soldiers fought the pivotal operation of 1945. Where previous works have fixated on Normandy and Arnhem, and made broad judgments on leadership or morale, this book drills into the tactical realities that defined British fighting power. Contains black and white illustrations, up to nine black and white photos, up to 54 black and white maps, 11 black and white figures, two tables, and seven graphs.1 vol, 272 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-248130 Fracchia, Antonio Luis Sapienza ARAGUAIA WAR: Counterinsurgency against the Communist Guerrillas of Brazil, 1964-1985 Examines the military regime in Brazil between 1964 and 1985, and the subversive groups, both urban and rural that appeared in that country in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Brazilian military and police forces in the 60s and 70s are described in detail, along with their campaign against the armed opposition in Araguaia, in the states of Maranhao, Para, and Goias, and the actions of the Araguiaia Guerilla movement. Contains 183 black and white photos, 30 color illustrations, 21 color profiles, five black and white maps, one color map, three figures, and 15 tables.1 vol, 108 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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