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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-SGVP009 STARGRAVE AUTOMATONS: 28mm Figures This boxed set offers enough parts to build 20 cyborg monstrosities for Stargrave that can be used to menace independent crews. These parts can also be combined with components from other Stargrave boxed sets to create characters with cybernetic implants or to add even more variety to an automaton horde. 28mm sized plastic figures, supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 20 pgs 2025 UK, NORTH STAR
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1-2108417 Summerfield, Dr Stephen THE BRUNSWICK CORPS 1809-15: Military Colours Vol. 17 Covers the Brunswick troops, which there has been very little details previous published about. Editor applies his extensive knowledge and research to create an updated standard reference, as usual beautifully illustrated with uniform details and photos of original costume. Fully illustrated in color.1 vol, 72 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248950 Black, Jeremy INFANTRY: A Global History Explores the history of infantry from ancient conflict to modern warfare, examining its roles, development, and impact in both combat and political contexts. Considers fighting, weaponry, recruitment, contexts, and impact. Infantry as the shock of assault as well as firepower, as the force in state-to-state conflict and in civil warfare, in symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare, are all considered, as are the different accounts of development that are offered. 1 vol, 232 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-248940 Zweibelson, Ben RECONCEPTUALIZING WAR Attempts what no previous book on war has done, in that each war theory remains grounded in one dominant war paradigm -- all war paradigms are explained, contrasted, and overlapped. Presents an entirely disruptive and groundbreaking way to make sense of conflict at a meta-theoretical level. Blending philosophy and sociology, provides a challenging synthesis of multiple war paradigms, from technological, Westphalian frames of Western industrialized societies to those under Marxist versions, and radical ideological movements and sects. Contains 36 black and white illustrations.1 vol, 744 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-247092 Summerfield, S FRENCH INFANTRY FLAGS OF THE EARLY REVOLUTIONARY WARS 1789-1794: Volume 2 The masterwork on French Infantry flags continues with this absolutely stunning second volume. Of all periods, this contains some of the most exotic of flags. The volume deals with the crucial period from constitutional monarchy of Louis XVI (1789-91) to that of the early Revolution (1791-94) when the emblem changed from the white cross and the fleur-de-lys to the French national tricolor of blue-white-red for the infantry, provincial militia, artillery, Garde de Paris, Garde Nationale, and volunteers. This second volume continues the story with no less than 550 plates with over 790 flags supported by 18 tables.1 vol, 217 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248891 Editor Summerfield, Stephen TIELKE'S ART OF WAR IN THE AGE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT VOLUME 1: Maxen 1759 Explores the works of Johann Tielke, translated into English by members of the Craufurd family. Because of this, the first volume contains extensive information on the Craufurds. Deals with an example of the warfare of the period, based on Tielke's eyewitness observations, the Battle of Maxen. In addition are observations on artillery plus further translated studies by Tielke of the Campaign of 1761, as well as the Three Sieges and Loudon's ascent of the Fortress of Schweidnitz in the campaigns 1757-1762. Illustrated in color black and white, contains 20 maps, 24 plates, 20 tables, and 6 orders of battle.1 vol, 215 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248892 Editor Summerfield, Stephen TIELKE'S ART OF WAR IN THE AGE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT VOLUME 2: Zorndorf Campaign 1758 Explores the works of Johann Tielke, translated into English by members of the Craufurd family. Covers the Russian campaign against the Prussians surrounding Zorndorf and the Siege of Colberg in 1758. Additional chapters cover the Austro-Russian Campaign of 1761 and Pomeranian campaign of 1761.Illustrated in color and black and white, contains 19 maps, 24 plates, 6 orders of battle, and 18 tables.1 vol, 216 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248991 Deming, Brian NOBLE UNDERTAKING VOLUME 1: The Continental Congress and the American Revolution, 1774-78 Details the Continental Congress's transformation from diplomatic assembly to revolutionary leadership, overcoming crises to unite a fledgling nation. Follows Congress as delegates fled Philadelphia, in the face of a British threat, to set up shop in Baltimore and later York, Pennsylvania. Documents and letters enable the reader to eavesdrop on the thoughts of delegates as they raged at the British, moaned about their colleagues, cheered morsels of happy news, and sent off pleas for anyone to come take their place. Contains 15 illustrations plus 3 maps.1 vol, 432 pgs 2025 US, BROOKLINE BOOKS
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1-248992 Deming, Brian NOBLE UNDERTAKING VOLUME 2: The Continental Congress and the American Revolution, 1778-84 Details the struggles of the Continental Congress as they faced diplomatic successes, internal crises, and challenges securing an honorable peace. Explains how Congress's novice diplomats in Europe pleaded for arms, money, and more from France while scouring Europe for other allies; while leaders in Vermont, defying claims to the would-be state from New York, test Congress's patience. The betrayal of Benedict Arnold tests delegates' faith in their own military men. Contains 15 illustrations and 3 maps.1 vol, 432 pgs 2025 US, BROOKLINE BOOKS
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1-2272519 Edited by Glover, G. THE NAPOLEONIC ARCHIVE 19: The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment -- Order Books, Mess Rules and Memoirs Traces the Orderly Book, previously thought destroyed, which in fact exists and is republished here, with the addition of a transcript of the handwritten Standing Rules in Canada in 1801 and Officer's Mess Rules in Jersey in 1802. Added are very brief recollections of the 66th in the Peninsula. These provide a valuable unique record of the regiment for the period.Contains 7 maps and 18 tables.1 vol, 280 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-2272520 Edited by Glover, G. THE NAPOLEONIC ARCHIVE 20: British Cavalry Memoirs and Diaries Includes the following accounts:
* Flanders Campaign of 1793 by John Le Marchant
* 1st Dragoon Guards 1793-96 by Quatermaster James Russell
* Royal Horse Guards 1809-14 by Lieutenant Colonel Elley and Corporal John Hutchinson
* 1st Royal Dragoons 1809-15 by Captain William Crosbie and Private John Insley
* 10th Hussars 1812-13 by Lieutenant Edward Fox Fitzgerald and Lieutenant Charles Synge
* 11th Light Dragoons 1811-12 by Lieutenant William Smith and Captain Michael Childers
* 12th Light Dragoons 1805-14 by William Cowper Coles
* 14th Light Dragoons 1809-15 by Lieutenant Colonel Felton Bathurst Hervey and Lieutenant John Townshend
* 15th Hussars 1807-09 by Adjutant Charles Jones
* 16th Light Dragoons 1908 by Private George Woolger
* 1 KLG Dragoons 1812-13 by Captain Carl Hodenberg

Contains some illustrations and 3 tables.1 vol, 280 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248981 Gill, John BROKEN EAGLES, NAPOLEON AND HIS GERMAN ALLIES IN THE 1813 CAMPAIGN VOLUME 1: Campaigns Overview, Bavaria, Saxony Explores the role of the Rheinbund and its military campaigns in 1813. Based on years of research in archives across Germany and France, as well as battlefield visits, provides a comprehensive analysis of the confederation's military campaigns of 1813, culminating in Napoleon's defeat and the collapse of his German alliance. Opens with an overview of the Rheinbund as an institution; a summary of its brief history; and an overview of the campaigns, battles, and sieges of 1813. Provides a detailed examination of the activities of the armies of Saxony and Bavaria in this critical year. Supplemented by more than 100 maps, charts, and orders of battle, as well as 8 pages of color and 8 pages of black and white plates.1 vol, 496 pgs 2025 UK, GREENHILL BOOKS
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1-248900 Rapp, Jean MEMOIRS OF GENERAL JEAN RAPP, FIRST AIDE-DE-CAMP TO NAPOLEON Details one of the iconic figures of the Napoleonic Wars. A man of undoubted courage, championed by Desaix, he captured a battery during the Egyptian campaign -- an act which propelled him to the attention of Napoleon and set him on the path to high rank. Rapp fought at Marengo, memorably at Austerlitz, at Jena, at Golymin were he was wounded, at Essling, and during the campaign to and retreat from Moscow. He also personally saved Napoleon's life-twice.Contains an introduction and biography by Stephen Summerfield, as well as 5 plates and 16 maps.1 vol, 352 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248881 Summerfield, Stephen and Glover, G. LANDMANN'S MILITARY AND PICTURESQUE OBSERVATIONS ON PORTUGAL: Volume 1 First book in a new series that is designed to be a complimentary work to Trotman's Waterloo Atlas. The editors have assembled all of the color plates from George Landmann's two mammoth volumes, originally entitled Historical, Military, and Picturesque Observations on Portugal. Further nine contemporary maps by William Faden (1797) and one road map of Portugal of 1812 have been added.Contains 79 color plates.1 vol, 174 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248882 Summerfield, Stephen and Glover, G. VIEWS OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN IN WAR: Volume 2 -- The Aquatints of Lt Col Batty, George Cumberland (Junior) and Rev William Bradford This second volume in the series brings together the superb aquatints produced by Lt Col Robert Batty of the 1st Foot Guards, the images of the countryside and people by Reverend William Bradford who served as chaplain to the army during the Corunna Campaign, and those of George Cumberland (Junior) who served as an assistant paymaster general. The artists were therefore all eyewitnesses to the scenes they depicted. With some additional material from Alexandre de Laborde and William Grenville Eliot.Contains 123 mostly color plates.1 vol, 174 pgs 2025 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-248910 Sullivan, David and James Worsham THE LIFE OF SAMUEL H. WALKER Samuel H. Walker, a carpenter turned soldier, fought in the Seminole War, Mier Expedition, and Mexican-American War, where he died heroically leading a charge against Santa Ana's forces. Based upon archival materials including Walker's own letters, this is the first in-depth biography of Walker. Contains over 150 photographs and illustrations.

Samuel H. Walker was an apprentice carpenter in Washington, D.C. when the second Seminole War broke out in 1838. He enlisted in a Washington militia unit and went to Florida, eventually ending up in Texas and joined the Texas Rangers. When war broke between the United States and Mexico in 1846, he joined the 1st Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers before, at the request of General Zachary Taylor, forming his own company of scouts. Eventually was commissioned as a captain in the U.S. Mounted Rifles and journeyed north to recruit his company. During this time, he met Samuel Colt, and this eventually resulted in the Walker Colt pistol. His company filled, Walker returned to Mexico and the scene of battle. There, in 1847, Walker led a furious charge against the remnants of Santa Ana's army, in which he was mortally wounded by a Mexican sniper.1 vol, 506 pgs 2025 US, CASEMATE
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1-248960 CURTISS KITTYHAWKS IN THE SOVIET FAR NORTH 1941-45, VOLUME 1: Origins and Early Combat Operations, 1942-May 1944 Explores the deployment of the P-40 Kittyhawk fighters in the Soviet Arctic under the Lend-Lease program. Provides a detailed account of their introduction into Soviet service, the logistical challenges of operating in harsh northern conditions, and their early combat missions against Axis forces. Drawing on operational reports, firsthand accounts, and meticulous research, this volume spans the critical years of 1942 to May 1944, highlighting the strategic and tactical contributions of the Kittyhawk. From intercepting enemy aircraft to supporting ground forces, these fighters played a pivotal role in the northern front of World War II. Contains 35 black and white photos, 6 color profiles, and 20 color maps.1 vol, 72 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-248920 Boyes, John POLARIS: Submarines, Missiles, the US Navy and the Royal Navy Charts the rise of the Polaris missile and the nuclear-powered submarines that reshaped Cold War naval strategy. Explores the research program that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, and how the US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile. Under the leadership of RADM William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN) left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years. Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were canceled, Polaris was supplied to the Royal Navy. Contains 110 illustrations.1 vol, 400 pgs 2025 UK, FONTHILL MEDIA
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1-248990 Jacobs, Peter NIGHT DUEL OVER GERMANY: Bomber Command's Battle Over the Reich During WWII A comprehensive account of Bomber Command's night offensive against Nazi Germany, detailing the air battles, strategic campaigns, and technological innovations during WWII. Consolidates accounts from both sides and from all ranks of service in an effort to provide a comprehensive account of some of the most ferocious nocturnal engagements of the Second World War. Contains 60 black and white images in plates.1 vol, 224 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-248980 Saunders, Tim THE ADVANCE ON CAEN: From Sword Beach Towards the City, 6-9 June 1944 Looks at how the 3rd Division's slow progress on D-Day, hindered by German defenses and reinforcements, delayed the capture of Caen. Details how the Germans prepared to stop the invading forces, yet the British Second Army pushed on. On D Day, the 3rd Division faced not just the coastal crust of defenses, but German formations deployed in depth, including the 21st Panzer Division barring the way to Caen. Beset with difficulties resulting from Eisenhower's decision to 'go' in less-than-ideal conditions, the landing was slow and the division could not develop the necessary momentum to carry them to the city. Contains 80 mono illustrations.1 vol, 272 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-248970 Zapotoczny, Walter THE 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE: Combat, Faith, and Perseverance Explores how the motivations and tenacity of soldiers in the 28th Infantry Division shaped their defense of key positions during the Battle of the Bulge. Details the firsthand accounts of men of the 28th Infantry Division, who, with extraordinary tenacity, held the line through December 1944 and January 1945, and the chaplains who attended their religious needs. It assesses the efforts of the U.S. government to inspire its soldiers to fight for the American way of life, and how these efforts filtered onto the battlefield, shaping the resolve of the men asked, if necessary, to make the ultimate sacrifice. Contains 49 illustrations.1 vol, 240 pgs 2025 UK, FONTHILL MEDIA
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1-248930 Fontenot, Joseph SONS OF THE ARGHANDAB: Top Guns in the Devil's Playground Recounts the harrowing experiences of the 1-320th Field Artillery 'Top Guns' Battalion as they navigated the challenges of serving as provisional infantrymen in the hostile Arghandab Valley during 2010-2011. Painstakingly researched by one of the Top Guns and told through the perspectives of the men who survived, details the story of Alpha, HHB, and Bravo Batteries as they undertook the challenges of an artillery unit charged with an infantry mission. Contains 40 photographs.1 vol, 272 pgs 2025 US, CASEMATE
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