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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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1-2492501 PILLAGE: Viking Warband 28mm Figures Raid, plunder, and set the enemies settlements alight with your Viking warband. This box gives you a flexible force of fierce warriors and archers. A perfect starter army for Pillage or other skirmish games.

Contains 6 Command Figures (Warlords, Berserkers, and Standard Bearers), 12 Armored Vikings, 12 Unarmored Vikings, and 6 Archers or Slingers. Transfers and bases sold separately, miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 UK, VICTRIX LTD
NEW-box, available mid July 2025 ......$50.00 rct

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1-2492502 PILLAGE: Norman Warband 28mm Figures Raid and conquer neighboring lands with your Norman warband. This box gives you a flexible force of fierce warriors, cavalry, and crossbowmen. A perfect starter army for Pillage or other skirmish games.

Contains 6 Command Figures (Warlords, Standard Bearers), 8 Armored Infantry, 8 Unarmored Infantry, 4 Mounted Knights, and Norman Crossbowmen. Transfers and bases sold separately, miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 UK, VICTRIX LTD
NEW-box, available mid July 2025 ......$50.00 rct

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1-2492503 PILLAGE: Saxon Warband 28mm Figures Protect your lands, animals, and treasures from invaders with your Saxon warband. This set contains a versatile selection of formidable warriors, cavalry, and archers. A perfect starter army for Pillage or other skirmish games.

Contains 6 Command Figures (Warlords, Standard Bearers), 8 Armored Infantry, 8 Unarmored Infantry, 4 Unarmored Saxon Cavalry, and 6 Archers and Slingers. Transfers and bases sold separately, miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 UK, VICTRIX LTD
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1-2492504 PILLAGE: Rus Warband 28mm Figures Ambush and raid from the east with your Rus warband. This set offers a balanced mix of tough warriors and archers. A perfect starter army for Pillage or other skirmish games.

Contains 18 Unarmored Warriors, 12 Armored Warriors (Including Warlord and Standard Bearers), and 6 Archers or Slingers. Transfers and bases sold separately, miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 36 pgs 2025 UK, VICTRIX LTD
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1-DMHP005 DEAD MAN'S HAND: 28mm Mounted Gunfighters II: The Ladies Boxed Set Contains 10 multipart plastic miniatures and 10 plastic horses which offers endless customization options -- more than any eleven-fingered outlaw could count! You'll find all the weapons you need, including pistols, two repeater rifles, a shotgun, and a rifle, along with various extras such as saddlebags, bedrolls, and water bottles. Plastic bases are included. Miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 10 pgs 2025 UK, GREAT ESCAPE GAMES
NEW-box, available mid July 2025 ......$42.00 rct

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1-DMHR008 DEAD MAN'S HAND REDUX: Single Player Gunslinger Set 28mm Figures This set is ideal to begin your Dead Man's Hand adventure with the full rules and enough miniatures to start your band of characters.

Contains 10 Dead Man's Hand Miniatures, Wild West-themed terrain pieces, 1 rulebook, essential markers, all of the dice needed for both sides, and cards required to play the game. The rulebook is identical to the one sold separately and in the Redux Starter Set.?Miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 UK, GREAT ESCAPE GAMES
NEW-box, available mid July 2025 ......$74.00 rct

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1-908451 various WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue # 451 Theme: Mons Graupius, The History and Research

Features:
* Salute: Painting competition winner
* Mountain Basing: Two different approaches to creating rocky bases
* Battle Report: Traitor's Toll game
* Catastrophe in the Mountains: Examines mountain warfare from the 1842 Retreat from Kabul
* Partizan Show Report: Presents a smattering of the games that were on display at Newark Showgrounds
* Figure Spotlight: Building Victrix Germans and offering suggestions for players
* Mayhem on the Moor: Tabletop crawler game inspired by moors, gothic horror, and Games Workshop board games of the 1980s
* Collecting History: Showcases one of the world's largest collection of 15mm figures
* Chain of Command 2: Battle report from Too Fat Lardy frontman Rich Clarke
* Flat Caps, Truncheons, and Tommy Guns: New box set for The Chicago Way

Departments:
* Observation Post: Reviewing new plastics for Dead Man's Hand and The Barons' War, along with some handy decals
* Release Radar: New and upcoming releases
* Quick Fire: WI readers' hobby projects, notes, news, and observations1 vol, 116 pgs 2025 UK, WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED
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1-249250 Rousselot, Guillaume PILLAGE: Viking Age Skirmish Rules 28mm A narrative-driven skirmish game set in the Viking Age and early medieval period, with emphasis on storytelling, terrain, and objective-based play. Rule system is both accessible and deep, designed to recreate the iconic battles of the period: raids and pillaging. Burn villages, capture loot or future slaves, adapt strategy to the weather, embark on longships, or defend relics from northern invaders. Focuses on the period from the 793 raid on Lindisfarne Abbey to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but it can easily be adapted to conflicts from Antiquity through to the end of the Middle Ages. Average game duration is 1 to 2 hours and army sizes consist of 15-30 warriors. Designed for both new and veteran players.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 UK, VICTRIX LTD
NEW-hardback, available mid July 2025 ......$52.00 rct

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1-198164 Warlord PIKE & SHOTTE: Death and the Landsknecht Supplement for Pike & Shotte rules set in the Italian Wars of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. Packed with a wealth of historical background, army lists, new unit rules and scenarios, alongside gorgeous miniatures and artwork to inspire your painting.

Those who preorder will receive a free Richard de la Pole miniature, supplied unassembled and unpainted.1 vol, 160 pgs 2025 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-pb, available late June 2025 ......$40.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-972082 Horsted, William 082 CAESARIAN LEGIONARY VS POMPEIAN LEGIONARY: Rome's Civil War 49-45 BC A fully illustrated study of the troops fighting for Caesar and Pompey in three major battles of the Roman Civil War. Assesses the similarities and differences between the evolving Caesarian and Pompeian armies, which included not only Roman legions but also auxiliaries from Gaul, Numidia, and elsewhere. The two armies are examined in the context of three major clashes of the conflict: Dyrrachium (48 BC) in present-day Albania; Thapsus (46 BC) in modern Tunisia; and Munda (45 BC) in Spain. The text is complemented by specially commissioned color artwork and mapping as well as archive photographs. Contains color artwork plates and maps; black and white and color photographs and illustrations.1 vol, 80 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid July 2025 ......$23.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-992157 Willis, Matthew 157 SWORDFISH UNITS OF WORLD WAR 2 A fully illustrated account of the World War 2 combat career of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber, one of the Royal Navy's most resilient and effective aircraft of the period. Draws on Admiralty files, operational records, and interviews with Fleet Air Arm aircrew to assemble a wide-ranging history of one of the Royal Navy's most important aircraft. Archival photographs and 22 newly commissioned color profiles help to chart the development of the Swordfish, detailing the aircraft's resilience and adaptability through both its many victories and its equally eventful defeats. Contains color artwork plates and maps; black and white and color photographs and illustrations.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid July 2025 ......$25.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-995341 Galeotti, Mark 341 TANKS IN UKRAINE 2022 Offers a focused, illustrated account of how Russian and Ukrainian armor fought during the crucial year of 2022, prior to the arrival of Western tanks. Draws on rare Russian and Ukrainian sources to present a definitive account of the Russian and Ukrainian tanks that fought that year, before the first Western tanks arrived. Explores the rival tank armies, how they were used, and the ways they were modified in response to the emerging challenges of the war. Presents the reader with ORBATs and data on deployments new to the English-speaking world. Contains illustrations throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of color illustrations.1 vol, 48 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid July 2025 ......$20.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-995340 Lardas, Mark 340 US NAVY ATLANTA-CLASS LIGHT CRUISERS 1940-49 A comprehensively illustrated account of the Atlanta-class cruisers, warships that found a surprising key role in the Pacific War as the US Navy's superb antiaircraft warships. Examines the history, development, and modifications of these unusual warships and their impact on the Pacific War. Explains that, despite their flaws, they proved one of the most useful warships in the US Navy: with a main battery of sixteen 5-inch guns, they proved to be superb antiaircraft cruisers. From the battle of Midway onward, they protected the Navy's aircraft carriers so effectively that later Atlantas were built to a modified design as specialist antiaircraft ships. Contains illustrations throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of color illustrations.1 vol, 48 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid July 2025 ......$20.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-996418 Battistelli, Pier Paolo 418 YUGOSLAVIA 1941-44: Anti-Partisan Operations A unique visual exploration of partisan and anti-partisan warfare in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1944. Reveals the military cultures of the wide range of opposing forces involved. Covers the planning and execution of each operation, from the autumn 1941 offensive against the Republic of Uzice through to the final attack in western Bosnia in spring 1944. The result is a unique visual exploration of one of the most complex and least studied offensives of World War II. Contains color illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photographs.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid July 2025 ......$25.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-996417 Konstam, Angus 417 SECOND SIRTE 1942: The Desperate Battle to Relieve Malta The Second Battle of Sirte was a key naval clash in the Mediterranean, and a vital moment in the struggle for Malta's survival. Demonstrates the importance of radar, intelligence and airpower, and above all determination and grit in the face of a superior enemy. Malta was the key to the hard-fought naval campaign being waged in the Mediterranean, a link in the vital Axis supply lines between Italy and North Africa. Struggling under a sustained Axis bombing campaign, Malta depended on convoys of supplies to survive. Axis air formations dominated the skies, making any attempt to relieve the island extremely hazardous. Contains color illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photographs.1 vol, 96 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid July 2025 ......$25.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-249280 Stove, Judith MARCUS AURELIUS AND HIS LEGACY: Seeking Rome's Kingdom of Gold Explores how Marcus Aurelius has been reimagined across centuries as philosophy, legend, and legacy endure. Collects and interprets a range of cultural receptions. Details how the recent revival of interest in Stoicism has seen renewed focus on Marcus Aurelius. While new editions of Marcus's work Meditations, and fresh biographical treatments, have appeared, there remain lesser-known sources which shed light on how Marcus was remembered, from intriguing medieval legends, right through to the twenty-first century. Contains 22 color illustrations.1 vol, 208 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available mid July 2025 ......$35.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-249270 Peers, Chris BORDER BATTLES: Northumberland in the Anglo-Scottish Wars, 1018-1513 Describes the events which took place on the battlefields of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, 1018-1513. Links these with a historical narrative of the campaigns, the political situation which gave rise to them, and the geographical factors which shaped them. Included are the two dramatic battles at Alnwick in 1093 and 1174 which highlighted the superiority of Anglo-Norman cavalry; the little known battle of Carham; battles at Berwick on Tweed; and Flodden, the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought in the region between the two warring kingdoms, among others. A chapter is also given to the castles built during this period to defend Northumberland against Scottish incursions. Contains 30 color illustrations. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available mid July 2025 ......$40.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-249300 Pike, John THE AGE OF FIREPOWER: Military Revolution 1600-1650 and Beyond A graphic study of military and military revolution in the pivotal 17th century in the context of the Thirty Years War, shown by dramatic battle scenes; personal, heroic, and tragic for all levels of society; and all strikingly brought to life. Contains quotes from commanders to foot-soldiers, with the intent of making the reader feel involved as the story moves from battlefield tactics to strategy, Grand Strategy, and international relations. Contains 16 mono illustrations.1 vol, 320 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available mid July 2025 ......$40.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-249290 Sarkar, Dilip BATTLE OF BRITAIN, DAYLIGHT DEFEAT: 18 September 1940 - 30 September 1940 The day-by-day events occurring in the fourth phase of the Battle of Britain are chronicled and set within a much wide context, including the operations of Bomber and Coastal Commands and the Home Front. Explores primary sources, the analysis often challenging previous understanding and the popular narrative. Details how the Germans were forced to switch solely to nighttime bombing due to the counterattacks by British forces -- thus did the Luftwaffe see a 'daylight defeat.' Contains 32 mono illustrations.1 vol, 304 pgs 2025 UK, AIR WORLD
NEW-dj, available mid July 2025 ......$50.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-249260 Sa, Orlando OFRENDA: Family Game Assemble a colorful altar to celebrate your loved ones in this card-placement game inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead. Competitive card-placement game for 1-4 players in which you must draft and carefully arrange the portraits of your late relatives on your player boards. Fulfill their wishes, making sure to seat them next to their dearest cousin or far from the food they like least. Suitable for 1-4 players, ages 14. Play time is approximate 60 minutes. Contains 4 player boards, 80 playing cards, 30+ wooden pieces, 40+ tokens, and 1 rulebook.1 vol, 1 pgs 2025 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-box, available mid July 2025 ......$60.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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