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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-SPQR000 SPQR GALLIC ARMY and Rules -- 52 Well-Painted 28mm Figures This is a set of 52 28mm well-painted metal figures. Includes a Citadel Carry Case. Additional pictures can be provided, upon request.1 vol, 62 pgs 1990-2000's UK, WARLORD GAMES
AS NEW-painted ......$159.00 inc

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1-WAACFB02 CLASSIC FANTASY: Dwarven Host 10mm Figures This hard plastic box set includes three frames with 82 figures for a total of 246 figures, along with 40mm x 20mm dual use bases. Models require assembly and painting.

Contents:
* 72 spear-dwarves (6 bases)
* 36 sword-dwarves (3 bases)
* 36 axe-dwarves (3 bases)
* 36 battleaxe-dwarves (3 bases)
* 36 crossbow-dwarves (3 bases)
* 12 ram riders (6 bases)
* 15 command
* 3 casualties1 vol, 246 pgs 2025 US, WARGAMES ATLANTIC LLC
NEW-box, available early September 2025 ......$45.00 DISCOUNT:20% inc

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1-WHAM006 WARHAMMER 40K ORK BOYZ Contians 29 28mm Orks for Warhammer 40k, mostly plastic with some metal. Figures are dated 2003. Most are painted. Includes a Citadel Carry Case. Additional pictures can be provided, upon request.1 vol, 28 pgs 1990-2000's UK, WARHAMMER
AS NEW-mostly painted ......$139.00 inc

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1-11930 Heath, Ian A WARGAMER'S GUIDE TO THE CRUSADES A concise and detailed account of the Crusades for the miniature wargamer. The book not only covers the history, but provides background detail on the various military orders, the assassins, and the raising and financing of troops. A detailed gazette of crusader castles rounds out the book. Includes many maps, chapters on Naval war, Military Orders, siege warfare, and more. Appendix of unit costs using WRG rules.1 vol, 160 pgs 1980 CAMBRIDGE, PSL PUBLISHING
V.GOOD-dj, only 1 copy available, first come, first served ......$30.00 rct

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1-908453 various WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue # 453 Theme: Retreat, Regroup, Rearguard!

Features:
* Retreat, Regroup, Rearguard!: Broad look, providing plenty of historical and gaming examples
* Project 1066: Collecting a wargames army, driven by a family connection
* The Battle of Chickamauga, 1863: Recreates one of the American Civil War's most bloody battles
* Does Size Matter?: Painting the same uniform, camouflage, and kit on figures at two different scales
* Refighting the Retreat from Kabul: Scenarios designed based on the retreat from Kabul
* The Battle of Boars Hill: Discussion on the history, the terrain, and the miniatures from the Bodkins' 'What if?' game from Partizan 2025
* Ne Plus Ultra: Historical background, a scenario with rules, and a battle report on an encounter between the English and Dutch fleets in the North Sea
* Mons Graupius Refight: Battle report with four gamers, hundreds of figures, and one big wargaming table
* Great War, No Goblins!: Revisits the 1916 Battle of Verdun
* Designer Notes: Details on Dragon Rampant Second Edition
* The Battle of Aliwal, 1846 Part One: Expert insight into the build-up, combat, and tabletop execution
* Club Focus: Group North

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* Observation Post: Reviews cover new books, and resin and plastic minis
* 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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1-2496810 Toone, David and Daniel ON BLOODY GROUND: The Wars of the Roses Mass combat rulebook with common sense rules for movement, shooting, and combat, along with a command and orders structure which produces a highly tactical, dynamic, and versatile wargame that is great fun for both seasoned gamers and beginners alike. Includes five complete army lists to enable players to build The Yorkists, The Lancastrians, Richard III, Henry Tudor or The Yorkist Pretenders armies.1 vol, 64 pgs 2025 UK, WiP GAMES AND MINIATURES
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1-41150 Rogers, Clifford J. editor MILITARY REVOLUTION DEBATE, THE Brings together classic articles that began and have shaped the debate about the Military Revolution in early modern Europe, adding important new essays by eminent historians of early modern Europe to further this important scholarly interchange. Readings on the Military transformation of Early Modern Europe, a serious look at the changes in warfare during the 16th & 17th century, thirteen essays with notes, index.1 vol, 388 pgs 1995 BOULDER, WESTVIEW PRESS
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1-902031 Davies, Jonathan THE ENGLISH LONGBOW -- INVESTIGATING A MYTH, VOLUME 1: Performance and Employment 1298-1485 Provides a comprehensive and balanced assessment of what was and remains the weapon that made Britain. Describes how the bow was used, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. Draws out the arguments concerning the longbow and produces a balanced and convincing summary. Opens with a detailed description of the weapon system -- the bow, arrow, and arrowheads. Shortbow-Longbow conundrum is examined in depth. The longbow's capabilities and effectiveness are evaluated using recent research allied to contemporary accounts. The part the bow played in the 'Infantry Revolution' and the longbow's relationship with the crossbow are covered. Contains 10 black and white illustrations, 100 black and white photos, 12 color illustrations, 8 color photos, 6 black and white maps, 6 figures, 30 tables, and 4 graphs.1 vol, 304 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-53850 Eltis, David MILITARY REVOLUTION IN 16TH CENTURY EUROPE, THE Represents a twist in the already complicated debate on military change in the early modern period. Eltis suggests that key developments in training, organization, tactics, and siege warfare occurred in the 16th century and, taken together, these innovations constitute a military revolution, changing the face of war. In England, these changes came later than in the rest of Europe and in Ireland, later still. English writers, in their anxiety to spur their countrymen to adopt the new methods, produced some of the most useful manuals of 16th-century Europe. These, together with Italian, Spanish, French and German texts form the main basis of this study.1 vol, 175 pgs 1998 LONDON, I.B. TAURIS
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2-10960 Delbruck, Hans translated by Walter J. Redfroe Jr. DAWN OF MODERN WARFARE, THE:History of the Art of Orignally published in 1890, Delbruck's 4-volume set is a dfeinitive work on the subject. Volume IV considers the impact of gunpowder, firearms and cannon on standing armies. Index, chapter notes.1 vol, 500 pgs 1990 LINCOLN, UNIV OF NEBRASKA
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1-912130 Mugnai, Bruno WARS AND SOLDIERS IN THE EARLY REIGN OF LOUIS XIV: Volume 8 -- The Armies of Sweden and Denmark-Norway, 1665-1690 Details the conflicts fought by Sweden and Denmark-Norway in the late 17th Century. The history, organization, equipment, uniforms, and ensigns of the two armies are brought together in a single volume, together with an appendix dealing with the Duchy of Courland. Both France and Sweden were interested in reducing the Dutch leading roll as a seafaring, commerce nation. Denmark-Norway faced this scenario always in the opposite side. The Swedish army was still regarded as a role model by the contemporaries, and even after the reforms introduced by Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish generals did not cease to develop new military theories, while the state provided itself with an administrative structure capable of supporting the war effort. No less important was the political and military trajectory of Denmark, the nation that more than any other in these years was on the front line against the Lion of the North. Contains 8 color plates, 100 black and white illustrations, diagrams, and maps.1 vol, 280 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-250110 Chapman, Craig THE RESURRECTED PIRATE: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Career of the Notorious George Lowther Details the adventures of the pirate George Lowther and how he was 'resurrected' as a Royal Navy officer, nearly 20 years after his alleged death by suicide in 1723. George Lowther was a mutineer and a pirate, one of the most prolific during the golden age of piracy. Virtually all popular sources specify Lowther's death being by suicide in 1723, while marooned on the small island of Blanquilla, off the coast of Venezuela. Through primary research material, explores how Lowther was pardoned and commissioned as a Royal Navy lieutenant in 1741 -- therefore, the date and place of his death have been reported erroneously. Contains 45 black and white photos and maps.1 vol, 256 pgs 2025 US, SCHIFFER BOOKS
NEW-dj, available early September 2025 ......$30.00 inc

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1-250100 Sellitti, Jennifer THE ADRIATIC AFFAIR: A Maritime Hit-and-Run off the Coast of Nantucket A definitive account of the sinking of Le Lyonnais and the hunt for Captain Jonathan Durham. The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic's captain, Jonathan Durham, rendered no aid and left the passenger steamship to fend for herself. In August 2024, the author and a team of explorers discovered, dived, and identified the wreckage of Le Lyonnais on the eastern edges of Georges Bank. The book includes an epilogue that chronicles what it takes to chase shipwrecks far from shore in the often-punishing North Atlantic, the search for and discovery of Le Lyonnais, and how it changed their lives. Contains 75 color and black and white images.1 vol, 408 pgs 2025 US, SCHIFFER BOOKS
NEW-dj, available early September 2025 ......$35.00 inc

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1-905149 Brown, Steve KING GEORGE'S ARMY, BRITISH REGIMENTS AND THE MEN WHO LED THEM 1793-1815: Volume 4 -- 61st to 104th Regiments of Foot Covers in great detail the 61st to 104th Regiments of Foot within the army of King George the Third for the period of the Great War with France, along with the men who commanded them. Regimental data provided includes shortform regimental lineages, service locations and dispositions for the era, battle honors won, tables of authorized establishments, demographics of the field officer cohorts and of the men, even sources of recruits from the militia. The book is concerned with the field officers, the lieutenant colonels, and majors who commanded the regiments. Contains 1,000 mini-biographies of men who exercised such command, including their dates of birth and death, parentage, education, career (including political), awards and honors, and places of residence. Contains 8 graphs.1 vol, 416 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available late September 2025 ......$60.00 DISCOUNT:15% inc

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1-905148 Edited by White, Zack AN UNAVOIDABLE EVIL: Siege Warfare in the Age of Napoleon Draws together established and emerging experts of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from around the world to shed new light on the topic of siege warfare in the age of Napoleon. Bridging the gap between high standards of scholarship and public engagement, brings together the latest thinking on a neglected aspect of one of the most written about conflicts in history. By examining events such as the siege of Ismail, Wellington's sieges in India and the Iberian Peninsula, and the efforts to establish security on the French border post-war, highlights the local and international implications of this form of warfare. Explores how the manner in which sieges were conducted shifted over the period, and how commanders sought to address the challenges they presented for the men under their command, their wider strategic aims, and for the civilians caught in the crossfire. Contains 7 black and white maps.1 vol, 208 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available late September 2025 ......$45.00 DISCOUNT:15% inc

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1-250111 Higuchi, Helio CUBAN MILITARY AVIATION: Volume 1 -- Organisation and Development of the Cuban Army Air Corps 1913-1952 Examines the genesis of Cuban aviation, the organization and evolution of the CAEC, Cuban Military Aviation in the Second World War, the failed operation of the Caribbean Legion in Cayo Confites, Cuban Naval Aviation and the CAEC in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and includes a short biography of Fulgencio Batista. Annexes detail all the CAEC aircraft types from 1913 to 1952, when it was restructured to become Cuban Army Air Force, as well as those of the Naval Aviation during the same period. Illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes specially commissioned color artworks. Contains 115 black and white photos, 21 color profiles, 1 black and white map, and 1 color map.1 vol, 104 pgs 2025 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-250090 Fortescue, Granville WHAT OF THE DARDANELLES? Granville Fortescue had been an American soldier since 1898 and during the First World War wrote for the Daily Telegraph. As a neutral American, he could travel in Turkey and was able to witness at first hand the situation from the Turkish perspective, and he also knew many of the journalists who were covering events from the Allied side. His previous military experience and his time in Japan gave him a good insight into the issues of the campaign.1 vol, 52 pgs 2025 UK, GOSLING PRESS
NEW-pb, available early September 2025 ......$18.00 inc

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1-250070 Myauk INDIAN ARMY ABC Originally published in 1915, Myauk was a pseudonym for Captain John William Jerome Alves, who was transferred to the Indian Army in 1907 and posted to the 93rd Burma Infantry. The book claims to be from actual experience, and although some of the text feels a little difficult, this book is of its time and shines a light-hearted look at the Indian Army of the first World War.1 vol, 34 pgs 2025 UK, GOSLING PRESS
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1-250080 Tanman, Hueseyin Avni LEADING THE IMMORTALS: The Story of Lieutenant Colonel Huseyin Avni, Commander of the 57th Regiment at Gallipoli Personal account that helps to understand the realities of Gallipoli -- specifically, that the Allies were never going to win. Claims the Allies did not lose because of the incompetence of British politicians and generals, nor the terrain and logistical incoherence of the campaign, but because of the determined resistance of the Turkish soldiers.1 vol, 227 pgs 2025 UK, GOSLING PRESS
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1-250140 Plowman, Jeffrey GERMAN BREAKTHROUGH IN GREECE: The 1941 Battle of Pineios Gorge -- Then and Now Chronicles the 1941 Greek campaign, detailing how ANZAC forces, despite strategic delays and German blunders, managed a narrow escape from impending defeat. Winston Churchill sought to use Australian and New Zealand troops in his Greek venture. While the New Zealand government was adamant that their forces should have the support of an armored brigade, the Australian government was more concerned that it would end in an evacuation; a fear also evident among the British planners, a view they were reluctant to share Details how the entire Anzac Corps escaped the German trap, albeit by the skin of their teeth, and the British avoided the wider political ramifications of what could have happened had they lost what was, in New Zealand's case, their sole contribution to British land forces in the Middle East. Just how the Anzac troops in Greece succeeded in the face of what was thrown against them from both sides of the hill is the subject of this book. Contains 184 mono illustrations.1 vol, 184 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-250130 Vries, Guus de ARNHEM-OOSTERBEEK 1944: Then and Now A vivid retelling of the British 1st Airborne Division's bold yet ill-fated operation at Arnhem, 1944. The operation did not go according to plan and the British soon had to go on the defensive. After the area around the Arnhem road bridge had completely fallen into German hands, a six-day siege of the remnants of the airborne troops followed in a small area in Oosterbeek. Contains 160 color and 310 mono illustrations.1 vol, 208 pgs 2025 UK, AFTER THE BATTLE
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1-250121 Dugarte, Jose Daniel Fernandez FOR NOW AND FOREVER!: The 1992 Coup d'etat Attempts in Venezuela Volume 1 -- Causes and the Opening Moves of the February 1992 Coup Examines the history, organization, and equipment of Venezuela's armed forces, the political background and causes of discontent within the country, the 1989 Caracazo riots, and the early stages of the first coup attempt in February 1992. Richly illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes specially commissioned artworks and maps. Contains 86 black and white photos, 1 color photos, 17 color profiles, 2 color maps, 2 black and white maps, 3 diagrams, and 2 tables.1 vol, 0 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-250122 Dugarte, Jose Daniel Fernandez FOR NOW AND FOREVER!: The 1992 Coup d'etat Attempts in Venezuela Volume 2 -- Climax and Aftermath of the 1992 Coup Attempts Picks up the story of the February 1992 coup attempt from Volume 1 and examines the failure and consequences of that attempt. Moves on to examine the second coup attempt in November of the same year. Illustrated throughout with original photographs of the events and includes the series' signature color artworks. Includes appendices detailing the aircraft of the contemporary Venezuelan Air Force. Contains 60 black and white photos, 21 color profiles, 1 color maps, and 2 black and white maps.1 vol, 82 pgs 2025 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-250120 Lenzin, Marc and Stefan Buhler THE ISRAELI ARMORED CORPS: History, Equipment, Operations, 1948 to 2024 A detailed, illustrated history of the Israeli tank force, from the early wars for independence to the streets of Gaza in 2024. Included are hundreds of excellent photographs, maps, tables, and charts. Included a detailed narrative history of the Israeli Armored Corps and its precursor organizations. All the key leaders are profiled and the major battles and missions are detailed. Contains 200 color and black and white photos.1 vol, 232 pgs 2025 US, SCHIFFER BOOKS
NEW-dj, available early September 2025 ......$45.00 inc

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