OMM: Jacobite, Napoleonic, WWII & Other New Books

Just a quick list of new items coming into the OMM shoppe in the next couple weeks.

Jacobite Book…

Raise the Clans: The Wargamer's Guide to Jacobite Britain

Offers extensive wargaming and historical background to the Jacobite Wars, from the Glorious Rebellion of 1685 to 1746. Includes simple rules and tips on making Jacobite wargames more realistic. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white, includes the major battles of the 1715 and the '45, as well as the Glorious Revolution's battles of Sedgemoor, Killiecrankie, and the Battle of the Boyne. $27.00 USD

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Napoleonic Books…

Prelude to Waterloo: Quatre Bras

Drawing on French eyewitness recollections and later commentary, he reconstructs the French experience of the battle – and the French interpretation of it. He quotes extensively, and subjects to critical analysis, the conflicting accounts written by Napoleon and his subordinates as they sought to justify their decisions and actions at this pivotal moment in the campaign. $45.00 USD

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Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny

Provides an examination of these neglected early campaigns, with a description of the fighting and eyewitness testimony. The author shows just how close Napoleon came to winning a crushing victory at the start of the campaign. Provides a cogent explanation of why Napoleon, victorious at Ligny, met with defeat two days later. Includes eight pages of plates and 20 maps. $25.00 USD

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WWII Books…

Panzer Operations: Germany's Panzer Group 3 During the Invasion of Russia, 1941

Critically analyses the origin, development, and objective of the plan against Russia, and presents the situations confronted, the decisions taken, and the mistakes made by the army's leadership, as the new form of mobile warfare startled not only the Soviets on the receiving end but the German leadership itself, which failed to provide support infrastructure for their panzer arm's breakthroughs. $33.00 USD

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Stopping the Panzers: The Untold Story of D-Day

Tracks changing and expanding assessments of the Panzer threat, and the preparations of the men and units tasked with handling that threat, mostly the 3rd Canadian Division. $35.00 USD

You Can't Get Much Closer Than This: Combat with the 80th Blue Ridge Division in World War II Europe

Memoirs of Lt Andrew Adkins, 2d Battalion, 317th Infantry, 80th Division in WWII. $19.00 USD

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War's Nomads: A Mobile Radar Unit in Pursuit of Rommel during the Western Desert Campaign, 1942-3

British 8th Army radar unit in North Africa. $35.00 USD

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General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the U.S. Army

Bio of the U.S. general covers WWI and WWII service, including chief of staff, General Headquarters, 1940-1942, and then as commander Army Ground Forces, 1942-1944. $40.00 USD

Clash of Empires in South China: The Allied Nations' Proxy War with Japan, 1935-1941

Examines strategic decisions, campaigns, and operations and shows how they affected Allied grand strategy. Drawing on documents of U.S. and British officials, he reveals how the Sino-Japanese War served as a 'proxy war' for the Allies. By keeping Japan's military resources focused on southern China, they hoped to keep the enemy bogged down in a war of attrition that would prevent them from breaching British and Soviet territory. $35.00 USD

Korean War Book…

The War for Korea 1945-1950: A House Burning

First in a new two-volume history of the Korean War offers a comprehensive account of its causes and early military operations. $28.00 USD

Don't Forget the Magazines…

Wargames Illustrated: Issue #332 June 2015

Theme: Post-Apocalypse, including movie-based scenario, building a gateway, Termiantor Genysis miniature rules, and other post-apocalyptic options. Also: Soviet Forces in Berlin: Flames of War; Gatling Gun history; Last Battle: French vs. Austrians battle after Napoleon's abdication; Blucher Wargame Replay; Designer's Notes: The Devil's Playground – 30 Years War Supplement for Pike and Shotte; Show Report: AdeptiCon 2015; Fighting Talk: Perceptions of wargaming; and more. $8.50 USD

Soldatini #112

Italian text modeling magazine. Articles include: Alberto I Della Scala 90mm, Agincourt, L'imperatore Claudio 1/10, Elrond the Elf 28mm, Ottawa Trail 54mm, Il mito della 'Guerre en dentelles,' 'Storming Ahmednagar' 54mm, Concorsi: Abbiategrasso – Biamodelshow 2015, Calenzano – Frammenti di storia, Uniformologia: 1808-1815, and Uniformi napoletane del periodo murattiano prima parte. $14.00 USD