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Bolt Action Miniatures…
Battle of the Bulge Starter Set
The Battle of the Bulge, two-player starter set contains everything needed to start playing Bolt Action 3rd edition – simply assemble the models and let battle commence. Those who pre-order will receive an exclusive Francis S. Currey (U.S. Medal of Honor recipient) miniature. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. Contents: 24 x New Plastic U.S. Army Winter Infantry; 18 x New Plastic Winter Fallschirmjager; 1 x Special-Edition Francis S. Currey miniature; 1 x Greyhound Scout Car that can be modified as M8 or M20; 1 x Ruined Farmhouse Plastic Terrain; Bolt Action 3rd Edition A5 softback rulebook; and Order Dice, D6s, Templates, Pin Markers, Tokens, and Stat Cards. $149.00 USD
OMM Discount 10%: Now $134.10 USD.
German Fallschirmjager Winter Platoon
Contains 30 multi-part plastic infantry for the German Fallschirmjager Winter Platoon. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. $59.00 USD
OMM Discount 10%: Now $53.10 USD.
U.S. Army Winter Platoon Boxed Set
Contains 30 multi-part plastic infantry for the U.S. Army Winter Platoon. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. $59.00 USD
OMM Discount 10%: Now $53.10 USD.
Rules…
Bolt Action: 3rd Edition Rulebook
Bolt Action 3rd edition is the fast-paced game of World War II combat that puts you in command of platoons of infantry, heavy weapons, and vehicles on battlefields all across the world. As well as the rules for playing games of Bolt Action, also includes army lists for Great Britain, Germany, the United States of America, Imperial Japan, and the Soviet Union. Contains quick-reference tables, index, full-color illustrations, and detailed background on WWII in general, as well as particular actions and campaigns of note. The platoon selector system allows you to tailor your collection to suit any mission, while the new scenario generation system ensures that no two games need ever be the same. Additional optional special rules allow you to create your own unique tabletop battlefields. $45.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $38.25 USD.
Twilight of the Emperor: Wargame Rules for European Battles in the Age of Napoleon 1800-1815
Napoleonic-era (circa 1800-1815) rules for large historical battles makes players the army commander. Units are typically around 3,000 foot or 1,500 mounted and so the units are often the equivalent to a brigade or large continental regiments. Includes scenarios for Austerlitz (1805), Abensburg (1809), Talavera (1809) and Dennewitz (1813).
The scale is flexible with all distances, ranges, movements based on half of the frontage of the units you use. For example, if your units have a frontage of perhaps 120mm (about 6 inches), the standard measurement unit in the game will be 60mm. There is no figure removal, so you can base your units as you wish, with any number or size of figures on a base, etc. As long as the units are the same frontage, it does not matter, and indeed neither does it if the armies involved are based differently. While any unit size can be used if the frontage of a unit is in the region of 120mm, then many battles can be fought on a table 1.8m by 1.2m (6 feet by 4 feet) or similar. $45.00 USD
Solo Wargaming: A Practitioner's Guide
Offers comprehensive coverage of the subject of solo wargaming. Integrates ideas from across the hobby to discuss various aspects of gaming alone across all manner of conflicts and in any historical period or imagined setting. Starts with the fundamental question of why people play solo wargames and lays out the various advantages and disadvantages. Considers such questions as whether to play both sides or to command one army against an automatic opponent, giving various ideas on how to control or program the responses of the opposing force with dice, cards, or by other means. Advises how to construct scenarios for one-off engagements for skirmishes and major battles. Offers tips on recreating historical events, creating generic scenarios, and how to combine tactical actions into wider campaigns that involve grand strategy, logistics, and other factors. Packed full of common-sense advice and inspiration, it offers plenty of value to the beginner and the seasoned veteran alike. Contains ten mono illustrations. $35.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $29.75 USD.
Books…
The Art of Rodger B Macgowan
Part autobiography and part chronicle of the historical board wargaming hobby, this takes the reader through Rodger's career as one of the hobby's premier graphic designers. Showcases artwork from his beginnings at SPI, Avalon Hill, and Fire & Movement; through Hobby Japan, GMT Games, and C3i Magazine; and everything else in-between. Rodger also gives behind-the-scenes color for many of the pieces, including the (many) last-minute deadlines, projects delayed, or canceled only to be given new life, and the music and movies that inspired his work. This item is being printed in a limited run. $100.00 USD
OMM Discount 10%: Now $90.00 USD.
Battlescapes: The Impact of Terrain on War & Military Strategy
The landscapes and heritage of past conflicts, defensive and offensive structures, and much more are brought together in this comprehensive study. From the medieval English Fens to the 20th Century Iraqi Marsh Arabs, landscapes have fostered resistance and dissension. Harnessed by people under threat, the landscape has influenced strategies and tactics. Water and wetlands halted campaigns in the Florida Everglades and in the Franco-Prussian War of the late 1800s. In the WWII, the Dutch flooded the polders to halt the Nazi advance. In 1938, the Chinese nationalist forces breached the flood-dikes of the Yellow River to halt the Japanese advance. Mountain ranges and deserts have long provided landscapes for resistance fighters. Libyan fighters held off invading Italian forces by operating from the caves and valleys of the Green Mountains, and the Welsh defended their mountainous principalities against the Angevin Normans. Contains 40 color illustrations and 60 mono illustrations. $63.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $53.55 USD.
Sword of Rome: A Biography of Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Discusses the military and political struggles of the period and the role of military successes in the aristocratic culture of the Roman Republic by exploring Marcellus' military exploits. As a young soldier in the First Punic War, he won a reputation for his skill in single combat. In his first consulship, he earned a triumph for defeating a Gallic tribe and also slew the Gallic chieftain Britomartus in single combat. He earned the spolia opima, an honor, according to Roman antiquarians, which had only been earned twice before, once by Romulus himself. He defeated Hannibal in a battle around the central Italian city of Nola, and subsequently led an army to subdue and plunder the powerful city of Syracuse in an epic two-year siege. Yet, despite his undeniable success as a warrior and commander, Marcellus met with considerable political opposition at Rome. $27.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $22.95 USD.
The Perdiccas Years: 323-320 BC
Covers the initial years of the conflict and several major campaigns that immediately seized the kingdom. After the death of Alexander the Great, what followed was an extraordinary time for military campaigns. Powerful warlords and warrior queens attempted to assert their authority throughout the length and breadth of Alexander's former empire: from Afghanistan to Athens and from Africa to Asia, powerful armies decided matters by the spear. Contains 20 color illustrations and 69 black-and-white maps. $27.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $22.95 USD.
Women of the Jacobite Rebellions
Explores the stories and roles played by hundreds of women involved in the Jacobite cause. Women tended to wounded soldiers, gave safety and comfort to fleeing Jacobites, and sometimes led the riots and rebellions themselves. Many were imprisoned and many were deported from their homelands to strange and distant lands. Others carried out daring escapes from prisons like The Tower of London and wrote poems and songs that are still read and sung today. Contains 40 mono illustrations. $43.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $36.55 USD.
French Colonial Troops 1815-1914: Armies Across History 4
Detailed analysis of the history, organization and uniforms of French colonial troops deployed by France during the period 1815-1914 – including the mighty Army of Africa serving in the Maghreb, as well as the various colonial units that were part of the French Navy. All the colonies of the French Empire are covered: Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, French Sahara, Tchad, Mauritania, Niger, Mali, Senegal, French Sudan, Ivory Coast, Benin, Gabon, Guinea, French Congo, French Somaliland, Madagascar, French India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Caribbean Colonies, and Pacific Colonies. The written text is illustrated with dozens of color uniform plates, depicting the exotic dress of all the colonial military corps deployed by France: Zouaves, Tirailleurs, Chasseurs dAfrique, Spahis, and many others. $28.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $23.80 USD.
Muslim Armies 1800-1914: Armies Across History 5
Analyzes the history, organization and uniforms of the Muslim armies that emerged during the 19th Century, focusing on use of dozens of color uniform plates depicting the dress of the various corps. During the 19th Century, several Muslim countries of both Africa and Asia were forced to modernize their armies. As a result, by the outbreak of World War I, several Muslim armies already existed around the world. The most important of these was the Ottoman Army. Several other Muslim nations reformed their military forces along westernized lines: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Persia, and Afghanistan. Contains numerous color plates. $28.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $23.80 USD.
The French at Waterloo – Eyewitness Accounts: Napoleon, Imperial Headquarters & 1st Corps
Uses selected extracts from French eyewitness accounts to better understand what happened at Waterloo. Features Napoleon's own description of the battle, those of his immediate household and the Imperial headquarters, and those of members of 1st Corps. Napoleon's own version of events was used as the basis of many subsequent histories that ignore or gloss over his many dubious claims. His account of his actions and his view of what happened on that decisive day, and those of his close associates, make fascinating reading. $30.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $25.50 USD.
The Soldier Kings of France
Examines eight sovereigns of France, beginning in the 9th Century with King Charles II's seizure of the French crown and concluding in the 19th Century with Napoleon's rise and fall. In the book, the reign of Philip II and his participation in the Third Crusade to the Holy Land is the second monarch reviewed, followed by Louis XI, who ended the Hundred Year War with the English. Louis XII's rule is explored next, which fought to expand French territorial holdings into the Lombardy region of Italy. The fifth king surveyed is Francis I and his enlargement of French lands into Italy, while the sixth king is Henry IV, whose conversion to the Catholic faith ended 30 years of French religious wars and established a stable and popular regime. The kingship of Louis XIV is the book's seventh overlord, whose rule was occupied with wars to expand his territories and the building of France into the center of European culture, arts, architecture, and music during the Baroque era, while presiding over a magnificent court at the Versailles Palace. The final sovereign lord discussed is Napoleon Bonaparte, who led his armies to victory, establishing French dominance across Europe until his defeats at Leipzig and Waterloo. Contains 14 mono illustrations. $37.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $31.45 USD.
Feeding Wellington's Army in the Peninsula: The Journal of Assistant Commissary General Tupper Carey – Volume I
Transcribed from Commissary General Tupper Carey's handwritten journals, this is the first of two volumes which cover the lively career of a commissary, from early life to serving throughout the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns. Also detailed are Tupper's role in the Corunna campaign: The Border War, Battle of Salamanca, and the Siege of Burgos. Contains 16 color illustrations.
Written with vivid detail, these journals offer a truly unique window into the life of a commissary and the campaigns in which he served. Although a civilian and greatly discouraged from putting himself in mortal danger, Tupper was often to be found watching the fighting from some nearby vantage point and often describes the actions he witnessed, particularly where it affected his own charge. He also talks freely about fellow officers, and being a private journal written simply for the eyes of his immediate family, he is not shy in giving his honest opinions of both his subordinates or indeed his superiors. $50.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $42.50 USD.
Feeding Wellington's Army in the Peninsula: The Journal of Assistant Commissary General Tupper Carey – Volume I
This volume covers the period from the launch of Wellington's great advance into Spain in 1813, until the end of the war in 1814, the Waterloo campaign of 1815, and the Army of Occupation in France from 1815 to 1818, when Tupper became arguably the most important Commissary working for the Duke of Wellington. Contains 16 color illustrations. $50.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $42.50 USD.
Battle of Stalingrad: The Beginning of the End for Hitler in the East
A highly graphic chronicle of the fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad, shown from both the Russians and the Germans. Examines why the Germans thought capturing Stalingrad would have been the end of the war and why the Russians thought the Germans knew more about the city than they did, resulting in the importance of Stalingrad being greatly exaggerated. Written by a Russian historian using much material previously unpublished in the West. It details the efforts of all branches of the armed forces; tanks, artillery, infantry, aviation and the important contribution of the Russian river flotilla. Contains 32 mono illustrations. $37.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $31.45 USD.
Stalin's Revenge: Operation Bagration & the Annihilation of Army Group Centre
Explores how Operation Bagration was Stalin's retribution for Hitler's Operation Barbarossa. Demonstrates how Bagration ensured that the Germans would never regain the strategic initiative. In one fell swoop, the Wehrmacht lost a quarter of its strength on the Eastern Front. And in a series of overwhelming assaults, the Red Army recaptured practically all the territory the Soviet Union had lost in 1941, advanced into East Prussia and reached the outskirts of Warsaw. Assesses the opposing forces and their commanders, and gives a vivid insight into the planning and decision-making at the highest level. Recreates the experience of the soldiers on the battlefield by using graphic contemporary accounts, and sets the Bagration offensive in the wider context of the Soviet war effort. Contains 30 black-and-white photos. $27.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $22.95 USD.
Empire Javelin, D-Day Assault Ship: The Royal Navy Vessel That Landed the U.S. 116th Infantry on Omaha Beach
Empire Javelin, an American-built LSI (Landing Ship, Infantry) in Royal Navy service, played an important role on D-Day. She carried five companies of 1st Battalion 116th Regiment including the famous Bedford Boys over the Channel to France where the majority were killed that morning. Drawing heavily on first-hand accounts, covers the actions of the ship herself and of the landing craft launched from her in great detail. Reveals Empire Javelin's earlier life, from design and construction, through launch and training. Similarly, relates her service after that fateful day in June 1944, when she continued to ferry troops across the Channel for several months. The events surrounding her sinking in December 1944, either by U-boat or a mine, while laden with troops, are also fully examined. Contains 30 mono illustrations. $37.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $31.45 USD.
Building for War: The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors & Marines of Wake Island in World War II
Tells the story of the 1,000+ Depression-era civilian contractors who came to Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, in 1941, to build an air station for the U.S. Navy. Charts the contractors' hard-won progress as they scramble to build the naval base, as well as runways for U.S. Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortresses while war clouds gather over the Pacific. Sheds new light on why the United States was taken by surprise in December 1941, and shines a spotlight on the little-known, virtually forgotten story of a group of civilian workers and their families whose lives were forever changed by the events on the tiny atoll that is Wake. Contains 16 pages of photos. $25.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $21.25 USD.
Dawn of D-Day: These Men Were There, 6 June 1944
Weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eyewitnesses to produce an account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted. Based on interviews with survivors and accounts by participants, including American paratroopers, British engineers, French civilians, and German soldiers. Looks not only at the famous incidents but at the full range of D-Day experiences, relating the running battles between parachutists and Germans in the Norman countryside, the torment of being under fire for the first time, the agony on the invasion beaches, the shock of the German defenders, and all the confusion, elation, and horror of battle. Contains 16 pages of black-and-white plates. $25.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $21.25 USD.
Spying on the Kremlin: The Memoirs of an RAF Officer at Home & Overseas
Details the background and unintentional turning points in what has been an eventful life; a memoir of a working-class boy in an unlikely life journey from austere 1950s South Wales to the political theater of The Kremlin and beyond via service as an RAF Officer and as a diplomat. His experiences of living and working in Russia has given him valuable insights into the Russian psyche, as well as the workings and capabilities of the Russian military which still have currency and relevance. Contains 55 mono illustrations. $55.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $46.75 USD.
Expectation of Valor: Planning the Iraq War
Kevin Benson – director of plans for the United States Third Army, the ground forces command headquarters for Gen. Franks' Central Command, at the start of the war – details the development of the invasion plan and its subsequent execution from D-Day in March 2003 until the change of command of operations in Iraq and the departure of Third Army in June 2003. He addresses the persistent trope that the Army did no planning for Phase IV, revealing that extensive plans were proposed and were met with very little interest in Washington. Covers the difficulties encountered in dealing with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, from getting his approval on the number of forces requested to conducting the campaign to find the smoking gun of WMD; the instructions given to Army, Marine, and coalition forces; and the daily secure video teleconferences with Central Command and the Pentagon, and the rather remarkable conversations and guidance that came from these meetings. $35.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $29.75 USD.
How Drones Fight: How Small Drones Are Revolutionizing Warfare
An in-depth analysis of how drones have revolutionized ground combat, including combat experience from recent wars. Discusses how drones enable a military force to operate over enemy-held territory at little risk to its soldiers and are used to enable detailed observation and accurate direct mortar and artillery fire, they can also be the weapon – attacking specific targets or suppressing enemy fire or forces. Yet despite the dramatic effect drones have already had on the battlefield, drone technology is still in its infancy – perhaps comparable to the stage of development that aircraft reached during World War I. Explains the engineering and physics of drones, their capabilities, and limitations. Surveys the different types of drones, detailing the different navigation, communication, and sensor systems that are currently in use and the various weapons a drone can be equipped with. Contains ten illustrations and 22 photographs. $25.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $21.25 USD.
Wargames…
Vae Victus Board Game #41: Fields of Battle II
Second volume of the new edition of Fields of Battle takes us from the end of the Roman Republic to the beginning of the Empire. Covers the wars against Mithridates VI Eupator the King of Pontus, the conquest of Gaul by Caesar, the civil wars of the First and Second Triumvirates, and the wars against Parthia. Largely inspired by an English ruleset for miniatures called De Bellis Multitudinis, many battles of antiquity can be fought with between 20 to 30 counters per side. Six army lists and five scenarios: Chaironeia (86 BC.), Bibactre (58 BC), Pharsalus (48 BC), Philippi (42 BC), and Taurus (39 BC). Game components: One 59 x 41 cm map; 216 die-cut double-sided counters; One rulebook including scenarios; Two sheets of overlays to be cut; One color player aid. $38.00 USD
Vae Victus Board Wargame: Two Years of Glory
Redesigned and significantly revised versions of four wargames covering battles that determined the outcome of the Prussian and Polish campaign from 1806 to 1807: Jena (14 October 1806), Auerstedt (14 October 1806), Eylau (8 February 1807), and Friedland (14 June 1807). Contains 11 scenarios: five historical, three hypothetical, and three adapted for competition. Units: 1 strength point equals 400 infantry, 300 cavalry, 4 or 6 cannons; Scale: regiment or brigade; Complexity: 7/9. Game Components: 2 maps 59 x 41.6 cm and 1 map 83 x 59 cm; 648 die-cut counters and markers; 2 rulebooks (French/English); 2 booklets including ten scenarios (French/English); 2 deployment tables; 1 player aid. $59.00 USD
Schutztruppe: Heia Safari, 1914-18 (Wargame)
Moderate complexity wargame that delivers an intriguing and detailed look at the East African Guerrilla war, 1914-1918. Contains detailed naval and supply rules, and a map and order of battle representing the authoritative treatment of the campaign. The overall game presentation is enhanced with a mounted game map and larger 9/16-inch counters. Product Information: Complexity: 6 out of 10; Solitaire Suitability: 8 out of 10 (no hidden units); Time Scale: 1 month per turn; Map Scale: 30 miles per hex; Unit Scale: Divisions; Players: One to two, best with two; Playing Time: up to 3 hours. Components: Mounted 22 x 34-inch map; Three 9/16-inch countersheets (358 counters); Rules booklet; Two order of battle displays; Two player aid cards; One 6-sided die. $69.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $58.65 USD.
Air & Armor Wurzburg: Operational Armored Warfare in Europe (Designer Signature Edition Wargame)
Company-level simulation of a hypothetical Soviet attack on West Germany in the mid-1980s. It depicts the collision of the Soviet 8th Guards Army and elements of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division and West German 12th Panzer Division in a ferocious battle around the German city of Wurzburg. This new edition is lovingly recreated with new map artwork, new unit counters, new unit values and updated rules. This new edition includes a completely revised Order of Battle featuring one East German and four Soviet Divisions. Includes a Basic Game, covering standard armor operations, and an Advanced Game, that layers in air and engineering operations, and chemical and electronic warfare. Each game level includes four to six scenarios, which are complete games in themselves. Product Information: Complexity: Medium; Time Scale: 1 Turn = 2 Hours; Map Scale: 1 Mile/hex; Unit Scale: Companies and Battalions; Players: 2-7 players; Solitaire Suitability: Medium; Playing Time: 3 to 8 hours depending on scenario. Components: Two 22 x 34-inch Maps; Five Countersheets (9/16-inch size playing pieces); Two Player Charts & Tables Booklets; Five TO&E Displays; Basic Game Rules Booklet; Advanced Game Rules Booklet; Two 10-Sided Dice. $95.00 USD
OMM Discount 15%: Now $80.75 USD.
And Don't Forget the Magazines…
Wargames Illustrated: Issue # 440
Theme: Vietnam War. Tunnel Rats: VC tunnels; Saigon '68: Tet Offensive board and interviews its creator, Martin Stanbridge; The Wargame That Goes Wrong: The Battle of Ap Bac and how to play wargames full of mishaps.; The Vehicles of Vietnam (Part One): Ground and air assault transports and support vehicles; Another Tour of Duty: A Vietnam War figure collection in action. Features: Building an Epic Diorama: Insight on building a huge Caesar ancients diorama; V for Victory: Testing Studio Tomahawk's new WWII rules; Building Middle Earth: Bag End: Building a hobbit hole; Massacre at Dwarven Tower Pass: Playing Fantas¡a – the fantasy supplement for Never Mind the Billhooks; Papyrus and Pulp: Testing Osprey's Pulp! gaming system with an Egyptian exploration adventure; The Gradara Project: Wargame inspired by the novel Warrior of Rome – Fire in the East. Departments: Observation Post: Reviews of WWI Warships, sci-fi Deathships, female fantasy cultists, and 15mm MDF; Release Radar: New wargaming products; Quick Fire: WI readers' hobby projects, notes, news, and observations. $10.00 USD
Miniature Wargames # 496
Articles include: Revolution!: Features a short game of Mounted Combat for Six Players; Send Three & Fourpence: Rangers of Shadowdeep game; In Command Decision: Peninsular War – Part Two in Talavera; In The Gallants of Fowley: Club Spot on the Cornwall Wargames Association; Open all Gunports!: Visits Broadside with a game and a camera; In Scratch Build: Widening a bridge; In Hexes Rule: One man's journey into hexagonal WWII wargaming; Small Footprint: Miniature wargames that are really miniature; Last Word: Talks about hunt for one set of rules to rule them all; Defence in Depth: Figures and Rules reviews; Forward Observer: News; Recce: Book Reviews. $10.00 USD
Vae Victis # 175: Rhin & Danube Alsace 44
News; Hexagons: Littoral Commander; In a Dark Wood; Minden. Boardgames: Panzer NA; Rebel Fury; Blind Faith; The Fate of All; Breslau; Dune; GCACW 3e partie; The Skirmisher 4; Incredible courage at Austerlitz; Eylau 1807; Aces of Valor; Europe in Turmoil; Twilight of the Reich; Plum Island; Path of Civ. Hobby: Scenarios Croisades; Les forces de l'Otan 3e et derniere partie; Emperor of the Battelfield; Achtung Panzer; Paris Viking; Hordes of the Things; Normandie 1944, scenario + CR; Silver Bayonet Egypt. Scenarios: ASL; M44; Art of War. Features: Alsace Campaign 1944; Rome: The End of the Republic. Wargame (with die-cut counters) – Rhine & Danube: Alsace 1944: Simulates the November 14, 1944 offensive of the 1st French Army to bypass the Vosges from the south and seize Haute-Alsace. Uses the same system as Velikie Louki 1942-1943 published in VV 166. Game turn: 2 days; One hexagon = 4 km; Complexity: 5/10; Solitaire: 7/10; Length of a game: Approximately 3 hours. $28.00 USD
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