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A number of new books, rules, and games covering all eras of history are coming to the On Military Matters shoppe. Some will be available by the time of the Cold Wars convention; others, not (noted).
For those going to Cold Wars, OMM will have its usual booth, so if you want to save postage costs, place your order now and we'll bring it to the show.
NEW RULES…
DAY OF THE RANGERS: Somalia 1993 Supplement to Force on Force. Provides wargamers with all the background, orders of battle, and scenarios they need to immerse themselves in the epic battle for Mogadishu. Available late March 2012 $25.00 USD
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NEW GAMES…
THE LAST SUCCESS: Quadrigame of the War Against Austria April – July 1809 Napoleon's Last Battles System, following Four Lost Battles: 525 yards (480 meters) per hex, 1 hour per turn, 400-800 men per strength point. Each game lasts about 40 turns. The four battles are: Abensburg, Eckmuhl, Aspern-Essling, and Wagram. Three 22 x 34-inch full-color maps, Two Rulebooks (32 pages and 28 pages), One game box, Two counter sheets = 560 units, Two four-page folders, and four player-aid cards. Boxed. $109 USD
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WORLD AT WAR 23: Pacific Battles – Guadalcanal Two-player (Japanese versus U.S.) operational level game includes 228 medium-sized, die-cut counters, with the battalion as the primary maneuver unit, and also includes air units, supply markers, campaign chits, suppression chits, and deception markers. The colorful map features the island of Guadalcanal, with each hex representing approximately two miles across. $30.00 USD
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SOME INTERESTING BOOKS…
MANZIKERT 1071 Sets the battle in the context of the military history of the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World (Arab and Seljuk Turkish) up to the pivotal engagement at Manzikert in August 1071, with special emphasis on the origins, course and outcome of this battle. The composition, weapons and tactics of the very different opposing armies are analyzed. Dozens of maps and battle diagrams. $40.00 USD (Available mid March)
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TWILIGHT OF THE HELLENISTIC WORLD This book recounts and analyzes the complex series of conflicts between the Hellenistic Successor states in the generation before the Romans intervened in, and ultimately conquered, the region. This period is rarely treated in any depth, usually warranting little more than a summary as context for a discussion of the Roman conquests. $40.00 USD (Available mid April)
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THE AGE OF TITANS: The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies New interpretation of naval warfare during the Hellenistic Age, previously untapped source of information: the 'siege manual' of Philo Byzantius, written during the 3rd century BC, and unpublished information about warship rams. $45.00 USD Oxford Univ. Press
DEL PUGNALE IL FIERO LAMPO 1800 drawings and photos. Four years of hard work have led the author to create a work that grew in the hands in progress, becoming, in the end, a veritable encyclopedia of the Italian military dagger from 1916 to today and the 'political,' including 1920 and 1945. $89.00 USD (in stock) [Italian Text]
Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection Illustrated with 180 photos and illustrations. The collection of arms and armor at the Wallace Collection is widely recognized as being one of the largest and most important in the world. $50.00 USD (available late March 2012)
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L'ARMEE FRANCAISE 1943-1956 This fully illustrated volume includes the black and white plates of the officers' uniforms published in April 1954, and shows how from 1943 to 1956, the high command and the units managed to transform a uniform which was dull by its very nature into a rather becoming and tasteful uniform. $25.00 USD [French text]
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LA 1RE DLM AU COMBAT: Chars et Blindes de Cavalerie 1939 – 1940 1st Light Mechanical Division. Oversized at 9 x 12.25, with approximately 500 photographs, 30 profiles, and 15 maps. $55.00 USD [French Text]
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DEFENDERS OF THE FRONTIER: Colonel Henry Bouquet and the Officers and Men of the Royal American Regiment During the uneasy peace that followed the French and Indian War, Bouquet and his Royal Americans, along with troops from the Black Watch and Highland regiments, protected and rescued settlers on the western frontiers of Pennsylvania and Maryland from increasingly frequent Indian attacks. Bouquet's victory at Bushy Run and his triumphant march into the Ohio Country essentially halted the Indian uprising of 1763-1764. $25.00 USD
GERMAN HALFTRACKS AT WAR 1939-1945 7.5 x 9.5, 250 b/w photos 1 vol, 160 pgs. $25.00 USD
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AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SUBMARINES IN WWI Contains descriptions and specifications of all the boats involved. Oversized 8.25 x 11.75, 120+ b/w photos and scale drawings. $45.00 USD
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Ospreys…
(All due late March)
029 THE HUNT FOR PANCHO VILLA $19.00 USD – Save 15% $16.15 USD
022 GEORGY ZHUKOV Bio. $18.00 USD – Save 15% $15.30 USD
023 POMPEY Bio. $18.00 USD – Save 15% $15.30 USD
188 GREAT LAKES WARSHIPS 1812-1815 $18.00 USD – Save 15% $15.30 USD
242 METZ 1944 $20.00 USD – Save 15% $17.00 USD
476 NAPOLEON'S SWISS TROOPS $18.00 USD – Save 15% $15.30 USD
PASS IN REVIEW: An Illustrated History of West Point Cadets: 1794-Present $30.00 USD – Save 15% $25.50 USD
AND DON'T FORGET THE MAGAZINES…
WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue #293 Mar 2012 Dettingen 1743, German tribes vs. Romans, Chancellorsville May 1863, New Kind of Armored Train, French Foreign Legionnaires in sub-Saharan Africa, Toussaint Louverture and Haiti's 1802 War for Independence, Sharpe's Bridge: Sharp Practice blow up the bridge scenario, Stede Bonnet: The Gentleman Pirate – four scenarios using the Legends of the High Seas rules, Kampfgruppe Normandy Army List – British Airborne Division Battle Group – and scenario $8.50 USD
MINIATURE WARGAMES: #348 April 2012 Warlord Games: Figure Focus, PART 1: REPUBLIC AGAINST EMPIRE: The Maximilian Adventure, ENGLISH INVASION OF SCOTLAND: Battle of Sark, PART 1: THE FRENCH GAMBLE: Showdown at Salamanca, THE CLUB IN THE PUB: The High Ground, THE SOLDIERS' BATTLE: Inkerman 1854, IRELAND AT WAR: Catching the Train, LAST STAND AT EL ALAMEIN: The Snipe, WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES: Casting Carefully Considered, and BE MY GUEST: Darker Horizons $8.50 USD (available late March)
Dadi & Piombo (Dice & Lead): #48 Battle of Montmirail from the Club of Rome: The Grenadier, Italy in the Bronze Age: Ligurian and Terramaricoli, With scenario for DBA and Impetus: Reflection on our hobbies, Fort Wagner 1863: Scenario and battle report of the Grande Armee club Parma, Hearts of Oaks: Overview of new rules for the Napoleonic era naval, Presentation of Smooth & Rifled with lists for the Franco-Indian War, Korbach 1760: Battle reports, orders of battle, reflections on Age of Reason by club The Lily and the Lion of Castrum Militum Bassano and Padua, The Exhibition of Toy Soldiers: Ironic tale of an Italian in a foreign convention, and Monte Tomba 1917: The French on the Italian front. [Italian Text] $10.00 USD (in stock)
Don't see what you want? Look on the onmilitarymatters.com website for all new and upcoming releases.