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onmilitarymatters Sponsoring Member of TMP of On Military Matters writes:

Reminder: OMM remains open for internet orders and shipping. Thank you for your continued support.

The shoppe continues not to be open for walk-in trade at this time.

However, if you wish to pick up your order at the store, call ahead and we can leave a package outside the door.

Most items due into the shoppe in a couple weeks.

MDF Guide…

Guide to Making & Painting MDF: Laser-Cut MDF Model Kits

Guide to Making & Painting MDF: Laser-Cut MDF Model Kits Instructions for the assembly and painting of laser-cut MDF kits from the head of our design and team award-winning author. Includes eight technique guides on the materials, modeling and assembly of buildings plus eight full paint guides to make the final building stand out on a tabletop. Each guide dispels myths, answers questions, and provides confidence to try things for yourself and get fantastic results. Includes: Introduction to the laser-cutter and design process; Materials Section; Step by Step Paint Guides; Alternative Technique Guides; Resource Guide. $35.00 USD

Rules…

Across the PO Valley: Wargaming the Late French Revolutionary War

Across the PO Valley: Wargaming the Late French Revolutionary War Scenario book covers the lesser-known campaign where the successes of Napoleon Bonaparte in his brilliant 1796-1797 campaign were wiped out in 1799 by an equally brilliant campaign led by the Russian hero Marshal Alexander Suvorov. Twelve battle scenarios, ranging from northeast to southwest northern Italy, tracks the sweep of the Russian-Austrian coalition against their French opponents. Each scenario comes with a detailed battlefield map, a complete order of battle with unit labels, and special rules and content you need to set up and play each game. Scenarios: French Attack at Pozzo, Battle of Magnano; Russian Attack at Lecco, Battle of Adda River Line; Austrian Attack at Vaprio, Battle of Cassano; French Attack, Clash at Bassignana; French Attack at San Giuliano Vecchio; Battle of 1st Marengo; French Morning Attack, Battle of Tidone Creek; Coalition Counterattack, Battle of Tidone Creek; Coalition Right Column Attack, Battle of Trebbia; French Right-Wing Attack, Battle of Trebbia; Austrian Right-Wing Attack, Battle of Novi; Russian Attack Against Novi, Battle of Novi; and Morning Meeting Engagement, Battle of Genola. $32.00 USD

Beyond the Gates of Antares: Rules Beyond the Gates of Antares, from the creator of Warhammer 40,000, offers a universe vast beyond comprehension, a universe set in the Seventh Age of Humanity. Across millions of worlds rival empires are locked in a struggle for dominance, driven by intellects that are as much machine as human, the omniscient integrated machine intelligence of a society and a time very different to our own. $48.00 USD

OMM Discount: (Limited copies: first come, first served): Save 40%, now $28.80 USD

Wargames…

Brief Border Wars: Quadrigame Mini-Games

Brief Border Wars: Quadrigame Mini-Games Set of four mini-games on short border conflicts of the 20th and 21st Century, using a card-driven system that models the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of these impromptu wars. The four are: El Salvador vs. Honduras, 1969; Turkish Invasion of Cyprus, 1974; China vs. Vietnam, 1979; Israel vs. Hezbollah, southern Lebanon, 2006. Product Information: Complexity: 4 out of 10; Solitaire Suitability: 5 out of 10; Time Scale: variable (days to weeks per turn); Map Scale: variable (area movement maps); Unit Scale: variable (battalion to division); Players: 1 to 2; Playing Time: 1 to 2 hours each; Designer: Brian Train. Components: Four 17 x 22-inch maps; One countersheet of 176 9/16-inch counters; Four Player Aid Cards; One set of 54 cards; One rulebook; Two 6-sided dice; 1 Box and Lid. $69.00 USD

OMM Discount: Save 15%, now $58.65 USD

Books…

England, France and Acquitaine: From Victory to Defeat in the Hundred Years War

England, France and Acquitaine: From Victory to Defeat in the Hundred Years War Narrative history of England and France during the Hundred Years War, from the triumphs of Henry V to the defeat of the English and loss of Gascony and Bordeaux – a huge blow to English prestige and economic interest. This military history provides technical details linked to high politics, courtly intrigue, dynastic ambition, and economic interest (wine trade and Bordeaux). $43.00 USD

OMM Discount: Save 15%, now $36.55 USD
Empel 1585: Milagro in Flanders

Empel 1585: Milagro in Flanders The Miracle of Empel was an unexpected Spanish victory on 8 December 1585 near Empel (Netherlands) as part of the Eighty Years' War, in which a surrounded Spanish force miraculously won against an enemy who exceeded them in number. Includes black-and-white and color illustrations. [Spanish text] $28.00 USD

La Conquista de Canarias: 1402-1496 Covers the conquest of the Canary Islands by the Spanish against tribal guerilla warfare. Includes black-and-white and color illustrations. [Spanish text] $28.00 USD

The Sieges of Alexander the Great Narrates the sustained drama of each of Alexander's sieges, analyzing tactics and the innovative and ambitious siege engines used. Includes black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $40.00 USD

OMM Discount: (Limited copies: first come, first served): Save 25%, now $30.00 USD

The Macedonian War Machine: 359-281 BC The book is divided into four sections: Preparation (including chapters on training techniques, various aspects of arms and armor production and supply and the provision and management of cavalry mounts); Support (eg non-combatant specialists, bridge building, field engineering, construction of field camps and little-known combat units in Asia); Dress and Battle Equipment (drawing on much neglected evidence and including such details as officers' plumes, wreaths and finger rings); Alexander's Veterans and Life on Campaign (the Silver Shields; baggage trains and personal kit, servants and families, camp life and recreation). Analyses this wealth of detail with real insight, for example suggesting that in some areas, such as the use of marching camps, the Macedonian influence on Roman armies has been underestimated. His meticulous research allows a much fuller portrait to be painted of this awesome war machine. appendices summarizing evidence for the appearance of troops. Also includes three maps, 16 pages of plates, and approximately 30 black-and-white drawings. $60.00 USD

OMM Discount: (Limited copies: first come, first served): Save 25%, now $45.00 USD

The Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918 This WWI raid was to counter the U-boat menace that was causing great loss of allied shipping. The Admiralty claimed that the war would be lost unless the submarine attacks were curtailed. Admiral Keyes proposed blocking the ports. At Zeebrugge, a diversionary landing on the Mole – an enormous breakwater – would divert attention from the blockships as they entered the harbor. The defenses were extremely strong. Surprise and daring were essential. $37.00 USD

OMM Discount: Save 15%, now $31.45 USD

Magazines Binders…

Ancient Warfare: Binders

A binder comes with twelve coated metal rods to secure your magazines in their folder without damaging them, while at the same time, allowing easy removal from the binder if needed. Now with whitespace for registering the issues contained in the binder.

Ancient Warfare: Binder $24.00 USD
Medieval Warfare: Binder $24.00 USD
Ancient History: Binder $24.00 USD

And Don't Forget the Magazines…

Wargames Illustrated: Issue #391 – with free Bolt Action plastic German Infantry (Winter)

Wargames Illustrated: Issue # 391 – With free Bolt Action plastic German Infantry (Winter) Full magazine plus one sprue of Bolt Action plastic German Infantry (Winter). $9.00 USD

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