These are due into the shoppe in mid to late March.
Miniatures…
The Young Posse: 28mm Old West Figures Lincoln County Wars faction pack with Billy the Kid and his gang (six figures). Gunfighter's Ball line. Supplied unpainted. MDF slottabases included. Lead-free pewter. Contemporary (large) 28mm scale. Matches today's more generously-proportioned 28mm figures (ex. Dead Man's Hand). $18.00 USD
Plains Warriors: 28mm Figures Pack will include six warriors on foot. Warriors from the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. Dismounted and in fighting poses. Gunfighter's Ball line. Supplied unpainted. MDF slottabases included. Lead-free pewter. Contemporary (large) 28mm scale. Matches today's more generously-proportioned 28mm figures (ex. Dead Man's Hand). $18.00 USD
Plains Warriors Mounted: 28mm Figures Pack will include six warriors mounted on their horses. Gunfighter's Ball line. Supplied unpainted. MDF slottabases included. Lead-free pewter. Contemporary (large) 28mm scale. Matches today's more generously-proportioned 28mm figures (ex. Dead Man's Hand). $36.00 USD
Uniform Guides…
14th Century German Tournament Knights This collection of medieval plates, dedicated to Saxon knights in tournament dress from the 14th Century, was created in 1889 to celebrate the anniversary of the distinguished Wettin family. The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The book dates back to 1889, and was printed by Wilhelm Hoffmann of Dresden in a very limited edition of 52cm x 38cm panels. The technique used is the chromolithography method, the lithographer is G. Hohneck, who used the collotype technique to color all the images obtained. $35.00 USD
Nurenberg Tournaments: 1446-1561 Composed of 112 sheets that include depictions of contestants equipped for various tournaments; a Renaissance parade preceding a late form of tournament called a carrousel. This album represent specifically the participants in tournaments known as Gesellenstrechen, or bachelors' jousts, held in Nuremberg (Germany) between 1446 and 1561. We find also depictions of pageant sleighs, some of which were used in a parade held in the winter of 1640-41. The illustrations are probably the work of a Renaissance artist or a Briefmaler, a particular letter painter, who also would have written and embellished official documents and painted rich coats-of-arms. $49.00 USD
Armies of the Mexican Revolution: Uniforms, Equipment & Weapons of the Armed Forces in Mexico 1910-20 Gathers information from disparate sources to describe and illustrate the armed forces of Mexico during the revolution, including their organization, uniforms, clothing, equipment and weapons. Includes full-page color plates and selected photographs (many published for the first time). Appearing for the first time were motorcycles, motor trucks, armored cars and the new air power – all made their first tentative appearances. The machinegun played a significant role for the first time in non-colonial warfare, heralding how it would come to dominate future battlefields. Alongside these, wired and wireless communications, barbed wire, searchlights, and trenches established their place on the battlefield in the Mexican Revolution. $59.00 USD
Spanish Soldiers During the Napoleonic Wars: 1797-1808 When the French Revolution overthrew the Bourbons, a land war with France became a danger which the king tried to avoid. The Spanish army was ill-prepared. The officer corps was selected primarily on the basis of royal patronage, rather than merit. About a third of the junior officers had been promoted from the ranks, and they did have talent, but they had few opportunities for promotion or leadership. The rank-and-file were poorly trained peasants. Elite units included foreign regiments of Irishmen, Italians, Swiss and Walloons, in addition to elite artillery and engineering units. Equipment was old-fashioned and in disrepair. The army lacked its own horses, oxen and mules for transportation, so these auxiliaries were operated by civilians, who might run away if conditions looked bad. $35.00 USD
The Uniforms of British Loyalist Volunteer Corps: 1798-1799 Remastered version of the 1799 book reprints the whole and original manual on platoon and weapons exercise, with 87 uniform plates (hand-colored etched title-page and 86 hand-colored etched plates, all by Thomas Rowlandson) covering the Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, infantry and cavalry. Every uniform contain a descriptive text to each color plate. $35.00 USD
Paper Soldiers of the French Second Empire These paper soldiers representing the armies of Napoleon III are for uniform research, not cutting out and used for playing, and cover campaigns in Europe, Asia, Africa, Mexico, and the Franco-Prussian war and the defeat of Sedan. The men and uniforms drawn by Jean-BenoŚt Pfeiffer are of Cent-Gardes, Guides, Cuirassiers, Hussars, Zouaves and more. $34.00 USD
Paper Soldiers of the Napoleonic Era: Volume 1 – France and Italy These rare and unique collection of Napoleonic paper soldiers are for uniform research, not cutting out and used for playing, and come from the collection of H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). One of the Vinkhuijzen's most important collaborators was the Quinto Cenni, whose work was already published in the series Quaderni Cenni. $34.00 USD
Paper Soldiers of the Napoleonic Era: Volume 2 – Prussian and German Allies These rare and unique collection of Napoleonic paper soldiers are for uniform research, not cutting out and used for playing, and come from the collection of H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). One of the Vinkhuijzen's most important collaborators was the Quinto Cenni, whose work was already published in the series Quaderni Cenni. $34.00 USD
Paper Soldiers of the Napoleonic Era: Volume 3 – Russia and Holland These rare and unique collection of Napoleonic paper soldiers are for uniform research, not cutting out and used for playing, and come from the collection of H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). One of the Vinkhuijzen's most important collaborators was the Quinto Cenni, whose work was already published in the series Quaderni Cenni. $34.00 USD
Paper Soldiers for Wargames…
Play the Italian Wars of Independence These are paper soldiers to cut out and play the Risorgimento wars on the tabletop. Contains over 30 complete and detailed tables of toy soldiers and includes armies from Austria, France, Piedmont, pre-unification kingdoms such as Bourbons and Pontiffs, and Garibaldi and various patriots. The 50 thick pages contain hundreds of 25/28mm soldiers. $39.00 USD
Books…
Issos and Guagamela: Alexander Defeats and Dethrones Darius III 333-331BC Introductory overview of the two battles between Alexander the Great and Persian King Darius III Codomannus in 333BC – Issos the gateway to Phoenicia, Syria, and Egypt – and 331BC Gaugamela – the battle that broke Darius' rule. Includes color illustrations and battle maps. $22.00 USD
Kitchener: The Man Not the Myth This new profile of Kitchener considers him an outsider within the British establishment. Of his 64 years, a mere eleven, and those not consecutive, were spent in England. He learned from those around him, ways that were not always understood and appreciated by those educated in England. Includes ten black-and-white photos, four maps, and six tables. $43.00 USD
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For What We Have Done: The First Attack on Bellewaarde, 16 June 1915 This study offers a detailed analysis of the enormous challenges faced by the British Army in the middle of 1915, and the risks it faced in undertaking operations while poorly equipped to do so, versus the risks posed by inaction. The decisions made to launch the offensive against the high ground on the low-lying hills, commanding the eastern approaches to the medieval town of Ypres and known as Bellewaarde Ridge, are analyzed, along with the efforts made to mitigate the risks. $53.00 USD
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Blood in the Forest: The End of the Second World War in the Courland Pocket With eyewitness accounts, detailed maps, and expert contributions alongside rare newspaper archive, photographs from private collections, and extracts from diaries translated into English from Latvian, German and Russian, the author assembles a ghastly picture of death and desperation in a tough, uncomfortable story of a nation both gripped by war and at war with itself. While the eyes of the world were on Hitler's bunker, more than half a million men fought six cataclysmic battles along a frontline of fields and forests in Western Latvia known as the Courland Pocket. Just an hour from the capital Riga, German forces bolstered by Latvian Legionnaires were cut off and trapped with their backs to the Baltic. The only way out was by sea – the only chance of survival to hold back the Red Army. $30.00 USD
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Hot Skies of the Cold War: The Bulgarian Air Force in the 1950s After the end of the Second World War, Bulgaria fell in total dependency upon the Soviet Union as a direct result of the 1944 Yalta agreement on the spheres of influence division of Europe. The Bulgarian Air Force was radically reformed in the Soviet style and rapidly re-equipped with huge numbers of front-line aircraft. Includes 180 black-and-white illustrations, three color maps, and 21 color profiles. $25.00 USD
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Wargames…
Vae Victus Board Game #25: Tourcoing 1794 The battle of Tourcoing (17-18 May 1794) saw the failure of an over elaborate Allied plan designed by General Mack to annihilate the French Armee-du-Nord. At the start of the 1794 campaigning season, the Allies had decided to besiege Landrecies, while the French decided to attack at both ends of the front line on the Franco-Belgian border. The attack on the left was the most successful. The Austrian General Clerfayt was defeated at Mouscron (29 April) and on the following day Menin was captured. Rules in English. $38.00 USD
WWII Commander: Volume One: Battle of the Bulge First in a series of fast-playing area-based games on key campaigns of WWII. Players take turns deciding which units to activate on either attack or defense. As the German player, you must make big gains and be as aggressive as possible while you hold the numerical advantage without over-committing your units, over-extending supply lines or falling prone to fuel shortages. As the Allied player, you must first withstand the initial German surprise attack and coordinate effective holding actions while defending key geographic objectives as you muster your arriving forces for counterattacks. Components: Mounted 25 x 22-inch map; 140 over-sized ¾-inch counters; rules booklet; German Order of Battle Appearance Display; Allied Order of Battle Appearance Display; two player Aid cards; 50 Activation cubes; 40 wooden German control discs; Seven 10-sided dice; and Box and Lid. $65.00 USD
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