Last call – for those going to Cold Wars, you know we can't bring the entire shoppe with us, so if you want an item, let us know beforehand and we'll make sure to pack it for you to pick up at the show. You even save a couple of bucks of postage, too. Visit our website for a full inventory of items in our shoppe.
As before, OMM will charge your credit card and you can pick up your order at the Silver Eagle booth.
As for the following items, most will be coming to the shoppe in late-March.
Rules…
Thud & Blunder: Fantasy Skirmish Wargames Rules Set of generic fantasy skirmish wargaming rules using five to 15 figures a side, you can create and play any warband you can imagine. Includes points system, wide range of armor and weapons (magical too), statistics for variety of beasts, rules for flyers, a comprehensive system of magical powers, and much, much more. $48.00 USD
Modelling Book…
Modelling and Painting Fantasy Figures Whether modeling a single fantasy miniature, a handful of warriors for a warband, or tackling a huge army for a mass-battle game – this book provides wargamers with a wealth of information to achieve the best result. Includes 272 color plates. A wide array of fantasy miniatures is available to wargamers and modelers, manufactured from an increasing number of different materials, each with their own unique modeling challenges. From the multi-part hard-plastic 28mm miniature to the metal-and-resin models common in all other scales, this provides wargamers with a wealth of information to achieve the best results. $35.00 USD
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Books…
Riflemen: The History of the 5th Battalion, 60th (Royal American) Regiment – 1797-1818 The 5th Battalion of the 60th (Royal American) Regiment was the first rifle battalion in the regular British Army. Raised in 1797, it marked a significant step in the development of British light infantry and rifle corps. Lieutenant Colonel Francis de Rottenburg, the battalion's commander for almost ten years, formulated the first British Army light infantry manual. Includes eleven color illustrations, 41 black-and-white illustrations, 36 black-and-white maps, five tables, and three figures. $60.00 USD
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Fashioning Regulation, Regulating Fashion: Volume I – Uniforms and Dress of the British Army 1800-1815 This book is the first part of a two-volume investigation into the clothing orders of the British late-Georgian army, combined and contrasted with an analysis of fashion in the same army – comparing the regulated dress with the modes of the army as revealed by contemporary writing and illustrations. Includes 21 color plates, 47 black-and-white illustrations, and seven tables. $80.00 USD
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Roman Emperor Zeno: The Perils of Power Politics in Fifth-Century Constantinople Examines the life and career of the fifth-century Roman emperor Zeno and the various problems he faced before and during his 17-year rule. Despite its length, his reign has hitherto been somewhat overlooked as being just a part of that gap between the Theodosian and Justinianic dynasties of the Eastern Roman Empire which is comparatively poorly furnished with historical sources. Reputedly brought in as a counter-balance to the generals who had dominated politics at the end of the Theodosian dynasty, Zeno quickly had to prove himself adept at dealing with the harsh realities of imperial power. Zeno's life and reign is littered with conflict and politicking with various groups – the enmity of both sides of his family; dealing with the fallout of the collapse of the Empire of Attila in Europe, especially the increasingly independent tribal groups established on the frontiers of, and even within, imperial territory; the end of the Western Empire; and the continuing religious strife within the Roman world. As a result, his reign was an eventful and significant one that deserves this long-overdue spotlight. $40.00 USD
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Armies of the Late Roman Empire AD 284 to 476: History, Organization & Equipment Guide to the Late Roman Army focuses on the dramatic and crucial period that started with the accession of Diocletian and ended with the definitive fall of the Western Roman Empire. Describes the organization, structure, equipment, weapons, combat history and tactics of Late Roman military forces. The comitatenses (field armies), limitanei (frontier units), foederati (allied soldiers), bucellarii (mercenaries), scholae palatinae (mounted bodyguards), protectores (personal guards) and many other kinds of troops are covered. This was a turbulent period during which the Roman state and its armed forces changed. Includes 150 illustrations. $35.00 USD
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Attila the Hun: Arch-Enemy of Rome Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, Attila the Hun dominated European history for the next two decades. Attila bullied and manipulated both halves of the Roman empire, forcing successive emperors to make tribute payments or face invasion. Ian Hughes recounts Attila's rise to power, attempting to untangle his character and motivations so far as the imperfect sources allow. A major theme is how the two halves of the empire finally united against Attila, prompting his fateful decision to invade Gaul and his subsequent defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plain in 451. Integral to the narrative is analysis of the history of the rise of the Hunnic Empire; the reasons for the Huns' military success; relations between the Huns and the two halves of the Roman Empire; Attila's rise to sole power; and Attila's doomed attempt to bring both halves of the Roman Empire under his dominion. Includes twelve black-and-white maps and eight pages of color plates. $35.00 USD
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William III's Italian Ally: Piedmont and the War of the League of Augsburg 1683-1697 It is often assumed that the conflict was fought solely in Flanders and the Rhineland, and by mainly North West European Armies. This was not so. William of Orange, the driving force of the Grand Alliance in the fight against the French, considered the Italian aspect of the conflict to be of the greatest strategic importance. Piedmont, in north western Italy bordered France, and Italian armies were able to threaten the south of France with invasion. For the first time too, the nature of late 17th Century warfare in Italy is considered and the author examines organization, training and logistics. Military artist Bruno Mugnai enhances the book's text with eight specially commissioned color plates that illustrate the uniforms and flags of this highly visual period. Includes 25 black-and-white illustrations and maps and eight color plates. $45.00 USD
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War and Soldiers in the Early Reign OS Louis XIV: Volume 1 – The Army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1660-1687 Prolific Italian artist and author, Bruno Mugnai, introduces the Dutch Army of the third quarter of the 17th Century in the first of a new eight-volume series that covers the armies of early years of Louis XIV reign. France and the United Provinces represented opposite models of state government during the 17th Century. Includes 50 black-and-white illustrations and maps and eight color plates. $45.00 USD
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Fighting the French Revolution: The Great Vendee Rising of 1793 In 1793, France was facing foreign invasion along its borders and a fierce political war was raging in Paris when a large-scale revolt, centered on the western Department of the Vendee, suddenly erupted, almost bringing the new-born French Republic to its knees. This is the story of the new Republic's ferocious military campaigns against the armies of the Vendee, which fiercely defied them between March and December 1793, tying down hundreds of thousands of troops desperately needed on the frontiers. Napoleon later called it The War of Giants, and it directly led to the implementation of some of the Republic's most extreme laws. Includes 20 black-and-white illustrations, 54 maps, and tactical diagrams. $43.00 USD
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Horses Worn to Mere Shadows: The Victorio Campaign 1880 This study commences with Victorio's return to New Mexico in January 1880. The U.S. army's January to February campaign illustrates the operational decoy strategy employed by Victorio to protect his own logistic support whilst simultaneously undermining that of his opponents. The Hembrillo Canyon operation in April 1880, saw the largest battle of the Victorio Campaign. By the end of May 1880, Victorio's warriors have rendered the Ninth Cavalry unfit for field service. This was achieved through the Apache strategy of directly and indirectly targeting the U.S. army's horses and mules. Yet the Apaches also suffer their first major defeat of the campaign at the end of May. After regrouping and engaging in widespread raiding in northern Mexico, Victorio engaged the Tenth Cavalry in Western Texas during July-August 1880. Includes 109 black-and-white photos, 25 color maps, two black-and-white sketches, 29 tables, and eight figures. $50.00 USD
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L'Armee de Napoleon III: Dans La Guerre De 1870 Uniforms, equipment and weapons of all the Imperial Army corps are presented here with extraordinary uniform plates by Andre Jouineau, the famous illustrator-researcher. The texts are by Jean-Marie Mongin and go well beyond the customary details, delving into the organization and the strength of this formidable force. Discover the campaign clothes – and the great parade uniforms – of the Cent-Gardes squadron, the Guides, the Cuirassiers at Reichshoffen, the Marsouins at Bazeilles, the Hussars, the Turks, the Zouaves, but also that terrible year's Moblots (conscripts), the heroes of Bourbaki's army, and the volunteers of the last months of this war which was, when all is said and done, a foundational conflict. This volume is for the uniform and figurine buffs; it's a small, practical tool, precise, clear, logical and visual. Includes almost 140 uniform plates, maps, and more than 1000 infantry, artillery. and cavalry drawings. $58.00 USD
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Greece 1941: The Death Throes of Blitzkrieg New study of the campaign in Greece in 1941 looks at the effectiveness of Blitzkrieg operations. The Germans overran Greece in three weeks, but the author claims that at no time did the Germans gain ascendancy over the token British and Anzac force sent to bolster the Greek defenders. They came close to doing so, but the Anzac troops and their Greek allies put up a spirited defense that sometimes turned the Germans' own methods against them. This perceptive new account should prompt a reassessment of the Greek campaign. It also offers a fascinating insight into the weaknesses of the Germans' all-conquering method of warfare which became increasing apparent during the later stages of the war. $35.00 USD
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Wargames…
Stalin's World War III: Wargame Two-game package: Volume 1 – Operation Pincher & The Soviet Offensive in Europe; Volume 2 – Operation Sandown & The Soviet Offensive in the Mid-East. Alternative-history monster-size wargame, designed by Ty Bomba, intended to investigate the strategic parameters that would've been in place during the first ten weeks of operations had that dictator lived long enough to put in motion one of his many plans to start a global conflict in 1953. Had he lived, the most likely start date would've been one coinciding with the signing of the Korean War armistice in July, in order to achieve maximum surprise. Product Information: Complexity: 6 out of 10; Solitaire Suitability: 8 out of 10; Time Scale: 10 one-week turns; Map Scale: 20 miles (32.4 km) per hex on all maps; Units of Maneuver: regiments, brigades, divisions, corps, and armies; Players: one, two, three, or four; Playing Time: three to five hours. $89.00 USD
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Triumph of Chaos: The Russian Civil War 1918-1921 – Volume 2 Deluxe Card Game Two-player card-driven strategic boardgame wherein the players assume the roles of the Red (Communist Forces) and the White (reactionary forces). Provides more Social Revolutionaries, eastern warlords, and a gaggle of obscure personalities and entities, a bigger map (enlarged 40% and including the Trans-Siberian rail line all the way to Vladivostok), better play aids and redesigned cards (setting the stage for more player angst). The basic structure of the original game is still three phases to a turn: Political (players compete to push or pull fractions to their side), Action (players alternate playing cards to move, fight, enact events and build up their armies) and Logistics (replacements and a variety of new intriguing game mechanics). Contents: A beautiful 44 x 34-inch double map, 220 cards (action, leader, political decks), three sheets of counters (including approximately 400 military units, 40 plus leaders and a bundle of other game tokens), rulebook and supplement, very helpful play aids, and few game bits (wood and dice). $120.00 USD
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And Don't Forget the Magazines…
Wargames Illustrated: Issue #378 Includes one of either AZW Married, unmarried or natal native contingent Zulu plastic frames. Theme: Rising to Glory: Shaka's Bloody Ascent; Horatius of the Tyrol; Johnny Clem: Drummer Boy of Chicamauga; Trooper to Marshal; and A Gamer's Progress. Other Features: Observation Post; Rules Showcase: Seven Days To The River Rhine; How to Build a 1:300th scale harbor; Not Another April Fool; Purists Look Away Now; Show Report: Tactica 2019; Saga: Book of Battles; Tribes Of The Omo River; Designer's Notes: Battle Ravens: The Shieldwall Boardgame; Wargames Spaces: Dave Tuck; Making Movement Trays; and Fighting Talk: Taking the Offensive. $9.00 USD
Miniature Wargames: Issue #432 Articles include: Forward Observer: New Releases by Kallistra; V&V Miniatures; Gunfighters Ball; Caliver Books; Victrix; Osprey; Antediluvian; Lancashire Games; Perry Miniatures; Stoessi's Heroes; Dishdash Games and more; Send Three And Fourpence: Screen Time: the best of wargamers' YouTube; Ultracombat Normandy: New small action rules, Carentan (scenario), and an interview with the author; Command Decision 15: The Causeway at La Fiere, Cotentin Peninsular June 1944; Alexander: Conquest Fulfilled – hypothetical Battle of the River Dan 320 BCE.; Fantasy Facts: New products in F&SF gaming from Crooked Dice; Mantic; Deep Cut; Maelstrom's Edge; Sally 4th; Brigade and more.; Stars & Lasers II: Spacegoing piracy scenario; Mos Espa: Scratch-building historically accurate 28mm Star Wars terrain; Morocco: Scenarios for French forces and the Berbers: The Zaian War of 1914-1921; Robin: Editor visits this Nottingham show; Recce: 10 book reviews; Wargames Widow: How to build bocage. $9.00 USD
More on the Website…
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