OMM: Post-Historicon Procession

First, the rules...

REGIMENTAL FIRE AND FURY - $36 USD

For all of you who missed RFF's red-hot debut at Historicon 2010, OMM has copies in stock. Don't suffer from RFF Remorse, a horrible wargaming affliction second only to Baddiceitus! Order a copy today! (Note: OMM has mailed all pre-orders and regular orders - if you already ordered a copy, watch your mailbox).

Regimental Fire and Fury extends one of the most popular historical ACW military miniatures wargames in the hobby down to the regimental level. Refined game mechanics strike a balance between playability and historical accuracy that draw upon 20 years of the Fire and Fury gaming experience.

CHARLIE DON'T SURF - $26 USD

Charlie Don't Surf is a set of wargames rules for the Vietnam War that are designed to reflect the realities of asymmetrical warfare. Designed for games of roughly company size (between two and four platoons per side being typical), the rules use a system of dual victory conditions, military and political, to allow balanced games where both Free World and Communist forces can do battle with equal chance of success.

KAMIKAZE 1946 - Divine Wind - $30 USD

Air-combat rules for 1:300th scale planes, twelve scenarios, two campaigns, 48 aircraft cards, 1 vol, 114 pages, 2010, U.S., MSD GAMES, here in two to three weeks.

REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE - Wargaming the Wars of Napoleon Bonaparte - $50 USD

Aimed particularly at gamers with collections of the larger scale figures (28mm and 15mm - but adaptable to smaller figures and most basing systems), these rules are designed to play wargames primarily at a brigade/divisional level. However, the straightforward but subtle rule mechanisms produce a free-flowing game that makes corps and even army-sized battles with multiple players feasible. Even large battles can be fought to a satisfying conclusion in a reasonable time span. 1 vol, 144 pages, 2009, U.K., LEAGUE OF AUGSBERG. Here in two to three weeks.

Second, some wonderful Uniform Guides...

$129 USD

Lucien Rousselot is one of the world's most important military artists, having played an integral role in establishing uniformology as a true science. Napoleon's Army: 1790-1815 is the only complete collection of Rousselot's life's work on the period, here presented admirably yet affordably for the English-speaking public. 390 pages.

SPLENDEUR DES TROMPETTES DE CAVALERIE SOUS L'EMPIR - $275 USD

The book examines each unit in the French army under the 1st Empire and their trumpeters and musicians. Hundreds of color plates. 500 pages. Available mid to late September.

TROOPS OF ELECTORAL SAXONY DURING THE THIRTY YEARS WAR - $10 USD

Four pages of color flags/standards and many b/w illust/drawings. Organizational details of the foot and mounted regiments etc. 48 pages, here in two to three weeks.

And third, some TMP Specials: discounted books available in two to three weeks...

A-10 WARTHOG IN ACTION

The A-10 Warthog, a twin engine U.S. Air Force ground attack jet, was designed and built from the wheels up for the sole purpose of supporting ground forces.

TMP Special: List price: $15.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $12.75 USD.

CROWNS IN THE GUTTER - A Strategic Analysis of World War I

Crowns in the Gutter provides a concise analysis of the strategies and tactics employed to to try to achieve those goals. The chapters cover the entire war chronologically. They weave together the campaigns and battles with political events, improvements in weapons and changes in combat methodology, into one seamless story. The narrative also has dozens of maps and diagrams to further illustrate all the action of the first total war.

TMP Special: List price: $35.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $29.75 USD.

IRONCLADS OF CAMBRAI

For the first time in three years of bloody trench warfare, epitomized by the slaughter at Passchendaele which was then reaching its climax, tanks brought about a breakthrough of the massive German defense system of the Hindenburg Line, followed up by British infantry and cavalry divisions. They were supported for the first time by low-flying fighter aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps.

TMP Special: List price: $40.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $34 USD.

MONS: RETREAT TO VICTORY

The Battle of Mons takes its place in the history of the British army beside Corunna and Dunkirk. Initially, all three were defeats, saved from disaster by the courage of the soldiers and the skill of some of the commanders in the field, and paving the way to great feats of arms and final success.

TMP Special: List price: $26.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $22.10 USD.

UNDERGROUND WARFARE 1914-1918

Describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy, covers the tunneling methods they employed, and shows the increasingly lethal tactics they developed during the war in which military mining reached its apotheosis. He concentrates on the struggle for ascendancy by the British tunneling companies on the Western Front, but also includes French sectors and Austrians and the Italians in the Alps.

TMP Special: List price: $50.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $42.50 USD.

ALBERT BALL VC: Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I

Albert Ball's individuality and his insistence on fighting alone set him apart from other fighter pilots during World War One. His invincible courage and utter determination made him a legend not only in Britain but also amongst his enemies, to whom the sight of his lone Nieuport Scout brought fear.

TMP Special: List price: $40.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $34 USD.

HERMANN GORING: Fighter Ace

Hermann Goring - Fighter Ace is the first in-depth look at Goring's role as a military flyer and air-combat leader from 1914 through the end of The Great War, and how those experiences shaped the personality that came to the world's attention in 1939.

TMP Special: List price: $40.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $34 USD.

MG34 MACHINEGUN

The sixth volume of the Propaganda Photo series is the first detailed publication on the MG34, Germany's most important machinegun of World War II. This book contains a description of the development, production and use, the accessories and markings of the MG34, including many pictures and descriptions of prototypes and variants that have never been depicted and described before.

TMP Special: List price: $40.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $34 USD.

WINGATE'S LOST BRIGADE: The First Chindit Operations 1943

With the Japanese seemingly unbeatable after their conquest of Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and much of Burma, Orde Wingate's plans to conduct long-range deep-penetration operations behind Japanese lines in Burma were audacious to say the least. His Chindit operations (so called after Chindwin River) were hugely demanding on those taking part, who suffered terrible deprivation in the harsh climatic and jungle conditions.

TMP Special: List price: $40.00 USD, but order now and save 15%, new price $34 USD.

And don't forget the magazines...

WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: ISSUE #274 - Aug 2010 - Theme this month is early war WWII, and our focus is on General Erwin Rommel. We use Rommel's early war actions as a way to introduce you to this exciting period. Also Sambre (Hundred Days battle), new ZEALAND 1845-46 Maori Wars, Ain Jalut 1260, Churubusco 1847, and more. $8 USD

MINIATURE WARGAMES: #328 - Aug 2010 Cover Story - The Wars of the Successors offers Part 4: The Aetolians on Campaign; War Of The Spanish Succession offers Ramillies 1706, Part 2: The Wargame; Napoleonic - Talavera offers Part 2: The Refight; WWII Race for Narvik offers ideas on wargaming Operation Weserubung, plus all the regular good stuff. $8 USD

TRADITION #250 - July-August 2010 - Magazine includes La bataille du Mont-Thabor, Rio de Janeiro 1711, Trois Symboles de la France, Wurttembergers at Moscow, and more. $14 USD. French Text

STEEL MASTERS THEME ISSUE #10 - Blitzkrieg 1940. Theme is Blitzkrieg in France 1940. Guderian's interview, Pz IIA, Pz 38 (t), FCM2C, H35, TRC 37L Lorraine, AMR 35, Panhard 178, photos from Saumur 2010 and Torrent 2010, and more for your modeling pleasure. $20 USD. French text

GLOIRE & EMPIRE #31: Napoleon et le Tyrol and more. $28 USD. French text

PRETORIEN #15: L'Armee Assyrienne and more. $18 USD. French text

COMMAND & STRATEGY #7: A Vae Victus Compilation. Contains Blitzkrieg 1940 games (counters, rules, and maps) for Battles of Stonne and Hannut that first appeared in Vae Victis No. 63. The game has been updated with any known errata. Historical articles are included. Also includes scenario and counters for Pearl Harbor (need C&S 1-6 to play). Magazine also contains Wings of War variant, reviews, ASL scenario and more. $45 USD

VAE VICTUS #93: July 2010 - Operation Fortitude: D-Day Double Cross, Washington's War game strategy and review, Pegasus Bridge scenario for Flames of War, Mont Mouchet 1944 scenario for ASL, Battle Above the Clouds 1863 ACW game study, and more. $12 USD. French Text