completes a Confederate river ironclad.
"Another tie for Father's Day? Why... how... wonderful... dear." Dad says the right thing, of course, but suffers yet another crushing disappointment in mid-June. He was hoping for something in the category of wargaming - troops, rules, books, magazines - something interesting!
Now, a nice tie, or, (gasp!) cologne, is a... a... a... fine... gift, but if you've got enough of them, avoid the despair. Counterattack early with a look through On Military Matters' latest offerings, many of those with a TMP discount!
Napoleonic Uniforms...
Uniforms of the Russian Army 1802-1815 - Vol 1: Infantry - The Russian infantry was formed from serfs who were conscripted into its ranks, but despite this humble beginning, the Russian infantryman was renown all over Europe for his endurance and courage in battle. This book looks at the appearance of the Russian infantryman during the Napoleonic Wars by using not only well-established sources, like A V Viskovatov's Historical Description of the Clothing and Arms of the Russian Army, but also some of the latest research. 1 vol, 144 pgs, 2010, U.K., PARTIZAN PRESS. $50 USD
WELLINGTON IN DEFENSE 1810: Bussaco and the Lines of Torres Vedras describes the defense of Portugal against Massena, the Light Division's action at the Coa Bridge, the battle of Bussaco and the formidable Lines of Torres Vedras which brought the French invasion to a halt. As with previous books in the series, much of the story is told through extracts from first-hand accounts. The uniforms of the British and French armies are covered in details and in this volume special attention has been paid to the Portuguese Army. Bob Marrion has provided more than 40 new illustrations to bring the uniforms, both regulation and campaign dress, to life. 1 vol, 160 pgs, 2010, U.K., PARTIZAN PRESS, new-dj. $50.00 USD
Push some Panzers...
World at War #13 - GUARDS TANK: The Battle of Prochorovka, July 1943. GT is the first in our new East Front Battles series. That series will present operational simulations of medium-to-large-sized battles fought during World War II on that front. There will be two players in each game, and solitaire play is easily doable. Each hex in GT represents one kilometer (0.62 miles) from side to opposite side. Each game turn represents a day. There's a nine-turn short scenario and a 13-turn long scenario. The rules weigh in at a little under 14,000 words. Two experienced players can complete the short scenario in about four hours. Rules cover such items as: reinforcements, replacements, command-control, zones of control, adjacent and ranged combat, first and second wave combat, suppression, anti-tank fire, airpower, weather, fog of war, supply, untried units, and special tactics. $30.00 USD
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S&T #263 - COLD WAR BATTLES 2: Kabul '79 & Pentomic Wurzburg. Two games are included: Kabul '79 (K'79), covering the Soviet seizure of the Afghan capital in that year; and Wurzburg Pentomic (WP), the Soviets versus the U.S. in Germany in the mid-to-late 1950s. There are two players in each game. In K'79, one player controls the Soviets and the other commands the Afghans plus optional 'what-if' U.S. reinforcements. In WP, one player controls the Soviets, the other runs U.S. and West German forces. Both games use a main body of shared rules, and each also has its own special instructions. $30.00 USD
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ARMOURED ASSAULT is the fourth sourcebook for Rules of Engagement and allows players to field additional vehicles to those listed in current published works. It also provides gamers with additional World War Two scenarios with rules for fielding more than one armored vehicle alongside infantry platoons or on their own. $22 USD
ACW Rebel Yell...
VALLEY THUNDER: The Battle of New Market is the first full-length account in more than three decades to examine the combat at New Market on May 15, 1864 - the battle that opened the pivotal 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. $30 USD
TMP Special: save 15%, new price $25.50 USD!
Aircraft in Color...
AIRCRAFT OF WWI: 1914-1918 is a comprehensive study of the aircraft that fought in the Great War of 1914-18. Arranged chronologically by theater of war and campaign, this book offers a complete organizational breakdown of the units on all the fronts, including the Eastern and Italian Fronts. Each campaign includes a compact history of the role and impact of aircraft on the course of the conflict, as well as orders of battle, lists of commanders and campaign aces such as Manfred von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Albert Ball and many more. Great book for the Wings of War fans... $35 USD
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AIRCRAFT OF THE COLD WAR: 1945-1991 is a comprehensive study of the planes in service with NATO and the Warsaw Pact and their respective units from the end of World War II until the reunification of Germany. Arranged chronologically by theater, the book gives a complete organizational breakdown of the units of both sides, including the units and aircraft used in the proxy wars fought in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East and elsewhere as well as the 'frontline' in Germany. $35 USD
TMP Special: save 15%, new price $29.75 USD!
Too new for 'history'?
NEW DAWN: The Battles for Fallujah - This ancient city in Al Anbar province is 40 miles west of Baghdad. This sprawling concrete jungle was the scene of two major U.S. combat operations in 2004. The first was Operation Vigilant Resolve, an aborted effort that April by U.S. Marines intent on punishing the city's insurgents. The second, Operation Phantom Fury, was launched seven months later. Operation Phantom Fury was a protracted house-to-house and street-to-street combat that began on November 7 and continued unabated for seven bloody and exhausting weeks. It was the largest fight of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the heaviest urban combat since the Battle of Hue City, Vietnam, in 1968. $30 USD
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Fringes of WWII...
MUSSOLINI'S WAR: Fascist Italy's Military Struggles 1935-45 - Among the great misconceptions of modern times is the assumption that Benito Mussolini was Hitler's junior partner, who made no significant contributions to the Second World War. That conclusion originated with Allied propagandists determined to boost Anglo-American morale, while undermining Axis cooperation. $60.00 USD
TMP Special: save 15%, new price $51 USD!
POLISH AIR FORCE 1939 THROUGH GERMAN EYES, VOL. I - A detailed photo album of Polish Air Force aircraft and equipment during September 1939. The book contains previously unpublished photos taken by German soldiers during the invasion of Poland. A fascinating and unparalleled view of Polish military aviation and its aircraft, as seen through the lenses of the best photographic equipment of 1939. $58 USD
TMP Special: save 15%, new price $49.30 USD!
RED SNIPER ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Memoirs of Joseph Pilyushin - His first-hand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle and into the desperate fight put up by Soviet forces to defend Leningrad. $33 USD
TMP Special: save 15%, new price $28.05 USD!
And don't forget the magazines...
ANCIENT WARFARE: Special No. 2 - Core of the Legion - The Roman Imperial Centuria. 1 vol, 84 pgs, $18 USD
ANCIENT WARFARE: Volume 4, no 3, June/July 2010 - Theme: Justinian's fireman: the campaigns of Belisarius. 1 vol, 60 pgs, $10 USD
MINIATURE WARGAMES: #327 July 2010 - Cover Story - ECW: Borough Hill 1645, A Battle That Nearly Was, Ancients - Ephesus 399 BC, War Of The Spanish Succession - Ramillies 1706, Part 1, AWI - Washington's Army, Napoleonic - Talavera, Part 1, WWII - How To Wargame WWII, Part 4, and all the regular stuff. 1 vol, 84 pgs, $8 USD
WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: ISSUE #273 July 2010 - $8 USD
SOLDATS NAPOLEONIENS SPECIAL: NO 4 - La Campagne 1809, 88 pgs (French text). $28 USD
All these are showing up within a couple weeks. More at the OMM website!