goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
Most items due in the shoppe in late February or early March.
L'Art de La Guerre…
L'Art de La Guerre: Wargaming Rules for Ancient & Medieval Back in print, more copies in early March in time for Cold Wars 2018. For all of those waiting, we will post on arrival. L'Art de la Guerre is a French ruleset translated into English. It covers antiquity to the late Middle Ages using miniatures from 6mm to 28mm high. The basing is compatible with the majority of existing rules. Contains 283 army lists (including Mesoamerican armies). $43.00 USD
De Bellis Antiquitatis Version 3.0…
De Bellis Antiquitatis Version 3.0 Back in print, more copies in early March in time for Cold Wars 2018. For all of those waiting, we will post on arrival. Wargames rules for Ancient and Medieval Battle from 3000BC to 1500AD, simple, fast play. This new Version 3.0 further refines the game system and features an expanded set of army lists detailing hundreds of armies, supported by detailed notes to inspire and inform new and veteran players alike. $38.00 USD
Rules & Scenario Books…
Eagles Over Bavaria Contains 18 scenarios covering major land battles in Bavaria. Scenarios provide detailed orders of battle and maps for battalion/brigade-level rules. The battles cover the main land battles in Bavaria in the early stages of the 1809 campaign. Scenarios: Altdorf, Reinhausen, Hausen-Teugn, Dunzling, Arnhofen, Abensburg – center, Abensburg – south, Abensburg – north, Landshut, Achdorf, Geisenhausen, Laichling, Eggmuhl (south), Eggmuhl (north), Abbach, Regensburg, Neumarkt, and Nittenau. $32.00 USD
Duel of the Princes 1809 Contains 18 scenarios providing detailed orders of battle and maps for battalion/brigade-level rules. The battles cover the main land battles fought between the forces of Prince Eugene of Italy and Prince Johann of Austria as their armies move from Italy to Hungary during the early stages of the 1809 campaign. Scenarios: Sacile (south), Sacile (north), Sacile (grand), Volano, Soave, Castelcerino, Piave River (a.m.), Piave River (p.m.), San Daniele, Tarvis (1st), Tarvis (2nd), St Michael, Klagenfurt, Karako, Papa, Gyirmot, Raab, and Graz. $32.00 USD
Z-Men: Scenarios for Aussie SOA in WWII: Miniatures Scenarios Z-Men seeks to chronicle the combat experience of the SOA (Special Operations Australia) in the jungles and on the beaches of New Guinea, Timor Leste, Malaysia, and Indonesia during the struggle against the Japanese from 1942-45. Although these ten historical scenarios were playtested with miniatures rules Final Combat and Micro Melee, they can be enjoyed with most WWII squad-to-company-level rules. $24.00 USD
Uniform Plates…
339: Kingdom of Prussia: 3rd Brandenburg Uhlan Regiment 1809-1815 Another in the wonderful Peter Bunde series of uniform plates. Contains 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. Descriptions on reverse side. $14.00 USD
Books…
The Battle of Majuba Hill: The Transvaal Campaign, 1880-1881 The ignominious rout of a British force at the Battle of Majuba on 27 February 1881, and the death of its commander, Major General Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, was the culminating British disaster in the humiliating Transvaal campaign of 1880-1881 in South Africa. For the victorious Boers who were rebelling against the British annexation of their republic in 1877, Majuba became the symbol of Afrikaner resistance against British imperialism. On the flip side, Majuba gave the late Victorian British army its first staggering experience of modern warfare and signaled the need for it to reassess its training and tactics. Includes 1 color photo, 1 color illustrations, 35 black-and-white photos, 14 black-and-white illustrations, and six maps. $40.00 USD
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By Fire & Bayonet: Grey's West Indies Campaign of 1794 There have been few books about Grey's glorious (but ultimately ill-fated) West Indies campaign in the early years of the long and terrible wars of 1793-1815, yet five of the subalterns in Grey's expeditionary force went on to command divisions in Wellington's Peninsula army; another two commanded the Iron Duke's Royal Artillery; and one (Richard Fletcher) – famously – the Royal Engineers. The tactics used by Sir Charles Grey were as far removed as can be imagined from the traditional image of the two-deep British line delivering massed volleys at pointblank range. The invasions of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe were raids undertaken by special forces, who were instructed to operate in open order, in silence, and at bayonet-point; all attacks went in with unloaded muskets.
Most of the heavy-duty fighting was undertaken by converged flank battalions, grenadiers, and light infantrymen – assembled under hand-picked field officers and used as stormtroopers in every major assault; here were French Revolutionary War tactics that are largely unexplored and largely undocumented (at least in modern times). $50.00 USD
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Olmutz to Torgau: Horace St. Paul and the Campaigns of the Austrian Army in the Seven Years War 1758-60 Following the disastrous conclusion to the campaign of 1757, the Austrian Army regrouped in Bohemia. Meanwhile, the King of Prussia sought to complete his reconquest of Silesia before seizing the initiative and thrusting directly towards Vienna. In his path stood the town of Olmutz, which would prove to be a high-tide mark of the war. Over the next three years, Austria and her allies inflicted a series of heavy defeats on the Prussians at Hochkirch, Kunersdorf, Dresden, Maxen, Landeshut, and Glatz. Throughout these campaigns, Horace St. Paul – an English gentleman volunteer – continued to accompany Marshal Daun. He noted the day-to-day progress of the army and recorded the essential connective tissue which links the great events of these campaigns – often highlighting occasions where a general action was expected, but does not occur. The text is accompanied by 242 plates of maps and statistical information, as well as a detailed gazetteer and lists of persons and regiments named. $70.00 USD
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Waterloo: The Truth at Last – Why Napoleon Lost the Great Battle During October 2016, Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars. Some of the material he examined had never been accessed by researchers or historians before, the files involved having been sealed in 1816. These seals remained unbroken until Paul was given permission to break them to read the contents. Many of the accepted stories concerning the battle are analyzed through accounts (some 200 in all) previously unpublished, mainly derived through French sources, with startling conclusions. Most significantly of all is the revelation of exactly how, and why, Napoleon was defeated. $45.00 USD
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The Victorio Campaign 1879: I Will Not Surrender the Hair of a Horse's Tail This volume covers the background to the Victorio Campaign of 1879-1881. In the early 1870s, a mixture of diplomacy and successful military campaigning by General George Crook led to the formation of several reservations for various Apache groups such as the Mescalero, Chiricahua and Western Apaches. Almost before the ink was dry on these treaties, an effort was made to rationalize this arrangement by placing the Apaches upon one reservation (the concentration policy). Includes 67 photos, 6 diagrams, 11 maps, and 22 tables. $50.00 USD
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Doomed Before the Start: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. Volume 2 – Evacuation and Further Naval Operations This provides a detailed account of the German invasion of Norway and the Allied reaction, including the land, sea and air battles. Indeed, the invasion on April 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the Germans during WWII. This includes such actions as the sinking of HMS Glowworm and HMS Glorious, the Gladiators on the frozen lakes and Maurice Force, and the sacrifice of the Territorial Battalions at Tretten and the Independent Companies, to name but a few. $70.00 USD
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Straf Batallion: Hitler's Penal Battalions When war broke out in 1939, Hitler created Strafbattalion (Penal Battalion) units to deal with incarcerated members of the Wehrmacht, as well as subversives. His order stated that any first-time convicted soldier could return to his unit after he had served a portion of his sentence in a special probation corps before the enemy. Beginning in April 1941, convicted soldiers – even those sentenced to death – who had shown exceptional bravery or meritorious service were allowed to rejoin their original units. However, those in probation units were expected to undertake dangerous operations at the front. Refusal entailed enforcement of the original sentence. The soldiers who win back an honorable place in the national community had done everything that was asked of them – risky advance teams, spying and shock troops, and laying mines under enemy fire. This book examines the penal units, their combat history, and order of battle. $37.00 USD
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Brazilians at War: Brazilian Aviation in the Second World War This book covers the story of both the operations along the Brazilian coasts and on Italy and contains a large volume of information that is not been published in English before, including many photographs and color profiles of the aircraft. $40.00 USD
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Fighting Techniques of a Panzergrenadier 1941-1945 Included are 95 photos and artwork. The analysis includes the specialist training given to Germany's panzergrenadiers and how that translated into success on the battlefield, especially on the Eastern Front, where after 1943 the Germans fought a skillful and daring war of maneuver against overwhelming odds. The book also includes full descriptions of the weapons and other equipment used, from rifles to pistols to machineguns, and from flamethrowers to tanks to artillery. $25.00 USD
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Fighting Techniques of a Japanese Infantry 1941-1945 During World War II, the Japanese armed forces first captured, then defended, large swathes of the Pacific island groups and the Asian mainland. This book offers analysis of the tactics and equipment used by Japan's infantry between 1941 and 1945. The book examines the infantrymen's training and how it translated into success (or failure) on the battlefield. Illustrated with more than 90 photographs and artwork. The book also includes full descriptions of the weapons and other equipment used by the Japanese forces throughout the war, including rifles, pistols, machineguns, tanks, and artillery. $25.00 USD
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The Berlin 1945 Battlefield Guide: Part 1 - The Battle of the Oder-Neisse This highly detailed battlefield guide is the ideal companion for anyone considering exploring the terrain on which the epic battles along the Oderfront were fought between January and April 1945. Included are color and black-and-white photographs. $25.00 USD
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Lend-Lease and Soviet Aviation: In the Second World War Covers the delivery of aviation equipment from U.K. and U.S.A. to U.S.S.R. Includes nearly 700 color and black-and-white photographs, 100 color aircraft profiles, maps, and charts. Also includes the results of the combat assessments of the aircraft, which were done at the Scientific Testing Institute of the Air Force, as well as reports from front-line regiments, and multiple combat episodes, detailing the views of the Soviet designers and pilots on the British and American aircraft. A separate chapter provides information about the aircraft which were not officially delivered but appeared in the Soviet Union accidentally. Assesses the influence of the deliveries of material and equipment upon the Soviet aviation industry and war effort. $90.00 USD
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Thud Pilot: A Pilot's Account of Early F-105 Combat in Vietnam Personal account of a combat fighter pilot who flew the Air Force's premier fighter-bomber in the most dangerous skies over North Vietnam. In the first five years of the Vietnam War, the F-105 Thunderchief conducted 75% of the Air Force bombing missions over North Vietnam. The author's more significant missions, including his ejection and rescue over North Vietnam are described in detail, and are accompanied by map drawings depicting the mission routes from takeoff to refueling orbits, the target, and return. Color and black-and-white photographs. $25.00 USD
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Long Tan: The Start of a Life Long Battle On the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometers from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. $25.00 USD
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With 3 Para to the Falklands On Friday, April 9, 1982, a British task force set sail for the Falkland Islands. Three months later, after a short but brutal campaign, it had successfully completed its mission of ejecting the Argentinean occupying forces from the islands. Full story of that dramatic struggle from the point of view of a sergeant in the third battalion, parachute regiment (3 Para). This elite battle group played a significant part in the campaign, marching from Port San Carlos to Port Stanley and fighting in one of its most crucial, yet often-neglected battles – the night assault on Mount Longdon. Includes 32 pages of black-and-white plates. $27.00 USD
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And Don't Forget the Magazines…
Wargames Soldiers & Strategy #95 Special Feature: Rome Under Pressure in Late Antiquity: The Late Roman Empire: History and Wargaming – Changing to Survive; Northern Italy AD 271: A Mini Campaign – Aurelian and the Juthungi; Don't Make the Vandals Angry – Escape from Rome; A Barbarian Raid Beyond the Limes – Crossing the Bar; Building a Late Roman Army – Against the Fall of Night; and Painting the Cover – The Battle of Adrianople. Features: Bitesize Action in the Holy Land – Taking the Cross; A Hypothetical AWI Scenario – A Fickle Flanking Force; New Goodies for Maximillian 1934 – If Driving Fast Cars You Like… Anything Goes; A Fictional Platoon-Level Scenario in the Libyan Desert – Bir Achin; Painting a Russian SU Assault Gun – Weathering the Rasputitsa; and A Steam-Powered Bean Engine – Building a Newcomen. Other: Dedicated Dabblers; Tabletop Tactics – Horse and Musket-Era Cavalry; The Irregular – Tracking the Troops; Skirmishing in the Streets of an Ancient City – Let's Play Gangs of Rome; Game Reviews – Outremer, Blood and Faith: Skirmish Level Crusading, Kobolds & Cobblestones, Wars of Insurgency, and Nam; Book Reviews; Parting Shots; and more. $10.00 USD
Medieval Warfare: Volume 8.1 – John Hawkwood in Italy Theme: John Hawkwood in Italy: An English Mercenary in Italy – The Career of John Hawkwood; The Massacres at Faenza and Cesena – The Dark Side of a Hero; The Merchant of Prato's Little Secret – Hidden Protections; Why Did City-States Hire Mercenaries? – The Dilemma; and Hawkwood's Greatest Victory – The Battle of Castagnaro. Features: Many Questions with Few Answers – The Longbow; If it Even Happened – The Battle of Hyddgen, 1401; Why Sieges were Hard on Your Health – Besieging Bodies; 11th Century Norman Mercenaries in the Mediterranean – Fame, Faith, and Fortune; Swords for Hire, Hollywood Style – Condottieri on Film; and more. $10.00 USD
Strategy & Tactics #310; American Civil War This ACW game gives players a chance to change the historical outcome. The Confederate player must maintain a viable economic and political core, while the Union player attempts to divide and conquer the southern states. Victory is checked every turn – Union progress can have political consequences or possibly end the game if either player fails to achieve expectations. During each quarterly turns, players recruit additional forces, then conduct a pair of impulses. During each impulse, each player moves forces and fight battles. Movement rates are high, but enemy forces can react by retreating, blocking further movement, or counterattacking. Battles are decided by a combination of good leaders and relative strength. The Confederacy starts with a decided advantage in leadership. Union leaders appear only after fighting battles – the Union player may have to lose a few battles to get the leaders needed to win the war. Components: One 22 x 34-inch map, 280 counters, and magazine. $40.00 USD
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