Forget standing in line at midnight a month ahead of holiday time – a couple of clicks on the OMM website from the comfort of your home (or if you are stuck in line at midnight and are using your smartphone) can bring you wargaming goodies from around the world to your door.
The boxes are stacking up in the store as we stock up, but order early to avoid disappointment. Here are the latest arrivals, coming in the next two to four weeks – check the onmilitarymatters.com website for all offerings available from our shoppe.
FIRST, WARGAMING…
GA PA: ARMY LISTS Vol. 2 Army lists for the Marlburian wargame rules Ga Pa. Armies include: Great Britain: Army of Flanders, 1701-1712 Army in Spain, 1702-1712 Army in Scotland and England, 1700-1739; The United Provinces: Field Army, 1700-1714; Denmark-Norway: Danish Auxiliary Corps, 1702-1712; Portugal: Portuguese Army, 1701-1714; Spain: Philip's Army, 1701-1714 Charles VI's Army of Spain, 1706-1713 Catalan Army, 1713-1714; Jacobite Armies: Scottish Jacobite Armies, 1700-1739 English Jacobite Armies, 1700-1715; France: Armies in Flanders and Germany, 1701-1714 Army of Italy, 1701-1714; and Savoy-Piedmont: Field Army, 1701-1714. $36.00 USD
NEXT, UNIFORM & WEAPONRY GUIDES…
FREDERICK THE GREAT: The Uniforms of the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great from 1740 to 1786 This work offers 1500 photographs of more than 200 items that show an almost complete series of fusiliers' and grenadiers' caps, along with such items as cuirassiers' coatees and hussars' dolmans, sabretaches, caparisons, cartridge boxes, and hats. There are also several uniform coats, including one worn by King Frederick himself. Uniforms come from the collection of 18th century uniforms, now in Berlin's Deutsches Historisches Museum. Other photographs show items from other European collections.
It also includes a complete reproduction of the Lace Pattern Book of 1755, a manuscript containing the original embroidery and braid patterns of over 100 Prussian regiments, which is kept at the Deutsches Historisches Museum.
Finally it contains reproductions of the portraits of a large number of Prussian Army officers of the Seven Years' War period, many of them previously barely known; most are from the Field Marshals' Hall of the Prussian Military Academy in Gross-Lichterfelde. Also shown are drawings and black-and-white photographs of items from the old Zeughaus Collection that have since been lost.
The text includes explanations of the uniforms and their development, and short histories of each regiment in the Old Prussian Army. It is prefaced by historical essays on the Army of Frederick the Great and the history of the Zeughaus Collection, and includes an in-depth examination of the materials, designs and production methods of the uniforms and trimmings, from the point of view of modern textile conservation. 1 vol, 824 pgs. $239.00 USD
NORMANDY 44: German Helmets – The Normandy Campaign The wide array of more than 150 original German helmets shown here is only a glimpse of their huge variety, but it captures the general trends in WWII German equipment camouflage. From the crude and elementary mottling with issue or civilian paints to the imaginative and complicated patterns evolved within sedentary units, the veteran soldier also completed his work by adding various texturing elements. Most of these helmets originate from private collections and were found on the Normandy battlefield. The majority were photographed in natural light, to enhance the actual efficiency of their camouflage finish. 84 pages, softcover, $25.00 USD
GERMAN MILITARY RIFLES: From the Werder Rifle to the M/71.84 Rifle This 392-page work provides a detailed picture of the development of German military rifles of 11 mm calibre from the Werder rifle up to the M/71.84. The text is accompanied and supported by more than 900 original contemporary photographs, reproductions of documents and high quality colour photographs of existing items, including hundreds of details in close-up. Many of the objects, weapons and accessories are shown here for the first time. $159.00 USD
UNDER THE GUN 3: Westwall, German Armour In the West, 1945 Six pages of full-color artwork, over 50 black-and-white archive photographs, and 21 different vehicles are depicted in the color illustrations. $35.00 USD (here in late December)
FT-17 / M1917 WWI TANKS: Walk Around This volume presents a careful study of the details and variations of this innovative vehicle, inside and out, with 237 photographs revealing the intimacies of no fewer than 14 of the finest surviving examples of these machines, preserved on three different continents. $19.00 USD softcover and $29.00 USD hardcover.
TMP Special: Order now and save 15% – new price: $16.15 softcover and $24.64 hardcover
M41 WALKER BULLDOG Walk Around Illustrated with 250 photographs plus color profiles and numerous detailed line drawings. The images of the interior of vehicle and turret fill 25 pages. $19.00 USD softcover and $29.00 USD hardcover.
M26 DRAGON WAGON: WALK AROUND Examines the armored and soft-skin versions of this massive vehicle and its trailers through over 230 photographs. The reader is visually taken over, under, and through these vehicles from front bumper to loading ramp. $19.00 USD softcover and $29.00 USD hardcover.
USS NORTH CAROLINA – Squadron at Sea More than 330 photographs, many of them color, illustrate the ship, her crew, and their work and recreation. $25.00 USD softcover and $35.00 USD hardcover.
AND Ospreys…
063 AICHI 99 KANBAKU 'Val' Units 1937-42 The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A) – code named 'Val' by Allied intelligence – was the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier dive-bomber force from 1941 to 1943. $23.00 USD
014 THE M16 Osprey technical history of the M16. $18.00 USD
183 WARSHIPS OF THE ANGLO-DUTCH WARS 1652-74 Traces the development of these warships in the context of the three Anglo-Dutch wars. $18.00 USD
ADDITIONAL INTERESTING BOOKS…
1812: The Navy's War The name and cover suggest a study of the naval war during the War of 1812, but never judge the book by its cover. The work covers sea and land operations in a one-volume treatment of the war. The prose moves along well enough to keep you reading and the details embedded in battles and operations provide a clear picture of historical considerations and outcomes. All the big land battles are included, such as Lundy's Lane, Bladensburg, Detroit, New Orleans, and more, as well as the naval battles of the U.S.S Constitution, President, Essex, and other famous ships. The book includes political and strategic aspects and captures the essence of various commanders and politicians – competent and otherwise. The atlas-style maps are old-school basic – no battle maps with detailed topographies or plotted ship positions – but the glossary is extensive enough. Excellent one-volume introduction to the War of 1812. $32.00 USD
ENEMY AT THE GATE: Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the 'Golden Apple,' as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of Vienna bristled with guns as the besieging Ottoman host launched bombs, fired cannons, and showered the populace with arrows during the battle for Christianity's bulwark. $18.00 USD
HILL OF SQUANDERED VALOUR: The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900 A look at a bitter campaign in vivid and complete detail, with supporting sources including then-journalist Winston Churchill's battle report, as well as many previously unpublished illustrations and six newly commissioned maps. $33.00 USD
AND DON'T FORGET THE MAGAZINES…
WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue #290 Dec 2011 Articles include: TIGERS IN THE MUD: Flames of War characteristics for Otto Carius – Tiger Ace and adventurer on the Eastern Front, 1942-44; THE CARIUS and KERSCHER STAMPEDE: The Battle of Malinava 1944 makes for an excellent wargaming action with plenty of opportunities to turn the tables on history; FEW MEN, MANY WEAPONS: WWII Soviet Pulyemyetno-artillyeriyskiy Batalon; BACK IN THE EAST: Two new Flames of War late war Eastern Front books: Red Bear and Grey Wolf. Co-author Wayne Turner tells us what's inside; MARENGO 1800: General de Brigade scenario and battle report; WARGAMING 1866: Introduction to the Austro-Prussian War; THE BATTLE OF SYRACUSE: Greek invasion during the Peloponnesian War; THE COMMANCHES REVISITED: The Comanche Indians of the Southern Plains of the U.S. and how this Native American tribe should behave on the tabletop; CLAD IN THE IRON: Extensive look at the ACW wargame presented Salute earlier this year; and PAVIA IN 28MM WALLS and ALL: The 'Like a Stonewall' Wargames. $8.50 USD
WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: 2011 Special: Great Wargames 124 pages of cover-to-cover photos of great wargame tabletops. We're presenting the best wargaming tables from the last five or six years that have appeared in WI. We've stripped away all the text, leaving just page upon page of very cool wargaming photos. Great terrain, great toy soldiers, and inspirational stuff. There are also no ads in his special issue, just wall to wall photos of cool stuff! $9.00 USD
ANCIENT WARFARE: Volume 5.5 November 2011 Theme: Securing Seas and Shores: Fleets of the Roman Empire. $10.00 USD
MEDIEVAL WARFARE Volume 1.4 November 2011 Theme: Mercenaries and Mighty Warlords: The Normans in the Mediterranean $10.00 USD
MINIATURE WARGAMES: #344 December 2011 Articles include: Spain: Arroyo Dos Molinos 1811, War of Successors: Gabene, Samurai Clash: Tedorigawa 1577 (Part 2), Colloden 1746, Soviet Commando Operations, Reviews, Archive, Show Recaps, and more. $8.50 USD
For more items, visit the OMM website…
And for those of you near Hopewell, New Jersey, next week, OMM will be closed on Thanksgiving Thursday and Black Friday, but we will be open on Small Business Saturday.