The snow's piled high here at OMM, cutting off deliveries, so we tidied up the shelves and found some books we need to move out - all in stock, and in limited quantities! - in addition to the usual mix of books, rules, and magazines coming in.
SPLENDEUR DES UNIFORMES DE NAPOLEON: Marines/Ecoles 9.75x13.5, hundreds of full color illust of dress, uniforms, and equipment, this work was prepared for the an early movie script. The wealth of information is staggering, Marine-Gendarmes-Artilerie and more. 1 vol, 326 pgs
TMP Special: Originally $65 USD, now 50% off: $32.50 USD
SWEDISH COLORS & STANDARDS OF THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR by Dan Schorr. 8x11, packed with flag details and more, biblio. 1 vol, 64 pgs, 1996, SWEDEN, As New.
TMP Special: Originally $16 USD, now 25% off: $12 USD
Note: We still have a couple of the half-size 1987 Editions Brokaw version for $5 USD.
INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH: The British Light and Heavy Cavalry Brigades at Balaclava, 25 October 1854. Eight full-color plates and 100 b/w photos, maps, diagrams, index, biblio. 1 vol, 128 pgs, 1991, LONDON, WINDROW & GREENE, AS new-hardcover, SLIP CASE
TMP Special: Originally $60 USD, now 50% off: $30 USD
WARGAME RULES COMING IN TWO TO THREE WEEKS
BLITZKRIEG: In-depth Guide to the 1939-41 Campaigns (A4) full-color with an easy-to-learn, fast-play rule system. An overview of each campaign with O/Bs, maps etc. Covers all the European countries along with pre-WWII Abyssinia, Spain and Mongolia. 1 vol, 144 pgs, 2010, U.K., PARTIZAN PRESS, new - softcover $35 USD (English Translation)
TOO FEW TO FIGHT, TOO MANY TO DIE: Rules for the U.S. Indian Wars C.1750-1890, covers the F&I War to the last stand of the Sioux at Wounded Knee. Play aids and army lists for all the major combatants. 1 vol, 48 pgs, 2010, U.K., North Star, new - softcover $22 USD
NEW BOOKS COMING IN TWO TO THREE WEEKS
German Paratroops in North Africa 9x12, an in-depth photographic study of Luftwaffe tropical uniforms, headgear, and insignia worn by the Fallschirmjager during the battles for Africa in WWII. 600+ color and b/w images. 1 vol, 336 pgs, 2010, ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS, new - dj
TMP Special: Originally $100 USD, now 15% off: $85 USD
PARACHUTE RIFLE COMPANY: Living Historian's Introduction to the Equipment, Organization, Tactics and Techniques of the U.S. Army's Elite Airborne Troops in Combat on the Western Front in WWII. Hundreds of color and b/w images. 1 vol, 208 pgs, 2010, ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS, new - dj
TMP Special: Originally $50 USD, now 15% off: $42.50 USD
TRAILING CLOUDS OF GLORY The first examination of the roles played in the Mexican War by the large number of men who served with Taylor and who would be prominent in the ACW both as volunteer and regular army officers. 1 vol, 368 pgs, 2010, U.S., UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, new - dj, available late MARCH 2010, $35 USD
ITALIAN TRUCK-MOUNTED ARTILLERY IN ACTION Italy began mounting anti-aircraft weapons on trucks prior to WWI. Inspired by the German half-tracks with 88s, the Italians put their 90/53 on a truck chassis. 200+ photos, color profiles, etc. 1 vol, 56 pgs, 2010, U.S., SQUADRON/SIGNAL, NEW - softcover, ALL COLOR SERIES, $15 USD
VIVAT HUSSAR LE LAME DEGLI USSARI This volume illustrates 80 swords from the end of the 17th century to the end of the Napoleonic Empire. Each sword has been photographed in detail and is fully illustrated in color. 1 vol, 160 pgs, 2010, ITALY, Ermanno Albertelli, new - hardcover, Italian text, $48 USD
AND DON'T FORGET THE MAGAZINES (here in two to three weeks)...
ANCIENT WARFARE: Volume 4, no 1, FEB/MAR 2010 Theme: A multitude of peoples Etruscans, Samnites and Tarentines; The Battle of Bovianum; Did Rome have a Grand Strategy?; Bioarchaeolgy and the ancient battlefield. 1 vol, 60 pgs, 2010, NETHERLANDS, ANCIENT WAR new - softcover $10 USD
BATTLE GAMES MAGAZINE #21: Jan-Feb 2010, 1 vol, 48 pgs, 2010, U.K., BATTLEGAMES LTD, new - softcover, $10 USD
WARGAMES-SOLDIERS & STRATEGY: #52 FEB 2010 dossier: The Rise of Rome, 1 vol, 84 pgs, 2010, MADRID, REVISTAS PROFESIONAL, new - softcover, $8 USD