touches up a toy car.
Looking longingly at the upcoming long 4th of July weekend for friends, fireworks, and maybe a little gaming.
In the meantime, coming into the shoppe over the next few weeks are a selection of Ospreys, a number of uniform guides, special dice sets, and books covering a wide range of periods.
Dice…
Blood & Plunder: Marker Dice Set Contents: 6 Action, 6 Reload, 6 Fatigue, and 6 Critical Hits dice for Blood & Plunder. $20.00 USD
Blood & Plunder: Set of 12 D10 Dice Represent the different nationalities in the game. $16.00 USD
Wargaming…
A Wargamer's Guide to the Desert War: 1940-1943 Overview of events from the opening British successes against the Italians, to the famous duels between Monty and Rommel (the Desert Fox), and right up to the U.S.-led invasion of Operation Torch and the eventual defeat of the Afrika Korps. Offers advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. Discusses factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially-available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want, and capture the flavor of the period. Reviews the relevant ranges of figures and vehicle models. Analyzes forces involved, organization, tactics, and strategies to help you build armies. Includes scenarios. $17.00 USD
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Uniform Guides…
Uniforms of the Russian Army in the Era of the Ancient Tzar Russian army uniforms under the reign of the ancient Tzar of the 17th Century, and includes 110 plates: we revised and colored many of the images, so far available just in black-and-white as well, we found some rare color plates with the collaboration of private collectors. These, together with the first-ever English translation, make our collection exclusive and of great value. Italian text with English captions. $46.00 USD
Uniforms of Russian Army of Peter the Great Russian army uniforms under the reign of Peter I the Great to the reign of Ivan VI for the years 1682-1741. Hand-colored plates and English translations. Italian text with English captions. $46.00 USD
Roma Contro Roma In the Year of the Four Emperors (68AD), praetorians and legionnaires elected their emperors: Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian. Bedriacum, a small village in Cremona, will twice be the place where part of the destiny of Rome would be decided: On April 14, 69, the Emperor Otho was defeated by Vitellius, and then, on October 24, Vespasian triumphed in a fierce night battle that ended with the siege and destruction of Cremona. Vespasian and the Flavian dynasty began from this bloodbath. This book describes the events, places, protagonists, and history of each legion present, and deals with the two battles. Italian text with English captions. $32.00 USD
La Guerra Civile Longobarda e la Battaglia di Cornate 689 Battle of Coronate in 689 – between the army of the King of the Lombards Cunipert and that of the usurper Alahis – was fought on the plain at the Adda between Cornate d'adda and Trezzo on the Adda. The clash was won by the King and paved the way to the definitive conversion of all the Lombards to Catholicism. The two armies clashed until Alahis died, at which point, his army collapsed. Italian text with English captions. $32.00 USD
Wurttemberg Cavalry, Artillery and Staff of the Napoleonic Wars – Military Colours Volume 5 Continuing this best-selling series, David Wright completes the coverage of the Wurttemberg army, illustrated with his superb color diagrams of uniforms and of course flags. Illustrated throughout in color. $28.00 USD
Memoirs…
Personal Adventures of a Young Officer During Walcheren & The Peninsular War: The Memoirs of Ensign Watson, 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot 1808-11 Covers his service with his regiment from 10 August, 1808, serving at Walcheren and in the Peninsular, to 8 August, 1811, when he resigned his commission. Paperback. $12.00 USD
A Hussar Sergeant in the King's German Legion: The Memoirs of Cavalry Sergeant Ebbecke, 2nd Hussar Regiment, King's German Legion 1803-15 Paperback. $12.00 USD
The Adventures of Private Shadrach Byfield: 41st Foot in North America 1812-14 Paperback. $12.00 USD
The Peninsular War Journal of Sergeant Samuel Hasrrison: Of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot 1796-1812 Hardback. $32.00 USD
Ospreys…
310 The Bar Kokhba War AD 132-136: The Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial Rome $24.00 USD
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121 A-6 Intruder Units 1974-96 $23.00 USD
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The Improbable Victory: The Campaigns, Battles and Soldiers of the American Revolution, 1775-83 This covers the war from the opening skirmishes, through the major pitched battles, and up to the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Illustrated with photographs and artwork. $35.00 USD
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026 Boer Guerilla versus British Mounted Soldier: South Africa 1880-1902 $20.00 USD
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Shadow Over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-Boats: 1943-45 Equipped with big, four-engined Junkers JU-290s fitted out with advanced search radar and other maritime electronic intelligence devices, Fernaufklarungsgruppe (FAGr) 5 Atlantik undertook a distant, isolated campaign, far out into the Atlantic, and thousands of miles away from its home base in western France. The information generated, and reported back to Donitz's headquarters, was vital to the efforts of the U-boats, and FAGr 5's shadowing missions were assigned priority in terms of skilled crews, supplies and equipment. $30.00 USD
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Books…
A New History of the Seven Years War, Volume 2: Years of Miracles (1758-1759) This much-awaited second of three volumes in particular deals with the events of 1759, with great victories by British forces over their French opponents. It also, of course, covers the European theater from the Siege of Schweidnitz to the clash at Maxen. Includes 78 maps, 26 other illustrations, and 83 orders of battle. $50.00 USD
Warfare in New Kingdom Egypt Describes how the Egyptian war machine was structured, supplied and fought. It considers all aspects, some often neglected, such as campaign tents, logistics, and rations, in addition to the design of hand weapons and bows. Various uniforms and kits have been reconstructed for the book, giving the reader a very immediate sense of what an Egyptian warrior's equipment looked like. $33.00 USD
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The Budapest Operation: An Operational-Strategic Study, 29 October 1944 - 13 February 1945 Examines the Red Army's operations on the approaches to Budapest and the city's ultimate capture following a long siege. Includes two black-and-white maps and 14 tables. The first part of the study deals with the Red Army's arrival in central Hungary, following the successful conduct of the Iasi-Kishinev operation in late August 1944, and the subsequent development of the offensive through Romania, Bulgaria and eastern Yugoslavia. The second part is an internal General Staff Academy document dealing with the activities of the Third Ukrainian Front during the Budapest operation. $80.00 USD
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More at the Website…
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