All these new releases are due in the shoppe in early to late April.
Miniatures…
Victrix GREEK LIGHT CAVALRY: 28mm Plastic Miniatures - This set has many head and arm options, and weapons include swords, spears and javelins, plus a good variety of shields. This set contains twelve figures, including arm options to create command figures. $32.00 USD
Uniform Guides…
RUSSIAN DRAGOONS AND GENDARMES 1801-1815 - 60+ full-color plates of uniforms and equipment, over 100 uniforms shown. $42.00 USD
THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD 1800-1815: Volume 1 – Foot Troops - The Imperial Guard forms a small army in the Grande Armee. This is a study of its organization, like that of its uniforms and its equipment. Oversized at 11.7x 8.3 inches with 1,000+ illustrations. Contains nearly 50% new characters from the book published several years ago. Volume 1 covers the uniforms, the equipment, and the armament of the Old Guard, who were launched into the battle at the decisive moment. Explaining the concepts of the organization of Old, Middle and Young Guards, illustrator and researcher Andre Jouineau presents the general colonels, grenadiers, chasseurs, fusiliers, velites, flankers, pupils, veterans, workers, engineers, doctors, Podestats and other gunners. $35.00 USD
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THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD 1800-1815: Volume 2 – Cavalry - Volume 2 explores the cavalry of the Guard. This practical, small, precise, clear, logical and visual tool, a true vade mecum for amateurs of imperial history, is intended for enthusiasts of imperial history and figures. Presents the general colonels, horse hunters, Mamelukes, dragons, grenadiers on horseback, lancers, tartars, guides, artillery train, and other artillerymen on horseback. $32.00 USD
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THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD 1800-1815: Volume 3 – From the Mounted Troops to the Royal Guard - This study of its organization is here at its most erudite, like the one on the uniforms and equipment. Discover the uniforms, the equipment, and the weapons used by all those grognards, who were launched into a battle as a last resort, at the decisive moment. Explains how the Guard was organized into Old, Middle and Young Guards. Shows the colonel-generals, the grenadiers, the chasseurs a pied, fusiliers, velites, flanqueurs, wards, workmen, sappers, doctors, magistrates and foot gunners. Includes the last mounted units of the Guard, the follow-up units, the horse artillery, the artillery trains and teams, the health service, the Guard HQ staff, but also the Emperor's Household, the Emperor, and the first uniforms of the Royal Guard. $37.00 USD
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Books…
THE CAMBRAI CAMPAIGN 1917 - An account of the British Expeditionary Force's battles in November and December of 1917. It starts with the plan to carry out a tank raid on the Hindenburg Line at Cambrai. The raid grew into a full-scale attack and Third Army would rely on a different style of attack. The preliminary bombardment would be done away with, and the troops would assemble in secret. Includes 16 black-and-white images and 35 maps. $35.00 USD
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THE BEF IN 1917: Arras, Vimy, Messines, Passchendaele and Cambrai – Images of War Series - New volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Passchendaele. The book is comprised of rare photographs illustrating the years of fighting on the northern sector of the Ypres salient, which finally culminated in the capture of the ridge at Passchendaele, accompanied by a powerful text written by Official War Correspondent Philip Gibbs, who was an eyewitness to the events. Photographs from the battlefield illustrate the terrible conditions. $25.00 USD
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ALLENBY'S GUNNERS: Artillery in the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns 1916-1918 - Story of artillery in the highly successful World War I Sinai and Palestine campaigns. Concludes with the superb victory of Megiddo and the taking of Damascus until the theater armistice of 1918. $50.00 USD
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GERMAN ARMOUR LOST ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives – Images of War Series - Rare photographs from German and Russian archives show long-lost German vehicles on the WWII Western Front. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. which illustrate the fate of many of the armored fighting vehicles of Hitler's much-vaunted Panzerwaffe. $25.00 USD
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GERMAN ARMOUR LOST ON THE WESTERN FRONT: Images of War Series - Rare photographs show long-lost German vehicles on the WWII Western Front. $25.00 USD
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RISE OF THE TANG DYNASTY: The Reunification of China and the Military Response to the Steppe Nomads (AD 581-626) - Examines the campaigns and battles behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626AD, including the strategy and tactics employed with the collision of the steppe cavalry with Chinese infantry armies. $33.00 USD
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TACTICS MADE EASY - Brief primer in group- to battalion-level tactics, illustrated with full-color maps and drawings. Explains the 'why' question of tactics to stimulate the commander's tactical way of thinking. Intended for commanders of combat units and anyone interested in the tactics of fighting units, this book clarifies modern military tactics based on general principles. $35.00 USD
Wargaming Magazines…
WARGAMES SOLDIERS & STRATEGY #96 - Special Feature: Raiding Actions during the American Civil War: Raiding actions during the American Civil War – American chevauchees; Pre-war violence in the Kansas territory – Kansas bleeds; The Battle of Sacramento, 28 December 1861 – Forrest's first fight; A daring riverboat hit-and-run – The Combahee River Raid; Cavalry in the American Civil War – Mounted raiders; Setting the scene for the theme – The Red Badge of Courage. Features: Covert operations in the Arctic – Ice Station Harp Seal; Using Congo for the Cuzco – Adventures in darkest Peru; Assault on the Tannenberg Line, July 1944 – The Battle of Orphanage Hill; Painting the warriors of NYC – Street Wars; Converting your WWII 28mm miniatures – Plastic surgery. Departments: The power of points; Tabletop tactics – Ancient and medieval cavalry; The irregular – Don't be a bore. It's just a game; Looking at the new second edition – Let's play Saga 2; The new tank game from TooFatLardies – Let's play What a Tanker; Game reviews – For King and Parliament, Forager, and Burrows and Badgers; book reviews; and Parting Shots. $10.00 USD
VAE VICTIS # 138: Wissembourg & Spicheren 1870 - Reviews of boardgames: Next War Poland (GMT); Pendragon (GMT); Autumn for Barbarossa (MMP); Democracy under Siege (4 Dados); Waterloo Episode 4 (Tilsit); Forgotten War (MMP); Ligny 1815: Last Eagles (Hexasim); Old School Tactical vol 2 (FPG). Scenarios: ASL and M44. Miniatures: Campagne de 1777 suite et fin; Wolfenbuttel 1641; Marche de flanc a AdG 2e partie; The Men who would be Kings CR. Hobby: Waterloo in 28mm.
Also: History and Wargame inside: Wissembourg and Spicheren 1870. On 19 July 1870, the French Empire declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia. Opposing three corps (one Bavarian and two Prussian), Douay's division held the town and the heights of Geisberg until early afternoon before yielding to the mass. In Spicheren, on 6 August, the 2nd French Corps had a good position and blocked the Prussian troops into the night at the risk of being outflanked. Their retreat was ill-prepared and caused the rest of the Lorraine army to retreat to the walls of Metz. Game turn: one hour; Counters: brigades and regiments; Map: One hex = 500-700 meters; Complexity: 5/10; Possibility of playing solo: 7/10; Game duration: 1.5 hours to 3 hours depending on the scenario. [French text, English Rules] $24.00 USD
ANCIENT HISTORY MAGAZINE #15 - Theme: Ancient Love and Sexuality: The Greeks and Romans in Bed – Mixing Business with Pleasure; Wives, Concubines, and Ancient Power Politics – Rank has Its Privilege; Prostitution in Ancient Rome – The She-Wolf; A Look at Literary Lesbians – Lesbians do not Come from Lesbos; Marriage in Ancient Rome – A Union of Needs. Features: Egyptian Exploration of the African interior – Caravans to Yam; Cooking with the Romans – Stuffed Dates; Beautiful, Unspoiled Illyria – Exploring Ancient Albania; Rome – Before Christ, after Fellini – Satyricon. $10.00 USD
More on the Website…
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