The following items will be coming into the shoppe in late May to early June.
Wargames…
Vae Victis # 145: WWI – The War to End All Wars When World War I broke out in August 1914, soldiers on both sides dreamed of a rapid conclusion. Unfortunately, the years that followed contained only tears and mud, horror and death. Starting as a European conflict, it quickly spread to the rest of the world. Militarily speaking, the innovations were numerous and were made possible by an industry fully committed to the war effort. As a single player or facing off against an opponent, will you succeed in taking advantage of the events that mark these four long years? Can you develop your armies faster than the enemy? Difficulty: 3/10; Duration: 60 to 90 minutes; Players: 1 or 2; Strategic scale; One game turn = 4 months. French and English rules text.
Includes magazine with Boardgame Reviews: Waterloo Episode 8; Lion of Khartoum (White Dog); Gettysburg (C3i); Issy (C3i); Dark Sands (GMT); Space Corps (GMT); Cataclysm. (GMT); and Heroes of Normandie le jeu de carte (Devil Pig). Scenarios: Advanced Squad Leader; Memoir '44; Great War Commander; Heroes of Normandie. Miniatures: Cruel Seas – Combats en Mer noire 2e GM; Shiloh 1862 – Scenarios; Flint and Feather – Presentatione; Team Yankee – Combats a la frontiere francaise; Bloody Big Battles – Analysis; and Banner War – Poitiers 1356. Technic: Les decors desert. Hobby: Les Aigles du Danube 1809 – Conseils de jeux. Art of War: The Great War (La Grande Guerre). Magazine has French text only. $26.00 USD
Books…
Napoleon's July 1798 Pyramid Army: And the Egyptian Army Well-illustrated with color uniform plates. $28.00 USD
Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864 May God forgive me for the order, Confederate Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge remarked as he ordered young cadets from Virginia Military Institute into the battle lines at New Market. When the opposing divisions clashed near the small crossroads town of New Market on May 15, 1864, just days after calling them from their academic studies to assist in a crucial defense. Traces the history of this important, yet small battle covering the military aspects and the history of individuals whose lives or military careers were changed because of the fight. Includes 150 images and twelve maps. $15.00 USD
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Yank and Rebel Rangers: Special Operations in the American Civil War U.S.A. and C.S.A. employed small forces of bold and highly motivated soldiers for special operations behind enemy lines. Skilled in infiltration – sometimes disguising themselves as rural mail carriers – these warriors deftly scouted deep into enemy territory, captured important personnel, disrupted lines of communication and logistics, and sowed confusion and fear. Often wearing the uniform of the enemy, they faced execution as spies if captured. Despite these risks, and in part because of them, these warriors fought and died as American rangers. $33.00 USD
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Battleships of the III Reich: Volume 1 Compilation of the German battleships that were in Kriegsmarine service in WWII. Describes their history in the order in which they entered the service, starting with construction, and notes the differences among them. Includes any excellent quality photographs primarily from private collections. All ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications, profusely illustrated with scale drawings and color illustrations. Includes more than 120 black-and-white photos and scale plans. $52.00 USD
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Battleships of the III Reich: Volume 2 $52.00 USD
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Churchill's Abandoned Prisoners: The British Soldiers Deceived in the Russian Civil War Tells the previously suppressed story of 15 British prisoners captured in 1919 during the Russian Civil War. Explains how the bitter fighting ebbed and flowed along the Trans-Siberian Railway for eighteen months, until Trotsky's Red Army prevailed. It includes the exploits of the only two British battalions to serve in the East, the Diehards and Tigers. Describes the fractious relationships between the Allies, together with the unenviable dilemmas faced by the commander of the American Expeditionary Force and the humanitarian work of the Red Cross. Includes 16 black-and-white photos. $33.00 USD
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The Falaise Pocket: Normandy, August 1944 By early August 1944, the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the defense involved resources that could not be replaced and the Allies ruled the skies above. Illustrated account examines the battle from the failed offensive at Mortain to the Pocket, looking at both German and Allied perspectives, using maps, diagrams and profiles to complete the story. Includes 120 photos plus color profiles and maps. $25.00 USD
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Storm Clouds Over the Pacific: War in the Far East 1931-1941 War in the Far East is a trilogy of books comprising a general history of the war against Japan, expanding the narrative beginning long before Pearl Harbor and encompassing a much wider group of personalities. Storm Clouds Over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics between Japan and China grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to explode into conflict in 1937. The battles of Shanghai and Nanjing were followed by the battle of Taierzhuang in 1938, China's only major victory. A war of attrition continued up to 1941, the year when Japan made the momentous decision for all-out war; the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into the war, and the Japanese also overran British and Dutch territories throughout the western Pacific. $33.00 USD
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The Eight Army in North Africa: Images of War Series Another in the popular Images of War series covers the British Eighth Army in WWII North Africa. The photographs show the men, weapons and equipment of the army during campaigns in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. Includes 150 black-and-white photographs of British and Commonwealth forces. $30.00 USD
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The Battle for Arnhem 1944-1945: Images of War Series Another in the popular Images of War series, covers Operation Market Garden, September 1944, the Netherlands, with three parachute drops and one armored charge. Includes 160 photos. $25.00 USD
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On the Gunline: U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy Warships off Vietnam, 1965-1973 Discusses actions during the Vietnam War of 270 U.S. Navy and four Royal Australian Navy warships that served at various times on the gunline. Within this armada were the battleship New Jersey, ten cruisers, 212 destroyers, 50 destroyer escorts, and the inshore fire support ship Carronade. Includes photographs, maps, diagrams, appendices, bibliography, and an index. $37.00 USD
And Don't Forget the Magazines…
Ancient History Magazine #22: Legacy of the Etruscans Theme: Legacy of the Etruscans: Cosmopolitan Etruria – International Ties in Central Italy; Lovers of Life and Luxury – Etruscan Society and Daily Life; Aristocratic Adventurers – Kings and Warlords in Archaic Italy; Etrusca Disciplina – Reconstructing a Lost Ancient Religion. Features: China Reaches West – The Making of the Silk Road; Dining with the Etruscans – Food in Italy Before the Romans; Gallienus – Death by the Timeless Hand of Megalomania; Gladiator – The Roman Army on Screen XII; The City of the Lost Tombs – Death and Rebirth in Ancient Memphis; Verona – City of Love and Roman History. $10.00 USD
More on the Website…
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