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Although still a couple weeks out, On Military Matters is already prepping for the Fall In convention. We will be taking orders for delivery at the show, if you want to save on postage costs. Some nice items coming out in the next couple weeks…
MINIATURE WARGAMING…
COMBAT ACTION COMMAND: Pacific 1942-1943 – Solomons Campaign Supplement contains 46 Data Cards plus some new rules, such as Banzai Attacks, Semper Fi, and Gung Ho, which are unique to the Pacific Theater during WWII. We chose the Solomons in 1942 because there were many interesting battles besides those on Guadalcanal, and because this period of the Pacific War is perhaps the most balanced portion of the entire conflict. We've also added in some additional special units that could have fought in the Solomons, such as the First Special Service Force and British M3 Tanks captured by the Japanese. They were available, could have been used, and make the game much more interesting. $29.00 USD
SKIRMISH ELITE #08: Falaise Firestorm Normandy '44 Complete book for recreating skirmish-level battles and campaigns centered on the fierce fighting to lock-down the Falaise Gap in August 1944. Features the Allied 90th U.S. Infantry, 4th Canadian Armored, and 1st Polish Armored Divisions trying to prevent the escape of the German 2nd Panzer and 3rd Parachute Divisions. Simultaneously, the 2nd SS Panzer Division is attacking into the pocket to aid the escape. The book includes ten scenarios that can be played alone or together in three linked campaigns. $25.00 USD
ROAD TO RABAUL: A Scenario Book for Check Your 6! Air Battles over the South Pacific 1942-1944. A scenario and campaign book for the popular Check Your 6! rules. The book provides four campaigns and 24 scenarios under one cover. The first campaign (five scenarios) follows the beginning of the Japanese air campaign against Darwin, Australia, from February to June 1942. The second campaign recreates the desperate defense of Port Moresby, New Guinea from March to August 1942, with five scenarios. The third campaign (seven scenarios) focuses on the 5th Air Force assault on Japanese bases along the north coast of New Guinea in 1943. The last seven scenarios concentrate on the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps attacks against Rabaul. $25.00 USD
DAY OF BATTLE – The Norman Conquest Supplement set in the 11th century follows the rise of the Normans in France. March with them to England, Italy, Byzantium, and beyond to the beginnings of the First Crusade. A copy of Day of Battle: The Middle Ages is required. Supplement includes: 15 new army lists for Northern Europe, Italy, and Byzantium – Normans, Vikings, Papal Italians, and twelve more; Advanced Warlord and campaign rules; includes Dynasty (an area-based campaign for one to five players); three area maps: England, France, and Italy; and two battle scenarios: Hastings and Durrazo. $20.00 USD
BOLT ACTION: Armies of Germany Detailed army lists allow players to construct German armies for any theater and any year of the war, including the early campaigns in Poland and France, the dusty tank war in the North African desert, the bloody battles on the Eastern Front, and the final defense of Normandy, occupied France and Germany. $25.00 USD
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BOARD WARGAMING…
WORLD AT WAR 27 – Operations Olympic & Coronet Special-edition package includes two full-sized (22x34-inch) maps of the two invasion areas and 560 counters. Both games can be played solitaire or two-player. Wargame is an update of the Olympic solitaire game first published in S&T, along with a second complete game covering the planned follow-up invasion: Operation Coronet. The Olympic map has been updated to reflect better understanding of the tough and, in places, impassable terrain, as well as the potential landing sites. Coronet map shows the flat, wide-open Tokyo plain. The counters have also been updated with new information about the Japanese order of battle, especially their plan to move 36th Army to Kyushu as a counter-invasion force. With that, the Americans face a force intent on breaking through to the beach. Also added are: naval gunfire, atomic bombs, and even the Soviets (from a Moves variant). The Japanese doctrine and supply rules have been updated to better reflect their historic plan for an initial counterattack. The kamikaze rules are also updated with further research into their probable effects. $50.00 USD
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ANCIENT WARS: Caesar's War Wargame Two-player wargame of Julius Caesar and his legions in the conquest of Gaul, 58-52 BC. One commands the Romans; the other, the Gauls and allied Brittanic and Germanic tribes. The game pieces include: legions, auxiliaries, fleets and tribal war bands. The map stretches from the Roman frontier across the three parts of Gaul to the Rhine, as well as across the Northern Sea into Britannia. Each player has a unique deck of Campaign Cards. They generate recruits for the armies, movement abilities, special combat bonuses, and historic events. $13.00 USD
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ANCIENT WARS: Belisarius's War Wargame Two-player game of the Vandal War, when Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian attempted the reconquest of the territories of the fallen Western Empire in 533CE. Flavius Belisarius led the first campaign in North Africa. One player commands the Romans and the other the Vandals. Both players maneuver units representing elite regulars, tribal warbands, fleets, and militia. The point-to-point map covers North Africa as well as the islands of the Western Mediterranean. Each player has a unique deck of Campaign Cards that generate recruits, movement abilities, special bonuses for combat, and historical events. $13.00 USD
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PETER BUNDE UNIFORM PLATES…
265 KINGDOM OF SARDINIA: Sardegna Infantry Regiment 1806-1814 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. $15.00 USD
266 EMPIRE OF AUSTRIA: National Cavalry Regiments 1809-1815 (Overview) 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. $15.00 USD
BOOKS…
EDGE OF EMPIRE: Rome's Frontier on the Lower Rhine 100+ photos, 14 full-color maps. The presence of the Roman army along the River Rhine radically changed the way of life in the small Roman province of Germania Inferior, and the need to maintain and feed this large army became a significant incentive for economic change. The tribes living along the lower reaches of the Rhine and close to the North Sea gradually began to resemble their occupiers. $45.00 USD
THE KINGDOM IN THE SUN 1130-1194 Norman conquest of Sicily 1016-1130. Maps, bibliography, index, black-and-white illustrations, and a listing of every Norman building still extant on the island. $38.00 USD
MARYLAND CAMPAIGN Of September 1862 – Volume 1, South Mountain Ten black-and-white photos and ten maps. 624 pages.
MARYLAND CAMPAIGN Of September 1862 – Volume 2, Antietam 16 photos, 63 maps. 624 pages.
Adapted from Carmen's 1,800-page manuscript but including his detailed maps. Jammed with first-hand accounts, personal anecdotes, detailed footnotes, maps, and photos. Each volume: $37.00 USD
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S-3 VIKING in Action Lockheed S-3 Viking was developed in the late 1960s to serve as a dedicated carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft. Illustrated with 186 photographs, line drawings, and numerous color profiles. $19.00 USD
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USS MASSACHUSETTS On Deck Known to her crew as 'Big Mamie,' the 35,000-ton battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts was the third South Dakota-class battleship authorized. Launched in September 1941 at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, she was rushed to completion following Pearl Harbor, and was commissioned on 12 May 1942. Armed with nine 16-inch guns, 20 five-inch guns, and numerous smaller weapons, she was one of the most formidable battleships in the world at the time. Massachusetts participated in one of the few battleship vs. battleship actions in WWII, when she fired upon the Vichy battleship Jean Bart at Casablanca. Massachusetts silenced the French warship with seven 16-inch hits. Moving to the Pacific in early 1943, her big guns shelled Japanese shore installations, while her burgeoning antiaircraft battery was employed to protect aircraft carriers. Illustrated with 286 photographs, and color profiles. $19.00 USD
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12TH & 15TH AIR FORCE Created in 1942, and immediately placed under the command of General Doolittle, the 12th Air Force was responsible for conducting Operation Torch on November 8, 1942. Formed in November 1943, the 15th Air Force was established to operate in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), primarily from air fields located in southern Italy where they were stationed. The objectives of both units were to destroy all the oil refineries and aircraft factories. Includes a chapter dedicated to the famous Tuskegee airmen - the 322nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force, the United States' first all-black air unit. $35.00 USD
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AND DON'T FORGET THE MAGAZINES…
WARGAMES SOLDIERS & STRATEGY: #63 October 2012 Theme: American War of Independence on Land and Sea. Overview of battles; Tarleton versus Sumter at Blackstock – Blackstock's Plantation with Black Powder; Indian Ocean Frolics – Suffren vs Hughes; Muskets & Tomahawks skirmish gaming; and overview of Miniatures for the American Revolution. $8.50 USD
ANCIENT WARFARE: Volume 6.4 October 2012 Theme: Out of Alexander's Shadow. Roman Army in the Age of Pyrrhus: The Rise of a Superpower; Forces of Epirus: A One-Man Army [Pyrrhus]; and Pyrrhus' Campaigns in Sicily: How Brave a Field of War. $10.00 USD
TRADITION #264 November-December 2012 Cover: The Fight at Medyne. Also: The Military Hierarchy: Ranks and Functions; Malta 1798 insurrection; Albanian regiment (1807-1814); Eagles in Spain: The 14th line; The spiritual comfort in the British Army; and the regular columns. [French text] $15.00 USD
GLOIRE & EMPIRE #45: La Bataille des Arapiles 1812 Battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812. Although the invasion of Russia continues, a decisive battle occurs at the gateway to Salamanca as Wellington and Marmont engage in a stunning ballet of movement. With equivalent forces, caution rules the early encounter until the fateful French attack where soldiers' bravery did not make up for command errors. The defeat of Arapiles opened up the road to Madrid and sounded the death knell of French ambitions in the Iberian Peninsula. [French text] $28.00 USD
AND MORE AT OMM…
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