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coopman writes:

Stuart Reid is a veteran, accomplished author. Search him on Amazon to see how many other books he has authored. If it is so hard to find info on this particular battle, how could you pass it up and sleep at night?


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Autumn weather moved in, the leaves on the trees are starting to turn, and wargaming is on our minds. Most of the new items coming into the shoppe are due to arrive in mid October.

Miniatures…

TEAM YANKEE: CHARLIE'S CHIEFTAINS BRITISH ARMOURED SQUADRON

Team Yankee: Charlie's Chieftains British Armored Squadron Set includes: 5 x Chieftain Tanks (plastic), 2 x TOW Lynx Helicopters (plastic), 2 x decal sheets, 2 x flight stands, 1 x British tank commander sprue, 1 x Salvo/Artillery Template, 8 x rare earth magnets, 6 x Unit Cards, and 1 x Team Yankee mini rulebook. $80.00 USD

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Uniform Guides…

PAINTING WAR, Issue 7

Painting War, Issue 7: Dark Ages Painting techniques and tips for painting all kinds of Dark Age miniatures. Free figure of Thor while supplies last. $26.00 USD

322: Kingdom of Naples: 1st Infantry Regiment del Re 1811-1815 Another great Peter Bunde uniform plate. Uniform plate with 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. on front and descriptions on back. $14.00 USD

Deutsche Kriegsmarine: Uniforms, Insignias and Equipment of the German Navy 1933-1945 Offers an outstanding visual record of the history, uniforms, and gear used by the Kriegsmarine. Over 500 pages includes 2600 photographs (most unpublished before). $150.00 USD

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Fahnen and Standarten (Banners and Standards): Volume 5: English Civil War Fifth volume in the series covers the English Civil War. Available late November 2016 [German text] $58.00 USD

DBMM Army Books…

DBMM ARMY LIST BOOK

DBMM Army List Book 1: The Chariot Period 3000BC to 500BC Spans the period from 3000 B.C. to 500 B.C. and covers the earliest known armies from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Each of the 64 army lists details troop types and numbers to allow the wargamer to recreate realistic armies that faithfully reflect the composition of their real-life prototypes. Available late October. $28.00 USD

DBMM Army List Book 2: The Classical Period 500BC to 476AD Spans the classical period of warfare from 500 B.C. to 476 A.D. and covers armies from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Each of the 84 army lists details troop types and numbers to allow the wargamer to recreate realistic armies that faithfully reflect the composition of their real-life prototypes. $28.00 USD

DBMM Army List Book 3: 476AD to 1071AD Spans the early medieval period from 476 A.D. to 1071 A.D. and covers armies from Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. Each of the 80 army lists details troop types and numbers to allow the wargamer to recreate realistic armies that faithfully reflect the composition of their real-life prototypes. $28.00 USD

DBMM: Army List Book 4: AD1071 to AD1521: High Medieval Period Spans the high medieval period from 1071 A.D. to 1515 A.D. and covers armies from Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. Each of the 85 army lists details troop types and numbers to allow the wargamer to recreate realistic armies that faithfully reflect the composition of their real-life prototypes. $28.00 USD

Rules…

BEFORE NAPOLEON: Rules for the 18th Century

Before Napoleon: Rules for the 18th Century Covers the Seven Years War, the French & Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and the Jacobite Rebellion. Infantry will operate as battalions. Cavalry will normally operate as squadrons. Command is represented by cavalry regimental, brigade, & army commanders. At the standard scale, a 8 x 5 foot table will make a battlefield that is 1.8 x 1.1 miles. In the Big Battle scale, it will cover 3.6 x 2.2 miles. Players may measure distance before firing and charging. $20.00 USD

Kings of War: Historical Armies Rules and army lists to allow you to play Kings of War with a range of different historical armies, from antiquity to the late middle ages. Includes: core Kings of War rules; 30 new lists for historical armies from Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages. Use a combination of a master list, themes and mercenary units to build your army; Veteran abilities to create unique units and represent elite fighters; New rules and scenarios; Add mythical units to recreate legends (or make new ones). $36.00 USD

Kings of War: Destiny Of Kings Campaign supplement for the fantasy mass-combat game Kings of War. A copy of Kings of War is required to use this book. Includes: Map-based Campaigns, Narrative Campaigns, New Heroes, and The Quest of the Necromancer campaign. $22.00 USD

Wargame 1066: Saxons, Vikings, Normans Sets the paper soldiers of the 19th Century marching again across the wargame tables of the 21st. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of wargame rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules is included, along with buildings, trees, and Viking ships to transport Harald Hardrada's men to meet their fate at Stamford Bridge. $30.00 USD

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Wargame The Wars of the Roses: 1455-1487 Sets the paper soldiers of the 19th Century marching again across the wargame tables of the 21st. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of wargame rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules, along with buildings, trees, early gunpowder weapons, fearsome Irish Kern, and ruthless European mercenaries. $30.00 USD

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Bulge: Watch on the Rhine, September 1944-February 1945 Two new FoW hardcover books compile Blood Guts & Glory, Devil's Charge, and Nuts, along with plenty of exciting new Intelligence Briefings for German, U.S., and British forces in the final stages of the war. Features both The Battle of the Bulge and The Ardennes Offensive books. $60.00 USD

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Books…

BATTLE OF MINDEN 1759

The Battle of Minden 1759: The Miraculous Victory of the Seven Years War Recounts campaign and battle. $40.00 USD

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La Guerra Anglo-Espanola: 1585-1604 Covers the events of 20 years when Spain opened up a new front against Protestant England and Queen Elizabeth I. Includes Raids on La Coruna and Cadiz or the Spanish territories in America, English pirates turned into admirals, and attempted invasion of England.[Spanish text with English captions] $28.00 USD

De Tamamen a Alba de Tormes 1809 After a promising victory in Tamames, the 1809 campaign of Duke Park would end in a fatal misstep in Alba de Tormes. A rejuvenated army of Galicia, Asturias, Leon, and Castile dealt a serious setback to the VI Corps of the French army, only to be beaten at Alba de Tormes. [Spanish text with English captions] $28.00 USD

Early Roman Warfare: From the Regal Period to the First Punic War How her armies evolved from ad-hoc forces of warriors organized along clan lines and assembled for the city's survival, to the sophisticated organization of the legions. $35.00 USD

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Great Battles of the Classical Greek World Presents 18 land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. Includes mercenary armies, the rise of light infantry, and the variety and tactical developments across the period. $35.00 USD

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Air Wars 1920-1939: The Development and Evolution of Fighter Tactics Spain (1936-9), China (1937 onwards), Mongolia (1939), Finland (1939-40), and France (1939-40) were a testing ground for a new approach to air tactics with western democracies and totalitarian states analyzing the resulting lessons. $35.00 USD

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The Red Baron: Images of War Found by chance at a car boot sale by the author, this collection of photos has sat mostly unused for almost a century. $20.00 USD

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Kangzhan: Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 Reference of the organization and armament of Chinese ground forces during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45. The work integrates Chinese, Japanese, and Western sources to examine the details of the structure and weapons of the period. Includes 230 black-and-white photos, three maps, and 30 tables. $70.00 USD

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The Western Desert Campaign: 1940-41 Study of Wavell's campaign against Italian forces in 1940-41. $17.00 USD

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Veteran Lancs: A Photographic Record of the 35 RAF Lancasters That Each Completed One Hundred Sorties Images of War. Only 35 Lancasters managed to complete 100 or more sorties during the course of WWII. Photographic record of the 35. $25.00 USD

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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and The Petersburg Campaign: His Supposed Charge from Fort Hell, his Near-Mortal Wound, and a Civil War Myth Reconsidered Reappraisal of his actions on June 18, 1864. $30.00 USD

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And Don't Forget the Magazines…

WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue # 348

Wargames Illustrated: Issue # 348 Theme: The Beatified Warrior – The Campaigns of Joan of Arc; The Drevlian Solution: SAGA-based battle with Olga of Kiev was (later Saint Olga) in Medieval Ukraine; Wargaming's Own Warrior Woman: Interview with Annie Norman of Bad Squiddo Games; En Avant! Maria Theresa Variant for Austrian army; and A Las Barricadas! Female militia soldiers in the Spanish Civil War during 1936-37. Also: Eight VCs Before Breakfast: 1918 Zeebrugge Raid; British in World War III: Team Yankee! British models; Rules Showcase: Swordpoint from Gripping Beast; How to Make 15mm Ruined Buildings; Saga Iron Man Day recap; Go West!: Rules and army lists to take The Men Who Would Be Kings onto the plains of 19th Century America; Project Showcase: Winter War: Overview of game created by Loughton Strike Force; Show Report: Historicon 2016; Figure Spotlight: James Morris's collection of Ethiopians and Italians; Lost Worlds and Wild Adventures: New Settings for In Her Majesty's Name; Ready for Some Konflikt?: Overview of alternate Weird War Two world of Konflkt '47; and more… $9.00 USD

Miniature Wargames: Back Issue Sale: 363, 364, 367, 368, 372, 373, 381, 383-385 Sale! Clearing out Miniature Wargames (MW) back issues 363, 364, 367, 368, 372, 373, 381, 383-385 for $2.50 USD each (plus postage), or, all 10 issues for $21.95 USD plus postage. If we run out of an issue, we will substitute another issue. If you wanted to sample MW, here's your (greatly discounted) chance. Normally $9.00 USD each. Limited quantities, first come, first served. $2.50 USD each, or 10 for $21.95 USD.

Medieval Warfare: Volume 6.5 Theme: The Knights Templar: Why I Write About the Templars; Who Were the Knights Templar; The New Knighthood: Bernard of Clairvaux and the Templars; Ten unusual facts about the Templars: From blood brothers to bad breath; Crusader Catastrophe: The Battle of La Forbie; The Afterlife of the Templars: From fighting injustice to ruling the world; Bernard's Chosen: Forged in the furnace of Holy War; and more. $10.00 USD

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