The Featherstone legacy remains in (re)print thanks to Curry Events. Plus, brand-new books are here for late spring. All are due here at the On Military Matters shoppe in late May.
FEATHERSTONE…
THE BADGERED MEN: A Novel Describing the Life of the Victorian Cavalry Man at the Time of the First Sikh War 1845-1846 Novel describes the recruitment, training and experience of war for the typical Victorian cavalryman of the period – Private Tom Camberley joins the Queen's 16th Lancers prior to the First Sikh War 1845-6. The first half of the book covers recruitment and training; the wiles of the recruiting sergeant, enlistment, the barracks, the day to day routine, the catering, learning to ride, and the rough justice of the barracks rooms. The second half of the book continues the story with an account of the campaign leading to the 1846 Battle of Aliwal in the First Sikh War. $22.00 USD (Book no. 198480)
REDCOATS FOR THE RAJ Novel of India 1868; The Hot Season. Stifling barrack rooms and soul-destroying boredom, suddenly mixed with bouts of violence and brutality. The foot soldier was no part of the opulence that was the British Raj. From eight in the morning to five at night – unless parading for church on Sunday or chastising erring tribesmen on the North-West Frontier – the army locked its soldiers in huts to fester. $22.00 USD (Book no. 198490)
Donald Featherstone's Air Wargames: Revised Edition – Wargaming Aerial Warfare 1914-1975 This revised edition includes chapters on: The Model Aircraft, Methods of Using Model Aircraft in War Games, Pre-1914: Balloons and the Early Aircraft, World War I and World War II, Model Aircraft in Land War Games, Aircraft at Sea including notes on the Fletcher Pratt Rules, Air War Gaming Based on Fletcher Pratt Principles, Helicopters in War Games, Weather in Air War Games, Battle of Britain Fighter Tactics, and Commercial Air War Games. Also includes three new sets of rules: Sturmstaffel: Defending the Reich 1944 by Tim Gow, Rolling Thunder: Air combat over South-East Asia by Ian Drury, and On a Wing and Prayer – Bomber Command in the Battle for the Ruhr, July 1943 by John Armatys. $24.00 USD
WARGAMING…
INNOVATIONS IN WARGAMING Vol. 1 – Developments in Professional and Hobby Wargames This book is about some of the key innovations in wargaming. It includes chapters on: Designing Wargaming Rules, The Hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Committee Game, An Introduction to Kriegsspiel by Paddy Griffith, A Naval Kriegsspiel by Paddy Griffith, TEWTS Tactical Exercises Without Troops, Space Invaders on the Rhine: A Hall Game, Hijack! An anti-terrorism wargame, Sen Toku A World War II Japanese Imperial Naval Staff Game, An extended discussion on How to Design and Play Historical War Council Games by Paddy Griffith. $24.00 USD
BUSH WARS Supplement to Force on Force rules. Cold War proxy wars with Soviet and Western powers supporting their African allies in live-fire incarnations of this ideological struggle, and revolutions against established regimes, to foreign interventions under the banners of peacekeeping and mercenary operations alike. $25.00 USD
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RED DISCIPLES: Soviet General's Handbook 1938-45 2nd edition Extensive breakout of the Soviet Military machine for Panzer Korps, divided into three primary periods and condensed for quick analysis. Full ratings list of vehicles, large caliber guns, and aircraft. Includes: Soviet Military Aide to China 1937-1939, The Pocket of Klin-Breakout of a Panzer Division, Encirclement at Velikiye Luki, Cherkassy Pocket, Encirclement of a Panzer Army near Kamenets-Podolskiy, Air Support for Encircled Forces, and Vehicles & Guns Lend Lease Equipment. $30.00 USD
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OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS…
THE WAFFEN SS IN RUSSIA 1941-44 Uniform guide 8.5x11-inches, 4 color pages of illustrations showing SS soldiers in various kinds of uniforms and with different weapons, and 135 photos. $19.00 USD
031 GOTHIC SERPENT: Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993 Osprey Raid $19.00 USD
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190 BRITISH HEAVY CRUISERS 1939-45 Osprey. $18.00 USD
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THE GUNS OF INDEPENDENCE: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781 Complete and balanced examination of the siege and the participants involved. Greene's study is based upon extensive archival research and first-hand archaeological investigation of the battlefield. This fresh and invigorating study will satisfy everyone interested in American Revolutionary history, artillery, siege tactics, and brilliant leadership. $26.00 USD
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JOZEF ANTONI PONIATOWSKI 12 8x5.5-inch uniform postcards celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth. $24.00 USD
PANTHERS IN NORMANDY: 116 Panzer Division July – August 1944 Traces the odyssey of the 1st Battalion of Panthers of the 24th Regiment of the 116. Panzer Division, just back from the East. From the first engagements in July to the crossing of the Seine at the end of August.a day by day account of the terrible fighting during the 'hedgerow' war. Oversized at 9x12.5 inches. $45.00 USD
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AND DON'T FORGET THE MAGAZINES…
Dadi & Piombo (Dice & Lead): #49 Fort Donelson 1862: The Grand Army of Parma presents a wargame scenario battle report on this episode of the American Civil War that was presented in Milan 2012; Bir El Gobi 1941: Chronicle of a mini campaign to Play Schutzengruppe that was played in Carpi; To Me, Men of the Sea!: Replay the epic of the Black Corsair with lists for Smooth & Rifled. Italian text $10.00 USD
TRADITION #261 May-June 2012 Cover: National awards (1789-1802). Also: The military hierarchy, rank and position, The light infantry in Spain, The health service of the Grand Army (1812), Foreigners in the service of England (1803-1815), The Russian Lancers in the Crimea (1853-1856), 1 vol, 68 pgs 2012 FRANCE, LCV [French text] $15.00 USD
GLOIRE & EMPIRE #42: Espagne – la bataille de Fuentes de Onoro 1811 In the Iberian peninsula, during the third invasion of Portugal, the French failed to cross the lines of Torres Vedras. By April 1811, the expedition led by Massena is back in Spain but there are still troops about – Almeida is a valuable bridgehead across the river Coa. The stronghold, besieged by Wellington, absolutely must be relieved. It is not easy because Massena's army is in poor condition and needs to be reorganized and Marshal Bessieres does not co-operate. Within this context, Battle of Fuentes de Onoro started well for the French and could have been won had Bessieres been more consistent – even if Wellington proved to be a savvy defender. 1 vol, 132 pgs 2012 FRANCE, LE LIVRE CHEZ VOU [French text] $28.00 USD
AND MORE AT…
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