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CALIVER BOOKS  A Lot of stuff this week

Frostgrave: The Wildwoods- This supplement brings a new dimension to games of Frostgrave, allowing players to lead expeditions into the wilderness north of the city, searching for undiscovered ruins and facing the perils of the Wildwoods. £14.99

Bataille Empire Rules (2nd Edition) Covers the period of the Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire, between 1792 and 1815. £32.00

TALES OF MEN, MYTHS AND MONSTERS: LEGENDS & SAGA ADD ON PACK/ Swan, C. Alternative settings, characters, Creatures, Solo rules , Quick Reference sheets and cards to cut out. £9.95

GROZNY-Large format pbk. Colour Maps, orbats etc Contains 10 historical scenarios that examine the First Chechen War from 1994-96. Tactically, it is eerily similar to the current events in Ukraine. Although not conjoined in campaign fashion, these stand-alone scenarios can be enjoyed with most squad- to company-level modern rulesets. £28.50

Painting Wargaming Figures: Allied Forces in Blitzkrieg Europe, 1939-1940/By Andy Singleton. 130p. 200+ colour illustrated. concise guides for painting Polish, Belgian, Dutch, British and French forces. The step-by-step guidance covers all the common variations of uniform used during the period by the various nations, as well as tips on specialist forces such as Polish cavalry, French Colonial troops and Dutch Marines. £13.50

THE CAMP AT HOUNSLOW HEATH-209p. pbk. the first complete study of where James II built the army that cost him his crown (1685 – 1688) and the subsequent military legacy that continued deep into the 20th century book is illustrated with many contemporary drawings and plans, including a map of the modern landscape. £29.95

Panzers of Prokhorovka: The Myth of Hitler’s Greatest Armoured Defeat. 320p. illus mint pbk. This ground-breaking new study of the battles of Kursk and Prokhorovka will transform our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, widely mythologized as the largest tank battle in history. £19.50

DUTCH-INDONESIAN WAR 1945–49 : Armies of the Indonesian War of Independence -Osprey MAA- Shipping now. Highly detailed and colourful, this account illustrates the struggle of Indonesian forces in their War of Independence against the Netherlands, following the surrender of occupying Japanese forces in 1945. £11.99

GUSTAVUS v Wallenstein : Military Revolution, Rivalry and Tragedy in the Thirty Years War/ John Pike. 480p. Mint HBK. illus. This book describes the conflict, personal rivalry and contrast in personality, generalship and command, between the two iconic commanders in the Thirty Years War, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden for the Protestant powers, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland. More than just commanders at the tactical level they were statesmen, military organisers and strategists on a continental scale. Both commanders represented the 17th-century 'military revolution in action' £21.50

H30834 Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (2) The Second Day / - Osprey CAMPAIGN 391 Shipping now £15.99

H30835 Early Pacific Raids 1942 The American Carriers Strike Back / - Osprey CAMPAIGN 392 Shipping now £15.99

H30836 SVD Dragunov Rifle / - Osprey WEAPON 87 Shipping now £14.99

H30837 British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939-45 / Konstam, Angus Osprey NEW VANGUARD 319 Shipping now £11.99

H30840 Julius Caesar's Civil War: Tactics, Strategies and Logistics / Romane 330p. MInt HBk. illus. The author discusses the nature of late Republican Roman armies, describing their organization, tactics and equipment. The fact that such armies were employed both by and against Caesar only emphasizes the role of general ship in the outcome. This is followed by a detailed account of the strategic manoeuvres in Caesar's epochal duel with Pompey the Great and the resultant battles at Dyrrhachium and Pharsalus. The final campaigns to mop up opposition in Spain and Africa are studied in equal detail to give a complete picture of Caesar's command performance in these history-shaping events £21.50

H30841 CLAN BATTLES: Warfare in the Scottish Highlands / Peers. chris 224p. mint illus HBK Covers the late Medieval & Early Pike & Shotte periods. The battles he describes, all of them fought between the 1430s and the 1540s, were flash points in the long struggle for dominance between the leading clans of the region. £18.50

H30842 ANSON Royal Navy Commander and Statesman, 1697-1762 / Bruce 250p 11 b/w illustrations, 3 b/w photos, 5 maps £22.50

H30843 LINE IN THE SAND French Foreign Legion Forts and Fortifications in Morocco 1900-1926 / Jeynes 104 | Images : 3 b/w photos, 1 colour illustration, 28 colour photos, 14 maps. This book gives an overview of the French conquest of Morocco between 1900 and 1926. Whilst providing a general outline of the conquest of Morocco the book concentrates on the use of forts and other fortifications built by the French Foreign Legion to secure the territory gained and pacify the areas of operation. The book looks at the construction of the outposts and forts, garrison life in them in peace and war, operations in the desert and mountains, and desperate last stands £19.95

H30845 STRATAGEMS of War 2 volume set / Polyaenus ( Krentz (trans)) 1,100 pages pbk. Ares translation. Plus Translation of two 2 Byzantine excerpts. Largely taken from Persian wars & earlier. 1 only £75.00

H30848 RIF WAR 2) From Xauen to the Alhucemas Landing and Beyond 1922-1927 / Javier Garcia de Gabiola 96 | Images : 132 b/w photos, 25 colour profiles & figs, 9 maps, 16 tables £16.50

We have as always some second-hand and shop soiled Books and Rules

54172 KHAKI & RED: SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN IN INDIA AND AFRICA / Featherstone, don Softback, published 1997, 160 pages, illustrated throughout. Like new. £4.50

54173 NAPOLEON'S GERMAN ENEMIES : HANOVER< BRUNSWICK: HESSE-CASSEL & THE HANSEATIC CITIES / Nafziger, G large format pbk. near mint. some illus. Uniform guide & Orbats. £35.00

54174 MILITARY PANORAMA or OFFICER's COMPANION FOR APRIL 1813 / - 100p. pull out plan. Facsimile reprint of contemporary Journal. Inc Peninsula accounts; court martials, eye witness accounts of the 1800 Egyptian campaigns £10.00

54175 Napoleon and Berlin: The Franco-Prussian War in North Germany, 1813 (Campaigns and Commanders Series) / Leggiere Mint hardback £20.00

54176 Wars of the First Empire - A Soldiers of Napoleon Supplement - . / - large format full colourpbk. Near new Fourteen army lists over four campaign theatres, for the wars of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Coalitions against France, 1805-09, and the invasion of Russia in 1812 £20.00

54177 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: A WARGAMES SUPPLEMENT / - nearly new 50p large format pbk. all colour 1000 leader ratings; army lists by theatre optional rules. Can be used for any scale and any sets of rules £6.50

54178 War in the North Sea: The Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy 1914-1918 / Barry, Q like new pbk 530p. ills £29.50

54179 THROUGH MUD & BLOOD: Rules for large skirmishes / Too Fat Lardies near mint large format well illus inc colour £20.00

54180 Days of Battle; or, Quatre Bras and Waterloo: By an Englishwoman, Resident at Brussels in June, 1815 / Eaton, C 180p. near new facsimile pbk reprint £5.00

54181 WHEELS & TRACKS: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MILITARY VEHICLEs issues 69-75 / - 7 issues in a proper binder. 50p large format v well illus magazine covering all countries and the whole C20th . Counts as 3 x 2nd hand items as heavy £17.50

54182 Armoured Assault : AFV supplement / - 52p. Large format well ills near mint pbk. for Rules of Engagement but gives info. and stats useful for any set of Rules £6.50

54183 CHEER BOYS CHEER Regimental Level American Civil war rules / - . Large format illustrated paper back with some colour. Element based system 6mm-25mm. Campaign rules included. Rules for rockets, gatling guns, repeating rifles, balloons and torpedoes. £10.00

54184 Duke of Berwick, Marshal of France, 1702-1734 : 2 volumes / Townsend wilson 375p large format pbk. reprint , like new £50.00

54185 ALBION TRIUMPHANT 1) THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN / - Black powder sourcebook.. Repaired tear to cover £13.50

54186 FACTION WARS: Science fiction skirmish miniatures game / - 190p. large format all colour near mint hardback £17.00

54187 NAPOLEONIC OTTOMAN ARMY : UNIFORMS, TACTICS & ORGANIZATION / Flaherty, c New but bumped corner. Flaherty, Chris 180p. Large format Hardback, colour uniform details on nearly every page. Detailed study that cuts through the confusing, derivative and downright rubbish about the later C18th & Napoleonic Ottoman forces £32.50

54188 Napoleon and King Murat / Espitallier Hd.back .Facsimile reprint 509 pages like new. Illus £16.00

54189 Marshal Murat: King of Naples / Atteridge Hd.back. 304 pages.Cond. new. Very slight shelf edge wear. £16.00

54190 Wellington's Highland Warriors: From the Black Watch Mutiny to the Battle of Waterloo / Reid, Stuart 220p. ills like new hardback £6.50

54191 REGIMENTAL HISTORY OF THE NEW MODEL ARMY : THE REGIMENTS OF SAYE, MELDRUM, OVERTON, LLOYD, MONK & THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS / Denton 40p. illus new new pbk £1.50

54192 THE LONG ENDURE : ACW RULES / Sutherland, GRoss & Hall near new pbk 50p.10mm-28mm £1.50

54193 Germany, North Africa - Focus on Armour Camouflage & Markings, No. 1 / Jones, Ken 40p. v wel illus Almark publishing £8.00

54194 NEW WORLDS, OLD WARS The Anglo-American Indian Wars 1607-1678 / Childs David New slight shelf wear mint pbk 212p: 47 b/w illustrations, 7 b/w maps £14.50

54195 Life and Times of General Sir Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, Colonel of an English Regiment in the Dutch Service, 1605-1631, and One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, 1628-1638 VOKUME 2 ONLY / Dalton 430p. 1885 edition. VGC Hardback but spine very sunned £12.50

54196 Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol: The Battle of Manzikert 1071 / Hillenbrand near mint pbk looks at the extant Muslim sources for the battle £22.50

54197 Anti-partisan Warfare in the Balkans, 1941-1945 / Cookery 100p. new large format hardback. Inc Maps, Orbats etc £29.95

54198 ALLIED_ AXOIS PHOTO JOURNAL 32 / - Mint large format pbk. all photos. sturmgeshutze in Finland & M20 diamond T tanks transporter £18.00

54199 Instructions for the Training of Divisions for Offensive Action 1916/The Instructions for the Training of Platoons for Offensive Action 1917 / - 110p. like new large format pbk. Inc colour diagrams £29.50

54200 HISTORY OF THE STEEL HELMET IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR 2) Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, United States / - 750p., very large format like new hardback. V well illus in colour. Will count as 2 2nd hand books for postage £0.00

54201 La battaglia di capo Colonna 982 d.C.: La sfida dell'Impero all'Islam: V / Peruffo Battle of Stilo NEAR MINT pbk ITALIAN TEXT v well illus in colour £15.00

54202 British Submarine vs Italian Torpedo Boat: Mediterranean 1940–43 / - Osprey duel 74 Near new pbk £5.00

54203 WHEN THE NAVY WALKED: Victorian & Edwardian Science Fiction war gaming in the age of Steam / - Large format pbk. S/F rules for 2-20mm games Includes landships and flying machines and army lists £15.00

54204 ARMOURED FORCES OF THE BULGARIAN ARMY 1936-45 Operations, Vehicles, Equipment, Organisation, Camouflage & Markings / Matev 490p v well illus near mint hardback £39.95

54205 FIRST BULL RUN _ Osprey Campaign 10 / - Good condition pbk £3.50

54206 CHICKAMAUGA 1863- OPSREY CAMPAIGN 17 / - Good condition pbk £3.50

54207 GRAVELOTTE ST PRIVAT 1870- Osprey Campaign 21 / - Very good condition pbkl £5.00

54208 MARS : CODE AURORA - S/F Skirmish rules / - from the chaps who brought you SAGA new but slight campaign damage £14.50

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THIS  WEEK'S LIST OF GOODIES FROM CALIVER BOOKS

RUSSIANS & PRUSSIANS DURING THE SEVEN YEARS WAR/

Rambaud, A. 300p. illus. hardback. New Translation of this classic work by the French historian. Translated by G Nafziger. £32.50

PRINCE EUGENE'S WAR IN HUNGARY 1716-1718/ Von Schmettau, Frederick, Translated by Nafziger G. 125p. illus. Hardback First English translation. Prince Eugene's War in Hungary is a detailed account of the great general's campaign against the Ottoman's culminating in his great victory at Belgrade. £25.00

SAXON ARMY 1699-1764/Bommer, Captain, Text By G Nafziger. hardback., 190 colour uniforms. Painted in the Mid C19th by Bommer, who researched in the Saxon military archives. English text. Containing over one hundred and sixty seven images, The Saxon Army 1699 - 1764 was created as an album in the 19 th century by a German army officer depicting the units in the Saxon Army from this times period when Saxony was joined with Poland-Lithuania into one of the largest countries in Europe. £39.50

TIME OF WARS: Eastern Europe 1590 - 1660: Strategic board game-

Card-driven multiplayer Game in which players are the rulers of five superpowers in Eastern Europe - the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Sweden & The Holy Roman Empire. There are 5 scenarios. The main scenario is for 5 players. Four shorter scenarios are for 2 or 3 players. £79.95

CHEER BOYS CHEER/Regimental Level American Civil war rules . Large format illus pbk. some colour Element based system 6mm-25mm. Campaign rules included. Rules for rockets, gatling guns, repeating rifles, balloons and torpedoes. £12.50

CAMPAIGNS IN INDIA DURING THE SEVEN YEARS WAR 1756-64/

Kirby, Mike. 42p large format paperback. covers the armies of Britain, France and Indian princes; key battles of the war such as Plassey, Pondicherry and Patna with orders of battle, army lists, sources of figures, painting and basing tips and special rules for wargaming. Pireme publishing - Now back in print. £14.50

Bolt Action Sd.Kfz 250 Alte (Options For 250/1, 250/4 & 250/7)- 402012053 28mm Plastic. £18.00 Post free worldwide

Bolt Action Sd.Kfz 222/223 Armoured Car £18.00 (POST FREE WORLDWIDE)

Bolt Action M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight-402013015 28mm Plastic. Includes one plastic 'Easy Eight' medium tank, Bolt Action stat card, Bolt Action Order Dice, assembly guide, full-colour waterslide decal sheet for US and Canadian vehicles and vehicle damage markers. £21.00 Post free wordlwide

Bolt Action Humber MK II/IV Armoured Car-402011024 28mm Plastic. Includes one plastic Humber Armoured Car model, Bolt Action Order dice, Bolt Action stat card, vehicle damage markers, assembly booklet and a full-colour waterslide decal sheet for British, Commonwealth, and Polish vehicles. £18.00

Bolt Action  Weapons Teams.-  4  new  box sets  out-

28mm Resin Figures. Box contains: Six Warlord Resin™ Figures, Plastic Bases & Three Order Dice. Includes Sniper and Antitank teams £13.00 - post free worldwide

ALIENS : ULTIMATE BADASS EXPANSION/-Aliens: Ultimate Badasses provides new options for fighting the xenomorph menace, adding even more badass characters to the Aliens: Another Glorious Day In The Corps! co-operative survival game. £20.00

THE PATTERN : The 33rd Regiment and the British Infantry Experience During the American Revolution, 1770-1783/

Robbie MacNiven. 274p: 4 b/w ills, 22 b/w photos, 2 colour ills, 18 colour photos, 15 maps, 2 tables, 4 graphs. This work is partly a regimental history, giving the most detailed account yet of the 33rd‘s actions during the Revolutionary War. It is also, however, a broader study of the British Army during the revolutionary era. It assesses what a single regiment can tell us about wider issues affecting Britain’s military. £24.50

Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 6 Part 1 Armies of the Italian States 1660-1690/ Mugnai, Bruno. 240p: 60 b/w illustrations, 13 b/w photos, 20 colour illustrations, 19 maps, 2 diagrams. This first part of Volume 6 places Italian political and military within the wider European context and examines the armies of Savoy-Piedmont and the Republic of Venice. £25.00

H30808 ALIENS: ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY IN CORPS / - Mint 2nd edition Shipping now - we have all the other supplements in stock £53.50

We have as always some second hand  Books and Rules

54142 Crimean war: Supplement THE AGE OF EAGLES rules set / - near fine Large format full colour pbk. Scenarios and additional rules £11.50

54143 CIVIL WAR BATTLES: Brigade level Rules for American Civil War 15mm battles / - Large format ACw rules from PETER PIG £13.50

54144 FLAGS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR / Katcher VGC pbk Three Osprey MAA in one volume £19.99

54145 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WESTERN PENINSULA / Berry, Pete near mint PARTIZAN PRESS Napoleonic skirmish rules By Pete Berry- 1:1 skirmish rules 1770-1850 £3.50

54146 WITHOUT FORTUNE: ARNHEM 1944 / - large format pbk. near new. Campaign system and scenarios for Market Garden £19.50

54147 VAE VICTIS 54: STALINGRAD / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £8.50

54148 VAE VICTIS 53 SAMURAI / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £9.50

54149 VAE VICTIS 48 : ARDENNES 1944 / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £9.50

54150 VAE VICTIS 46: VERDUN 1916 (strategic level) / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £12.50

54151 VAE VICTIS 44: FRENCH INIDNA WAR (Mid Strategic level) / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £12.50

54152 VAE VICTIS 43: BARBAROSSA 1941 (strategic level) / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £11.50

54153 VAE VICTIS 37 : FRANCE 1940 (strategic level) / - French miniatures wargames & boardgames magazine with Game; Map & counters. French text but translation on the web. New but shelf worn £10.00

54154 Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny, June 1815 / Uffindell 265p. near mint HBK £8.50

54155 Portable Napoleonic Wargame / Cordery mint pbk 160p. illus simple grid based wargames set . Brigade & Big battle rules, scenarios etc £8.50

54156 Marathon 490 BC - Athens Crushes the Persian Might / Belezos 100 mint pbk v well illus in colour £7.50

54157 MORALE NAPOLEON: Grand tactical rules for the Napoleonic wars / - large format pbk. Like new. Inc army lists £19.50

54158 WATERLOO ARCHIVE III : BRITISH SOURCES / Glover 222p,. like new hardback illus. Superb series. Accounts form various ranks & units £11.50

54159 Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier: During a Service in the West Indies; At the Siege of Copenhagen in 1807; In the Peninsula and the South ... the Battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo / Leach 420p. quality numbered limited edition hardback by Ken Trotman books £25.00

54160 Wellington at War in the Peninsula 1808-1814 / Robertson like new 330p. v well illus in cmaps. Battlefield tour series £9.50

54161 Wellington at Bay: The Battle of Villamuriel, 25 October 1812 / Wills 210p. v wel illus inc colour. like new pnk £17.50

54162 BALACLAVA 1854 / - Opsrey Campaign- Hardback edition like new £7.00

54163 KHARTOUM CAMPAIGN 1898 or THE RE-CONQUEST OF THE SUDAN / Burleigh 140p. LIke new large format reprint of this essential eyewitness account illus £14.50

54164 Letters on Applied Tactics: Twenty-Five Tactical Exercises Dealing with the Operations of Small Detached Forces of the Three Arms / . Maj-Gen Griepenkerl near new 280p. Large format pbk facsimile. inc tactical. maps. published 1912 , translation of late C19th German manual for officers. Outposts, protecting convoys, attacks and retreats, advance guards etc. £19.00

54165 Sieges of Pontefract Castle 1644 - 1648. / - 480p. Like new High quality facsimile reprint of the 1887 edition. Limited edition hardback. Red cloth with gold pictorial tooling to cover and spine £50.00

54166 CHEER BOYS CHEER / - Regimental Level American Civil war rules . Large format illus pbk. some colour Element based system 6mm-25mm £12.50

54167 French army of Ancient Regime Vol. 1: In the art of Felix Philippoteaux: / - Philippoteaux, Felix 100p. large format. 80 full colour plates. Each plate deals with one regiment, between 2-4 uniforms per plate from across the C18th. (most commonly 1780s) Often inc one Ensign and Flag £21.50

54168 War Game Campaigns / Featherstone, Don 220p. illus Excellent condition Hardback. Lacks jacket £23.50

54169 NAPOLEONIC WARGAME / Jeffrey 88p. illus vgc pbk heavy wear to spine Scarce ALmark set of rules from 1974 £35.00

54170 STEEL MASTERS BUNDLE : MILITARY VEHICLE MAGAZINE - 4 ISSUES / - 80p. all colour mix of Historical and modelling articles FRENCH TEXT. Ask us for individual issue if completing a collection £10.00

54171 STEEL MASTERS HORS SERIES BUNDLE : MILITARY VEHICLE MAGAZINE - Random 3 ISSUES / - 80p Same as the monthly mag but each issue covers a single theme. Ask us for individual issue if completing a collection £10.00

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LATEST STUFF FROM CALIVER

Having the largest selection of wargames rules on the planet can lead to problems- space! So we are deleting from the website older sets that we only have a few copies of and adding them to the 2nd hand list below. It’ll take us a few weeks so keep an eye out. When they’ve gone, they’ve gone.

Just had a complete collection of PRACTICAL WARGAMER come in so if you are after copies drop us an email!

OUTREMER THE BARONS' WAR Crusades supplement- 140p  (with original wraparound cover art by Peter Dennis) which include the background to Outremer, rules (of course) & retinue lists. A copy of The Barons' War rulebook is also needed. New rules, named characters and a linked scenario-driven campaign,  £18.50

Battle Suit Alpha - MECH Battles- Quick & easy rules for Mecha combat. Each player controls a group of mechs and support vehicles called a Lance. Battlesuit Alpha is miniature agnostic. You can use whatever mech models you have, be they 15mm, 10mm or 6mm scale. Use what you have! £22.50

Muskets & Springfields : Wargaming the American Civil War 1861-1865/Emsen, N 80 pages 2 b/w photos, 10 colour photos, 8 maps, 5 diagrams, 32 tables. designed for playing big battles in the American Civil War and is not model scale dependent and uses the player’s current basing system. The game is set at the operational level. The player is the army commander with sub command groups. This will be typically a Corps. In these rules a Corp is made up of several infantry brigades, mounted cavalry, and artillery batteries. If you wish you can also include Native American Indian warbands. £19.50

NAPOLEON'S WARS: Wargame Rules 1792 - 1815/Mahon. 70p. large format pbk. for 15mm but can be for any scale. Playing card based fast moving game.Everything you need in one book to refight your battles and campaigns including army lists, scenarios and campaign rules. A Divisional sized battle can be completed within two hours and a Corps level battle within three hours. The rules are flexible enough to allow players to fight solo, two-player as well as multi-player battles. £17.50

Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail, 1700-1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates- 470p. Large format Hardback v well illustrated. This book is the latest contribution to a unique series in a common format documenting in great detail the warships of the major naval powers during the age of sail. This volume on the Spanish Navy, for much of its history the third largest in the world, fills the final gap in the ranks of the major maritime powers. £47.50

Thirteen Roman Defeats: The Disasters That Made The Legions/

Hughes 240p. hardback. illus. The chosen battles span the centuries, from the disastrous battle against invading Celts at the Allia River in (387 or 386 BC) to the naval defeat by the Vandals off Cap Bon in AD 468. They are selected either for the magnitude of the tactical defeat or the political and strategic significance of the outcome. Apart from the inherent interest in the individual battles, this study offers a survey of the development of the Roman forces evolving to survive. £19.50

Sextus Julius Frontinus and the Roman Empire: Author of Stratagems, Advisor to Emperors, Governor of Britain, Pacifier of Wales /Grainger. 320p. Hardback. illus. Reconstructing his life to the fullest extent permitted by the sources, he favourably re-evaluates his importance, particularly in Britain (at the expense of the better-known Agricola. Froninus' career, the author concludes, is one of the most varied and significant of any that can be reconstructed for any Roman who did not become Emperor £23.50

Emperor Septimius Severus/ Ilkka Syvanne. 336p. HBK. 40 colour illustrations, 120 B&W. Explains in detail how the African Septimius Severus achieved his position, how he won his wars and battles He reveals how he reformed the state and its military, and how he used these remodelled forces in wars of conquest. Shipping now £26.50

DOOMSDAY PROJECT: Episode Two - The Battle for the Balkans

Compass games. Fourth game in the OSS system; and the second game in the Doomsday series. High complexity Very high solitaire suitability This game will cover the battle for the southern front of Europe. The map will stretch from Northern Italy to the Bosporus and all the nations that could have fought in this area will be represented in the game. £99.95

We have as always some second-hand and shop soiled Books and Rules

54108 EPIC PIKE & SHOTTE INFANTRY PACK + Extra CAVALRY sprue / - New in box £21.50

54109 Advanced War Games / Featherstone, Donald. Hd.back. 213 pages. Black and white line drawings. Cond. good. Dust cover tatty. £9.99

54110 Battles with Model Soldiers / Featherstone, Donald. Hd.cover.217 pages.Ist ed. 1970 Cond. very good. £11.00

54111 Peninsular War (Wargaming in History) / Featherstone, Donald. P.back. 127 pages. Bl. & wh. line drawings. Very good. £11.00

54112 American Civil War (Wargaming in History) / Stevenson, Paul P.back. Publ. 1990. 110 pages with diagrams. Cond. very good. £16.20

54113 Napoleon's Army in Russia. Illustrated memoirs of Albrecht Adam 1812 / North, Jonathan Hdback. 176 Pages. Colour plates. Cond. very good. An excellent copy. £38.50

54114 PRUSSIAN INFANTRY 1808-1840 1) LINE & GUARD 1808 - 1814 / Summerfield, S 210p. 140+ colour illus. Print on deman pbk. near fine £23.50

54115 UNIFORMS OF THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR 2) THE FRENCH ARMY 1870 / Marrion & shann New but slight campaign wear. 172p. 40 colour uniform plates, photos etc Bob's last unfinished work has been ably edited by the expert in the F-P war, Steve Shann, who has moulded this work on what the French actually wore on campaign into a fine companion to the Prussian volume, and a tribute to Bob's legacy £29.95

54116 ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF NAPOLEON, 1789-1815 / - 210p. Helion 2010 conference proceedings. New but slight damage to front corner £15.00

54117 ENGLISH CIVIL WAR TIMES : Issues 56 & 57 / - Glossy Large format mag (Inc)colour £5.95

54118 FIRST EMPIRE NAPOLEONIC MAGAZINE Issue 22; 24 27; 47; 80 / - 5 mag bundle Large format well illus £12.95

54119 PERRY 28mm ACW ARTILLERY / - New but tatty box £15.00

54120 CLOATHING BOOK 1742: Representation of the clothing of His Majesties...forces / - near new. 94 colour plates. pbk very Large format. Facsimile of engravings of British uniforms just prior to the Jacobite Rebellions. £19.50

54121 CRONICA DEL TRAJE MILITAR EN MEXICO 1500-1900s / - Very large format, battered pbk. History of uniforms in Mexico. large number of illus., inc colour. ENGLISH FRENCH & GERMAN TEXT £20.00

54122 Modelling and Painting World War II German Military Figures / Farnworth. M 172p. v well illus in colour. nearly new. Largely wargaming scales £13.50

54123 PANZERFAUST: ARMOURED FIST 4th ed / - WWII Platoon/company level rules. Large format near mint pbk 15mm-20mm with conversion ideas for 6-10mm £15.00

54124 OPERATION SQUAD: VEHICLE SUPPLEMENT / Torriani Like new large format illus pbk £9.50

54125 PANZERTRUPPE: 1: 1 tank combat rules for any scale / - like new pbk. inc inf and artillery rules £16.50

54126 POINT BLANK: Squad level skirmish rules WWII- the present / - like new large format pbk. Inc sample squads £16.50

54127 MINIATURE WARGAMES MAGAZINE 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 / - 5 magazine from, 2016 new £9.50

54128 ROMMEL's BATTLES: DIVISIONAL & CORPS LEVEL RULES / Testo like new. Fast & furious Think DBA for WWII. Inc airborne, amphibious etc . + Lists £10.00

54129 SCRAMBLE: WWII aerial combat / Butler & Finch 1/1200 - 1/100 scale planes. like new. £10.00

54130 SEEK OUT, CLOSE WITH AND DESTROY: Modern battle supplement for DISPOSABLE HEROES rules / - DISPOSABLE HEROES needed Infantry & Vehicle supplement. Inc Falklands & Somalia scenarios £20.00

54131 NUTS: STALINGRAD-HEROES ALL / - supplement to NUTS rules but scenarios and campaign ideas useful for Bolt action level type rules £14.00

54132 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT BUNDLE: Hardback rules +CAMPAIGN SYSTEM + Armoured assault AFV supplement / - 3 near new books for 28mm Covers WWII- early C21st Inc scenarios £39.50

54133 OPERATION BAGRATION TO THE FALL OF THE REICH / - 104 p. large format pbk Eastern Front campaign Scenarios from June 1944 to May 1945 and includes Orders of Battle for the following forces:Soviet Rifle, Motorised, Reduced Strength and Partisan platoons, German Volkssturm, Ruckkampfer and Eastern Waffen SS platoons; Finns, Romanians, Hungarians and Slovaks £13.50

54134 NAPOLEON: International journal of the French Revolution & The Age of Napoleon Issues 13 & 17 / - 2 large format well illus 80 page magazines £5.95

54135 UNION SO TESTED: Look Sarge, No Charts, Divisional level ACW rules / Surdu, Buck New large format illus pbk ACW variant of these innovative rules 5mm -15mm Can work for larger 28mm battles £20.00

54136 SIXTY ONE SIXTY FIVE / - new large format Company level ACW rules. based on the SONG OF BLADES system. Inc scenarios £16.00

54137 Prussian Apocalypse: The Fall of Danzig 1945 / Kieser 210p. mint Hbk £4.50

54138 Airborne at War: German 7th Flieger and 82nd US Airborne Division / ellis1 90p, near mint well illus £4.95

54139 Roman Imperial Armour: The production of early imperial military armour / Sim 180p like new v well illus inc colour £4.95

54140 DARK AND BLOODY GROUND: French Indian Wars supplement for BLACK POWDER / - near mint pbk £19.25

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