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ABBREVIATIONS: dj-dust jacket, biblio-bibliography, b/w-black and white, illust-illustrations, b/c-book club addition.
rct - recent arrival or pending publication, spc - OMM Special Price
Military Novels

1-201980 Cornwell, Bernard 1356: Battle of Poitiers (A Novel) Bernard Cornwell, the 'master of martial fiction' (Booklist), brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356 -- the Battle of Poitiers on September 19, 1356 between a heavily outnumbered English army and the French. Cornwell resurrects this dramatic and bloody struggle - one that would turn out to be the most decisive and improbable victory of the Hundred Years' War -- as the clash where the underdog English not only the captured the strategic site of Poitiers, but the French King John II as well.

In the vein of Cornwell's bestselling Agincourt, 1356 is an action-packed novel of danger and conquest, rich with military strategy and remarkable characters-both villainous and heroic-transporting readers to the front lines of war while painting a vivid picture of courage, treachery, and combat. 1 vol, 432 pgs 2013 US, HARPER COLLINS
NEW-dj, UK edition ......$30.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-243660 Cornwell, Bernard SHARPE'S DEVIL The twelfth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series written by Bernard Cornwell and published in 1992. The story is set in 1820, with Sharpe traveling to Chile, and encounters the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte and the Scottish former Royal Navy officer Lord Cochrane along the way. Chronologically, this is the most recent book in the series, with all subsequent novels depicting earlier events in Sharpe's career. 1 vol, 280 pgs 1992 LONDON, HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
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1-243670 Cornwell, Bernard DEATH OF KINGS The sixth novel of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Tales series. It continues the story of Saxon warlord Uhtred of Bebbanburg who resists a new Danish invasion of Wessex and Mercia. Alfred the Great is dying. Rivals for his throne are poised to tear his kingdom apart. Uhtred, a Saxon who has been raised by a Danish warlord, wants more than anything else to go and reclaim his stolen Northumbrian inheritance. But he knows that if he deserts the king's cause, Alfred's dream, a single kingdom encompassing all English speakers, might vanish. 1 vol, 380 pgs 2011 LONDON, HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
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1-243680 Cornwell, Bernard THE BURNING LAND The sixth novel of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Tales series. The story is set in the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Wessex, Northumbria, and Mercia. Uhtred of Bebbanburg wins a victory against Danish invaders threatening Alfred the Great's kingdom of Wessex. When Uhtred unintentionally kills a Christian priest who insulted his dead wife, Alfred demands heavy reparations of Uhtred. Instead, Uthred breaks his oath to Alfred and sets off, but eventually returns to Mercia because of his oath to Aethelflaed, Alfred's daughter, and ends the immediate Danish threat. 1 vol, 336 pgs 2009 LONDON, HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
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2-63520 Cornwell, Bernard SHARPE'S TRAFALGAR It is 1805 and Ensign Richard Sharpe is heading to England to join the Green Jackets. 1 vol, 277 pgs 2000 LONDON, HARPER COLLINS
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1-69230 Cornwell, Bernard EXCALIBUR:Warlords Chronicles III In this this volume Arthur must deal with betrayal on all sides, while defeating the Saxons at Mount Badon and trying to realize his dream of united Britain, rousing good tale. 1 vol, 436 pgs 1997 LONDON, MICHAEL JOSPEH
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3-72970 Cornwell, Bernard SHARPE'S ESCAPE: Spain and Portugal 1810 Newest novel in the Richard Sharpe series, set to the background of the 3rd French Invasion of Portugal and the Battle of Bussaco. 1 vol, 400 pgs 2004 UK, HARPER COLLINS
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2-53740 Cornwell, Bernhard SHARPE'S TRIUMPH Part of the 'Richard Sharpe' series, covers the Battle of Assaye, # 14 in the series. 1 vol, 298 pgs 1998 LONDON, HARPER COLLINS
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1-71240 Cornwell, Bernhard COPPERHEAD: Book 2 in the Nate Starbuck ACW series Book Two in the 'Nate Starbuck series' covers the McClellan's Peninsular Campaign April-June 1862 and the battles of Ball's Bluff and Seven Pines. 1 vol, 417 pgs 2001 NY, HARPER COLLINS
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1-69890 Delderfield, R. F. TOO FEW FOR DRUMS: Novel They set out as 10 who must wend their way from behind French lines in Portugal and back to the British Army, great tale of the Peninsular. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2001 ITHACA
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1-80422 Flint, Eric 1824 THE ARKNSAS WAR Volume Two of this series, the author continueswith the founding of a Arkansas a hybrid confeder-ation of Cherokee and Creek clans, freed slaves &runaways and those yearning to be free. 1 vol, 427 pgs 2006 US, BALLANTINE BOOKS
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1-196512 Hight, Jack KINGDOM: Saladin Trilogy Vol. 2 1164. The young warrior Saladin joins a Saracen army headed for Egypt. He finds there a land of wonders - from the ancient pyramids and the towering lighthouse of Alexandria, to the caliph's luxurious palace - but also a land of unparalleled danger. In Egypt, no one can be trusted, not even his family. Saladin is surrounded by enemies and haunted by a secret that threatens to destroy him.

Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, Saladin's closest friend, the former crusader John of Tatewic, has been branded traitor. Spared execution on condition that he serves King Amalric, he soon finds himself embroiled in court intrigue. Dark forces within Jerusalem conspire to seize the throne. As John confronts them, his loyalty to Amalric, and to his old friend Saladin, is put to the test. 1 vol, 416 pgs 2012 UK, John Murray
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1-GOTHAM Lockwood NYCthulhu:Gotham Terror Written in the style of classic HP Lovecraft from the 1920s and 1930s, this Yuletide tale transforms idle curiosity into a quest for forbidden knowledge along a path that led to the brink of madness and beyond. Such investigations and discoveries should not be made by mortal men...

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming

How I wished we had never laid eyes upon that simple stone stele from antiquity, no bigger than a wine bottle, but covered with symbols from a language aged before Latin or Greek or Egyptian hieroglyphics or Sumerian cuneiform. I blamed myself for getting involved, of course, and had made peace with that decision for I cannot change it, but I have come to realize that forces beyond the ken of man hurried me along my path of darkness...
1 vol, 32 pgs 2020 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING
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2-GOTHAM Lockwood, Russ NYCthulhu:Gotham Terror Written in the style of classic HP Lovecraft from the 1920s and 1930s, this Yuletide tale transforms idle curiosity into a quest for forbidden knowledge along a path that led to
the brink of madness and beyond. Such investigations and discoveries should not be made by mortal men. 1 vol, 32 pgs 2020 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING
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2-80128 Mallinson, Alan COMPANY OF SPEARS 8th book in the series; Hervey is on his way to So. Africa to form the Cape Mounted Rifles. 1 vol, 384 pgs 2006 UK, BANTAM PRESS
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1-80129 Mallinson, Alan MAN OF WAR 9th book in the series; 1827 and Hervey is back in England and his friend Captain Peto is on his way to the Agean and the battle of Navaron Bay 1 vol, 339 pgs 2007 UK, BANTAM PRESS
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1-69810 Mallinson, Allan HONORABLE COMPANY 2nd book in this series about the Captain MatthewHervey of the 6th Light Dragoons, he is now anaide to Wellington and fines himself in India. 1 vol, 299 pgs 2000 NY, BANTAM BOOKS
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1-72930 Mallinson, Allan CALL TO ARMS, A In this the 4th book, it is 1819 & Captian Hervey is back with 6th Light Dragoons and back in India, well told tale as Hervey and his newly raised troopers take on the Burmese. 1 vol, 398 pgs 2002 UK, BANTAM BOOKS
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1-67660 Parkinson, C. Northcote LIFE AND TIMES OF HORATION HORNBLOWER, THE In this acclaimed fictional bio, Parkinson details the rise to eminence of a Royal Navy Officer from midshipman in 1794 to revered admiral in 1847, b/w maps/illust. 1 vol, 304 pgs 1999 LONDON, BRAMLEY BOOKS
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1-85680 Pearson, Harry ACHTUNG SCHWEINHUND! Memoir A work of fiction about how we played wargames as 'youngsters' both young and old, a witty and charming memoir and gloriously hilarious account of the fun of playing wargames. 1 vol, 150 pgs 2007 UK, LITTLE BROWN
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1-726521 Scarrow, Simon DEATH TO THE EMPEROR: Eagles of the Empire 21 Novel. Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia, centurion Marco is back. The island is settled now, bustling with commerce. Macro's goal is to help run his mother's Londinium inn, and exploit his land grant. He's prepared for the dismal weather and the barbaric ways of the people. But far worse dangers threaten all his plans.

A gang led by an ex-legionary rules the city, demanding protection money and terrorising those who won't pay up. The Roman official in charge has turned a blind eye. Macro has to act. He needs the back-up of the finest soldier he knows: Prefect Cato. But Cato is in distant Rome. Or is he?

As the streets run red with blood, the army's heroes face an enemy as merciless and cunning as any barbarian tribe. The honour of Rome is in their hands ... 1 vol, 352 pgs 2022 UK, HEADLINE BOOKS
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1-726522 Scarrow, Simon REBELLION: Eagles of the Empire 22 AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory, against a force of tough veterans in Camulodunum. Alerted to the rapidly spreading uprising, Governor Suetonius leads his army towards endangered Londinium with a mounted escort, led by Prefect Cato. Soon it's terrifyingly clear that Britannia is slipping into chaos and panic, with ever more tribal warriors swelling Boudica's ranks. And Cato and Suetonius are grimly aware that little preparation has been made to withstand a full-scale rebellion.

In Londinium there is devastating news. Centurion Macro is amongst those unaccounted for after the massacre at Camulodunum. Has Cato's comrade and friend made his last stand? Facing disaster, Cato prepares his next move. Dare he hope that Macro - battle-scarred and fearless - has escaped the bloodthirsty rebels? For there is only one man Cato trusts by his side as he faces the military campaign of his life. And the future of the Empire in Britannia hangs in the balance. 1 vol, 352 pgs 2023 UK, HEADLINE BOOKS
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2-72658 Scarrow, Simon CENTURION 8th book in the series, Macro & Cato are inPalmyra and the Parthian Empire threatens. 1 vol, 338 pgs 2008 UK, HEADLINE BOOKS
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1-89482 Sidebottom, Harry WARRIOR OF ROME II: King of Kings Second book in the series - AD256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of Christian fervor have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men. All the while, Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier.

The battle-bloodied general Ballista returns to the imperial court from the fallen city of Arete - only to find that there are those who would rather see him dead than alive. Ballista is soon caught in a sinister web of intrigue and religious fanaticism . . . his courage and loyalty will be put to the ultimate test in the service of Rome and the Emperor. The Warrior of Rome is back . . .
1 vol, 416 pgs 2009 UK, PENGUIN
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1-89483 Sidebottom, Harry WARRIOR OF ROME III:Lion of the Sun Third book in the series. Mesopotamia, AD 260 Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun, as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur, King of Kings. Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery. One day, maybe not soon, but one day, I will kill you . . . But first he must decide what price he will pay for his own freedom. Only the fearless and only those whom the gods will spare from hell can now save the empire from a catastrophic ending. Ballista, the Warrior of Rome, faces his greatest challenge yet. 1 vol, 416 pgs 2010 UK, PENGUIN
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1-89484 Sidebottom, Harry WARRIOR OF ROME IV: The Caspian Gates Fourth book in the series. 262 AD -- the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms the city, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them. Yet an even greater threat to the Empire advances from the North. The barbaric Goth tribes sail towards Ephesus, determined to pillage the city. Only Ballista, Warrior of Rome, knows the ways of the barbarians, and only he can defeat them. The Goths' appetite for brutality and destruction is limitless and before long Ballista is locked into a deadly bloodfeud, with an enemy that has sworn to destroy him - and the Imperium - at all costs. 1 vol, 432 pgs 2011 UK, MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD
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1-89487 Sidebottom, Harry WARRIOR OF ROME VII: Falling Sky In the seventh novel in Harry Sidebottom's acclaimed and best-selling Warrior of Rome historical fiction series, it's AD 265, Gaul, and the Roman Empire is on the brink. Emperor Gallienus has amassed a huge army across the Alps to seize back the mountains from the usurper Postumus.

War has come. Ballista and his cavalry are on the frontline, battling in the most brutal of conditions. But if he is to survive the campaign and finally retire to his beloved Sicily, it's not just the battlefield he needs to navigate.

As he and Praetorian Prefect Volusianus lay siege to Postumus' armies, it becomes clear the greatest threat to Ballista's life might just come from within his ranks. After all, Volusianus has shown he will go to any distance for his own ends. Is Ballista just another pawn in his game? 1 vol, 464 pgs 2022 UK, MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD
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