Updated as of ..12/05/2024

Specials


Skirmish Action Rules and Miniatures


On Military Matters Rules-Reviews, Notes and Feedback



Your Shopping Cart





Military Novels
Military Art
Toy Soldiers
Military Models
Wargaming
Wargaming Rules
Unit Histories
Militaria
Arms & Armor
Uniforms
General Military History
Ancients
Dark Ages
Middle Ages
Renaissance
16th Century
17th Century
Thirty Year's War
English Civil War
Late 17th Century
18th Century
Marlburian
War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Year's War
American War of Independence
French Revolution
19th Century
Napoleonics
War of 1812
US Indian Wars
Mexican American War
Crimean War
Indian Mutiny
Garabaldi Wars
American Civil War
American West
German Wars of Unification
Austro-Prussian Wars
Franco-Prussian Wars
Colonial Wars
Anglo-Boer Wars
Spanish-American War
20th Century
Aviation
Armored Fighting Vehicles/Artillery
Naval:1880-2000
Russo-Japanese War
Mexican Revolution
Balkan Wars
World War One
Russian Revolution
Spanish Civil War
Italian-Ethiopian War
Russo-Finnish War
World War Two
Post WWII
Korean War
French-Algerian War
Arab-Israeli Wars
Vietnam War
Modern War
Boardgames
Weapons
Command
Raids
Duel
Battle Orders
Modelling
Fortress
Essential History
Combat Aircraft
Aircraft of the Aces
Old Vanguard
New Vanguard
Campaign
Elite
Warrior
Men-at-Arms
French & Indian War
Videos
Magazines and Periodicals

Top

Your Shopping Cart



We accept the following, plus checks or cash

Books at On Military Matters


Updated as of 12/05/2024

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
Italian-Ethiopian War

1-1947701 Christini, Luca S. ABYSSINIAN SKIES: Memories and Shots of an Italian Volunteer in the Ethiopian War 1935-36 This is the first book of the WAR series in color and based on memoirs of an Italian soldier who fought in the war. In this series, several black and white images are 'recolored' by our artists with the help of special software to obtain wonderful and new images of the war. Abyssian sky offers an interesting research about the Italian-Ethiopian war of 1935-36. The last great colonial conflict of the 20th century also found aviation playing an important part with bombardments and use of deadly gas.

Includes 12 full-color pages, with many b/w illustrations and maps. Italian text, but English captions to images. All color plates have full English translations. 1 vol, 68 pgs 2020 ITALY, SOLDIER SHOP
NEW-softcover, [Italian text with English captions] ......$32.00

Add to Cart

1-236870 Jowett, Philip ABYSSINIAN CONQUEST: The Illustrated History of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936 In 1935, Fascist Italy invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), one of just two independent states in Africa at the time. Italy first invaded Ethiopia in 1895 and was driven out by the army of Emperor Menelik II. In 1935, the defensive effort would be led by Emperor Haile Selassie I. Benito Mussolini (the Italian Duce) claimed victory in 1936, but the struggle of Selassie and his people against impossible odds won worldwide admiration. This work supplements a concise narrative history of the conflict with more than 600 captioned photos, including detailed coverage of both armies. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2015 ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS
NEW-pb, available late April 2023 ......$60.00 inc

Add to Cart

1-243950 Riccio, Ralph and Massimiliano Afiero BIRTH AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE: The Italian Army in East Africa 1935-1941 Analyzes the principal Italian military operations in East Africa, with particular focus on the period between 1940 and 1941. Italy's colonial adventure in East Africa, which had begun in the previous century and which ended abruptly with the disastrous defeat at Adua in 1896, regained impetus with the advent of Fascism. Between 1936 and 1940, numerous operations were conducted against Ethiopian resistance which erupted throughout the country. Contains 309 black and white photos and illustrations, 12 pages of color illustrations (uniforms and vehicles), and 10 black and white maps. 1 vol, 388 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-dj ......$70.00 with a discount of 15% rct

Add to Cart

1-COM1054 Romero, Javier LION OF JUDAH: The War for Ethiopia, 1935-1941 Lion of Judah: The War for Ethiopia, 1935-1941 is a two-player wargame simulating two campaigns located in the Horn of Africa - Italy vs. Ethiopia in 1935-1936, and the British Commonwealth and Ethiopia vs. Italy in 1940-1941). The scenarios all use a common rule set combined with scenario-specific rules. Regular units are mostly divisions, brigades and regiments, while irregular units include warrior levies and tribal bands. Armor, transports, air power, and headquarters (which represent corps-level artillery assets, engineers, and administrative and command centers) are also represented.

Components:

One 22 x 34 inch full color map
2.5 countersheets
Five play aid cards with charts, tables, displays and scenario set-ups
Two Player Aid Cards 8.5 x 11
Rules Booklet
Scenario Booklet with Historical Commentary
Two six-sided dice
Box and Lid 1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box o/p, only one (1) available, first come first served ......$69.00 with a discount of 20% rct

Add to Cart

1-242900 Stephenson, Charles MUSSOLINI, MUSTARD GAS & THE FASCIST WAY OF WAR: Ethiopia, 1935-1936 Examines Italy's war on Ethiopia in military and political terms, and how it was an operation entirely of choice. While it was launched with the intent of turning Ethiopia into an Italian possession, it was in fact a war of aggression against an independent, sovereign, state with membership of the League of Nations -- a state that had, according to one of its 19th-century rulers, been 'for 14 centuries a Christian island in a sea of pagans.' Looks at how the Italian victory resulted from using aircraft, mustard gas, and motorization/mechanization. Contains 25 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available mid April 2024 ......$43.00 with a discount of 15% rct

Add to Cart