La Ultima Cruzada: Is it time for a fourth edition?

After my review of THE SPANISH PASSION: A WARGAMER'S GUIDE TO THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1936-1939, I started thinking about the third edition my own book – LA ULTIMA CRUZADA – which was published some nine years ago.

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The most recent edition of LA ULTIMA CRUZADA: SPANISH CIVIL WAR MILITARY SOURCE BOOK was published in 2017 by Eglinton Books, and is the third and most heavily revised edition. The first edition was published in 1989 and the second edition was published by Caliver Books in 1993. The third edition has 276 pages, 73 black & white photographs, 138 black & white/monochrome line drawings, and 7 black and white/monochrome maps.

The book is intended to be a source book of information that will be useful to military historians and wargamers with an interest in the Spanish Civil War, and comprised six parts and a bibliography:

• Part 1: The major political parties and main events of the Spanish Civil War
• The Republicans and the Nationalists
• The Republican Political Parties
• Some leading Republican Politicians
• The Nationalist Political Parties
• Some leading Nationalist Politicians
• The main events of the Spanish Civil War
• Part 2: The Armies of the Spanish Civil War
• The Spanish Army in July 1936
• The Republican Army (1936 to 1939)
• Leading Republican Commanders
• The Nationalist Army (1936 to 1939)
• Leading Nationalist Commanders
• Part 3: The Navies of the Spanish Civil War
• The Spanish Navy in July 1936
• The Republican Navy (1936 to 1939)
• The Nationalist Navy (1936 to 1939)
• Warships of the Spanish Civil War
• Silhouettes of the major surface ship classes
• Part 4: The Air Forces of the Spanish Civil War
• The Spanish Air Force in July 1936
• The Republican Air Force (1936 to 1939)
• The Nationalist Air Force (1936 to 1939)
• Part 5: The Spanish Police and Security Forces
• The Spanish Police and Security Forces in July 1936
• The Republican Police and Security Forces (1936 to 1939)
• The Nationalist Police and Security Forces (193 to 1939)
• Part 6: Uniforms of the Spanish Civil War
• Introduction
• Uniforms worn in 1936
• Republican Uniforms (1936 to 1939)
• Nationalist Uniforms (1936 to 1939)
• Some typical uniforms

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LA ULTIMA CRUZADA: SPANISH CIVIL WAR MILITARY SOURCE BOOK was written by Bob Cordery and published by Eglinton Books in 2017 (Hardback: ISBN 978 0 2446 4645 5; Softback: ISBN 978 0 2440 7031 1; Kindle: ISBN 978 0 2446 7050 4).

NOTE: Although the Kindle version is available for immediate download from Amazon for £5.99, the hardback is now only available as 'print on demand' for £74.92 ( N.B. this is not a price set by me!) and the paperback is no longer available. However, the hardback and softback editions are available for sale from Lulu.com for £37.18 and £19.74 respectively.

This makes me wonder if it might be time to think about making a cheaper edition of LA ULTIMA CRUZADA available to potential purchasers via Wargame Vault OR possibly producing an updated and expanded fourth edition. It's certainly something for me to give serious thought to.