The Official Hobby Site of Arditi Books.
We discuss anything pertaining to the collecting of militaria, wargaming, military art and the study of armed warriors throughout history.
Art by Russ Arendell. Toy soldiers and vehicles.
Artist, Russ Arendell 2017
We discuss anything pertaining to the collecting of militaria, wargaming, military art and the study of armed warriors throughout history.
Art by Russ Arendell. Toy soldiers and vehicles.
Artist, Russ Arendell 2017
This site came about, some years back, to share with other like-minded folks the joys of researching, collecting, reading, painting, drawing and writing/editing material concerning the warriors of differing nations. I am a prior serving Marine and grew up in the family of a long serving naval officer. We traveled the world and settled in differing locales to include over seas to serve our great nation. I developed a long standing interest in the militaria of our own nation to include other warriors of differing time periods and nations. I hope this site provides interest to others and I look forward to meeting others to share mutual interests. My email address is arditidagger(at)outlook.com Drop me a line or feel free to comment.
MOST CURRENT UPDATES TO SITE.....
April 7th 2017...New toy soldier art added to page 6 of Toy Soldier pages. Tell me what you think!
MOST CURRENT UPDATES TO SITE.....
April 7th 2017...New toy soldier art added to page 6 of Toy Soldier pages. Tell me what you think!
BOOKS ARE HERE!! Email me for information!
The hard-back relic book "Die Ostfront" is finished and would make a wonderful Christmas gift ! The book is in full color, 400 pages of Italian, Romanian, German, Slovakian, Russian and Hungarian relics of the Eastern Front. Letters, weapons, battle-ground photos, personal items, food items, helmets, some cloth, medals, equipment, etc. will be pictured in full color. This is an unusual book and I believe will achieve instant collector status as it will be printed in relatively small numbers. Under 100 books certainly. This is not a book on pristine items. These are items that have been located in former fighting positions in Russia (Stalingrad, Kurland, Narva, Leningrad, etc.), Poland and in front of Berlin.Contact at [email protected] if you want to save and preorder this most unusual and collectible book. "Arditi Books" has published a number of books on Italian, German, Japanese militaria, Italian firearms and toy soldiers. They have all been well received and copies reside in many serious collections. Authors from the US, Italy, Germany, Australia and other nation's have contributed to Arditi Books in items and information.Prepay for the book is $95.00 (if you want it cheaper)...needs to arrive to me before Thanksgiving Day. The base price of the book is $100.00 and $15.00 shipping for a total of $115.00 within the US if you do not prepay. I will cover the $15.00 shipping within the US and will cover another $5.00 on the cover price for a total of $20.00 savings if one prepays before I send it to the printers. The book will be ready for Christmas presents before December 25th. More shipping for overseas. Please contact my friend Russ directly for orders at [email protected]
Out of Print. Two volume set called "Japan at War" The militaria pertaining to the japanese ground soldier of WWII. To be redone and updated in the future. Author's Gunnar Abramson and Russ Arendell.
The highly popular book, "Italy's Battle Rifle: Story of the Mannlicher Carcano Series of Rifles", Currently Available. Author's are Russ Arendell and Steve Woodrum. Front and back cover splayed out here.
Currently Available. Email me.
Currently Available. Email me.
Upcoming Reprint and Update of the Italian Militaria Book (of 2010) entitled "Italy At War" Coming Soon.- in 2013 or 2014. Authors, Luca Balducci, Jeff Leser and Russ Arendell. https://gumroad.com/arditi
Volume 1, "Germany At War" Currently available as a digital download at: https://gumroad.com/arditi Hardcover sold out.
Volume 2, "Germany At War" Digital download at: https://gumroad.com/arditi
Hardcover sold out.
Hardcover sold out.
Below are some You Tube videos that I made with help from my buddy Luca in Italy. My production values are rough, but hopefully fun for you to watch. It was for me.