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Map and Counters: A PERSONAL ASIDE TO THE GAMING COMMUNITY: CELEBRATED HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR, JOHN KEEGAN, PASSES AWAY
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A PERSONAL ASIDE TO THE GAMING COMMUNITY: CELEBRATED HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR, JOHN KEEGAN, PASSES AWAY. The Face of Battle. JOHN KEEGAN DEAD AT 78. In "The Face of Battle". On the part of the author — this work remains his masterpiece. It is a question that puzzles us still. John Keegan is survived by his wife of over fifty years, the biographer Susanne Everett, and by their four children. BOOK REVIEW: 'THE FACE OF BATTLE' John Keegan’s Unsentimental Celebration of the Common Soldier. Posted by JCB III.
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Links úteis | A Trincheira do Chateau
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A Trincheira do Chateau. Um sítio dedicado à divulgação dos jogos de simulação de conflitos / Wargames, no Brasil. Links úteis a todo. Que se considera sério.*. Blogs e sítios de parceiros:. 8211; Sítio do Paulo Vicente, sobre wargames em geral. Do Fernando, assuntos relacionados ao WW1 Wings of Glory. 8211; Sítio do evento mensal Castelo das Peças, que tem como objetivo promover o encontro de todos os interessados em jogos de tabuleiro em geral. E aí, tem jogo? 8211; Síto dedicado a. 8211; o lado. 8211;...
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Map and Counters: SPI, NORMANDY, 2nd Ed. (1971)
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SPI, NORMANDY, 2nd Ed. (1971). Is a historical simulation (based on the same game system as KOREA. Of the opening, widely-separated battles between the Germans and Allies as invading American, British, and Canadian troops attempted first to establish, and then to expand the Allied lodgment along a 50 mile stretch of the Normandy peninsula. NORMANDY, 2. Was designed by James F. Dunnigan and published in 1971 by Simulations Publications, Incorporated (SPI). Field Marshal Gerd von Runstedt. At the conclusio...
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Map and Counters: TAHGC, FORTRESS EUROPA (1980)
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TAHGC, FORTRESS EUROPA (1980). Is an operational simulation of the Allied campaign — from the D-Day invasion to the breaching of the Siegfried Line — to liberate Western Europe from Nazi domination, 1944-45. The original version of FORTRESS EUROPA. Is currently in development by the L2 Design Group, and publication of this newly-revised edition of the game is expected in late 2009 or early 2010. Is an operational (regiment/brigade/division) level simulation — based loosely on the old SPI. Is played in ga...
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Map and Counters: THE D-DAY LANDINGS BEGAN 68 YEARS AGO, TODAY
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THE D-DAY LANDINGS BEGAN 68 YEARS AGO, TODAY. The War in the West. Thoughts on the 68. Anniversary of the Allied Landings in Normandy. US WWII Cemetery, Normandy, France. Beny Sur Mer Canadian WWII Cemetery, Calvados, France. St Manvieu British WWII Cemetery,. Cheux, Calvados, France. Century and even the early portion of the 21. LOOKING BACK AT D-DAY. German pillbox, Normandy, France WWII. SAC General Dwight D. Eisenhower,. Protestant service for American troops,. D-Day, Normandy landing. Operationally-...
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Map and Counters: CGC, OVERLORD, 2nd Ed. (1977)
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CGC, OVERLORD, 2nd Ed. (1977). Is a regimental-level simulation of the critical battles between Axis and Allied forces over control of the beaches and hedgerows of Normandy, during June-August 1944. OVERLORD. Was originally designed by John Hill and published by the Conflict Game Company (CGC), in 1974. This Second Edition version was extensively reworked by Frank Chadwick and republished by Conflict Games (CGC) in 1977. The game mechanics of OVERLORD. Still offers players the excitement and nail-bitingl...
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Map and Counters: SPI, COBRA (1977)
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SPI, COBRA (1977). COBRA: Patton’s 1944 Summer Offensive in France. Is an operational level (regiment/division) simulation — based on the PANZERGRUPPE GUDERIAN (PGG) Game System. 8212; of the Allied breakout from the Normandy peninsula in the summer of 1944. This game was originally published as the insert game in S&T #65. Nov-Dec, 1977). Shortly thereafter, COBRA. Was designed by Brad E. Hessel and published in 1977 by Simulations Publications, Incorporated (SPI). Waffen SS General Paul Hausser. Is a tw...
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Map and Counters: TAHGC, PANZER LEADER (1974)
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TAHGC, PANZER LEADER (1974). Is a tactical simulation of armored warfare on the Western Front, 1944-45. The original. Upon which this game is based, was created by SPI’s James F. Dunnigan in 1970. PANZER LEADER. Is the product of a joint design effort by Dave Clark, Nick Smith, and Randall C. Reed. The game was published by The Avalon Hill Game Company (TAHGC) in 1974. PANZER LEADER. It should be noted, received a minor update (changes to several of the Scenario Cards) in 1975. It was clear to the German...
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Map and Counters: BOOK REVIEW: 'THE FIRST WORLD WAR'
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BOOK REVIEW: 'THE FIRST WORLD WAR'. The First World War. By John Keegan; Vintage Press (May 2000); ISBN-13: 978-0375700453. Second wave of British troops. Leaving trenches on the Somme. German troops holding first-line trench on the River Aisne. American troopship Tuscania,. Sunk by a German submarine 6 Feb 1918. World War I graves at the front of. The Lorraine Troyon France cemetery. Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig. Military maneuvers south of Jerusalem,. Before the Turkish Declaration of War. Its worth...
