Posted on Oct 15, 2013 in Books and Movies
"Catastrophe 1914" tells the story of how World War 1 started and its first few months, when the war was dynamic and forces maneuvered over Europe. The book utilizes letters and diaries of common civilian and lower-level military participants as well as their leaders.
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Posted on Sep 3, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “World War I in Africa, 1914†that was presented in the September 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Jul 15, 2013 in Boardgames
"Guns of Galicia" is a boardgame of World War I's Eastern Front. The two sides wear each other down quickly and have to husband forces for a final push - or a last-stand defense. Easy to play, it can serve as a gateway to more complex games.
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Posted on Jul 12, 2013 in Armchair Reading
Assume the role of Lt Col Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck as he leads the German East Africa colony’s Schutztruppe - colonial security troops - in an attack on a large British force that has invaded the Tanga Peninsula in 'World War I in Africa, 1914.'
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Posted on May 28, 2013 in Electronic Games
"Steam and Iron" is without doubt the most accurate, comprehensive and detailed of any World War I naval game on the market. It is short on fancy graphics but long on historical detail.
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