From Osprey website: “My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” – Ronald Reagan, 1984. With these words, spoken as a sound check to a radio broadcast, President Reagan came dangerously close to igniting the long-simmering Cold War. Although Soviet...
This expansion for Force on Force provides players with everything they need to recreate battles from the mountains to the Green Zones of modern Afghanistan. Beginning with a detailed background section, the book presents extensive orders of battle for Coalition forces and guidelines for fielding Taliban and al Qaeda forces. Also included are 20 new...
From the back of the cover: Road to Baghdad gives Force on Force: Modern Wargaming Rules players all the information they need to re-fight the 2003 Allied Invasion of Iraq. From deadly little firefights between Iraqi Fedayeen and US Special Forces to armored strikes against Republican Guard positions across the Tigris River, Road to Baghdad offers a wealth...
With its many tribal, political, religious, and cultural divisions, Africa has long been a continent at war - both with itself and with others. For much of the 20th century, there has been a near-constant state of military unrest, from Cold War proxy wars with Soviet and Western powers supporting their African allies in live-fire incarnations of this...
From the publisher website: "In the early 90s, Somalia was a country in chaos. As civil war raged, warlords carved out their own territories, enforcing their will through militia gangs, while famine compounded the situation. As a joint US–UN mission struggled to maintain order, the warlords began to unite behind Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who was to proclaim...
Publisher Blurb: Operations Vigilant Resolve and Phantom Fury - the operations to take and hold the city of Fallujah in the face of determined insurgent resistance - were amongst the most dangerous and controversial carried out by the Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. These two battles of Fallujah saw some of the heaviest urban combat faced...
From publisher website: "From covert actions against insurgent groups and daring sabotage missions to precision strikes against fortified positions and reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines, the special forces units deployed by many nations are the spearhead of modern combat operations. "Classified", the latest companion volume for Force on Force, allows...
Designed as a free download to promote their line of replica military figures and vehicles(mainly the 1:72 scale lines), the Forces of Valor Battle Tactics game offers surprising realism and tactical possibilities for something designed as a promotional tool. From their website, players can download the corresponding stat cards for the figures they own;...
A Foreign Field A skirmish battle in the mud and blood of World War 1. Imagine a small section of the front, with nothing but the lowest ranks involved on both sides, attacking the enemy at range and hand-to-hand, once the Hell that is No-Man's-Land has been crossed. There is no mercy to be had or given and the only way is forward, whatever you're walking...
Over five hundred men had died at the twin battles of Moulay Ishmael and Macta, most of them legionaires. It was a small battle by Napoleonic standards, less than eight thousand men engaged, but this was 1836, and the fate of the column received world wide attention . . . Although a complete game in itself, Macta contains optional rules which will allow...
The Arabs attacked when the column was in the middle of the valley. At first it appeared as if this was merely a small force of Arabs, and the Foreign Legion companies deployed to drive them back from their positions. Then like a thunderbolt, the Arab cavalry struck. Veterans that they were, the Foreign Legion troops were unable to stand before this new...
Modern War #46 Mar-Apr 2020. "Foreign Legion Paratroopers" is a solitaire wargame. The player controls the French forces. The game system controls various Opposition Forces (OPFOR). The game is played in missions (or scenarios). You can link the various missions into a larger campaign game. It is recommended that you first play a couple of games before...