From the Avalanche Press website: Science fiction became reality during the Second World War, as scientists and engineers labored madly to bring bizarre new weapons to the battlefield. Panzer Grenadier: Secret Weapons is a 64-page book supplement to the popular Panzer Grenadier series, looking at some of these laboratory products — all of which existed at...
During the Second World War, Italian tank units matched brave crews with decrepit vehicles. Thanks to the monopolies held by the fascist state's favorite corporations, badly outdated tanks caused the deaths of hundreds of tank crewmen trying to combat much more capable Allied tanks with their Italian "iron coffins." Better machines could have been made...
Panzer Grenadier: Nihon Silk After observing German successes in early 1940 with parachute drops, the warriors of Nihon (Japan) ignited their own airborne program. In keeping with their traditional rivalry, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army competed against each other with equivalent paratroop formations. These lightly armed parachute...
From the Avalanche Press website: After chasing the beaten remnants of the German armies across France and Belgium, American soldiers forced their way onto German soil. With thick lines of fortifications, fresh reinforcements and fanatic determination, the Germans suddenly showed they still had some fight in them. Invasion of Germany is a book supplement...
Battle of the Bulge is the fifth game in the Panzer Grenadier series, following Eastern Front, Heroes of the Soviet Union, Airborne and Afrika Korps. It focuses on the fighting in the southern sector of the battle zone, where German panzer and parachute divisions drove on the key crossroads of Bastogne. American infantry, armor and paratroopers initially...
This supplement for the Panzer Grenadier system introduces the U.S. Army's role in fighting the Japanese. Jungle Fighting includes 42 scenarios from the Guadalcanal campaign. Most of these feature Army troops, but there are also several from the deep penetration carried out by Marine Raider companies behind Japanese lines. The back of the book is covered...
From the Avalanche Press website: Floating down from the dark early-morning skies of Normandy, American soldiers taught the world a new synonym for courage: Airborne. Landing on 6 June 1944, these paratroopers would fight for the next 33 days and go on to represent their country in the victory parade through the ruins of Berlin. Airborne is a book...
In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first of a series of executive orders that would send over 100,000 American citizens to concentration camps. One year later, a Japanese-American regiment began to form. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, eventually also including the 100th Infantry Battalion formed in Hawai'i, racked up more...
This is a scenario book, expanding the Battle of the Bulge and Elsenborn Ridge games of the Panzer Grenadier series. There are 30 scenarios addressing the SS attacks on Bastogne, and Kampfgruppe Peiper’s drive. In addition to the fixed scenarios is a multi-scenario campaign detailing the 4th Infantry division's drive across France and into Germany. SS...
A Panzer Grenadier scenario book featuring 27 scenarios, a campaign game and 102 mounted, laser-cut counters (thinner than die-cut counters but adequate). The scenarios are based on actions of the Panzer Lehr Division on the Western Front between June and November 1944. The actions, presented in chronological order, begin at Normandy three days after...
In the years immediately following the defeat of Nazi Germany, some leaders among the victorious Allies believed that war between the two remaining superpowers was not only inevitable, it would come very soon. The United States and the Soviet Union continued to design and build new armored vehicles and other weapons for this looming war, but the “Cold War”...