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A battalion-level treatment of the Ardennes offensive models divisional organization, command ranges and specialized combat units across the full Battle of the Bulge. Scenarios …
Japan, the Soviet and Chinese Communist bloc, and the United States-led coalition compete across East Asia and the Pacific. Diplomacy, economic development, hidden blocks and mi…
Players plan and conduct the 1942 carrier-launched strike against Japan, balancing operational preparation, the bombing mission and the crews' difficult escape toward China. The…
The Normandy campaign runs from the D-Day landings through the closing of the Falaise pocket. Chit-pull activations, weather, Allied air and naval support, and German reactions …
The full German-Soviet war is presented at operational scale from Barbarossa to Berlin. A chit-pull activation system creates uncertainty while shorter scenarios cover major cam…
Virtual battlefield with a human-supervised Drums at Dawn AI opponent. Play online; Help / Controls and Load Game are built in. Bugs and manual rulings are expected. No persiste…
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1812 · October 24
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
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2 December 1805 · Moravia
Napoleon’s most celebrated victory was not magic. It was a calculated risk, an Allied command failure, and a violent contest whose outcome remained uncertain longer than the legend suggests.
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A strategic naval campaign built around reach, timing, and accepting the right risks.
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