Battle of France Campaign Book

The Battle of France saw German forces sweep across the Low Countries and towards Paris, crushing Allied resistance in just six weeks. From Fall Gelb and the British withdrawal from Dunkirk to the decisive Fall Rot, this new supplement for Bolt Action allows players to take command of the bitter fighting for France, and to refight the key battles of this campaign. Linked scenarios and new rules, troop types, and Theatre Selectors offer plenty of options for novice and veteran players alike.This book has 144 pages full of content which includes new rules, scenarios and units!Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Despite a spirited defence from the opening hours of the Normandy invasion in June 1944, Hitler’s forces in northern France were comprehensively defeated and forced to retreat westward. Although their position was strengthened considerably following Operation Dragoon – the landing in southern France in August 1944 – the Allies were faced with considerable logistical problems as they advanced towards Germany, spreading their lines of communications and support thinner with every mile.Operation Market Garden, the massive airborne assault of September 1944, failed to meet its objectives and the momentum of the Allied advance was further threatened.German forces were able to capitalize on this and with mounting pressure from the east as Soviet forces prepared for a winter offensive, Hitler decided to launch one last gamble – a massive counter offensive against the Allies in December 1944. The German assault (including 45-divisions) launched against American defenders dug in across the Ardennes region led to the largest single battle fought by the US Army in the entire twentieth century. The stakes could not have been higher for either side – for Germany it truly was a last attempt to avoid being completely overwhelmed by the Western Allies, whilst for the American forces bearing the brunt of the assault, there was a very real threat that a German breakthrough could have undone all of the successes since D-Day.Code named Operation Watch on the Rhine by German forces, the initial successes of the campaign led to a worrying and distinctive bulge in the Allied front line, leading to the Allied press giving the offensive an immortal moniker: The Battle of the Bulge.Inside Battle Of the BulgeBattle Of The Bulge is a campaign expansion to Bolt Action & compatible with both 1st and 2nd editions. Crammed with scenarios, new units and new rules whilst still giving some historical background for context. Everything you need to explore one of the most complex series of engagements in the European Theatre of Operations is within the 124 pages of this full colour book.The Battle Of The Bulge campaign book is divided into easy sections that take a brief look at a particular historical time frame, the combatants involved (including any special characters that made an appearance) - then move on to introduce the special Bolt Action scenario, with any special rule or new units clearly explained, along with the recommended force selectors to use when preparing your forces.The 12 scenarios are overflowing with detail and cover actions that were happening just prior to and after the more famous 'Bulge' battles:Scenario 1: Retreat Through the Mons Pocket The AftermathScenario 2: The Battle of Hürtgen ForestScenario 3: The Battle of St VithScenario 4: The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge - featuring Grenadier Radfahrzug SquadScenario 5: Kampfgruppe PeiperScenario 6: The Siege of BastogneScenario 7: Operation Greif - featuring Panzerbrigade 150 Reinforced PlatoonScenario 8: The Battle of Foy - featuring First Lieutenant Ronald SpeirsScenario 9: Bandit CountryScenario 10: Fogged OutScenario 11: Defend The BridgeScenario 12: The Colmar PocketAs you might expect when you're fighting battles in these extreme conditions the should be a few special rules included and of course we're happy to oblige with some familiar and some new to this campaign supplement such as:SnowMudIceFrostbiteFogDug In - Foxholes, Trenches & Gun PitsChaos in ReservesFuel ShortagesMinefieldsMountaineersBattle of the Bulge really packs a punch looking at a huge amount of units, key commanders get special mentions throughout the book, plus new rules and Bolt Action entries for manyJust some of those mentioned include:Rifle Grenade AdaptorsIntelligence OfficersUS Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon9th Troop Carrier Command Pathfinders326th Airborne Engineer Machine Gunners333rd Field Artillery BattalionFirst Lieutenant Jesse L Morrow of the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry DivisionGrenadier Radfahrzug SquadsSergeant José Mendoza LópezFeldgendarmerie SquadUS Army Military Police Corps Squadkampfgruppe Peiper Reinforced Platoon listSS-Sturmbannführer Joachim Peiper & Peiper’s PantherBritish Intelligence SectionCorps of Military Police Section

Take the fight to the enemy with this new theatre book for Bolt Action. From the D-Day landings to the final battle for Berlin, this volume gives players everything they need to focus their gaming on these final campaigns in the European Theatre of Operations. Scenarios and special rules offer something for all Bolt Action players, regardless of the armies they collect.Contents:IntroductionSpecial RulesScenarios

Campaign: Market Garden complements the Bolt Action wargame system by providing information and scenarios for games set in the greatest airborne operation ever mounted...For Bolt Action players Market Garden has it all – daring attacks, determined resistance and heroic last stands by American, British, German and Polish troops ranging from elite veteran paratroopers to novices and from obsolete armoured cars to King Tiger tanks.This volume covers a very short space of time compared to other Bolt Action campaign books – just a matter of nine days in September 1944 – and is focused on a much smaller geographical area; a single narrow route through the Netherlands rather than a broad sweep of very variable terrain across several countries.The fighting was incredibly intense; you’ll find bullets, blood, bombs, and bravery in abundance. The Allies struggled to keep the road open and the Germans struggled to cut it, so both sides engaged in attacks and counter-attacks over the same ground and therefore faced the same challenges.Inside Campaign: Market Garden you'll flow through 116 pages full of glorious content, history, stunning art and photography, new rules and units! Here's just some of what you can expect:Campaign OverviewTimelinePrelude to Market GardenThe Original Bolt Action ScenariosMarket Garden Forces (This section includes the American Forces, British or Polish forces, British XXX corps, Resistance fighters, and German forces).26 scenarios (including American scenarios, British Airborne scenarios, War in a small space: A Campaign Game, On To Oosterbeek..., Driel: Polish Airborne Scenarios, Hell’s Highway: The Road to The Reich, Space-Saving Scenarios and Going Solo...Legends of Market Garden

The New Guinea campaign spanned several years and thousands of miles; to even attempt to summarise such a huge campaign into a book of this size is to accept that it cannot do justice to those who fought in it. Many critical battles have not been presented as scenarios in this book, merely due to the constraints of the book size and the author’s wish to present a variety of very different scenarios for players. For those who are interested in a more in-depth look at the actual historical events surrounding the New Guinea campaign, a bibliography is provided to aid you in your research132 pages of stunning photography and full-colour art this campaign supplement includes:Campaign OverviewPrelude Scenario 1: Operation RITarget New GuineaScenario 2: The Salamaua RaidScenario 3: The First Battle of KokodaThe Fighting Escalates Scenario 4: Creek Ambush TMilne Bay Scenario 5: The Battle of Milne BayFighting Back To The Beaches Scenario 6: The Battle of Buna–GonaPressing The Advantage Scenario 7: Bobdubi RidgeSalamaua Scenario 8: Mount TambuMaintaining The Offensive Scenario 9: Scarlet BeachUnhealthy For The Japanese’ Operation Cartwheel Scenario 10: Los NegrosThe Last Strategic Point Scenario 11: The Aitape Counter AttackBougainville Scenario 12: Slater’s Knoll The AftermathLegends of New Guinea:Second Lieutenant Tetsuo OgawaColonel George WarfeCaptain Geoffrey VernonSergeant Major KatueLieutenant Colonel Hatsuo TsukamotoArmies Of Australia:The Army List, National Special Rules, including Limited Artillery Support, Aggressive Patrolling, Never Give UpCampaign Characteristic Special Rules:Australia is next…, Fighting withdrawal, Jungle Warfare MastersNew units include:Militia Infantry SectionAIF Infantry SectionJungle Division Infantry SectionPlatoon Scout TeamIndependent Company Commando SectionIndependent Company Raiding PartyJungle Engineer SectionPapuan Infantry Battalion SectionMatilda II, CS & ‘Frog’JapanIJN or SNLF Scout TeamIJA Engineer SquadJapanese Night InfiltratorsLone SniperThe NetherlandsInfantry Squads and TeamsKNIL Guerrilla Rifle SectionKNIL Guerrilla Light Machine Gun SectionTheatre Selectors include:Australia 2nd Australian Imperial Force in the Mediterranean & North Africa 1941–42Lark Force1942 Australian ArmyKanga ForceDefence of Milne Bay1943–45 Australian ‘Jungle Division’Australian Tank Troop, New Guinea 1943–45United States of America:Ghost Mountain BoysUS Army Late War, New GuineaThe Netherlands:KNIL GuerrillasJapan:Assault of New GuineaSouth Seas DetachmentJapanese Pacific DefendersIJA Heavy Machine Gun PlatoonJapanese Army, New Guinea 1943–45Tropical Hazards including Exhaustion, Mud, & Monsoon Seasonplus much much more!

This 150+ page book focuses on the conflicts of the US Sector in 1944, from the road to Carentan to the assault on Fort Montbarey.This book allows you to recreate the actions of not only the US forces, but other Allied Forces in the Sector, ranging from SAS, Partisans (marquis) and German Belligerents.Packed with 12 detailed scenarios and a smattering of new interesting unit choices, you are sure to enjoy either defending or liberating France and the Low Countries.

This 150+ page book focuses on the conflicts of the US Sector in 1944, from the road to Carentan to the assault on Fort Montbarey.This book allows you to recreate the actions of not only the US forces, but other Allied Forces in the Sector, ranging from SAS, Partisans (marquis) and German Belligerents.Packed with 12 detailed scenarios and a smattering of new interesting unit choices, you are sure to enjoy either defending or liberating France and the Low Countries.

With the Axis Powers ejected from North Africa, the Western Allies look to take the fight to the “soft underbelly” of Europe – Italy. This campaign supplement for Bolt Action focuses on Operation Husky, the airborne and naval invasion of Sicily, the hard-fought battles in the villages and rugged mountain passes of that island, and the advance up the Italian Peninsula towards Rome. With a host of scenarios, new units, special rules & theatre selectors, this new book contains everything players will need to refight these important battles in defence of the Regno d’Italia or to strike at the weak link of Axis Europe to knock Italy out of the war.With units, theatre selectors and scenarios for players of British (Commonwealth), United States, German and, of course, Italian Armies, this is an essential and fascinating campaign volume. 

Von den zerstörten Städten des besetzten Frankreichs zu den kargen Wüsten Nordafrikas und den brütenden Dschungeln des Pazifikraums bietet Bolt Action sämtliche Regeln, um die großen Schlachten des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf den Spieltisch zu bringen.Dank der Autoren Alessio Cavatore und Rick Priestley ist die Truppenauswahl äußerst vielfältig und erlaubt es, für alle Vorlieben die ideale Armee aufzustellen – Von schweren Panzerverbänden zu Kleinen, elitären Infanterieformationen – Die Entscheidung liegt bei Euch.The 2nd edition offers the same fantastic World War II gameplay with its exciting order dice system and mixed armies of infantry, tanks and artillery.Key New FeaturesOfficers activate other units! Used cleverly, this creates a huge tactical shift as you can order multiple units to fire or advance in concert.Big Explosions! HE fire now uses templates to determine damage - your opponent had better spread out his troops to avoid carnage!Armed Transports! Once your squad has piled out of its halftrack, the driver can speed around and unleash a hail of lead at the enemy!Player Feedback! We've listened carefully to the community and taken advantage of the thousands of battles you've played to improve the game in dozens of other ways.New Army ListThe main rulebook now includes a fifth army list - adding Imperial Japan to Germany, Great Britain, USA and the Soviet Union - giving you even more choice for your army.

This campaign book seeks to help wargamers recreate the incredible struggles between the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army for control of the region between the Don and Volga rivers – ultimately centring on the city of Stalingrad.This six-month-long battle saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war, with each side losing hundreds of thousands of men and culminating in the encirclement and eventual destruction of the German Sixth Army.While this book provides a historical overview of the Stalingrad campaign, its primary purpose is to provide new scenarios, rules, and inspiration to help wargamers bring this bitter struggle to life on the tabletop.This book covers the southern region of the Ostfront from August 1942 to February 1943 including:The opposed crossing of the Don RiverThe dash to the Volga river by German mobile divisionsSoviet counter-attacks against the German cordon of StalingradThe fighting for control of the city of StalingradOperation Uranus and the subsequent encirclement of the German Sixth ArmyOperation Winter Tempest: Manstein’s attempt to break the encirclement of the Sixth ArmyThe final destruction of the Sixth Army

Bolt Action's next step within its gaming world is exploring the downfall of the Third Reich. Diving through the Eastern front, you'll be able to learn about the very bloody and arduous operations both Germany and the Soviets endured, and the uprising of the Polish AK and Czech forces. With unrelenting leadership and an absurd amount of 'political motivation', the Russians finally managed to expose Nazi Germany after brutal years of fighting.In June 1944 the Axis powers in Europe were about to be subjected to two major hammer blows. In the West, the final preparations were being made for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Western Europe. In the East, the Red Army was planning a massive offensive, with bold objectives to critically damage the German Army and eject it entirely from the Soviet Union and, by pushing deep into Poland, providing the springboard for later offensives that would eventually find the Red Army in the streets of Berlin ushering in the final collapse of Hitler’s Third Reich.For the Germans, a sense of fatalism began to grow, whilst amongst the Soviets, spirits rose. After the months of crushing defeats, encirclements and mass capitulations, the Germans were finally revealed to be beatable and their aura of invincibility had finally been ripped aside. This is well illustrated by a common story from the end of the Stalingrad operations where Soviet troops harassing sullen German prisoners, pointed at the remains of the devastated city and screamed that it would only be a matter of time before Berlin resembled the ruins of Stalingrad.Contained within in the 148 pages of detailed text, breathtaking imagery and full-colour art, this book also has:Campaign OverviewOperation BargrationFighting BargrationWhich includes scenarios, special rules and historical contextBargration Theatre SelectorsWhich includes famous platoons such as the 53rd Guards tank Brigade, German Heavy Tank Abteilung and the 5th Panzer Division!Additional German UnitsScenario 1: The Tigers of KrupkiScenario 2: The battle of PleshchenitsyScenario 3: The '34'Lvov-Sandomierz OffensiveFighting the Lvov-Sandomierz offensiveWhich includes scenarios, special rules and Lvov-Sandomierz specific scenariosLvov-Sandomierz theatre selectorsScenario 4: big game huntingWhich includes a hero of the Soviet Union, Lt. Aleksandr P. OskinThe Warsaw UprisingFighting the Warsaw uprisingWhich includes scenarios, special rules and Warsaw uprising specific scenariosWarsaw uprising theatre selectorsArmia krajowa theatre selectorWhich includes additional Armia Krajowa Units and German Warsaw Uprising UnitsScenario 5: Man the barricadesScenario 6: Kubus and the grey wolfThe Struggle ContinuesFighting ‘the struggle continues’Which includes scenarios, special rules for ghost wars and the Struggle Continues Theatre SelectorsNKVD Theatre SelectorNKVD Additional UnitsClearing The FlanksScenario 7: Breakout from PetsamoThe Vistula-Oder OffensiveFighting the Vistula-Oder offensiveWhich includes General Scenarios and Vistula-Oder ScenariosVistula-Oder offensive theatre selectorsScenario 8: ‘the Ivan’s are coming…’Scenario 9: race to the Pileca riverScenario 10: an unexpected encounterOperation BerlinFighting Operation BerlinScenariosWhich include General Scenarios and special rules for Operation Berlin ScenariosOperation Berlin theatre selectorsWhich include the extended Last Levy Theatre Selector and the replacement Panzer ForceAdditional German UnitsWhich include The German Replacement Army and a hero of the Soviet Union, junior Sergeant Vasily Kharinaevich KhantaevScenario 11: The Seelow heightsScenario 12: Tank huntingScenario 13: Berlin: crossing the spreeThe Prague UprisingFighting the Prague uprisingWhich includes scenarios, general scenarios, Prague specific scenarios and The ROAROA theatre selectorAdditional UnitsScenario 14: The Prague uprising: enter the ROAAppendices: Additional Special RulesSnow, mud, ice and frostbiteDug-in: foxholes, trenches and gun pitsMinefieldsCity fightingThat's certainly a lot of content, but remember that's just an overview! Each page is packed with information and iconic imagery to give you everything you need to play on the battlefields of Berlin in 1945!