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On JULY 19, 2013 at HISTORICON, SkirmishCampaigns will be releasing the next SkirmishElite book called "Operation Overlord – 505th PIR". The book focuses on the first two days of the Normandy Invasion and the fighting around Ste. Mere-Eglise by the 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division.
We will also be releasing the latest Fireball Forward Scenario book called "Britain's Lost Opportunity – Villers Bocage". The book focuses on the British Campaign around Villers Bocage in Normandy in mid June 1944.
More information about the series can be found at skirmishcampaigns.com.
Descriptions of each book are below and pictures of the covers of each of these books can be found here:
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Below is a description of the FBF Villers Bocage Book:
June 1944.
Villers-Bocage, Britain's Lost Opportunity is a book of tactical scenarios for the Fireball Forward! game system. It is centered around the British attack on the town of Villers-Bocage and the larger Operation Perch against German positions west of Caen, in Normandy, on 12-14 June 1944. It features engagements between the British 7th Armoured Division-the famed "Desert Rats" – and the 50th Infantry Division against the elite German Panzer Lehr Division, the 2nd Panzer Division, and the 101 st 55 Heavy Panzer Battalion. 15 Scenarios cover the desperate struggle for the town of Villers-Bocage, 50th Infantry Division's attempt to drive Panzer Lehr out of its positions west of Caen, and panzer ace Michael Wittmann's daring, single-handed counterattack against a column of British armor that changed the course of the battle. A Campaign Game, an Historical Summary, Orders of Battle, and Designer's Notes are included to help put the scenarios in the larger context of operations in Normandy and allow players to design their own scenarios.
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Below is a description of the Operation Overlord Book:
Skirmish Elite: Operation Overlord – 505th PIR is a complete book for recreating the battles and campaigns of American Airborne soldiers of the 505th PIR (82nd Airborne Division) on June 6-7 1944 as part of the invasion of France. This book includes ten scenarios – four from the battles for Neuville-au-Plain, and six from the battles for St. Mere-Eglise.
Maximum Replayability: The Skirmish Elite system features a realistic variable order of battle for each scenario, guaranteeing countless unique scenario and campaign replays.
Generic Order of Battle: This book also includes a unique generic order of battle listing that can be translated to any skirmish rule system.
Historical Research: This book contains background information and maps of the battle area.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction
2 History – 505th Goes to War
4 505th Map – 6 June 1944
5 Campaign Map
6 Bibliography
7 SkirmishCampaigns Format
9 Campaign Games
11 Rules Translation Table
12 Campaign Scenarios
INCLUDES:
10 Scenarios, 3 Campaigns
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