"How the 'Ritchie Boys' fought the Nazis in WWII" Topic
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| Red3584 | 16 Aug 2016 3:38 p.m. PST |
My copy of Congo arrived very promptly from Northstar Miniatures the other day. Although I haven't had a chance to play them through I've posted some thoughts on my blog… link Thanks for looking (unless you're a Russian bot…) |
| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2016 3:44 p.m. PST |
"It was the perfect revenge. They were Jews who fled Nazi persecution and came to America, where they joined or were drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. Because they knew the language and culture of the enemy better than anyone, they were sent to a Maryland military intelligence training center called Camp Ritchie (now Fort Ritchie) and taught to interrogate or wage psychological warfare against the Nazis. History knows them as the Ritchie Boys…"
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| Ivan DBA | 16 Aug 2016 4:19 p.m. PST |
Good overview. Actually there are 8 Adventures (scenarios), one on each side of the Bulletins. |
| D A THB | 16 Aug 2016 5:30 p.m. PST |
I have just opened my order from Northstar. Cannot wait until tonite when I can start reading Congo and organising some armies.( Its still in plastic wrap at this point.) |
| Red3584 | 26 Aug 2016 9:18 a.m. PST |
oops…only just spotted that my post has appeared twice…once as it was meant to appear and this very 'bugged' version. IvanDBA… I had this pointed out to me by a few people. Obviously turning the sheet over was too complicated for me and I failed to spot the scenarios on the other side!  |
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