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Undaunted: Stalingrad (Game)
Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson; Illustrated by Roland MacDonald; Robbie MacNiven
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R1,945
Discovery Miles 19 450
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- Undaunted: Stalingrad is a monumental standalone game that
expands the Undaunted series' scope and challenge beyond anything
that's come before.
- Featuring more than 300 unique illustrations by Roland MacDonald
and 150 evocative mission briefings written by acclaimed author Robbie
MacNiven, immerse yourself in this campaign at the heart of the war.
- Lead your stalwart troops to victory in this epic two-player
campaign, played out in the war's most infamous city.
- Every casualty suffered in battle will weaken your forces for the
entire campaign. Every bomb blast and mortar shell leaves the very
ground for which you are fighting in further ruin. Every inch lost to
the enemy brings you closer defeat.
- Over the course of up to 15 branching scenarios, you will decide
the fate of Stalingrad and, perhaps, the war itself. Even though the
consequences of your actions will persist, the game itself can be fully
reset and replayed, allowing you to explore every potential outcome.
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the origins, equipment, and
fighting styles of the irregular warfare specialists fighting on
both sides during the American Revolutionary War. Amid North
America’s often forested, broken, or rugged terrain, 18th-century
armies came to rely on soldiers capable of fighting individually or
in small groups. During the American Revolutionary War, rifle-armed
companies were incorporated into the newly created Continental
Army, while Patriot militiamen and partisans also made use of
rifled weapons. Facing them were the British Army’s light
infantrymen; among the most experienced regular soldiers fighting
for the Crown, they were joined by Loyalist units able to operate
in dispersed formations and German hired troops skilled in
open-order fighting, including the rifle-armed Jäger. The
strengths and limitations of both sides’ open-order specialists
are evaluated in this book, with particular focus upon three
revealing battles: Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776), where the
Patriots took heart from being able to hold their own in an
escalating clash with Crown light forces; Freeman's Farm (September
19, 1777), where British light infantry engaged Patriot riflemen in
notably rough terrain; and Hanging Rock (August 6, 1780), where
Patriot riflemen and partisans attacked a Loyalist encampment,
including Provincial Corps light infantry. Specially commissioned
artwork, archive illustrations, and newly drawn mapping complement
the authoritative text.
During the Seven Years' War (1755-63), a number of independent
light-infantry outfits served under British command and dedicated
light companies were added to the British Army's regular infantry
battalions. The light companies were disbanded after the war but
the prominent role played by light infantry was not forgotten, and
in 1771-72 light-infantry companies were reinstated in every
regiment in the British Isles. Although William Howe formed a
training camp at Salisbury in 1774 specifically to practise
light-infantry doctrine, the outbreak of the American Revolution in
1775 found the British Army wanting, and the light companies were
no different. After evacuating Boston in March 1776, Howe began to
remodel and drill his army at Halifax, standardizing lighter
uniform and emphasizing more open-order tactics. He also brigaded
his light companies together into composite battalions, which went
on to fight in almost every major engagement during the American
Revolution. They spearheaded British assaults, using night-time
surprise and relying upon the bayonet in engagements such as Paoli
and Old Tappan. They also matched their regular and irregular
opponents in bush-fighting, and at times fought in far-flung
detachments alongside Native American and Loyalist allies on the
frontier. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork,
this book offers a comprehensive guide to the formation, uniform,
equipment, doctrines and tactics of these elite light infantry
companies and battalions, and considers how, over the course of the
war they developed a fearsome reputation, and exemplified the
psychological characteristics exhibited by crack military units
across history.
The American Revolution presented a series of unique tactical
challenges to its competing factions. For Britain, the Army would
be forced to re-learn many of the lessons from the Seven Years’
War. After the debacle of Concord and Bunker Hill, the British
implemented a range of changes throughout the Army, including the
modification of accepted tactical doctrine. Additionally, the
British formed alliances with various independent German states.
The soldiers they provided thus answered to different armies. How
much their tactics adapted during the war, therefore varied from
state to state. The Continental Army was founded in 1775 and was
initially heavily styled on its British opponents. That began to
change in 1778 thanks to the efforts of Prussian officer Baron
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Following their formal alliance with
the colonies in 1778, France deployed military assets to North
America. French officers also provided tactical advice to the
Continental Army, and vice versa, particularly when they worked
together successfully during the siege of Yorktown in 1781.
Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this absorbing study
investigates the various participants’ battlefield tactics,
casting light on how tactical theory and battlefield experience
shaped the conduct of battle in the American Revolution.
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