World at War #71 - Forgotten Pacific Battles

From Decision Games:

The Magazine:

Forgotten Pacific Battles - Weapons, Tactics and Cohesion in the PTO: During World War II, Japanese and US forces engaged each other in fierce fighting on the far-flung islands of the South and Central Pacific. In the end the Allies won, with this reflecting the difference in training and doctrine between the two opposing armies.

Other Articles:

• The Liberation of Crimea: Following the German defeat at Stalingrad and their withdrawal from the Caucasus, the Eastern Front reached the Crimean Peninsula again. In a campaign that lasted 35 days, the Soviets would drive Axis forces out in an effectively coordinated joint operation.
• Neutrality Patrol - The Undeclared Naval War: In the mid-1930s the US Congress passed a law and two amendments collectively called the Neutrality Acts, specifically intended to keep the US out of any possible European war. Despite this, President Roosevelt knew that if a war started, America had to get into it and began looking for ways to incite the American people to want to fight.
• The Other Maginot Line: To counter any German aggression from the east, the French built the Maginot Line. While not as well known, Czechoslovakia too built a defensive fortification line to counter foreign aggression. Like the Maginot Line, it too failed to stop the Germans, though not through battle but instead political treachery.

The Game:

Forgotten Pacific Battles is a solitaire game using the standard Fire & Movement (F&M) rules and a series of exclusive rules covering each scenario. There are individual scenarios for the islands of Engebi, Eniwetok, Parry, Guam, Tinian and Angaur. Each scenario can be played separately or as part of two different campaign games. Designed as a solitaire game, the scenarios include instructions for a two player version. The unit counters represent company to regimental-sized units that participated or might have participated in the battle. The islands are depicted at a scale of 500 meters to the hex with Guam being depicted at 1 mile to the hex.

Components: 22x34 inch map, 280 die-cut counters