Read While You Play

We've brought in some books on the campaigns covered by our military history games. These are fine titles from our friends at Osprey Publishing and other fine houses.

Pearl Harbor 1941
This revised edition of the Osprey book, containing the latest research on the events of December 7, 1941, reveals several previously unknown aspects of the attack and dispels key myths that have been built up around the fateful day. It's by Carl Smith, a longtime Friend of Avalanche Press, and includes a CD of movie clips and battle charts.

Guadalcanal 1942
On what was a virtually unheard of Pacific island, the United States shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility. In the first American amphibious assault of the Second World War, the US Marines and Army halted the apparently irresistible Japanese advance in its tracks.

Operation Compass 1940
Operation Compass was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lt. Gen. Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British "Blitzkrieg."

Rising Sun Victorious
Every wargame becomes alternate history the moment the first piece is moved. Here's a sideways look at World War II in the Pacific, examining how the Japanese could have won.