The Western Front: 1914 to 1918

separate scenario plus campaign game plus link game seriesaugust schlieffen planwar come germany face mortal enemy front eliminate threat face crush german strategist von schlieffen plan great military gamble time scheme concentrate knock france war russia fully mobilize bulk german force neutral belgium graf von schlieffen intend fall flank french army believe french commit regain lost province alsace lorraine schlieffen plan run complication moment launch belgian fight british join fray french display surprising flexibility invade german army defeat france french british belgian stop time youmay artoisthe immediate threat france german redeploy substantial force eastern french british reinforcement arrive increasingly tell number french believe opportunity come expel invader side lull dig trench line stretch switzerland english channel german weak stand inside extensive field fortification world seenfebruary verdunthe german reduce russian threat german field marshal von falkenhayn believe eliminate france battle attrition epic struggle sear body soul nation begin side feel effect loss national scale shrink cost sacrificejuly sommethe new british army ready german attention focus verdun british feel chance break intense week long bombardment pulverize german line attack begin british climb begin cross noman land german survive shelling doggedly defend line bitter fighting month valley sommeapril nivelle offensivethe french lead general nivelle hero verdun plan pronged attack german salient pointing paris intend quotarmy rupturequot german line day problem german potential plan retreat formidable defense hindenburg line nivelle plow ahead regardless soldier french army unhappy resultmarch great offensivethe russians war german concentrate france division train new assault tactic stosstrupen aim weak point depleted british line german win tank american troop tip scale british french hold counteroffensive possible war drag yearcontent diecut counter countersheet x map scenario rulebook chart tablesscale kmhex day turnunit size divisionbrigadefrom publisher website user description