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that's funny, Sgt S. Oh, I know that one, it's.... Henry VIII talking about that one fella that was bothering him, forget the name. Ah, Thomas More, perhaps? (thanks Wikipedia)

I'm fighting large FI scenario right now. I've got 7 or 8 brummbars. They are quitenice when they are on my side.

very cool DerKomissar, I fought this battle not too long ago. I lost, badly. I then went back & tried a re-do knowing a bit about the american positions. And lost badly. Good luck. Those king tigers seem so tough, taking so many hits --- but once main gun & a track are damaged they aren't much use

My pre-order is in. Should keep BFC in beer & coffee for a few hours and we all have to do our bit Do you have any reading list that your team is working from? I need to get prepped before I head into battle in August.

cool Michael, sounds like I might need to re-subscribe to old school DVD netflix for a little while

anyone remember the Waterloo movie from ~1970? I saw it at drive in as little kid, only barely remembered when I watched decades later. Now I see it's really hard to find on streaming and the blu ray is rare & expensive.

Oh, please understand me. I was not saying it was black and white. I was saying it was all grey and complicated. My statement wasn't about good guys and bad guys. It's about perception. Folks feel persecuted, rightfully. And these same people then persecute others. And on and on. It's not a 'german' thing, it's a human thing.

The context was that many Germans felt justified in starting wars because they were treated unfairly (true, they were). But they really had no morale high ground, no right to play the victim, because that they showed worse behavior to a fallen Russia the previous year.

And to put things in context, while the Versailles Treaty was unfair let's remember what the Germans did when they were the victor. The Germans had, the year before, forced Russia's new Bolshevik gov't into a much worse treaty than Versailles. It was called the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and when Germans complained about the terms the French and British were pushing, the allies replied that it was less harsh than what the Germans had recently done to the Russians. So when the Germans cried of the terrible unfairness and punitive nature of Versailles, they were pleasantly ignoring that they more greedy & punitive than the allies in treaty negotiations with fallen foes.

ahhh, I see that point now. thanks for clarifying

how what has always started? Fascism?? starts w political correctness? Totalitarianism? what is it that starts with 'political correctness'? My definition of political correctness is "if it offends me, it's offensive! if it offends you, it's political correctness". Yes, there's folks that uber sensitive and don't like this or that, and they whine a lot. But they aren't the ones that take over governments and start jailing, beating, and killing people they don't like.

That sounds lovely, Sparky. Don't know if it would work but that would be cool.

Charles MacDonald's book was the best I have read, though Anthony Beevor's recent was also very good. MacDonald was a company commander at the bulge (see his book Company Commander) and wrote a number of very good books on WW2.

oh, and don't forget to 'cheat'. if you play a scenario & get whupped early on, go to scenario editor & give yourself more tanks, artillery, or some such. It's very easy to do & can get you enough success to start to build some confidence.

this is episode 1 in a really good how-to series go to this on youtube and you should be able to find the whole series, plus other videos

Or choose quick battles and say you want a small battle. Stay with the game, it's great once you learn more. There's lots of how-to videos around, many linked in the forums here

Thanks Steve, I had these games way back when but never got good at them. Great to have a second chance.

and only $5.39 USD. wow, I gotta try this

MacIntryre book are all very very good. I've read five or six of them. His newest, about a russian agent who was working for the Brits was outstanding. Read like a novel. He as a really good one the brit SAS also

Hey Heirloom, based on your recommendation I have read three of the Zuehlke books, Juno, Holding Juno, & Ortona. All VERY good, thanks! Husky is next on my list.

yeah, looking forward to FI module, but really can't wait for RT. Those late war winter battles in Hungary will be crazy.

Getting one man team is easy. All I have do is say "glad that area is cleared" and send forward an entire squad. 60 seconds later I have a one man team.

My troops can speak any language they want as long as they shoot back better than my existing, often green, allied troops currently do. Eo falo um poco Portuguese, gostaria de (spelling?) Portuguese. falo muito poco, desculpa (or is it desculpo?)

thanks for that book tip, Chris. I've had my eye on that book was wasn't sure until I could see more reviews come in whether it was a good one.