dutchman55555 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It is with shame I admit that as a Canadian I have very little knowledge of the Italian Campaign. I am rectifying that with a read of Rick Atkinson's Day of Battle. I will also shamefully admit to sloth, as I have not dug through the scenarios available that involve Canadians. Can anyone point out CMFI scenarios involving Canadians? I'm especially interested in those around Ortona, and I recall ChrisND in a Twitch broadcast mentioning someone working on a Monte Cassino one. Edit: As I am married to a Kiwi, a similar list of NZ scenarios? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMac Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's Ok, Canuck, you will get there in due time...I for one have only played CMBN w\them, but mainly in QB's. Joe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithikial_AU Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hey I'm an Aussie that's slow reading all of Mark Zuehlke's books on the Canadian army in WW2. His Italian titles are great for a good read (if a little hard to follow at times) and well worth picking up. There is a brilliant blank Ortana map around here somewhere but no scenario was made on it as of yet. I've been struggling to find the time to create a bunch of maps for the Moro River Campaign but it's definitely on my to do list. http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmforum/threads/moro-river-map-pack.20093/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 There are few scenarios involving Canadians. I have been planning to make some scenarios for the Ortona map, but did not get around to it yet. Here is a good read on the Canadians in Italy: http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/oh-ho/detail-eng.asp?BfBookLang=1&BfId=25 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom_Tomato Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I will second the Mark Zuehlke books as a great read. I find he seems to have a very good balance between the higher level decision making and the view from the men on the actual front lines. There are plenty of scenario ideas in each book. The titles, if you are looking for them at your local library or online are: Operation Husky Ortona The Liri Valley The Gothic Line 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchman55555 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Thank you all for your responses. Ithikial, I enjoy your Youtube videos, and I have a sister-in-law in Perth. I appreciate the book references, but just for clarification, does anyone have a list of Canadian scenarios? Or a database of all scenarios that I can pore through? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChappyCanuck Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I will 3rd the Mark Zuehlke books for the four Italian Theatre books. A great blend of first person accounts, regimental histories, and official war docs, etc. I own all of his books...but I think you should start chronologically and get "Dieppe" first, then carry on with the four Italian Theatre books (mentioned above) followed by the Juno Beach and Normandy books. His last works deal with the Canadians in Belgium/Netherlands/Germany, and I expect he will release a book about Hong Kong in the future. Happy reading!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom_Tomato Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 There are two scenarios shipped with the Gustav Line Module: "Lost"- about the Hasty P's and "Winter of our discontent"- a battle around the Moro river outside of Ortona. These are the only Canadian scenarios I know about. There is also a campaign in the respository called "Welcome to Sicily" where you command a mixed force of British and Canadians. For the NZ forces there is one called "Kiwi Soldiers". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLaurier Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Farley Mowat wrote "And no birds sang". His personal experiences and impressions as a soldier in Sicily 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 And there is also the trio of books written by George Blackburn. They deal specifically from the point of view of the artillery in NWE, but are nevertheless good reads, especially The Guns of Normandy. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchman55555 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 There are two scenarios shipped with the Gustav Line Module: "Lost"- about the Hasty P's and "Winter of our discontent"- a battle around the Moro river outside of Ortona. These are the only Canadian scenarios I know about. There is also a campaign in the respository called "Welcome to Sicily" where you command a mixed force of British and Canadians. For the NZ forces there is one called "Kiwi Soldiers". Many thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 dutchman55555, You might like this. A regular Ortona fest! The type is tiny, a condition worsened by a pretty dark background, but the site is positively awash with Canadian grog goodness. Juicy text, maps, an aerial photo and lots of pics shot on the ground, too. http://www.canadaatwar.ca/page44.html If you can find a copy of CMx1 CMAK, a no longer with us member created an op campaign called Little Stalingrad which had no less than 20 battles. An immense amount of work went into this, and I'd imagine the force lists would be quite helpful, as would the actual tactical situations. http://w.combatmission.com/community/showthread.php?p=1364293 Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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