kipanderson Posted August 3, 2000 Share Posted August 3, 2000 Hi, there is now a series of books out that are so perfect as a source of scenarios for CM that had one commissioned them for that purpose they would be no better. The books come in the Order of Battle Series published by Osprey Publishing. www.osprey-publishing.co.uk They are full of narrative accounts, unit details and maps normally scaled at about 1:50,000. If you ever wondered what the street plan of St.Vith was like, which units fought there and what happened, then these books are for you. Normally I am not that keen on Osprey books, military history at too popular a level, but this series is right up to standard. The current books cover the Ardennes offensive. For those that have not been able to visit the Ardennes a word on what it looks like. The villages tend to be at road junctions with a haphazard street plan that has grown up over the centuries, no "blocks". There are some, but not too many, hedges, walls and clumps of trees in and around the villages. Not the large number of orchards you find in Normandy. The villages are often surrounded by 300-700 meteres of open, relatively featureless pasterland. The forests are normally plantations of tall pines with some, but not much, mixed woodland.The maps in the books give a very good feel of what the Ardennes actually looks like, but of course the woods and open ground are a little more broken up than appears on a 1:50,000 map. All the best, Kip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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