The one i have is much higher resolution than required for print, let alone for making a vassal module. The notorious board game that takes 1,500 hours to complete. More than 500 american and british warships, troop transports, supply vessels, and landing craft took part. Myth has it that the game has never been played to completion requiring a few years of real time play. Timeline showing key events of the second world war, particularly new zealands involvement in north africa. Vassal module campaign for north africa play group. His earlier works include the campaign for guadalcanal, the fighting man, and arms and equipment of the civil. It was designed by richard berg and published by simulations publications, inc. Geopolitically, the united nations definition of northern africa includes seven countries or territories. Jack coggins the campaign for north africa continues his writing about men and war. The north african front while the battle of stalingrad raged, stalin pressured britain and america to open a second front in western europe. The victory saved the suez canal, and was a curtainraiser for the angloamerican invasion of north africa 4 days later, and was a prelude to the debacle of stalingrad. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa.
A simulation of the wwii operations in libya and egypt from 1940 to early 1943. But its better fit as a collectors item, to occasionally gawk at, than a practical hobby. It included campaigns fought in the libyan and egyptian deserts western desert campaign, also known as the desert war and in morocco and algeria operation torch and tunisia tunisia campaign. Italy declares war on the united kingdom and france. And regards the map scans in the pdf of the rules, im not sure if we are looking at the same pdf. Algeria, morocco, tunisia, mauritania, and libya together are also referred to as the maghreb.
The north african campaign was part of the second world war. The game includes 1,800 counters, maps large enough to cover several tables, and a threevolume rulebook. Patton would lead the western task force and land near casablanca. The air war is updated and enhanced and the oob presents the latest research with all units at a battalion level armor in companies and air units in squadrons. Algeria, egypt, libya, morocco, sudan, tunisia, and western sahara. Wwii north african campaign timeline timetoast timelines. Crop a region, addremove features, change shape, different projections, adjust colors, even add your locations. North african campaign simple english wikipedia, the. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The campaign for north africa is an exceptionally detailed military simulation game of the. The north african campaign 194043 by alan moorehead, kasserine pass by martin blumenson, the desert gene. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. On october 24, 1942, patton sailed from the united states to north africa with 24,000 men.
Cyberboard map link campaign for north africa play group. The north african campaign timeline the north african campaign. The italian campaign, from july 10, 1943, to may 2, 1945, was a series of allied beach landings and land battles from sicily and southern italy up. Its possession was necessary for the control of the mediterranean, the vital suez canal, and the middle east. Seeking to expand their african empire, on september the italians invaded egypt from their colony libya. For new zealand forces, this was longest and most important land campaign of wwii. North africa or northern africa is the northernmost region of the african continent, linked by the sahara to subsaharan africa. It took place in north africa from 10 june 1940 to may 1943. A stepbystep manual for candidates, political party activists, and campaign staff, the new campaign skills handbook guides users through a comprehensive process for planning and implementing electoral campaigns. Campaign skills handbook middle east and north africa.
Wage war on maps inspired by unexpected locations crucial in world war 2. That move made egypt very wary of italys imperialistic aspirations. People who actually played it report that it could take several hours just to get. Resurrecting the vassal mod the campaign for north africa. My brotherinlaw is really into board games and i thought it would be a funny gift. The north african campaign the north african campaign. The north africa campaign north africas importance north africa played an important role in world war ii. Five maps, eight counter sheets, 100 cards, illustrated rules booklet, campaign analysis. There is no paperwork or data tracking in this update of the spi classic. Allied troops were ordered to abandon north africa and defend greece feb 9th. So the campaign for north africa, is allegedly the most complex game ever designed, by richard berg. It was the largest amphibious military operation undertaken until then. The struggle for north africa, 194043 national army museum.
Most of the commonwealth forces were transferred to north africa to participate in the western desert campaign. Follow the three years of battles in the north african desert, and see how axis and allied forces chased each other across this hostile terrain. The struggle for control of north africa began as early as october 1935, when italy invaded ethiopia from its colony italian somaliland. The game is detailed to a degree no other game has. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get. The north african campaign timeline the north african. Wwii north african campaign timeline created by hoodjoshua.
A delegation of german officers arrived at american headquarters south of ferryville at 0926 on the morning of 9 may 1943. Europe and africa, 19421944 main idea c summarizing what was the outcome of the north african campaign. Before world war ii, european powers held longestablished positions in the region. Compare game prices at, the webs largest comparison site for popular board games. North africa is a region generally considered to include algeria, egypt, libya, mauritania, morocco, sudan, tunisia, and the western sahara. The pacific belgium france holland north africa norway greece. Thus, the north african campaign and the naval campaign for the mediterranean were extensions of each other in a very real sense. While it was being designed and tested, it became almost a ritual of team development play behind closed doors, from. Operation torch, the invasion of french north africa by american and british forces in november 1942, was the first major joint allied offensive operation in world war ii. North africa campaigns, 194043, in world war ii, series of battles for control of north africa. Streamlined but realistic procedures allow the realistic portrayal of unit assignment and supply expenditure.
It was the only area, other than the british isles, from where the western allies could approach the germancontrolled continent. Obviously its not optimal to have it outside of the cb system, but i thought it might prove useful for various other tasks. The campaign for north africa generally referred to as cna by wargamers, is an exceptionally detailed military simulation game of the north african campaign of world war ii. Under pressure from soviet leader joseph stalin to open a second front, the western allies debated how they might best engage germany. The wretched excess of the campaign for north africa war is. Free maps for students, researchers, teachers, who need such useful maps frequently. Study the map below and answer the questions that follow, albania tar casablanca in north morocco areas under axis control allied offensive algiers algeria sal soot 9, 1943 sicily a axis turkey crete ia mediterranean t i poi alexandria alame. Where to find pdf of the campaign for north africa 1979 so a while ago i read an article about the campaign for north africa, one of the longest games in the world.
Learn about the maps of battlefield v an official ea site. The map stretches for 10 feet, and the rules take into account individual aircraft and pilots for a major military campaign which lasted three years. Once i get the map done i have the base vassal module created, and two sets of maps, one being the full map, and the other i cut into sections, and i am still playing with vassal to make the map more sectorzone friendly, what this means if if your on map b hex 1818 when you hover over a stack youll see it listed as map. This page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled. Campaign for north add to collection this is a war game like no other. The north african campaign began in june of 1940 and continued for three years, as axis and allied forces pushed each other back and forth across the desert. Pratuch campaign for north africa is a game so big, one man cannot see both its beginning and its end at the same time. And yet this is the biggest monster game out there for a number of reasons. North africa campaigns north africa campaigns operation torch. This is an export of the cyberboard map, onto which i have placed hex numbers, in format a 1234. The allied invasion of french north africa in november 1942 was intended to draw axis forces away from the eastern front, thus relieving pressure on the hardpressed soviet union.
The afrika korps was beneficial for erwin rommel because they helped him maintain territorial gains in north africa rommel in africa, gain immortality in the north african campaign, and fight a clean war. Download our free maps in pdf format for easy printing. What can one say about cna that others havent already. Published by the now defunct firm spi, the campaign for north africa is a legend in the wargame community and depicts the entire north african theater during world war ii. The campaign in north africa included fighting in the libyan and egyptian deserts the desert war, and in morocco and algeria operation torch and tunisia tunisia campaign. The north african campaign, or desert war, took place in the north african desert during world war ii between 1940 and 1943. This page was last edited on 27 september 2011, at 15. North african campaign the legacy and leadership of.