{"product_id":"the-russian-campaign-1976-ed-avalon-hill","title":"The Russian Campaign (1976 Ed.) - Avalon Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"On the 18th of December, 1940 Hitler issued Fuhrer Directive No. 21, code named Barbarossa, which stated: “The Soviet Union is to be crushed in one swift campaign before the war with England ends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the 22nd of June, 1941, Barbarossa was finally launched. Over three million German soldiers, most of them veterans of the campaigns in Poland, France, and the Balkans, began a blitzkrieg style of invasion against two million Russian defenders. The initial advance was fantastic. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners were taken and the motorized divisions began to outrun the rest of the army. The Germans reached the gates of Moscow, victory in sight. Then the winter came.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRUSSIAN CAMPAIGN has been universally acclaimed as one of the finest wargames around. With the ease and playability of the 'Classics', the game also conveys the feel of the actual campaign and is exceptionally accurate historically. Both players will have to use the subtle skills, advantages, and tactics of their historical counterparts to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame features include rail movement, sea movement, invasions, stukas, partisans, automatic victory, SS units, sudden death victory conditions, and double impulse movement capabilities. Seven scenarios break the total campaign down into its most important battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis item is in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVery Good \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003econdition. The counters are punched. There is some minor coloring of components. There is some shelf wear, primarily of the box. As always, the photos are of the item that you will receive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Sz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52081708040423,"sku":"TWLSZ195","price":69.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8511\/5879\/files\/2TWL_740_b208796b-5359-4365-8773-f15dee2ea7f6.jpg?v=1779233830","url":"https:\/\/thewarlibrary.com.au\/products\/the-russian-campaign-1976-ed-avalon-hill","provider":"The War Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}