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Italian Campaign

The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe.

Sources for the French Expeditionary Corps

16 Sep 20207 Jun 2003 by Steven Thomas

Annotated bibliography for the French Expeditionary Corps (FEC).

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French Expeditionary Corps (FEC)

16 Sep 20207 Jun 2003 by Steven Thomas

Some bits and bobs about the Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Italie (CEF or CEFI) or to their English speaking allies the French Expeditionary Corps (FEC). These are the chaps that breached the Cassino line in 1944. From my perspective they were the best of the French in WW2.

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Fielding the French Expeditionary Corps under Crossfire

16 Sep 20207 Jun 2003 by Steven Thomas

This is how I’d field the French Expeditionary Corps (FEC) with Arty Conliffe’s Crossfire. Use the French organisation in Crossfire except …

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15mm Wargaming Figures for the French Expeditionary Corps

16 Sep 20207 Jun 2003 by Steven Thomas

Peter Pig, Essex and Battle Front can all contribute figures for the French Expeditionary Corps (FEC). The packs of heads from Peter Pig will be particularly useful.

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Shelling in Woods and Wood Splinters

18 Aug 201325 Feb 2003 by Steven Thomas

Tim Marshall kicked off a discussion about shelling in woods and the effect of woods splinters. Although within the discussion happened within context of WW2 it applies to any period.

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Vehicle mounted Flame Throwers in Crossfire

18 Aug 201321 Feb 2003 by Steven Thomas

Some musing on vehicle mounted flame throwers in Crossfire. Standard Crossfire doesn’t cover these.

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WW2 Facts, Tactics, Orders of Battle, etc

13 Dec 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’ve lumped all sorts of tidbits in here.

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Scenarios for Arty Conliffe’s Crossfire

8 Dec 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

You might want to look at my General Scenario Guidelines or go straight to the scenarios and scenario resources themselves:

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Books and Memoirs of World War II

18 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’ve been reading a lot of books and memoirs about World War II lately and I’ve typed up some of them. Mainly with a view to making scenarios for Crossfire.

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