The New Guinea campaign spanned several years and thousands of miles; to even attempt to summarise such a huge campaign into a book of this size is to accept that it cannot do justice to those who fought in it. Many critical battles have not been presented as scenarios in this book, merely due to the constraints of the book size and the author’s wish to present a variety of very different scenarios for players. For those who are interested in a more in-depth look at the actual historical events surrounding the New Guinea campaign, a bibliography is provided to aid you in your research

132 pages of stunning photography and full-colour art this campaign supplement includes:

Campaign Overview

• Prelude Scenario 1: Operation RI

Target New Guinea

• Scenario 2: The Salamaua Raid
• Scenario 3: The First Battle of Kokoda
• The Fighting Escalates Scenario 4: Creek Ambush T
• Milne Bay Scenario 5: The Battle of Milne Bay
• Fighting Back To The Beaches Scenario 6: The Battle of Buna–Gona
• Pressing The Advantage Scenario 7: Bobdubi Ridge
• Salamaua Scenario 8: Mount Tambu
• Maintaining The Offensive Scenario 9: Scarlet Beach
• Unhealthy For The Japanese’ Operation Cartwheel Scenario 10: Los Negros
• The Last Strategic Point Scenario 11: The Aitape Counter Attack
• Bougainville Scenario 12: Slater’s Knoll The Aftermath

Legends of New Guinea:

• Second Lieutenant Tetsuo Ogawa
• Colonel George Warfe
• Captain Geoffrey Vernon
• Sergeant Major Katue
• Lieutenant Colonel Hatsuo Tsukamoto

Armies Of Australia:

• The Army List, National Special Rules, including Limited Artillery Support, Aggressive Patrolling, Never Give Up

Campaign Characteristic Special Rules:

• Australia is next…, Fighting withdrawal, Jungle Warfare Masters

New units include:

• Militia Infantry Section
• AIF Infantry Section
• Jungle Division Infantry Section
• Platoon Scout Team
• Independent Company Commando Section
• Independent Company Raiding Party
• Jungle Engineer Section
• Papuan Infantry Battalion Section
• Matilda II, CS & ‘Frog’

Japan

• IJN or SNLF Scout Team
• IJA Engineer Squad
• Japanese Night Infiltrators
• Lone Sniper

The Netherlands

• Infantry Squads and Teams
• KNIL Guerrilla Rifle Section
• KNIL Guerrilla Light Machine Gun Section

Theatre Selectors include:

• Australia 2nd Australian Imperial Force in the Mediterranean & North Africa 1941–42
• Lark Force
• 1942 Australian Army
• Kanga Force
• Defence of Milne Bay
• 1943–45 Australian ‘Jungle Division’
• Australian Tank Troop, New Guinea 1943–45

United States of America:

• Ghost Mountain Boys
• US Army Late War, New Guinea

The Netherlands:

• KNIL Guerrillas

Japan:

• Assault of New Guinea
• South Seas Detachment
• Japanese Pacific Defenders
• IJA Heavy Machine Gun Platoon
• Japanese Army, New Guinea 1943–45

Tropical Hazards including Exhaustion, Mud, & Monsoon Season

plus much much more!

This campaign book seeks to help wargamers recreate the incredible struggles between the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army for control of the region between the Don and Volga rivers – ultimately centring on the city of Stalingrad.

This six-month-long battle saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war, with each side losing hundreds of thousands of men and culminating in the encirclement and eventual destruction of the German Sixth Army.

While this book provides a historical overview of the Stalingrad campaign, its primary purpose is to provide new scenarios, rules, and inspiration to help wargamers bring this bitter struggle to life on the tabletop.

This book covers the southern region of the Ostfront from August 1942 to February 1943 including:

• The opposed crossing of the Don River
• The dash to the Volga river by German mobile divisions
• Soviet counter-attacks against the German cordon of Stalingrad
• The fighting for control of the city of Stalingrad
• Operation Uranus and the subsequent encirclement of the German Sixth Army
• Operation Winter Tempest: Manstein’s attempt to break the encirclement of the Sixth Army
• The final destruction of the Sixth Army

Bolt Action's next step within its gaming world is exploring the downfall of the Third Reich. Diving through the Eastern front, you'll be able to learn about the very bloody and arduous operations both Germany and the Soviets endured, and the uprising of the Polish AK and Czech forces. With unrelenting leadership and an absurd amount of 'political motivation', the Russians finally managed to expose Nazi Germany after brutal years of fighting.

In June 1944 the Axis powers in Europe were about to be subjected to two major hammer blows. In the West, the final preparations were being made for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Western Europe. In the East, the Red Army was planning a massive offensive, with bold objectives to critically damage the German Army and eject it entirely from the Soviet Union and, by pushing deep into Poland, providing the springboard for later offensives that would eventually find the Red Army in the streets of Berlin ushering in the final collapse of Hitler's Third Reich.

For the Germans, a sense of fatalism began to grow, whilst amongst the Soviets, spirits rose. After the months of crushing defeats, encirclements and mass capitulations, the Germans were finally revealed to be beatable and their aura of invincibility had finally been ripped aside. This is well illustrated by a common story from the end of the Stalingrad operations where Soviet troops harassing sullen German prisoners, pointed at the remains of the devastated city and screamed that it would only be a matter of time before Berlin resembled the ruins of Stalingrad.

Contained within in the 148 pages of detailed text, breathtaking imagery and full-colour art, this book also has:

Campaign Overview

Operation Bargration

• Fighting Bargration
  • Which includes scenarios, special rules and historical context
• Bargration Theatre Selectors
  • Which includes famous platoons such as the 53rd Guards Tank Brigade, German Heavy Tank Abteilung and the 5th Panzer Division!
• Additional German Units
  • Scenario 1: The Tigers of Krupki
  • Scenario 2: The battle of Pleshchenitsy
  • Scenario 3: The '34'

Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive

• Fighting the Lvov-Sandomierz offensive
  • Which includes scenarios, special rules and Lvov-Sandomierz specific scenarios
• Lvov-Sandomierz theatre selectors
• Scenario 4: big game hunting
  • Which includes a hero of the Soviet Union, Lt. Aleksandr P. Oskin

The Warsaw Uprising

• Fighting the Warsaw uprising
  • Which includes scenarios, special rules and Warsaw uprising specific scenarios
• Warsaw uprising theatre selectors
• Armia krajowa theatre selector
  • Which includes additional Armia Krajowa Units and German Warsaw Uprising Units
• Scenario 5: Man the barricades
• Scenario 6: Kubus and the grey wolf

The Struggle Continues

• Fighting 'the struggle continues'
  • Which includes scenarios, special rules for ghost wars and the Struggle Continues Theatre Selectors
• NKVD Theatre Selector
• NKVD Additional Units

Clearing The Flanks

• Scenario 7: Breakout from Petsamo

The Vistula-Oder Offensive

• Fighting the Vistula-Oder offensive
  • Which includes General Scenarios and Vistula-Oder Scenarios
• Vistula-Oder offensive theatre selectors
• Scenario 8: 'the Ivan's are coming...'
• Scenario 9: race to the Pileca river
• Scenario 10: an unexpected encounter

Operation Berlin

• Fighting Operation Berlin
• Scenarios
  • Which include General Scenarios and special rules for Operation Berlin Scenarios
• Operation Berlin theatre selectors
  • Which include the extended Last Levy Theatre Selector and the replacement Panzer Force
• Additional German Units
  • Which include The German Replacement Army and a hero of the Soviet Union, junior Sergeant Vasily Kharinaevich Khantaev
• Scenario 11: The Seelow heights
• Scenario 12: Tank hunting
• Scenario 13: Berlin: crossing the spree

The Prague Uprising

• Fighting the Prague uprising
  • Which includes scenarios, general scenarios, Prague specific scenarios and The ROA
• ROA theatre selector
• Additional Units
• Scenario 14: The Prague uprising: enter the ROA

Appendices: Additional Special Rules

• Snow, mud, ice and frostbite
• Dug-in: foxholes, trenches and gun pits
• Minefields
• City fighting

When compared to the enormous campaigns waged on the Eastern Front and in Western Europe during World War II, the struggle in North Africa between the British Commonwealth and the Axis might seem an unimportant sideshow. However, its influence and impact were far-reaching and dictated many strategic decisions that influenced the course of the war.

This Bolt Action campaign book will focus on the conflict in the area most commonly referred to as the Western Desert - a campaign theatre reaching from the Libyan city of Tripoli to Cairo, and the Egyptian Nile valley, a distance of some 1300 miles, a featuring some of the most hostile terrains on Earth.

It covers a period of time from September 1940 when Mussolini's Italian Army invaded British-held Egypt to the final retreat of Rommel's Afrika Korps from Egypt during October 1942. During that period the conflict witnessed much hard fighting resulting in spectacular victories and the capture of territory, equipment and prisoners for both sides whilst also subjecting them to a series of demoralising retreats were final and irrevocable defeat seemed assured.

This book has 167 pages full of content, ranging from new rules and units, full-colour images, history and backgrounds and more!

What is This Book?

Campaign Background

• Operation Compass: The Fighting Begins
• Scenario 1: Frontier Battle
  • The Italians Invade!
• Scenario 2: Fort Nibeiwa, 9 December 1940
• Scenario 3: The Battle for Bardia, 4 January 1941
  • On To Tobruk and the Race to Beda Fomm
• Scenario 4: Tank Clash at Mechili, 24 January 1941
• Scenario 5: Fox killed in the Open, 5 February 1941

Operation Sonnenblume

• Scenario 6: Mersa Brega, 31 March 1941
  • The Siege of Tobruk
• Scenario 7: Ras El Madauur, 13 April 1941

Operation Brevity and Battleaxe

• Scenario 8: Hellfire Pass, 15 June 1941

Operation Crusader

• Scenario 9: Bir El Gubi, 19 November 1941
• Scenario 10: Gabr Saleh, 19 November 1941
• Scenario 11: Point 175, 29 November 1941
  • Crusader Finale

Gazala: Rommel's Greatest Victory

• Scenario 12: The Cauldron, 1 June 1942
• Scenario 13: Bir Hakeim, 27 May 1942
  • The Jewish Brigade at Bir-El Harmat
• Scenario 14: Bir-El Harmat 2 June 1942

El Alamein: The End of the Beginning

• First Alamein
• Last Chance for Rommel: Alam Halfa
• Scenario 15: Alam Halfa, 31 August 1942
  • El Alamein
  • Operation Lightfoot
  • The Battle continues
• Scenario 16: Outpost Snipe, 27 October 1942
  • Operation Supercharge
• Scenario 17: The Charge of the 9th Armoured, Tel El Aqqaqir, 2 November 1942

Raid Scenarios

• Scenario 18: Dawn Raid
• Scenario 19: The Via Balbia Raid, 27 May 1942

British and Commonwealth New Units

Infantry Squads and Teams
Vehicles

Italian New Units

• Infantry Squads and Teams
• Artillery
• Vehicles

German New Units

• Infantry Squads and Teams
• Vehicles
• Artillery

Theatre Selectors

• British and Commonwealth
• Commonwealth Armies in Bolt Action
• Italian Theatre Selectors
• The Afrika Korps in Bolt Action

Free French Forces in the Western Desert

• Free French Units

Special Forces in the Western Desert Campaign

• Special Forces in Bolt Action
• British Special Forces in the Western Desert
• Italian Special Forces and Desert Raiders
• German Special Forces

Heroes of the Western Desert

• British and Commonwealth
• German

Special Rules for Fighting Bolt Action Games in the Western Desert

• Typical Terrain types for the Western Desert
• Roads and Tracks
• Desert Climate Effects
• Environmental Effects
• Weather Effects
• Desert Combat Special Rules
• Dug-In: Foxholes, Trenches and Gun Pits
• Minefields

The heat builds up as we go from one theatre with extreme conditions to another, this time desert warfare in the campaigns in Africa, Italy and Crete.

Packed with explosive action from the initial clashes between the British and Italian armies in Libya, and Britain’s first unexpected victories, through the ill-fated British expedition to protect Greece from Hitler’s invading troops, and the subsequent desperate battles of British and Commonwealth forces in Crete against determined German paratroopers.

From there we move onto the epic tank duels in the deserts of North Africa as Hitler reinforced Mussolini’s battered forces with the deadly Afrika Korps, and the ultimate showdown between two legendary desert commanders, Rommel and Montgomery, at El Alamein.

This 136-page rulebook is packed full of history, vehicles, units, characters, missions and rules reflecting the harsh climate and desperate battles of the campaigns.

Taking you to the other side of the World, far from the battlefields of Europe and North Africa the battles of WWII continued in the Pacific. As Allied forces fought a very different war against the Japanese forces, from the jungles of Burma to the islands of the Pacific and the shores of Australia.

This new Theatre Book for Bolt Action allows players to command the spearhead of the lightning Japanese conquests in the East or to fight tooth and nail as Chindits, US Marines and other Allied troops to halt the advance and drive them back. Scenarios, special rules and new units give players everything they need to recreate the ferocious battles and campaigns of the Far East, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Singapore, the Philippines, Iwo Jima and beyond.

Take your games of Bolt Action further with this epic supplement book from Warlord Games.

The vast Soviet military machine that invaded Finland during the Winter War of 1939-1940 was stunned by the lightly armed but intensely motivated and skilled Finnish troops. The Soviets were outfought despite the hugely superior weight of numbers. Although eventually seeking terms the Finns had delivered a harsh lesson to their stout neighbours.

When the Soviet Union, having by then joined the Allies, attacked in 1941, the Finns were left with little option but to side with Germany in a conflict known as the Continuation War, making good use of German weaponry.

The Finns were masters of fieldcraft, sniping, and small unit tactics that hit hard then disappeared into the dense forests. Their weapons were light but used with great dexterity, and many made use of captured Russian kit as there was always plenty left behind after the Finns had struck.

Contains:

• 9x Metal Figures

In 1939, Germany shattered the peace of Europe with a lightning strike against Poland, and then later capturing Denmark and Norway before launching its famous Blitzkeirg against France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In under two year, Nazi Germany had become the master of mainland Europe. This theatre book allows players to command armies of German tanks driving across the continent or to lead desperate defence of the outgunned allied armies.

This book includes new scenarios, special rules and units that give players everything the need to recreate the devastating battle and campaigns of the early war in Europe.

Take charge of Operation Barbarossa and drive towards Moscow or command the steadfast defenders of the Soviet Union. From the early battles for Leningrad and Sevastopol to the tank clash of Kursk and the bitter urban warfare of Stalingrad, this new Theatre Book for Bolt Action provides wargamers with new scenarios and special rules that give them everything they need to focus their gaming on the Eastern Front.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Special Rules
• Scenarios

Tank War, the new supplement for Bolt Action, gives players the option to expand their games to a whole new level – armoured warfare. Recreate such great engagements as the battle of Kursk with the scenarios, army options and special rules found in this book. Whether you want to add more armour to your existing armies or build an entirely armoured force, Tank War has you covered.

Contents

• Introduction
• Special Rules
• Scenarios

Despite their reputation for being rough, the sight of these officers patrolling the decks of the Circulars is always reassuring to any passenger. A Bluecoat is a guarantee that no criminal will even consider attempting anything while one is around. The crook’s physical integrity would be on the line!

Contains:

• 1x Bluecoat (Adhesive Launcher) Miniature

We are chaos wrapped in metal. We go all out, we go all the way, with no time to catch our breath. We are Bultrak. We are Morat soldiers. We are the doom of the Supremacy’s foes. We shall be your death, and it feels good to be so.

Contains:

• 1x Bultrak Mobile Armored Regiment Miniature

In Hindu mythology, the Maruts were fierce entities of the storms. Honouring that name, and thanks to their cutting-edge weaponry systems, these elegant and devastating TAGs are ALEPH’s ultimate combat incarnation.

Contains:

• 1x Marut Miniature

The Nokken are the hit-and-run unit of the Svalarheima Winter Force, with a modus operandi based on surprise, striking where they are not expected and quickly vanishing into the snow.

Contains:

• 1x Nokken, Special Intervention and Recon Team (Spitfire)

The name Shinobu Kitsune does not appear in any archive or database. It's a false name, an alias, a mere identification code. Shinobu Kitsune is not a real person, they do not exist. They are a ninja. But not simply a stealthy assassin, martial arts expert, but rather an Oniwaban. A spy master that carries out the most dangerous field missions, or the ones that require the most responsibility.

Contains:

• 1x Oniwaban Shinobu Kitsune (Monofilament CCW) Miniature

Dwemer strongholds are amongst the most durable structures found across Tamriel, and the great doors that bar the way into these underground complexes are no exception. Crafted of strange Dwemer metal, decorated (or, perhaps reinforced) with bold lines and shapes, these monumental portals are both unyielding and beautiful. Impenetrable to almost every form of damage or force, the only way to cross these ancient thresholds is often an intricate series of switches or puzzles. Failure may simply mean no progress is made, but could also lead to the delver’s incineration or impalement. For those lucky or skilled enough to open these great doors, new wonders lie ahead, and perhaps even deeper, more dangerous parts of the world…

This piece of resin terrain can be used to provide a goal or simply add to the staging for your tabletop battles!

This boxed set contains one 32mm scale high quality resin miniature, to enable players to expand their The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms games. Supplied unpainted.

Contents:

• 1 x Great Door (180mm x 105mm x 30mm)

The intriguing ruins of Dwemer strongholds have endured the ages since the disappearance of their builders. That they have stood so long is testament to the skill of the Dwemer and the strange and durable materials used in their constructions. A handful of buildings on the surface inevitably lead adventurous souls into underground chambers, where extraordinary machines may still function, powered by steam and lightning.

Tread carefully in these deserted halls, and pray that the buttons and levers you encounter will open new ways forward, instead of summoning mechanical guardians, or activating flaming traps. If you survive such encounters, you may reap great rewards.

The strange, bronze-like metal used in much of the Dwemer’s engineering is a valuable resource that can be plundered from sturdy chests discovered throughout their still-active strongholds. Despite the danger there is much to learn and to gain from these enduring and beautiful monuments to a lost people.

These resin miniatures can be used to replace the Treasure, Master Treasure and Objective tokens from The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms Core Rule box.

This boxed set contains sixteen 32mm scale multi-part high quality resin miniatures, each with scenic bases, to allow players to expand their The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms games. Supplied unpainted and unassembled. Includes

• 2 x Master Treasure Chest 
• 2 x Button Pillar 
• 2 x Puzzle Pillar
• 2 x Lever 
• 8 x Dwemer Treasure Chests

The disappearance of the Dwemer remains a perpetual mystery, confounded by the enduring presence of their abandoned, silent strongholds. Dwemer buildings and subterranean halls have remained structurally sound long after the disappearance of their builders. The construction of these architectural marvels follows defined, angular forms with decorative shapes carved into stone walls or embossed with burnished metal. Remain alert and try not to linger too long when admiring the architecture, for the halls are likely still patrolled by deadly automata that are works of art themselves.

These resin terrain items can be used to present a variety of Dwemer stronghold settings for your tabletop battles!

This set contains eight 32mm scale high quality resin miniatures, to enable players to expand their The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms games. Supplied unpainted and unassembled.

Contents:

• 2 x Dwemer Pillars
• 2 x Dwemer Joints
• 2 x Dwemer Walls with Vent
• 2 x Dwemer Walls

The Chevalier cruisers and Charlemagne heavy cruiser are the mainstay of Alliance cruisers and are able to launch screens of torpedoes in a wide range of fire arcs, as well as lay down heat lances or rocket batteries, when necessary.

Loire light cruisers are at the forefront of Alliance Battlefleets and as such often the first to engage with the enemy. They provide screening and reconnaissance for the rest of the battlefleet and any commodore worth his salt will know how to make best use of any Loire's under their command.

Captains of Picardy monitors understand their role to guard the rivers and waterways of Europe, and further afield, from invaders. While they may not be the most heavily armed of ships, they have the perfect balance of firepower and the ability to operate in shallow waters. Crews are reminded that they are often the last line of defence for civilians and as such are assigned from recruits hailing from inland towns and cities. This ensures they understand what is truly at stake should an enemy vessel get past them and into Alliance territory.

Multiple squadrons of Ecuyere frigates often accompany Alliance Battlefleets, defending their flanks as well as grouping their attacks against key targets of opportunity.

The Alliance Frontline Squadrons builds six multi-part plastic and resin miniatures;

• 2x Cruiser (Each Cruiser can alternatively be built as either Loire, Picardy, Chevalier or Charlemagne class ship.)
• 4x Ecuyere Frigate