{"product_id":"world-at-war-issue-71-game-edition-forgotten-pacific-battles","title":"World at War, Issue #71 - Game Edition (Forgotten Pacific Battles)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eForgotten Pacific Battles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeapons, Tactics and Cohesion in the PTO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring World War II, Japanese and US forces engaged each other in fierce fighting on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe far-flung islands of the South and Central Pacific. In the end the Allies won, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis reflecting the difference in training and doctrine between the two opposing armies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther Articles:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Liberation of Crimea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFollowing the German defeat at Stalingrad and their withdrawal from the Caucasus, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEastern Front reached the Crimean Peninsula again. In a campaign that lasted 35 days, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Soviets would drive Axis forces out in an effectively coordinated joint operation.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeutrality Patrol - The Undeclared Naval War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn the mid-1930s the US Congress passed a law and two amendments collectively\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecalled the Neutrality Acts, specifically intended to keep the US out of any possible \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEuropean war. Despite this, President Roosevelt knew that if a war started, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerica had to get into it and began looking for ways to incite the American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epeople to want to fight.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cinline\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Other Maginot Line\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/inline\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTo counter any German aggression from the east, the French built the Maginot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLine. While not as well known, Czechoslovakia too built a defensive fortification \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eline to counter foreign aggression. Like the Maginot Line, it too failed to stop the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermans, though not through battle but instead political treachery.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Decision Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47554643951765,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/WW71M-2T.jpg?v=1783718065","url":"https:\/\/tabletopstrategist.com\/products\/world-at-war-issue-71-game-edition-forgotten-pacific-battles","provider":"The Tabletop Strategist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}