Hitler's Nazi German blitzkrieg swept across Poland; Norway; Denmark; France; Yugoslavia; Greece; North Africa; and Russia with Panzers; Stukas; Fallschirmjaeger; infantry; and artillery. This book provides Bolt Action players with all of the information they need to field the military forces of Nazi Germany. Detailed army lists allow players to construct German armies for any theatre and any year of the war; including the early campaigns in Poland and France; the dusty tank war in the North African desert; the bloody battles on the Eastern Front; and the final defence of Normandy; occupied France and Germany itself. With dozens of different unit types including Fallschirmjager; Waffen-SS; and the dreaded Tiger tank; players can assemble a huge variety of troops with which to battle their opponents.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Was a fantastic read and I would recommend it to anyone who ...By Ralph ChalfantWas a fantastic read and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know how to succeed in life under difficult situations.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Excellent; Readable Memoir of a Very Great ManBy Stephen M. KerwickPersonal memoirs of famous or near famous people can be risky investments for a reader. General Becton's book has no such risk though; and it makes for enjoyable; informative reading without any of the jargon that often can make military matters tedious to the layperson. In fact; Gen. Becton frequently shows an obvious effort to explain technical points in terms that keep everything well inside the reader's comfort zone. Autobiography of Becton compares very favorably with those of a number of other senior professional officers whose names are quite familiar to the general public and which were issued over the last 15 years or so by some of the larger and more prominent national publishing houses.Julius Becton is far less known in America today than he deserves to be. Not only does he have a public service career spanning more than 60 years; but it is a career highlighted by taking up tough jobs that entailed a lot more criticism than material reward. These included FEMA; presidency of a historically Black college in the South at a time when those institutions were becoming increasingly strained by the end of segregation at larger state universities and; the hottest potato of all; taking charge of the pathetic District of Columbia school system to root out the graft and incompetence; while fighting off the incessant backbiting from the power centers that benefited by the old ways of doing things. And he did this while in his 70's; postponing a well-deserved retirement.My own interest in the book was mainly in General Becton's military career. Although he had quite a successful one; it was a career marked by competence and solid performance; rather than the glamour; slogans and catch phrases; goofy reorganization plans or personality stunts that accompanied so many general officers I saw during my service years in the 70s and which were such a burden on their subordinates; at no gain to the service. I was also gratified to see several of General Becton's observations on Army inspections; personnel policies and run-ins with overinflated egos along the career paths. Oddly enough; I had crossed paths with some of those people (at a far lower level on my part) or heard a great deal about them; and in every case agreed with his polite; but negative assessments.At this point I should note that I had one fleeting contact with the author more than 35 years ago; when he swore me and my graduating class into the Army. The word "charisma" is terribly overused and not necessarily informative; so I won't use it here. I will say that General Becton was a man of monumental dignity; seriousness and personal magnetism. This was most noted by the families who were present at the time; who didn't discuss anything else about the ceremony other than what a stunningly impressive; yet approachable; pleasant and civil individual this was (and this was at a time when a member of an ethnic minority as a military general officer was much less usual than in recent years).Although I doubt that General Becton's book will be used much this way because youth today don't read much; this would be a wonderful thing for any teenager to read; whether black; white or whatever; because it shows the path to an excellent system of values and life choices. General Becton writes with a good deal of introspection and is quite open about some of his statements and decisions that didn't work out for the best (indeed; he is often too hard on himself in that respect). On the other hand; his many accomplishments and the good he has done for his country come across from the simple facts and not by a lot of self-aggrandizement from this modest and monumentally decent man.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Alice BectonA great Soldier and a great mentor. This book is an excellent account of a called and blessed life.
