They Shall Not Pass is a new edition of a boxed game we published in 2006. Units are rated for morale, attack, defence and movement. Game pieces represent regiments and a handful of battalions. Elite troops have numerous advantages, and morale is a vital component of the game. Erich von Falkenhayn believed that the war would be won or lost in France. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. Artillery bombardment and assault combat take place separately. Battle of Verdun, (February 21December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive.

The game is a quick-playing simulation by William Sariego covering the crucial first 10 days of the battle. A million troops, led by Crown Prince Wilhelm, faced only about 200,000 French defenders.

It has strategy tips for playing the game, and shows how the game relates to history. The German attack on Verdun started on 21st February 1916. The book covers the armies that fought at Verdun and the course of the battle. They Shall Not Pass is a new type of product from Avalanche Press: a 64-page book about the battle and the forces involved that also includes a complete historical game on the subject.

It would be one of history's hardest-fought battles and ultimately a decisive one: France would survive despite her horrifying losses, and Germany would not win the First World War. During World War One, French and German soldiers completely razed nine villages during the Battle of Verdun, the longest and one of the fiercest artillery battles of the. Many of the dead would never be found, but they numbered over 200,000. German stormtroopers surged toward the ancient fortress city of Verdun under cover of massive, days-long artillery bombardments, the French Second Army refused to yield.

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