1914: The First Battles in the West – Great War Scenarios 2

This set of twelve battles and ten divisional army lists represent actions which took place at the start of the Great War in 1914. The scenarios are set in Belgium and northern France.

The scenarios covered by this book pre-date the trench warfare. The last scenario, White Sheet, has a hint of what was to come, but even here the defenders were not occupying a coherent trench system.

This is a series of scenarios taking place in open countryside. Occasionally defenders are occupying trenches, but usually they are not.

Scenarios:

 Orsmaël-Gussenhoven, Belgium 10th August 1914
 Haelen, Belgium 12th August 1914
 Tirlemont, Belgium 18th August 1914
 Longlier, Belgian Ardennes 20th August 1914
 Bleid, Belgian Ardennes 22nd August 1914
 Neufchâteau, Belgian Ardennes 22nd August 1914
 St. Vincent, Belgian Ardennes 22nd August 1914
 Mons – The Salient, Belgium 23rd August 1914
 Audregnies, Belgium 24th August 1914
 Le Cateau, France 26th August 1914
 Néry, France 1st September 1914
 White Sheet, Belgium 1st November 1914

Army Lists:

 Belgian Cavalry Division
 Belgian Infantry Division
 British Cavalry Division
 British Infantry Division
 French Cavalry Division
 French Infantry Division
 French Reserve Infantry Division
 German Cavalry Division
 German Infantry Division
 German Reserve Infantry Division

— extracted description from the publisher