{"product_id":"70rhineland","title":"Golden Journal No. 70. 1936: The Rhineland War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis game is not yet available, but will be out soon. Please allow an extra eight weeks for delivery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: This item can only be shipped to the UK or EU as part of an order of $200 or more. Grazie mille, Giorgia!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn March 1936, nineteen German battalions entered the Rhineland, officially forbidden to the German military since 1919. The world awaited a French response, which never came. The opportunity to crush an evil regime in its early days slipped away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden Journal No. 70, 1936: The Rhineland War\u003c\/em\u003e is a Panzer Grenadier expansion based on this war that never happened. We describe the reasons France could not easily react to the provocation: the French Army was configured for a mass-levy war like that of 1914-1918. The “active” divisions were training organizations, and in springtime, as the German well knew, they were filled with raw conscripts in their first days of service. Any intervention relied on the handful of colonial regiments stationed in France for this purpose: Moroccans and North Africans. Most popular histories overlook this crucial fact, and portray the French decision as a moment of weakness that allowed fascism to flourish. But like most such moments, the issue was not so simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e1936: The Rhineland War\u003c\/em\u003e includes 24 new pieces, depicting the German Army of 1936. At this point, it’s still armed with the leftover weapons of the Great War, hidden away under haystacks since 1919, like M08 Maxim-style machine guns and 77mm field guns. Armor is limited to the Kfz13 scout cars built by the old Reichswehr in defiance of the Versailles Treaty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe ”French” troops opposing them are the \u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs – the only regiment on the frontier ready for combat in March 1936. They’re tough, long-service professionals, completely out-numbered by the Germans, who for their part are not really ready for prime time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eYou get 10 new scenarios, and you’ll need \u003ci\u003e1940: The Fall of France\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1940: Swallows of Death\u003c\/i\u003e to play them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avalanche Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41013058371642,"sku":"APL6070","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/8092\/8570\/files\/Rhineland_600.jpg?v=1774474041","url":"https:\/\/izuye1-h6.myshopify.com\/products\/70rhineland","provider":"Avalanche Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}