{"product_id":"guerre","title":"Far Side of the World: Guerre de Course","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 style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eIn the 1890\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Geneva; color: black;\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003es, the French Navy embarked on a program of building large armored cruisers with long range, powerful armament, and, for the time, high speed. France could not match Britain battleship-for-battleship; nor would she try. As part of the Jeune \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eÉ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003ecole concept of naval warfare, these cruisers would prey on British commerce while torpedo boats fended off the British battle fleet. A war on commerce, or in French naval parlance, a \u003ci\u003eguerre de course\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eThe concept would not be tested in the Great War, as France and Britain came to an understanding in 1904 that slowly led to a close but informal alliance. But how would it have worked in 1914, had Britain and France opposed one another in the Great War? Unlike Germany, France had a string of bases around the globe, and a fleet of armored cruisers to sally out of those ports to attack the Achilles heel of British economic power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuerre de Course\u003c\/em\u003e is a Campaign Study based on this unique French naval strategy. It includes the background of this thinking, French preparations for such a war, and scenarios for Far Side of the World allowing you to play this out for yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eYou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Geneva; color: black;\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003ell need \u003ci\u003eFar Side of the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wine-Dark Sea\u003c\/em\u003e to play all of the scenarios.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avalanche Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41404145729594,"sku":"APL1869","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/8092\/8570\/files\/Guerre_cover_600.jpg?v=1789578378","url":"https:\/\/izuye1-h6.myshopify.com\/products\/guerre","provider":"Avalanche Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}