CHRISTMAS CARNAGE (Tenth Game!)
The Legend of Belleau Wood - Marines in World War I
Once more we step into the boots US Marines of yesteryear with a wargame set in the historic Battle of Belleau Wood. They system is “Tactical Combat” – presented by Mark Ritchie in 15mm.
Belleau Wood was a ferocious battle in the last year of World War I, part of the Aisne Counterattack that stalemated Ludendorff’s Blücher Offensive toward Paris. The most famous part of the battle was fought between Marines of the 4th Marine Brigade (5th and 6th Marine Regiments) and the Germans (technically many of the troops were Bohemian in ancestry) of 237th Infantry Division.
Belleau Wood stands beside places like Iwo Jima, Khe Sanh, and Chapultepec, iconic milestones in the history of the Marine Corps, part of the bedrock of their history and traditions to this day.
