History of the Second World War (1985)

Planned to be a nine-part series of games covering all of WWII based on the B.H. Liddle Hart book of the same name. This is a grand strategic hex and counter turn-based WWII wargame. Hexes are 175km, a turn is one month. Combat is by dice on CRT and based on both attack/defense ratings and type of attack/defense.

This was Part 1: Hitler Turns Against Russia, and was the intial release for the series.

Part 2: The Overrunning of the West was also published before the series was discontinued. The remaining 7 parts were never published.

Magazine References:

Nexus Index

• Nexus,No.8 April 1984
  • "History of the Second World War - A Preview", by Nick Schuessier
• Nexus,No.10 October 1984
  • "Eastern Front - Variants for History of the Second World War", by James Meldrum
• Nexus,No.11 January 1985
• History of the Second World War section
  • "History of the Second World War Systems and Applications", by Nick Schuessier
  • "The Finnish War - A Scenario"
  • "History of the Second World War ERRATA"
• Nexus,No.12 April 1985

• History of the Second World War section
  • "History of the Second World War - Part II Errata"
  • "Calculating the Odds", by James C. Gordon
  • "Operation Barbarossa - Alternate German Invasion Plan", by James E. Meldrum
• Nexus,No.13 July 1985

• History of the Second World War section
  • "Air Power", by David W. Crump
  • "Warplans West", by James E. Meldrum
  • "The European War - Variants"
• Nexus,No.14 October 1985
• History of the Second World War section
  • "In the Eye of the Hurricane - Switzerland in WWII", by David W. Crump
• Nexus,No.16 January 1987
  • "Hitler Turns Against the Soviet Air Force - The Air War in the East in History of the Second World War", by James E. Meldrum

Components:

• Rulebook
• Mapsheet
• 108 Counters
• Reference Card
• Two Six-Sided Dice