CPS: War in the Wind, the Battle for Attu Island, May 1943, Boardgame

Description

Covers the American invasion of Attu Island in the the Aleutian Archipelago seeking to recover this barren island from the Japanese who captured it at the time of Midway. What was to be a simple, week-long mop up turned into a month-long, meat grinder under brutal weather conditions tho the Japanese were seriously outnumbered. Includes 3 scenarios focused on key parts of the battle, plus the campaign. 1day/turn, 400yd/hex, company/pltn level, 246 counters, with rules for solitaire play. M.Nagel'16