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The Jedburgh Teams in Normandy

The Jedburgh Teams in Normandy

There were several resistance movements throughout occupied Europe. With their ability to disrupt German communications and movements from behind enemy lines, they were a critical resource to the coming invasion. Their members were also at high risk of being captured and killed. The Allied high command realized that without help, many of these groups would…

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Carlson’s Long Patrol: the Jungles of Guadalcanal

Carlson’s Long Patrol: the Jungles of Guadalcanal

On 7th August 1942, US forces landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Florida in the Solomons. Composed primarily of US Marines under General Vandergrift, the Allied forces attempted to deny the Japanese control of the islands and protect the vulnerable supply routes between the U.S and Australia.   Attacking under cover of darkness,…

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Bolt Action: Collecting the USMC

Bolt Action: Collecting the USMC

Guadalcanal. Tarawa. Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Just some of the legendary actions the US Marine Corps fought in – actions that have rightfully sent the USMC into legend. There are few fighting forces that can rival the fearsome reputation of the United States Marine Corps. Indeed they can trace their ancestry back to the Revolutionary War…

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The US Army’s 100th Battalion in Bolt Action

The US Army’s 100th Battalion in Bolt Action

We previously featured a brief history of the US Army’s 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, from writer Robert Morrison. You can read that article here. This time, he provides new rules for using the illustrious and highly decorated Nisei in your games of Bolt Action. Theatre Selectors 100th Battalion Reinforced Platoon Once attached…