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Turning Point Simulations
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In 1964, historian Lt. Col. Joseph B. Mitchell published a compact book, Twenty Decisive Battles of the World, an expansion of Sir Edward Creasy's most famous work from a hundred years past, updating it into the 20th Century.
Turning Point Simulations (TPS), a division of LPS Inc, examines these 20 battles with a new series of boxed wargames. These games emphasize accessibility and playability, and come with hard-mounted maps and mounted, die-cut counters. Each battle is presented in a design of low complexity, but high challenge, from some of the industry's top designers.
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The Battle of Marathon
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A battle remembered by a race?
Or was it the single most important battle in Western Civilization?
Terms from military history have entered the English language in many ways, but primarily fairly literal ones. If we say someone “met his Waterloo” we know it means a final defeat. But one battle’s name means a far broader range of things, most of which have little to do with actual battle.
Marathon.
Today, a “marathon” is a long race — possibly of 26 miles or so but often dif... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Siege of Syracuse
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Athens Brought Low!
"The Romans knew not…how deeply the greatness of their own prosperity and the fate of the whole Western world were involved in the destruction of the fleet of Athens in the harbor of Syracuse.” Arnold
Say what? The ‘fate of the whole Western world?’ Syracuse? How?
Simple. If the Athenians had taken Syracuse, during their invasion of 415 BCE, they would have captured Sicily and become a major superpower. They would dominate the Italian boot as well, and make i... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Arbela: Gaugamela, 331 BC
One of the interesting aspects of military history, throughout the ages, has been the match-up of commanders. Two single people, each commanding a mighty army, "meet" on a battlefield and decide... something.
They very seldom actually "meet," of course, and crossing swords has almost never happened. But the battle of wills, of ideas... the conflict of strategy and the execution of tactics inspired by just two people can be fascinating.
But, throughout history, it is hard to find a battle (... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of the Metaurus
How Hannibal Lost the War...
As people think over the actions of Hannibal in the 2nd Punic War, many great battles come to mind…Cannae, Zama, Trebia, Lake Trasimene…
Yet, Creasy chose The Metaurus as the decisive battle for the entire war. How can that be? Hannibal was not even there!
But his brother was there, in command of an army sent to reinforce Hannibal and give him the strength and stamina to finish off the Romans. By this time (207 BCE), the Romans were mostly avoiding head-... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Victory of Arminius: Teutoburg Forest, IX AD
Give me back my legions!
Caesar Augustus had seen plenty of cataclysm and tragedy in his life. From the assassination of his adopted father to two civil wars, betrayal by allies, and the deaths (possibly murders) of his beloved heirs. And yet, we are told the thing that had him pacing the halls late on sleepless nights happened in a German forest. Legend says he would pound the walls and scream, "Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!"
It was supposed to be easy.
Earlier, a massive ... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Châlons 451 A.D.
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An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Alliance
Born half-Roman, but all business, the Battle of Châlons saw “the last great Roman general”, Flavius Aetius, at his finest!
And “finest” would mean both political maneuvering with shifting alliances as well as tactical finesse.
The build-up to the Battle of Châlons (also called the “Battle of the Cataulnian Plains”) is incredibly complex,
and we are not certain which parts are actually true. Certainly much of the “invasion... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Tours, 732 A.D.
How Charles Got His Hammer...
At one time, it looked like the expansion of Islam was an unstoppable force.
By 725 A.D., Muslims owned virtually all of the Iberian peninsula and had crossed the Pyrenees, taking key towns in south-western France and forming a new province called al-Andalus. And then, politics began to trump religion. With a power struggle going on in Andalus proper, the local leaders in al-Andalus starting making accommodations with their powerful Christian neighbor to the n... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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Hastings: 1066 A.D.
The background to Hastings is well known, with an English king (Edward the Confessor, who had spent years before his crowning exiled in Normandy and encouraged Norman interests to off-set local rivals) dying childless. The England of the day actually made accession a “vote” of the most powerful lords and Harold Godwinson was the overwhelming choice...but not without exterior rivals. Harold III of Norway (commonly called “Hardrada,” ) brought up an accession vow issued by Edward’s prede... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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Joan of Arc's Victory
Render to The Maid!
Even in full armor, she still looked like a young girl.
Even among men who had done nothing but war all their lives, she maintained a soldierly bearing... and something else. She led that army to victory, confidently sending the English commander her demand,
"Render to the Maid, sent by God, the King of Heaven, all the good towns you have taken and violated in France."
History would call her Joan of Arc, with a subtitle "The Maid of Orleans." The French would call... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Blenheim 1704 A.D.
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“But ‘twas a famous victory!”
Many wars have been fought to tip or maintain that illusive “balance of power” between nations, while including other objectives. The War of Spanish Succession might be the poster child for “balance” efforts, as demonstrated by the British… who allied with the Hapsburgs to stop a union between France and Spain…then left the war when it looked like the Hapsburgs could win (since Britain also feared a union of Spain and Austria!). With the Spanish... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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Poltava’s Dread Day
The Great Northern War
"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."
George Santayana’s famous quote has often been cited when failed plans are analyzed... when something—like Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union—seems to have had a precedent that people should have "learned from," like Napoleon’s disasters in the same locale. Should Napoleon have "known better" before invading Russia?
The Swedes would say, "Yes." When they invaded Russia, they lost an army, a... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Saratoga, 1777 A.D.
A Stupendous Victory
Many people mistakenly believe “Cinco de Mayo” is “Mexican Independence Day.” (That event is actually September 16.)
No, “Cinco de Mayo” celebrates the surprising victory of the Mexicans over the French invaders at the Battle of Puebla. Surprising, and the first sign—the first ray of hope—that the Mexicans could actually win.
By that standard, the U.S. should celebrate October 17 as “Saratoga Day.” For of all the battles in the American Revolutio... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Valmy Campaign: The Revolution Saved, 1792 A.D.
"Vive la Nation!”
Of all the battles in “Twenty Decisive Battles,” possibly the least famous or obvious inclusion is Valmy. In the book, it comes in between Saratoga and Waterloo...usually prompting a “Say what?”
Valmy is little known. No big-name, famous generals were there, with the most status going to the father of the Kellermann who would lead a cavalry charge at Marengo a generation later. Yet, Napoleon himself made that father an honorary Marshal of the Empire, with the ti... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Day of Waterloo: 1815 A.D.
It might be the most written about battle of all time…
…But tactically, it was one of Napoleon’s worst efforts.
After Napoleon’s return from Elba, he watched his peace efforts spurned and knew that four large armies would eventually invade France. In a precarious position at home as well, he elected to move quickly, hoping for a powerful spoiling attack against the two closest armies that would rally some of his former allies and, even better, encourage the “Seventh Coalition” to... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Vicksburg Campaign 1863
"Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket." -- A. Lincoln
"Vicksburg is the nailhead that holds the South's two halves together." -- J. Davis
Many people have looked over the chapter list for "20 Decisive Battles" and challenged some of the "selections." Such as why did the authors choose the Battle of the Metaurus in the 2nd Punic War, instead of the much larger Cannae, or the more well-known "final" battle at Zama? And, for the same re... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Sadowa Campaign 1866
As we have mentioned before, there have been many lively discussions about the validity of the choices Creasy/Mitchell made for a short list of battles throughout western history. Perhaps the selection of Sadowa-- an unheard of campaign from an almost overlooked war (Austria vs. Prussia, 1866)-- prompts the most vigor.
And yet, one could make the case that Sadowa is the single most significant battle in the entire book, with ripples that had enormous impact over the next century. If the Austr... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The First Battle of the Marne 1914 A.D.
Sonderangebot
It did appear to be a miracle. When the war started, the French had gone all-out in their Plan XVII offensives aimed at recapturing Alsace and Lorraine, losing a quarter-of-a-million troops in the process. And nearly losing Paris as well.
But the canny Joseph Gallieni, charged with defending Paris had done so by marshaling his forces and looking for the right opportunity to strike back. The Germans gave it to him.
The Marne has many novel wrinkles. It was the first battle in which observat... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Midway, 1942 A.D.
A Shattered Sword?
The selections of some of the “decisive battles” have sparked conversations over the years. Vicksburg over Gettysburg? The Metaurus over Zama? Syracuse?
No one has ever questioned the selection of Midway as the decisive battle of the Pacific War. All agree that this one changed everything, as the Japanese plan to “lure” the remaining US fleet to its destruction led to a strategic defeat, due to code breaking, heroism, and remarkable timing.
Now you can play ou... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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The Battle of Stalingrad
Pivot on the Volga
Out of all the most horrific battles of WWII, one name stands out above the rest:
Stalingrad.
It became the focus point for everything else on the Eastern Front. Once they battled into the city, the German troops called it the "Rattenkrieg," the "rat’s war," and joked that they had "captured the kitchen but were still fighting for the living room." The joke had more than an element of truth, as the bitter fighting went from block to block, then building to building,... (vollständige Beschreibung)
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