We had just landed in Normandy. It was the summer of 1944, but it was relatively cold. We were thousands of miles from home and the landscape was unknown to us. Yet, we had to push deeper into a country we didn't know in our goal to push the German forces out of France. There was regular machine gun fire and mortar bombardment. It was really scary, but we remained Undaunted: Normandy by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson from Osprey Games.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/07/23/undaunted-normandy-saturday-review/
Sources
- Estimated Battle Casualties during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944: https://www.britannica.com/story/estimated-battle-casualties-during-the-normandy-invasion-on-june-6-1944
- The 10 Things you Need to Know about D-Day: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-d-day
- D-Day: Facts on the Epic 1944 Invasion That Changed the Course of WWII: https://www.history.com/news/d-day-normandy-wwii-facts
- World War II (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Useful Links
- Undaunted: Normandy: https://ospreypublishing.com/undaunted-normandy
- Osprey Games: https://ospreypublishing.com/store/osprey-games/
- BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268864/undaunted-normandy
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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