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3•It is December, 1941; Europe lays stricken beneaththe Nazi boot. Only Britain, sheltered by her fleet and theEnglish channel, stands fast before the swastika. To theEast, German panzers stand stalled by winter at the verygates of Moscow. However, the Third Reich is nearingits high water mark for the tide is about to turn. TheJapanese attack on Pearl Harbor will usher the UnitedStates into World War II and seal the doom of the ThousandYear Reich. American industry will supply theAllied armies with vast quantities of war material, and afresh, new breed of fighting man will enter the frayagainst Hitler's tested Wehrmacht. The G.!. will becomethe anvil on which the victory over a bled whiteWehrmacht is forged. G.I.; ANVIL OF VICTORY allowsyou to command the full gamut of American fightingmen as they drive the Germans from Africa, Sicily, Italy,Normandy, and back across the Rhine and into Germanyitself. G.1. adds the complete American arsenal offighting men and machines to your SQUAD LEADERrepertoire, while expanding and enriching the mostacclaimed historical gaming system yet devised. Canthe greater numbers and superior gunnery controlsystems of the American Shermans compensate for themore lethal guns of the feared German Panther? G.1. providesa gripping and graphic answer unmatched by anybook.But G.1. offers far more than just Americantanks. It contains more components than any of thepreceding games in the series. The entire gamesystem has been streamlined while enhancingrealism even further. German, British, and evenFrench infantry counters have been revised toenhance unit identification, add inherent smokevalues, and more clearly distinguish the differencesbetween squads, crews, and half-squads.Like its sister games in the SQUAD LEADERsystem, G.1. need not end with play of the 14scenarios provided; the opportunities to designyour own scenario based on any historical orhypothetical situation are myriad. A veteran user ofthe game system needs only his imagination andinclination, for the entire Order of Battle andcorresponding counters have been provided forevery nationality. G.1. is much more than just agame. When combined with SQUAD LEADER,CROSS OF IRON, and CRESCENDO OF DOOM, itprovides the ultimate in a tactical gaming systemwhich can be used to portray any company orbattalion level action. Be forewarned! G.!. cannotbe played without first having mastered the otherthree games in the series.G.I.: ANVIL OF VICTORY isavai·lable for S30.00from the Avalon Hill Game Company, 4517 HarfordRoad, Baltimore, MD 21214. Please add 10% forpostage and handling (20% for Canadian orders,30% for overseas). Maryland residents please add5% state sales tax., New features include:Gun Traverse DRMsSimplified TO HIT TablePlATWhite PhosphorusTerrain OverlaysAerial ObservationSunken RoadsBrushElevated RoadsStreamsHedgerowsHeroesGraveyardsFortificationsTunnelsCragsClimbingSwimmingDD TanksFighter-BombersCanalsRecoilless Rifles... and much, much moreIhIrll I