G.I. Anvil of Victory (1st Edition)

G.I. Anvil of Victory allows you to command the full gamut of American fighting men as they drive the Germans from Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, and back across the Rhine and into Germany itself. G.I. adds the complete American arsenal of fighting men and machines to your Squad Leader repertoire, while expanding and enriching the most acclaimed historical gaming system yet devised. Can the greater numbers and superior gunnery control systems of the American Shermans compensate for the more lethal guns of the feared German Panther? This game provides a gripping and graphic answer unmatched by any book.

But G.I. Anvil of Victory offers far more than just American tanks. It contains more components than any of the preceding games in the series. The entire game system has been streamlined, while imrpoving realism even further. German, British, and even French infantry counters have been revised to enhance unit identification, add inherent smoke values, and more clearly distinguish the differences between squads, crews, and half-squads.

Like its sister games in the SQUAD LEADER system, G.I. need not end with play of the 14 scenarios provided; the opportunities to design your own scenario based on any historical or hypothetical situation are myriad. A veteran user of the game system needs only his imagination and inclination, for the entire Order of Battle and corresponding counters have been provided for every nationality. G.I. is much more than just a game. When combined with Squad Leader, Cross of Iron, and Crescendo of Doom, it provides the ultimate in a tactical gaming system which can be used to portray any company or battalion level action. Be forewarned! This game cannot be played without first having mastered the other three games in the series.