Summer Lightning: The Invasion of Poland 1939 2011

Design veteran designer brian train summer lightning operational simulation invasion poland german slovakian soviet force septemberoctober campaign brief bloody confusing affair fight army consider equal worlddespite interesting campaign arenrs war game polish campaign probably conventional wisdom unbalanced contest inform hindsight german army know superior number organization equipment well field pole concept blitzkrieg prove actual combat sure campaign bog static fighting german lose dead week campaigningsummer lightning use prove game system feature interactive sequence play neardiceless combat show historical german superiority command control flexible allow player explore variation option game equal unequal contest want option include variable polish deployment great less surprise speed mobilization change attitude soviet union neighbouring country french intervention plan zachod romanian bridgehead strategy possibility blitzkrieg appeal theory fizzle battlefield war game design play optional solitaire play method include.