My son has been a Warhammer enthusiast for the past 6-7 years. This Christmas 2011, I ordered Kampfgruppe Normandy, Warhammer Historical: Gladiator and this title to add to his extensive Warhammer library. This richly illustrated title from Warhammer Historical contains the following chapters -
pgs 7-14 Introduction: Getting Started
pgs 15-23 Game Overview: Models and Units, A Typical Game
pg 24 The Game Turn
pg 25 The Initiative Phase
pg 26 The Artillery Phase
pgs 27-41 The Movement Phase: Movement Rates, Charges, Manoeuvers, Formations, Terrain
pgs 42-47 The Shooting Phase: Line of Sight, Range, Weapons, Removing Casualties, Cover
pgs 48-53 The Melee Phase: Strike Order, Attack and Damage, Melee Weapons, Casualty Removal, Combat Results
pgs 54-56 Command and Control: Command Checks, Disordered, Routed, Panic
pgs 57-67 Units and Officers: Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Command Companies, Officers, The Army General
pgs 68-71 Special Rules
pgs 72-75 Defensible Terrain
pgs 76-82 Strategies: Spending Strategy Points, Special Orders, Unit Orders, Grand Strategies
pgs 83-96 Scenarios: Pick A Scenario, The Battlefield, The Scenarios
pgs 97-106 Sieges: Siege Battles, Occupying a Fortress Section, Shooting at a Fortress, Assaulting a Fortress, The Siege Scenario
pgs 107-109 The Armies: Army Lists
pgs 110-125 France: French Peninsular War Allies
pgs 126-147 Great Britain: Peninsular War Coalition Allies, Waterloo Campaign Coalition Allies
pgs 148-156 Prussia (1815)
pgs 157-186 The Age of Napoleon: Napoleon Bonaparte, The Armies, Weaponry, Tactics, The French Revolution (1789-99), Timeline of the Napoleonic Wars
pgs 187-210 Napoleonic Wargaming: Collecting Armies, Assembling Miniatures, Painting Miniatures, Painting Guides, Showcase
pg 211 Napoleonic Campaigns
pgs 212-214 Fighting a Campaign: Common Campaign Rules
pgs 215-264 The Waterloo Campaign: Campaign Scenarios, Orders of Battle
pg 265 Legends of Waterloo
pgs 266-272 Legendary Officers: France, Great Britain, Prussia
pgs 273-288 Reference
( this review is a work in progress with additional text to be added; please check back soon )
