The Great War in the East: Four World War 1 Battles (1978)

Overview

Subtitle: Four World War I Battles

This is actually 4 games in one. A "fifth wheel" to the series (using the same standard rules) was the Strategy & Tactics magazine game Tannenberg. Series designer: David C. Isby Author of historical article: Richard Spence

Serbia/Galicia: Austria-Hungary at War, 1914: Austria-Hungary must decide how to allocate its forces and respond to progress or the lack of it on two fronts as it undertakes the offensives in Serbia and tries to withstand the onslaught of the Russian juggernaut in its own Galicia province. Designer: J.A. Nelson

Von Hindenburg in Poland: The Warsaw-Lodz Campaign, 1914: Russia and Germany battle for the mineral-rich province of Silesia. Designer: Anthony Beavers

The Brusilov Offensive: Imperial Russia's Last Campaign, 1916: One of the few effective Russian generals of the periods gets the Russian act together, despite lack of ammunition, and launches one of the most successful Russian drives of the war. Will it help lessen German pressure against the Allies on the Western front? (With the more controversial Tannenberg, star game of the series.) Designer: James F. Dunnigan

Caporetto, 1917: Catastrophe for Italy: the Central Powers push the Italians back over 100 miles. (Dog of the series.) Designer: Albert A. Nofi

Contents: 4 17"x22" maps, 800 playing pieces, 2 standard rules booklets, 4 exclusive rules booklets, original SPI tray and dice.