Against the Odds

Table of Contents

Vietnam Climax Siege of Khe Sanh by John Prados

Introduction
Approach to Battle
Contact
The Siege
Opening the Road to Khe Sanh
Map: North Vietnam's Plan of Attack (slow: 155K)
Map: Khe Sanh Village (slow: 140K)
Map: Khe Sanh Combat Base Layout (very slow: 247K)
Intelligence and Battles
Charlie Knocks: We Drop
Khe Sanh in Wargames

On Guards US Marine Corps in Vietnam by Andy Nunez

Chickamauga The Army of Tennessee by David Powell

Introduction
Union on Offensive
Bragg Acts: McLemore's Cove
Battle of Chickamauga
Chickamauga as Simulation

Convoy HG76 December 1941 by Mal Wright

America's Forlorn Hope US Marines Defend Wake Island: Dec 8-23, 1941 by Mike Joslyn

Introduction
First Attack: Air Raid
IJN Invasion Repulsed
IJN Invasion: Round Two
Surrender and Bibliography
Map: Wake Island
VMF-211
US Marines Defense Battalion
Imperial Japanese Special Naval Landing Force

Adding Politics to Your WWII Game A Model by John Gilmer

Introduction
Poland
Great Britain
France, Belgium, Holland
Italy
USSR
USA
Spain and Portugal
Hungary and Romainia
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
Greece and Turkey
Finland
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Political Event Table
Treaties

Simulation Corner Looking for Mister Goodgame by John Prados

Editorial I'll Take Thermopylae for a Thousand, Alex
Large Cover (slow: 76K)

Khe Sanh 1968 Wargame Rules by John Prados

Note: the wargame simulation maps, counters, and charts in this issue are not available on MagWeb.com. We hope the rules will provide an idea of how the wargame plays. MagWeb.com does not sell the wargame--Please go direct to the publisher Against the Odds website for more information about the simulation or to order it directly from LPS. --RL