Written by James Arnold, often a contributor to these pages and long- time Napoleonics editor, this booklet is published by Osprey Publishers, Ltc., London, UK 1990. Containing 96 pages, b&w photos and color drawings, it is available in paperback for $14.95. Another winner from Osprey! Ardennes 1944, fifth in Osprey's campaign series, packs in an amazing amount of information about the Battle of the Bulge. Arnold follows the successful campaign series formula. He writes clearly and concisely, describing the course of events of the campaign, the reasons for the events, and the forces involved. Loads of photographs (some still a bit large for my taste), all informative, and evocative of the mood ofthe campaign, are included. Numerous color drawings of equipment and troops well serve the miniaturist. Several organizational tables and maps, both black and white and in color, further clarify the course of events. I like the three dimensional battlefield maps - they illustrate particularly well how and why the various engagments took place. A chronology of events and a well done guide to further reading complete the book. Oh - four pages of wargaming notes are also squeezed in - Arnold has a number of good ideas about gaming this campaign, both from the strategic/operational level, and the tactical level. If you're interested in WWII, get this book! Reviewing Stand Houston 1/900 Ships Russo-Japanese War GHQ 1/2400 WWII and Napoleonic Ships Panzershiffe 1/2400 Ships Skytrex 1/3000 WWII Ships Elan Enterprises 30mm Willie Dixon 25mm Napoleonic French in Egypt Two Dragons 15mm Sikh and Indian Wars Connoisseur 15mm Napoleonics Two Dragons 15mm Samurai and Vikings RSM 15mm Franco-Prussian Figures GHQ 1/285 WWII Pacific Napoleon's Battles Rules Featherstone's Complete Wargaming Book Fire and Fury ACW Rules Rules for Ancient Miniatures Rules Battles for Empire Napoleonic Rules Supreme Warlord Ancient and Renaissance Campaign Rules A Little More Grape, Capt. Bragg Mexican-American Wargames Rules The Napoleonic Source Book Les Gens Braves Franco-Prussian Wargames Rules Mitrailleuses and Machine Guns Book Prussian Infantry in the War of 1870-71 Soult: Napoleon's Maligned Marshal Book Kriegspiel 1824 Dutch Army of William III Booklets Napoleon's Grand Army 1813 Book GHQ Normandy Terrain Booklet Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright WWII Rules Nam Vietnam Wargame Rules Soldiers of the ECW (1) Infantry The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Booklet GDW's ASW Forms Booklet Ardennes 1944 Remember the Maine, To Hell With Spain Booklet Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. IX No. 5 Back to Courier List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1990 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com