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Any chance we will see a strategy guide like the one for HTTR or is it just too big a campaign for this type of product. I loved the way the SG was written with the wargamer in mind..

Stephen,
 
No we have no plans to do a strategy guide for COTA. The main reason being the amount of time required versus the likely return. However, we are working on a concept at the moment that will establish what we call the Panther War College. This will be a special forum ( you'll have to register to post ) that will focus on the strategy and tactics of playing COTA. It will be like a workshop of peers, where members can discuss what works and doesn't and we will from time to time post articles and AARs designed to stimulate discussion on strategy and tactics. More later.[:)]

Great Idea!!!!!!!! [:)]

Rob.

ORIGINAL: Arjuna
However, we are working on a concept at the moment that will establish what we call the Panther War College. This will be a special forum ( you'll have to register to post ) that will focus on the strategy and tactics of playing COTA. It will be like a workshop of peers, where members can discuss what works and doesn't and we will from time to time post articles and AARs designed to stimulate discussion on strategy and tactics. More later.[:)]

In what way does this differ from the curent forum (other than simply opening up a new subsection)? Registration is required as it is, and in the AAR section it is common to discuss strategy and tactics.

Cheers,
Chris

We're tossing around ideas at the moment. I'll get back to you once we've thrashed out the details.

Interactive solutions would be cool here (like let's say tiny flash movies)...

I could imagine a mix of Judge's AAR-style and my style:
J's AARs are detailed and he keeps posting several zoom levels, to go into detail on several aspects/formations in the specific area........
My graphical approach, trying to create something that contains some eye candy to make it more user friendly.......while still maintaining a good detail level regarding events.

Such a war college would need one subpage on the COTA site only, and discussions could be held in this forum here......alternatively, a simple forum/guestbook on the same subpage (next to the swf or the link to the swf) with login.

My 2 cents.

Some photos and a good map here :

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Crete

For the map in high resolution, here :
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/ ... p%2018.htm

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While it has only one chapter on Crete, Infantry Aces, by Franz Kurowski (the Stackploe Military History series) includes the story of the exploits of Erich Lepkowski, a paratrooper on Crete. He was captured and rescued thre times over the course of the battle! It's great read.

As the division features in the game

Gebirgsjäger zwischen Kreta und Murmansk by Karl Ruef. The divisional history of the 6 Gebirgs Division. It includes a detailed account of the division's operations in Greece and a smaller section on those divisional units involved in Crete.

Das gelbe edelweiss by Andreas Weinberger (published 1943) A wartime published book about the 6 Gebirgs Divisions history up until 1943.

Mark of the Lion by Kenneth Sandford.
 
A biography of Charles Upham VC & Bar who fought in Greece & Crete

That's a lot of material there. If I were to only get 1-2 books in order to represent Greece/Crete from both the soldiers' perspective and the higher level of command/operational perspective, with also adequate details re: OOBs/maps/operations, and perhaps also discussing re: the strategic importance of Malta during the war - also while trying to portray both sides of the conflict, which ones would you recommend?

Should I get one Greece book and one Crete, or is there one (or more) that represents them properly?

Thanks!

http://www.borders.com/online/store/Tit ... 1844155579

Here you go...brand new book on the operations in Crete.

Don't forget that Churchill spends a good amount of time talking about Greek Operations in his 6 Volume World War Two set.  It provides some nice original letters and communications as well as Churchill's predilection for getting involved here...

Small bump.

I already have Greece and Crete 1941 by Buckley, as well as Beevor's Crete: The Battle and the Resistance.

What I'm interested in now is a book that'll showcase more details re: the battles in Greece (vs Italy, vs Germany). One that has some good detailed maps would be nice.

Thanks!