{"product_id":"battlegroup-la-haye-du-puits-uk-shipping-only","title":"Battlegroup La Haye du Puits UK SHIPPING ONLY","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a softback physical book only available to be ordered by UK customers  and will be shipped 13 April 2026 after the Salute wargames show in London 11 April.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor everyone outside of the UK the Print on Demand version in local markets will be available to order Friday 27th March for delivery week commencing 11 April\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0cm; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0cm; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Questrial; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt;\"\u003eBattlegroup La Haye du Puits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IE\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eThis book presents a series of World War Two wargame scenarios based on \u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eGeneral\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiddleton’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUS VIII\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCorps' offensive to capture the  market-town and road-hub of La Haye du Puits and break out of the sapping Normandy bocage country, \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 1944. The scenarios are all aimed to be played on average sized wargames tables and with forces that range from a few squads up to a couple of platoons per side and using the Battlegroup rule system. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOn\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJuly\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3rd,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGeneral\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiddleton’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUS VIII\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCorps\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegin\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enew\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffensive with\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eits\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethree\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einfantry\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edivisions,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith the objective of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e capturing La Haye du Puits, after first\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esurrounding\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eit.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eright\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eoffensive’s sector is held by the US 79th\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInfantry\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDivision,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e‘the\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCross\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Lorraine’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTheir mission is to attack and breakthrough the German screening positions immediately ahead of them, and then advance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eto take the slightly higher ground, just west of the town, called the Montgarden Ridge. This higher ground\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emain\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eline\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eresistance of the German 353rd Infantry Division, a full strength and fresh unit in Normandy. It is called ‘the Mahlmann Line’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #9c1519; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBACKGROUND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA history of the six-day offensive by the\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUS\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e79th\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInfantry\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDivision\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethey advance on La Haye du Puits, Hill 121 and Montgarden Ridge. From the first day, under heavy rain, as they\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eisolated\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e121,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enorth\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etown, and faced an armoured counter-attack from ‘Gruppe Koenig’, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eto the arrival of strong German reinforcements from 2nd SS Panzer Division \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e‘Das Reich’\u003c\/i\u003e, to the final assault\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.6pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.55pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehouse-to-house\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.55pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efighting to take La Haye du Puits itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #9c1519; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSCENARIOS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 51%; margin: .6pt 518.2pt .0001pt .55pt;\" class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 17.45pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 19.0pt;\" class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAdvance from \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBolleville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 19.0pt;\" class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eEncounter\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eVarraville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 19.0pt;\" class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eKoenig’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCounter-\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAttack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 19.0pt;\" class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eNight\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e121\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 19.0pt;\" class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDefence of the Sunken \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eLane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 19.0pt;\" class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; 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