The Soviets entered the war, all right - on the wrong side. Would the Soviet Union take advantage of German preoccupation to march on Berlin?
As British troops helped stabilise France’s Alpine front, and the United States entered the war, I dared to think Germany’s days were numbered. This defiance came to little avail, as the German war machine rolled over Czechoslovakia, and British workers raced to equip an unprepared military.įinally, the Axis marched into the Balkans - and stalled in the face of dogged Yugoslav, British, and Commonwealth resistance. Playing as Britain, World War II began a year early, in 1938, when I backed Czechoslovakia at Munich. Vive l ’Entente! My first “proper” game of Hearts of Iron IV was a journey from desperation, through grind, to eventual triumph.
A world at arms: thoughts on Hearts of Iron IV.Hearts of Iron, Observations of Matchsticks.