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WORLD WAR ONE: la Grande Guerre 1914-1918

The War To End All Wars

Historically accurate, ambitious and complete Turn-Based Strategy game of the First World War 1914-1918. PC Single player & multiplayer (up to 4) over LAN or Internet

OPENING TEXT
Take control of major WWI nations and lead troops, fleets, diplomats and the economy to victory in the midst of some of the toughest operations during the four years of the “War to end all wars”.

Embark upon single scenarios or battle through the entire First World War with the Grand Campaign. Scenarios include Tanenberg (1914), Serbia (1914), Jutland (1916), Palestine (1918), and the 1916-1918 movements, delivering the whole war period from 1914-1918.

OVERVIEW
‘’Home before the leaves fall!’’ all men mobilized in August 1914 are convinced of this evidence, so strong is the belief that, whatever their motherland is, this war will be short and victorious. However, the Austro-Serb incident at Sarajevo became an awful slaughter of four long and bloody years ... Will YOU be able to prevent that outcome?

At the head of your nation, member of the Central Powers, the Allies or Neutral, find the strategy that will lead to the most vital objective: peace without defeat.

You will play as Kitchener, Joffre, Luddendorf, Clemenceau, Czar Nicholas II or Enver Pasha. Supreme Commander of Armies or Head of State, the tools for victory are lying around, but could you identify them in time and, next, use them to maximum efficiency?

At the Grand Headquarters, you move your armies, try to coordinate maneuvers with your allies, to bring upon the enemy the major and decisive battle, even more so than La Marne, Tannenberg or Verdun.  You can reach that aim by nominating the right generals, or firing incompetent ones, and by timely using your reserves to counter enemy breakthroughs or exploit yours.

Should this be insufficient, you have then to try changing your military doctrine, fighting tactics that derived from them and to have new weapons such as planes, tanks, gas and light machine-guns enter service...
Sustain constant research, to keep ahead of the technological race in all fields, as you will not know in advance which is going to bring you victory.

Don’t forget the admiralty and your mighty battleships fleets, and send them patrolling the oceans to ensure constant and free supply for the country, shipment of reinforcement from the colonies or overseas, to strike decisive blows to enemy morale by sinking its trade or its ships, in a great naval battle more titanic than Jutland itself. Remember, as Wilhelm II, that your future lies on the seas, but beware of mines and submarines!