Handbooks
There are many intelligence handbooks for flames of war. For the new player it can be very confusing to figure out which ones they should get to play. The game is in its second edition right now so the 2nd Ed rulebooks are considered current and are usually the only forces permitted in tournaments. The books are broken down by time period and newer / updated books are marked as such. Most of the special rules in the 1st edition intelligence books are included in the 2nd Edition Rulebook.
| Mid war 1942 – 1943 | Late War 1944 – 1945 |
|---|---|
|
|
Mid War Second Editions
Afrika 2nd Ed
Afrika covers the Mid War in Africa and the Mediterranean from 1942-1943. The armies that are represented in this book are Americans including paratroopers, German, Italian and British Forces. The British section includes a wide array of commonwealth army lists including the Scottish, Irish, Australian, New Zealanders, Canadians, Indians and South Africans.
Ostfront 2nd Ed
Ostfront covers the mid war Eastern Front from 1942-1943. The armies represented are German, Finnish, Hungarian,Italian, Romanian and Soviet. If you like the Eastern European armies then this intelligence book is for you.
Late War
British Commandos
Intelligence briefing that covers late war British Commandos. If you like highly trained hard hitting specialist forces then check out the Intelligence briefing.
back to top
German Pioneer Kompanie
Intelligence briefing that covers late war german pioneer kompanies. You get to field pioneers in the place of regular infantry companies using this list. If you like fortifications, and the benefits that go with having pioneers, this list is worth a look.
back to top
Hammer and Sickle
This book picks up where Stalin’s Onslaught left off. If you are interested in late war German vs Soviet action then this book has it in spades. Extra missions found here
back to top
Soviet Heavy Tanks
This intelligence briefing covers late war soviet heavy tank companies. If you want to field lumbering monstrosities, this is the handbook for you.
back to top
Festung Europa 2nd Ed
Festung Europa covers both the west and eastern fronts during the late war 1944. Armies covered in this handbook are American, British, German and Soviet. Being the late war the various countries armies have been updated to reflect the changes they’ve undergone during the many years of fighting. This book opens up new weapons choices for each country. This book was updated with Fortress Europe which is more recent. You should purchase Fortress Europe and not this book if you do not already have a copy.
Fortress Europe 2nd Ed
This book doesn’t necessarily replace Festung Europa but contains many updates to it. Festung Europa is very playable but Fortress Europe contains a few balance / rules changes. This is considered the more up to date book of the two. It contains much of the content of Festung Europa.
D-Day 2nd Ed
D-Day Covers the Allied Invasion of France during the Late War 1944. This is mainly a book that covers amphibious assault rules, missions and modeling techniques. If you want to play games where you make assaults on enemy positions from the water, then this is a must have.
Monty’s Meatgrinders 2nd Ed
Monty’s Meatgrinders covers the battles between the Canadian army and the 21st panzergrenadiers as they battle from D-Day to Caen.
D-Day Minus 1 2nd Ed
D-Day Minus 1 covers British and American airbourne infantry units as they land on D-Day behind enemy lines. This book contains all of the special rules for an airbourne assault conducted by parachute and glider.
Bloody Omaha 2nd Ed
Bloody Omaha covers the battle for Omaha beach between the german and American forces. It contains specific scenarios for reenacting this battle as well as the special rules associated with heavy bunkers and beach defenses.
Villers-Bocage 2nd Ed
Villers-Bocage covers the battle between the British and German SS for Villers-Bocage. This book contains the army lists for the elite German SS units as well as the British Elite Desert Rats.
Mid War First Editions (out of print)
Hitlers Fire Brigade 1st Ed
Hitlers Fire Brigade covers the Mid war German army. It contains the basic company types for playing games throughout the mid war period. You can look at this book as the german army book. It also contains rules for fortifications like gun pits, barbed wire, trenches and minefields.
Old Ironsides 1st Ed
Old Ironsides covers the Mid War American armoured companies. If you are interested in american mechanized forces such as tank platoons, mechanized infantry / recon platoons you’ll find this book has all the information you need to get going on a great force. This book also includes updated Reconnaissance rules. They are optional but must be followed for any force that uses the lists contained within this book.
Stalingrad 1st Ed
Stalingrad as the name suggests covers the battle of stalingrad between the Soviets and the germans. The companies in this book infantry based and introduce a few specialist companies like the poorly trained Luftwaffe and Militia. This book also introduces the rules for fighting in tightly confined streets strewn with rubble and bombed out buildings.
Desert Fox 1st Ed
Desert Fox covers the mechanized German forces during the mid war. If you want a tank based or halftrack/truck based force this book covers many types of lists in depth for the Germans. If you want to use tiger tanks the special tiger ace rules are found here as well.
Stars and Stripes 1st Ed
Stars and Stripes covers the American forces for the Mid war period. This book can be seen as the basic army book for the American army. It covers all of the basic company types and contains the updated reconnaissance rules.
Za Stalina 1st Ed
Za Stalina covers the Soviet Mechanized / Cavalry forces or the mid war period. It contains a good number of mechanized/cavalry/ tank companies. If you like soviet armor this is a great book to have. It also contains company lists for the Cossacks.
Diving Eagles 1st Ed
Diving Eagles contains the rules for all of the German airbourne troops. All of the German companies in this book like to jump out of planes. The book also has the special rules for parachute deployment.
