Blitzkrieg in the West – The BEF is the fourth Handbook for version 3 of IABSM and the second of several covering the early war in the West. It covers the British Expeditionary Force from 1939 to the fall of France in 1940
This incredibly detailed guide to British forces from the pen of Robert Avery is 75 pages in size and is packed with data, including the following British forces:
- The Infantry Company
- The Infantry Battalion Carrier Platoon
- The Motor Infantry Company
- The Motor Infantry Scout Car Platoon
- The Motor Infantry Motorcycle Company
- The Line of Communication Infantry Company
- The Pioneer Infantry Company
- The Searchlight Infantry Troop
- The Divisional Cavalry Squadron
- The Armoured Car Squadron
- An Infantry Company from Saar Force
- A Tank Squadron from 4RTR
- A Tank Squadron from 7RTR
- Parkes Force
- A Paper-Strength Armoured Squadron from 1st Armoured Division
- A Tank Squadron from the Queen's Bays
- A Tank Squadron from 10th Royal Hussars
- A Tank Squadron from 2RTR
- A Tank Squadron from 5RTR
- A Best Guess Tank Squadron from 3RTR
- A Motor Infantry Company at Calais
- A QVR Motorcycle Company at Calais
- The Guards at Boulogne
- An Infantry Company from A Brigade
- An Infantry Company from B Brigade
- An Infantry Company from C Brigade
With additional sections on the Second British Expeditionary Force, other British independent formations, fielding British forces, rating your forces and a comprehensive armoury.
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