Victory or Death

This wargamer’s guide provides a comprehensive overview of the American War of Independence (or American Revolution), 1775–1782. The guide includes a series of maps showing the location of major battles by year with accompanying summaries of those battles and of the major campaigns of the war, and additionally it includes details of many lesser-known engagements. The book also provides information on, and organisations of not only American Continentals, French regular units and British regular units but also on American militia, the British Army’s German Auxiliaries, and the British provincial and loyalist units, and will thus enable wargamers to focus their efforts on specific campaigns or battles.

Orders of battle for selected campaigns and specific battles are provided. Uniform guides, including uniform colours and facings for each of the participants are included along with descriptions of the armies’ colours. The guide provides information on rules for the period and an overview of various miniatures available in a range of scales. Several tabletop wargaming scenarios, accompanied by maps, orders of battle and painting guides are also included in the book; additionally, information for several historical campaign scenarios are given, showing how campaigns can be used to add a new dimension to wargaming and to generate tabletop battles.

"...The author’s enthusiasm and fascination with the American Revolution is clearly apparent when reading this comprehensive study of the war....Overall this is a fascinating and absorbing book with plenty to offer anyone that is interested in wargaming the American Revolution, whether new to the period or already engaged in building collections to game the war." carryingsonupthedale.com

"The ‘Wargames’ Series must be one of Helion’s finest, and this current offering on the American Revolutionary War is no exception – lusciously produced, packed with information, and with photos of well painted 28mm and 40mm figures that are both inspiring and informative....Delightful – well done, Helion." Miniature Wargames Magazine, Issue 494, June 2024

"....this book is an excellent starter guide to the American Revolution; it is a one stop volume to give you enough information to build an army for whichever side you wish, along with the historical information to provide a good grounding in the period. With painting information and flag information, this would allow you to get an army up and running in no time, you just need whatever rules you decide to use. In short, I would recommend this book as a starter for the period and encourage the author to write more volumes for other periods. If you have even a passing interest in the period, this should be on your bookshelf." Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Magazine, No 130

"....This booklet is a very good surprise and offers an excellent summary of this conflict. It is teeming with information and forms a very good basis if you wish to embark on the reconstruction of combats between red tunics and rebels." Vae Victus Magazine No 175 (translated from french)