World at War #55: Butcher & Bolt – British Commandos in Northwest Europe

World at War #55: Butcher & Bolt – British Commandos in Northwest Europe is a magazine-format issue from Strategy & Tactics Press / Decision Games covering British commando operations against German-occupied Europe during World War II.

Product Type: Magazine-format issue with included solitaire wargame.

The included game, Commandos: Europe, is a solitaire game that puts the player in charge of a commando team operating in Europe and North Africa. Missions are randomly generated as orders from high command, requiring the player to choose the right men, weapons, equipment, approach, posture, and extraction plan.

The goal is to disrupt enemy operations while keeping the team’s footprint and cost as low as possible. The issue also includes historical articles on the defense of Java, the German 30th U-boat Flotilla in the Black Sea, and LVTs in Northwest Europe.

Components include: one 22×34 inch map and 280 die-cut counters.