World at War #84: Manstein’s War – Decision in the West 1940

World at War #84: Manstein’s War – Decision in the West 1940 is a magazine-format issue from Strategy & Tactics Press / Decision Games covering the German offensive in Western Europe in May–June 1940.

Product Type: Magazine-format issue with included wargame.

The included game, Manstein’s War: Decision in the West 1940, is a two-player operational wargame on the Wehrmacht campaign against the Allied forces in the Low Countries and France. The game uses a variant of the Boots system to model command, control, logistics, mobility, and decisive battles at the operational level.

Players use command markers to activate forces divided into sub-commands such as army groups and similar formations. Special markers provide additional operational capabilities, creating a mobile campaign where both sides must manage tempo, command structure, and timing.

Components include: one 22×34 inch map and 176 die-cut counters.