1997 · SPW (Schroeder Publishing & Wargames)
Part of David Schroeder's "Der Weltkrieg" wargame series.
'The Schlieffen Plan' covers the campaigns in France and Belgium in 1914.
24"x17" map
[From the back of the box]
August 1914: Diplomacy fails in the aftermath of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke in Sarajevo. The great powers of Europe begin to mobilize their armies, initially believing that their potential opponents will back down at the show of strength. Yet no one shrinks from the face of an increasingly inevitable war.
The Germans move towards war according to the Schlieffen plan. As chief of the pre-war German general staff, von Schlieffen envisions a powerful group of German armies (the Right Wing) quickly moving through Belgium and northern France to attack Paris from the rear, while weaker forces protect the German border with France.
