M16 QUAD .50 HALFTRACK & 3 US INFANTRY FIGURES

CORGI CLASSICS - SKIRMISH

The new Skirmish range brings together collectible models and figures at 1:50 scale.  These limited-edition sets are the perfect addition to any military collection or war gamer's battlefield.  The packaging designed for this range compliments the models with battle scenes and diorama-style backdrops to make the models an attractive piece whether in or out of the box.

Scale:    1:50
Size:    4.5 "

Item Number:    CC60416                                                                                                                                                                    Price:    $51.95

Historical Note:    The Allied invasion of the southern France in the late summer of 1944, an operation first code-named ANVIL and later DRAGOON, marked the beginning of one of the most successful but controversial campaigns of World War II.  However, because it fell both geographically and chronologically between two much larger Allied efforts in northern France and Italy, both its conduct and contributions have been largely ignored.  Planned originally as a simultaneous complement to OVERLORD, the cross-Channel attack on Normandy, ANVIL actually took place over two months later, on August 15, 1944, making it appear almost an afterthought to the main Allied offensive in northern Europe.  Yet the success of ANVIL and the ensuing capture of the great southern French ports of Toulon and Marseilles, together with the subsequent drive north up the Rhone River valley to Lyon and Dijon, were ultimately to provide critical support to Normandy-based armies finally moving east toward the German border.