This was actually my second game. Needles to say, I was unable to salvage the situation. In the second game, I started with Russia and tried to develop a viable strategy. Europe Aflame is a strategic level WWII game. The game resembles the Columbia Block games in that the strength of your units is hidden from the other side.
Units are generic strength points.
In combat both sides roll a dice. The map is area movement. Army units dominate the game. We were able to complete the game in a single day.