I am going to be recording my T-TH Gameplay Sessions of Global War 1936 - 1945 and will post them to my Youtube Channel (link in Signature). Here is the session from last night - Let me know what you think! Like/Comment/Subscribe to my channel too!
Yes - it was originally a variant of Axis & Allies Global 1940 (Global War 1939 - 1945) and then they (HBG) made it their own with the release of Global War 1936 - 1945. They have released a dozen expansions for the game as well - Spanish Civil War, Turkey at War, American Minorities at War, Partisans, etc. I haven't had a chance to play any of those but I have looked at their rule books and they make the game more interesting. There is also an Oil Expansion, that requires Oil Production in order to move everything but Infantry-Class Units.