JD, the CoH games are well worth a bit of effort. If I were to give you any advice, it would be to just look at AtB and the first small scenario's and work from there, There is a hell of a lot of content, and it can be a bit overwhelming, but not if you take it a step at a time. The system is pretty much set up in a structured way so you don't have to take it all in in one chunk.
Also, if I can help, just shout.
I'm just a lazy bastard I think. If something doesn't jump at me, I'm lost.
I had played the first two scenarios of AtB when I first got it...but when I got your box(es) and with the solitaire expansion, it blew my head off.
They are there and waiting - but I have the taste for something easy and modern and solitaire at the mo. I have bought LnL World at War Kickstarter which will come some time this half of the year, so I was busy reading the rules for LnL World at War Blood and Bridges so I could get a game or two of that going.
Basically, I got some birthday money and it's burning a whole in my wallet and I'd rather spend it on a nice, solitaire, fairly easy, modern warfare board game.
Thanks for the offer of assistance. I do hope to get to CoH again one day...there's a reason I bought the series from you - I did like the mechanics (but then I also like the mechanics of Combat Commander...I'm so confused