hi! newbie helping newbie ;)
there is a complete pacific over on boardgamegeek
link: http://www.wizards.com/\AvalonHill\rules\AVL1940_RuleBook.pdf
for some hints at Europe/Global rules, check out the “home” on this site and the previews. those should cover most issues.
Thanks very much… As a side note, I just printed out those Generals from the Italian version and will be adding them this weekend with the kids after Soccer. 1942 version but just got an email that both 1940’s shipped - awesome!