I am seven hours in, and holy crap this game is awesome. Almost as good as Company of Heroes overall. But where it falls shorter in strategy (though there is plenty of it), it makes up for in loads of fun.
My first post came an hour into the game, and I think the start was pretty weak. While CoH was very good at teaching the finer points, this isn't. All the instructions are sorta optional to read. But yes, I can't stop playing. I am regretting not going for the expansion on the Steam deal.