Armchair General May 2014 Issue – South Vietnam’s Trial by Fire

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IN THIS ISSUE

Special Feature: Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence, 1863 The Civil War’s most notorious guerrilla attack was led by a man who defies explanation.
Extra Feature: Task Force Faith, Heroism in Korea, 1950 With no other land units to support them, could a battered infantry group escape Chinese encirclement?
Bonus Article: Sinking an Ally, 1940 Why would Britain attack an ally?
10 Questions:Â J.R. Martinez How did this inspiring Wounded Warrior help save a high school girl’s life after he returned from Iraq?
Crisis Watch by Ralph Peters Why the U.S. has fallen to second place – and why that’s a good thing!
Battle Studies: Lam Son 719: South Vietnam Invades Laos, 1971 The Vietnam War’s best historian, James H. Willbanks, examines the 1971 invasion of Laos. Why did the rapid advance lose momentum?
Forgotten History: The Viking Assault on Constantinople, 860. Could the city be saved?
Leader: Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Prussia’s brilliant chief of the General Staff
Dispatches – real heroes, destinations, special events and more

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Must-Read/Must-See Books and DVDs
Game Reviews
Mailbag
Test your decision-making skills by choosing the best course of action for U.S. Paratroopers in Normandy, 1944; Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882; Yamashita invades Malaya, 1941-42.
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Combat Decision # 62: Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882
Combat Decision # 60: French Foreign Legion in Mexico, 1863 â€“ Outcome and Analysis
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COMING IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF ARMCHAIR GENERAL

Special Feature: “The Longest Day” 70th Anniversary Carlo D’Este’s moving retrospective on D-Day.
Extra Feature:Â Die Another Day German 21st Panzer Division’s June 6, 1944, counterattack at Normandy.
10 Questions: Brigadier General (Ret.) Carl Reddel Interview with the executive director of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
Crisis Watch by Ralph Peters
Great Warriors: Gurkhas Nepalese soldiers proved to be the British army’s fiercest fighters.
Battle Studies: Rebels at the Gates! Ralph Peters examines the 1864 Battle of Monocacy that saved the U.S. capital.
Forgotten History: Siege of Lachish, 701 B.C. The Assyrians’ mastery of siegecraft conquered Judah.
Leader: General George C. Kenney MacArthur’s innovative World War II air commander in the Southwest Pacific Area
Interactive command articles in which YOU make the decisions! U.S. Tank Attack: Iraq, 2004; Battle of Golan Heights, 1973; Zulu War, 1879