Articles by Armchair General
Posted on Apr 27, 2016 in Books and Movies
Armchair General Interviews Zombie Author E.E. Isherwood Armchair General recently sat down with the former online editor of the Armchair General website, Brian King. Mr. King writes under the pen name E.E. Isherwood and currently has a series of books called Sirens of the Zombie Apocalypse. Book 4, Last Fight of the Valkyries, has a release date of April 28, 2016. ACG: Can you tell us how you came to be a writer? EE: Thank you for inviting me. Yes, after my many years in the Armchair General community I had written so many articles and read so much history I felt I was ready to take on the task of writing a book. However, I admit I was also slightly burned out on military history after almost fifteen years of talking about it every day. That’s why my first four books are set during the zombie apocalypse instead of in real history. It allowed me to have some fun, while still staying true to the military principles I’ve...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2015 in Stuff We Like
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, best-selling author, and Brandeis University professor David Hackett Fischer is the recipient of the 2015 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
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Posted on May 27, 2015 in Stuff We Like
From a tank with wings to a tank with no sides, top or bottom, here’s a link to 15 things you may not have known about WWII tanks.
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Posted on Apr 22, 2015 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
HexWar is offering 10 free download codes through ArmchairGeneral.com for the new iOS game Civil War: Bull Run 1861
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Posted on Apr 19, 2015 in History News
A skeleton found at the Waterloo battlefield has been identified as Friedrich Brandt of the King’s German Legion.
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Posted on Mar 13, 2015 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
Enter to win one of 10 free download codes for the iOS game Medieval Battles: Europe!
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Posted on Mar 11, 2015 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The May 2015 issue of Armchair General magazine features an article by Ralph Peters on the desperate situation Robert E. Lee faced in the final days of the Civil War – plus articles on WWI, the Pacific War, French and Indian War and more.
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Posted on Mar 4, 2015 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The latest version of Uncommon Valor – Real Heroes recognizes Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey M. Dawson, Army Sgt. Bryan C. Anderson, Air Force Master Ivan Ruiz and Navy Seabee diver Robert D. Stethem.
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Posted on Mar 2, 2015 in Armchair Reading
Solution and historical analysis of Combat Decision Game # 67, “Falklands War Battle, 1982.”
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Posted on Jan 30, 2015 in Books and Movies
An excerpt from Capt. Dale Dye’s novel ‘Run Between the Raindrops,’ set in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
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Posted on Jan 20, 2015 in History News
A virtual museum exploring the life of Alexander the Great is expected to open by the end of 2015.
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Posted on Jan 14, 2015 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The March 2015 Armchair General magazine features a must-read special report, “The Middle East in Crisis.” Also: “Romanian Nightmare at Stalingrad”; “Mosby, the ‘Gray Ghost’; interview with Dwight Eisenhower’s granddaughter
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Posted on Jan 14, 2015 in Armchair Reading
In this decision-making game, YOU take on the role of Lt. Col. Hew Pike, leading British paratroopers to seize a key position held by Argentine defenders during the Falklands War, 1982.
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Posted on Dec 30, 2014 in Armchair Reading
Solution and historical analysis of Combat Decision Game # 66, “Marines at Pusan Perimeter, Korea, 1950.”
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Posted on Dec 4, 2014 in Stuff We Like
“Every Army Man is with You: The Cadets Who Won the 1964 Army-Navy Game, Fought in Vietnam, and Came Home Forever Changed,” by Nicolaus Mills, is about much more than that gridiron upset.
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Posted on Dec 3, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
Here’s your chance to win a free download code for Hunted Cow’s “Ancient Battle: Successors.”
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Posted on Nov 21, 2014 in Stuff We Like
Video tour and descriptions of WWII tanks at Sweden’s Arsenalen museum, interspersed with screenshots of and information about the Hearts of Iron IV game, now in development by Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio.
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Posted on Nov 6, 2014 in Electronic Games
Download codes giveaway for Hunted Cow’s Rebels & Redcoats, based on the Decision Games’s boardgame series of the same name.
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Posted on Nov 3, 2014 in Armchair Reading
Solution and historical analysis of Combat Decision Game # 65, “Chinese Defense at Shanghai, 1937.”
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Posted on Oct 30, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The Jan 2015 Armchair General exposes myths and reveals the truth about the Battle of the Bulge. Plus: South Vietnam’s Best General; US Invades Canada. Interactive features: German vs. Soviet armor; Marines at Pusan; Lucas at Anzio.
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Posted on Oct 30, 2014 in Armchair Reading
As U.S. Marine Corps Captain Ike Fenton, YOU must lead an attack to stop a North Korean breakthrough at the Pusan Perimeter, 1950.
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Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Electronic Games
Sweepstakes giveaway of 10 free codes for Hunted Cow’s new Napoleonic Wars game, “Peninsular War.”
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Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Stuff We Like
Historian Robert M. Edsel, author of “The Monuments Men,” will receive the Foundation for the National Archives’s 2014 Records of Achievement Award.
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Posted on Sep 25, 2014 in Electronic Games
Enter for a chance to win one of five download codes for Hunted Cow’s new “Russian Front” game.
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Posted on Sep 17, 2014 in History News
Scientists have determined how Richard III died in the Battle of Bosworth.
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Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The November 2014 issue of Armchair General looks at the US-Mexico War, the Civil War battle of Cedar Creek, and the “Black Prince” of the Hundred Years War. Interactive articles include Battle for Berlin, 1945; Shanghai, 1937; and a hypothetical Fulda Gap, Germany, 1980.
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Posted on Sep 4, 2014 in Armchair Reading
Solution and historical analysis of Combat Decision Game # 64, “Battle of Cholm Pocket, 1942.”
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Posted on Aug 6, 2014 in History News
World War II vet Ernie Andrus is running across America at age 90 to raise awareness of and funds for a preserved ship from that war, LST 325.
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Posted on Jul 31, 2014 in History News
Link to an infographic of the 10 Largest Air to Air Battles in Military History.
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Posted on Jul 30, 2014 in History News
Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, last surviving crew member of the B-29 “Enola Gay,” passed away Aug. 27, 2014.
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Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
In the Sept 2014 issue of Armchair General magazine, Patton biographer Carlo D’Este reveals the true story of how the iconic movie “Patton” was made – plus, interactive features based on the battles of Carentan, Cholm Pocket, and Culloden.
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Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Armchair Reading
Additional letters to the editor from the September 2014 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2014 in War College
Crises in Iraq, Ukraine and Pakistan are at the forefront in the June 17, 2014, FLASHPOINTS analysis by Lt. Col. (ret) John Antal.
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Posted on Jun 5, 2014 in History News
Chester Nez, the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers of World War II, died at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at age 93.
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Posted on Jun 2, 2014 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General is running a sweepstakes that will provide 3 lucky winners, determined randomly, with a copy of the “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” Blu-ray / DVD boxed set.
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Posted on May 15, 2014 in War College
John Antal’s FLASHPOINTS for May 15, 2014, gives 3 reasons why Americans should care about about what’s happening in Ukraine and predicts the next moves in the region.
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Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Stuff We Like
Wayne Vansant, creator of the acclaimed Graphic History of Normandy and Graphic History of Gettysburg, has a new historical series of graphic novels, Katusha, Girl Soldier of the Great Patriotic War.
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Posted on Apr 21, 2014 in Armchair Reading
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882†that was presented in the May 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Apr 17, 2014 in War College
As tensions increase the likelihood of armed conflict in Ukraine also increases; civil war may result. Words will not stop Vladimir Putin’s ambitions for a resurgent Russia.
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Posted on Apr 15, 2014 in Stuff We Like
Wargaming.net, host of the enormously successful MMO World of Tanks game, and the Russian Kubinka Tank Museum are partnering to restore to running order the only remaining Panzer III Maus tank.
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Posted on Mar 25, 2014 in History News
Britain’s National Archives’ project Operation War Diary needs online volunteers to tag information in World War I diaries that have been digitized.
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Posted on Mar 7, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The May 2014 Armchair General magazine looks at South Vietnamese troops in 1971 invasion of Laos, plus: Heroism in Korea 1950; Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence, Kan.; interactive articles on Normandy 1944, Anglo-Egyptian War 1882, and Malaya 1941-42
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Posted on Mar 7, 2014 in Armchair Reading
Additional letters to the editor from the May 2014 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in War College
What will happen next in Ukraine? Colonel (Ret) John Antal puts forth three likely scenarios in his latest FLASHPOINTS analysis.
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Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Armchair Reading
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Japanese Defense of Nomonhan, 1939†that was presented in the March 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Stuff We Like
Eric Weider, publisher of 11 history magazines, writes in the National History Club’s Winter 2014 newsletter about how studying history can help us in our personal lives and make us better citizens.
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Posted on Feb 17, 2014 in War College
The chaos of Syria’s civil war tops Col. (Ret) John Antal’s list of threats to the US in mid-February 2014. Also, Egypt gets chummier with Russia, and the protests in the Ukraine likely won’t end well.
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The staff of Armchair General magazine, now in its 10th year, wants readers to tell us – what have been some of your favorite Armchair General articles over the years?
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Posted on Feb 6, 2014 in War College
Colonel (Ret) John Antal focuses on Russia in his latest FLASHPOINTS: tensions in the Ukraine; terrorist threats at the Olympics; and Russia’s nuclear arsenal
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Posted on Feb 6, 2014 in Electronic Games
A video preview of Legends of Eisenwald.
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Posted on Jan 21, 2014 in War College
The mid-January FLASHPOINTS by Col. (Ret) John Antal identifies concerns over Egypt’s new constitution, increasing chaos in Libya, and problems in South Sudan as the top three concerns for the US.
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Posted on Jan 10, 2014 in Armchair Reading
The March 2014 Armchair General magazine looks at what to expect in Afghanistan after US troops leave; the career of “Panzer Baron” Hasso-Eccard von Manteuffel; the 1864 Battle of New Market; the origins of the modern combat helmet, and more.
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Posted on Jan 10, 2014 in Armchair Reading
Additional letters to the editor from the March 2014 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Dec 31, 2013 in Armchair Reading
The January 2014 issue of Armchair General® presented the Combat Decision Game “French Foreign Legion in Mexico, 1863.†This CDG placed readers in the role of Captain Jean Danjou, commander of the French Foreign Legion’s 3d Company, 1st Battalion, which was part of an army that France’s Emperor Napoleon III sent to seize control of Mexico. The Mexican republic, however, fiercely resisted this blatant aggression by the much stronger European power. Indeed, Mexican forces defeated the first French attempt to capture the capital, Mexico City, at the May 5, 1862, Battle of Puebla. Yet Napoleon III persevered in his campaign to conquer Mexico and sent troop reinforcements beginning in September. On March 16, 1863, in another attempt to capture Mexico City, a French army began a siege of Puebla. However, it was operating at the end of a long and tenuous supply line extending through hostile Mexican countryside back to the main French base at Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. To protect French supply convoys from attacks...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2013 in History News
A resolution has been introduced into the US House of Representatives to formally recognize the valor and sacrifice of 11 African-American soldiers captured and ruthlessly executed by SS troops during the Battle of the Bulge. For more information, see “The Wereth 11, a Little-Known Massacre During the Battle of the...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2013 in History News
The creator of the ubiquitous AK-47 automatic rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov, is dead at age 94.
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Posted on Dec 12, 2013 in War College
John Antal’s analysis of the top three threats to US security in mid-December 2013 includes crises in US leadership, the nation’s debt and continuing economic malaise.
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Posted on Nov 27, 2013 in History News
A campaign on Kickstarter seeks to restore the “courting couch” where Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd sat during the early part of their courtship.
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Posted on Nov 25, 2013 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General’s 2013 shopping guide to gifts for history buffs and gamers.
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Posted on Nov 5, 2013 in War College
Potential fallout from a successful drone strike in Afghanistan joins previously identified concerns over uncertain US leadership and about Iran’s nuclear capabilities as Col. (ret) John Antal’s top three FLASHPOINTS threatening US security in early November of 2013.
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Posted on Nov 1, 2013 in Armchair Reading
In Armchair General magazine Jan. 2014: British attacks on Dwight Eisenhower; Vietnamese combat artists; Texas Revolution; Pete Dawkins interview; plus interactive articles on Soviets in Afghanistan, French Foreign Legion, and American Revolution
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Posted on Oct 31, 2013 in Armchair Reading
These are the left over letters to the editor from the January 2014 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Oct 29, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Polish Motorized Infantry Attack, 1944†that was presented in the November 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Oct 21, 2013 in War College
John Antal’s Oct. 21, 2013, FLASHPOINTS identifies three top national security issues facing the United States – two of them at home.
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Posted on Oct 4, 2013 in History News
Retired Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap has passed away; he was believed to be 102 years old.
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Posted on Oct 1, 2013 in War College
“Nukes, Terrorism in East Africa and Syria and the Obama Doctrine,” a new FLASHPOINTS article, explores Iran’s president Hassam Rouhani, chemical weapons in Syria, and the massacre by terrorists in Nairobi.
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Posted on Sep 18, 2013 in War College
John Antal’s FLASHPOINTS examines the possibility Syrian chemical weapons are being moved to Iran, that Iran may have nuclear weapons capability within months, and what may be behind Russia’s recent diplomatic moves.
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Posted on Sep 8, 2013 in Armchair Reading
The November 2013 Armchair General magazine features “Hitler Takes Command,” how the Fuhrer won the contest with Germany’s General Staff to take control of military. Plus, Siege of Jerusalem 70 AD, Honey Springs 1863, and more.
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Posted on Sep 8, 2013 in Armchair Reading
These are the left over letters to the editor from the November 2013 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Sep 3, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “World War I in Africa, 1914†that was presented in the September 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Aug 7, 2013 in History News
Admiral Sandy Woodward died August 5 at age 81. He led Britain’s carrier task force in the 1982 Falkland Islands War.
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Posted on Jul 26, 2013 in Stuff We Like
Links to Facebook and Tumblr provide readers the opportunity to check out the latest history-based graphic novel by Wayne Vansant, “Katusha, Girl Soldiers of the Great Patriotic War.”
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Posted on Jul 24, 2013 in War College
A revised map to accompany the article “Why Mali Matters,” by John Sutherland in the September 2013 edition of Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Boardgames
Photos of games at Historicon 2013.
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Posted on Jul 22, 2013 in War College
U.S. Army colonel (retired) John Antal has a bimonthly Web series called FLASHPOINTS, in which he analyzes three of the most important world crises the United States currently faces.
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Posted on Jul 12, 2013 in Armchair Reading
The Sept 2013 Armchair General magazine examines the 1942 battle along the Chir River. Plus, The Indian National Army 1942-45, an interview with Sal Giunta, and games based on WW1 Africa, Eban Emael, and Rommel’s defense of France, 1944.
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Posted on Jul 12, 2013 in Armchair Reading
Extra Letters to the Editor from the September 2013 Issue of Armchair General: a comment on “Ten Myths of Gettysburg.”
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Posted on Jul 11, 2013 in Electronic Games
Ten free download codes for the Assualt Wave iPad game.
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Posted on Jul 1, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Canadian Infantry Attack, 1944†that was presented in the July 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Jun 28, 2013 in Books and Movies
Among the new publications on the Battle of Gettysburg are two that deserve special attention: “Gettysburg: Turning Point of the Civil War” and “Gettysburg: Three Days of Courage and Sacrifice.”
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Posted on Jun 5, 2013 in Stuff We Like
“Grant Rising” uses a combination of original maps and accompanying text to show U.S. Grant’s army career in a unique way.
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Posted on May 29, 2013 in Books and Movies
‘I saw planes dropping torpedoes. They dropped three at one time and knocked me to the deck’ This excerpt is from one of many veterans’ stories found in ‘War Stories: The Pacific, Volume Two: The Solomons to Saipan.’
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Posted on May 10, 2013 in Armchair Reading
In the July 2013 issue of Armchair General magazine Ralph Peters examines 10 myths of the Battle of Gettysburg. Other articles explore what the U.S. would have faced if it had invaded Japan in World War II, Julius Caesar at war, and more.
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “British Rifle Brigade in World War I, 1915†that was presented in the May 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Apr 19, 2013 in Stuff We Like
The TED Challenge: Defuse, Heal & Grow campaign is raising funds to help PeaceTrees Vietnam clear old landmines and other unexploded ordinance from Quang Tri Province, Vietnam.
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013 in Stuff We Like
In honor of its 25th anniversary, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, has published a special issue, “Great American Fighters.”
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Posted on Mar 8, 2013 in Armchair Reading
The May 2013 Armchair General magazine covers “Hitler’s Eagle,” Adolf Galland; the birth of modern war in the 1860s, by Ralph Peters; America’s Medal of Honor Heroes; the little-known 1838 invasion of Canada from the United States; plus interactive articles.
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Posted on Feb 26, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Spanish Blue Division in Russia, 1943†that was presented in the March 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Feb 4, 2013 in History News
DNA confirms a skeleton found buried in Leicester, central England, is that of King Richard III.
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Posted on Jan 17, 2013 in Electronic Games
The Combat Mission Tactics tutorial series by Lt. Col. (ret) Jeffrey Paulding concludes with “How to Fight.” This sixth video focuses both on key concepts and on the details of how to fight at squad level, using “Combat Mission: Fortress Italy.”
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Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in Armchair Reading
The March 2013 issue of Armchair General magazine explores Patton in WW1 and Japan’s “Stealth” Kamikazies, plus “War and Peace 2013 and Beyond,” what you must know abut the global strategic situation.
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Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in Armchair Reading
Where in the world is Armchair General magazine? How about Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Wales.
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Posted on Jan 9, 2013 in Stuff We Like
Retired journalist Joe Galloway, co-author of “We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young,” pays tribute to one of the men whose exploits at the battle of Ia Drang were described in the book, the late Command Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley.
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Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Confederate Guerrilla Attack, 1863†that was presented in the January 2013 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2012 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General’s 2012 shopping guide to gifts for the history buffs and gamers on your list.
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Posted on Nov 12, 2012 in History News
A treasure trove of Civil War items was found in a long-buried cellar in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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Posted on Nov 2, 2012 in Armchair Reading
In the January 2013 issue of Armchair General: 1943, World War II’s forgotten year of victory; Germany’s Secret Army 1918-20; Vietnam War “cuisine”; plus interactive articles about Wake Island, Confederate Guerrillas, and WWII’s Eastern Front
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Posted on Oct 29, 2012 in Electronic Games
The fifth video tutorial in the Combat Mission Tactics series explores ‘Conducting a Defense,’ including defense in depth, the use of mortars in the direct fire mode, and the purpose of the counterattack.
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Posted on Oct 29, 2012 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Battle of Kohima, 1944†that was presented in the November 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Oct 15, 2012 in Stuff We Like
The Education Center at the Wall will be a state-of-the-art learning facility that, will tell the stories of those who fought and died in the Vietnam War. It also will include information about men and women from other wars.
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Posted on Oct 4, 2012 in History News
A new Website devoted to the Battle of Edgehill, first pitched battle of the English Civil War.
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Posted on Sep 18, 2012 in Stuff We Like
The American Veterans Center exists “to guard the legacies and honor the sacrifices of all American veterans,” which it does in multiple ways including an Annual Conference and Awards Gala that the public can attend.
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Posted on Sep 11, 2012 in Armchair Reading
The November 2012 issue of Armchair General magazine examines new research on Eisenhower’s most controversial decision; explores siege warfare from Jericho to Fallujah; and discoveries at Bosworth Field that are redefining medieval warfare history.
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Posted on Sep 11, 2012 in Armchair Reading
Extra letters to the editor that are left over from the November 2012 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Sep 6, 2012 in War College
Interview with U.S. Army colonel David J. Clark, chair of KW60, the Department of Defense Korean War 60th Anniversary Committee.
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Posted on Sep 4, 2012 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Hungarian Freedom Fighters, 1956†that was presented in the September 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 in History News
On August 16, 2012, Detroit became the only American city ever surrendered to a foreign power.
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 in Electronic Games
‘Bocage Busting’ is a downloadable scenario for ‘Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy’ that was inspired by a Combat Decision Game in the July 2012 ‘Armchair General’ magazine.
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Posted on Aug 13, 2012 in Stuff We Like
For the 25h anniversary of ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ an app debuts that features over 400 behind-the-scenes photos. Proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Posted on Aug 6, 2012 in War College
During the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, children of South Korea are traveling worldwide to thank nations for their assistance, and America established the Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee.
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Posted on Aug 1, 2012 in Electronic Games
‘Combat Mission Tactics: Video Tutorial No. 4’ provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a German fixed defense against a powerful British combined-arms force.
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Posted on Jul 13, 2012 in Armchair Reading
In the Sept. 2012 issue of Armchair General: ‘Wizard of the Saddle’ Nathan Bedford Forrest; WW2 disaster in Hurtgen Forest; Japan’s 1937 invasion of China; and Poland’s Josef Pilsudski, plus interactive games.
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Posted on Jul 13, 2012 in Armchair Reading
Letters to the editor left over from the September 2012 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Jul 12, 2012 in Stuff We Like
Tim Gray, chairman of the WWII Foundation, answers seven questions in an exclusive interview with Armchair General about the nonprofit’s goals and plans and the Richard Winters Leadership Project.
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Posted on Jul 11, 2012 in Electronic Games
‘First Patrol’ is a downloadable scenario for ‘Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy’ that was inspired by a Combat Decision Game in ‘Armchair General’ magazine.
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Posted on Jul 3, 2012 in Stuff We Like
Sign the petition to restore the official observance of George Washington’s birthday to February 22!
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Posted on Jul 3, 2012 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Battle of St. Mihiel, 1918†that was presented in the July 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Jul 2, 2012 in Electronic Games
Command an infantry squad supported by a Sherman tank in “A Ranger Squad Gets a Tall Order,” an original ‘Armchair General’ magazine scenario that has been adapted to play with ‘Combat Mission: Beyond Normandy.’
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Posted on Jun 28, 2012 in History News
Will California add to the long legacy of cigar images in American politics by electing to Congress retired Marine Nick Popaditch, the ‘Cigar Marine’ in the iconic photo taken when American troops entered Baghdad in Operation Iraqi Freedom?
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Posted on Jun 5, 2012 in Stuff We Like
The U.S. Navy and Marines marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, June 4 – 7, 2012, with a ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 in Stuff We Like
War Stories: World War II Firsthand – D-Day, the Campaign Across France took top honors in the History: Military category of USA Book News International Book Awards 2012. The book also won a Silver Medal in the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards.
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Posted on May 11, 2012 in Armchair Reading
The July 2012 edition of Armchair General examines MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Nimitz, three “American Warlords” who had little in common – except winning. Also: Kasserine Pass; young Civil War generals; an interactive section and more.
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Posted on May 11, 2012 in Armchair Reading
These are the extra letters to the editor that didn’t make into the print version of the July 2012 Issue of Armchair General, about the movie ‘Braveheart’ and typo in ‘Israel.’
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Posted on May 3, 2012 in Stuff We Like
‘War Stories: World War II Firsthand – D-Day, The Campaign Across France’ won an Independent Publisher Book Award, Silver, in the History – World History category.
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “82d Airborne Division in Sicily, 1943†that was presented in the May 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in History News
the most recent Internal Look wargame by U.S. Central Command examined an Israeli strike on Iran, and how such an action might escalate, drawing in the United States.
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Posted on Mar 12, 2012 in Electronic Games
The third installment in the ‘Combat Mission’ tactics video tutorial series by Lt. Col. (ret) Jeffrey Paulding covers the key principles of the attack: Find, Fix, and Destroy.
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Posted on Mar 9, 2012 in Armchair Reading
The May 2012 issue of Armchair General magazine takes you inside Al-Qaeda, revisits Patton’s First Victory, asks 10 questions of Duke University’s men’s head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, and more – PLUS interactive features!
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Posted on Mar 9, 2012 in Armchair Reading
Extra Letters to the Editor from the May 2012 Issue of Armchair General include information about men awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the Battle of Saipan.
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Saladin Vs. Crusaders, 1187†that was presented in the March 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 in Stuff We Like
Links to a site that features day-by-day information and war diaries of World War II navies, with an emphasis on Britain’s Royal Navy.
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Posted on Feb 15, 2012 in Stuff We Like
‘War Stories: D-Day – The Campaign Across France,’ blends memories from WW2 veterans of many nations into a well-researched narrative of events, supplemented by photographs and original maps.
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in Stuff We Like
Iwo Jima veterans need assistance to return to the island for a March 2012 reunion.
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in Stuff We Like
Retired US Army Major General David Zabecki, Ph.D., senior historian of the Weider History Group, named to the Leo A. Shifrin Chair in Naval and Military History at the Naval Academy History Department.
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in History News
“Hell in the Pacific” contains a collection of World War II photos from Saipan and elsewhere taken by “Life” magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith. This article includes a link to the images that appear on the “Daily Mail” site.
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Armchair Reading
The March 2012 Armchair General magazine examines how the South could have won the Civil War; lessons from history’s turning points; Ralph Peters’ “10 commandments” for military doctrine writers; plus interactive features on Guderian and Saladin.
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 in Electronic Games
The second video tutorial by Lt. Col. (ret) Jeffrey Paulding for successful tactics in the “Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy” game tackles one of the most gut-wrenching types of missions: assaulting a fortified position.
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Japanese Defense of Saipan, 1944†that was presented in the January 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Information for those interested in attending the 7th Annual Sarasota World War II Conference January 25–28, 2012 at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel on Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida.
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Eric Weider, founder and publisher of Armchair General and president of the Weider History Group, is interviewed on “American History at Suite101.com.”
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Posted on Dec 6, 2011 in History News
A copper sword stolen from Abraham Lincoln’s Tomb has been recovered.
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Posted on Dec 2, 2011 in History News
Two stories related to WW II made recent news. A Holocaust museum’s collection includes anti-Semitic boardgames and children’s books that give insight into 1930s Germany. And a 4,000-lb RAF bomb forced an evacuation in Koblenz, Germany.
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General’s 2011 list of recommended games, books and DVDs.
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Looking for a good computer wargame for yourself or for a gift? Armchair General recommends these intriguing offerings from 2011’s releases.
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General’s recommendations among blockbuster bestselling AAA games of 2011
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Recommended military-history documentaries on DVD for gift-giving, these 2011 releases range from the War of 1812 and the American Civil War to World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Stuff We Like
A list of recommended books selected by ArmchairGeneral.com that any reader of military history books will be delighted to find under the Christmas tree.
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Board-based wargames range from historical to science fiction and fantasy. These recommendations from Armchair General run the gamut.
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in Stuff We Like
A preview of some of the 55 images that will appear in Keith Rocco’s book ‘Napoleon’s First Italian Campaign.’
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 in History News
Copper thieves stole a sword from Lincoln’s
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 in History News
A story about the struggles of the Ernie Pyle Museum in his Indiana hometown raises broader questions about big museums vs. small ones and the survival of small, local museums in today’s economy.
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 in History News
A November 8, 2011, report by International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran’s efforts to build a nuclear weapon called ‘very comprehensive, credible, quite damning, and alarming.’
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Posted on Nov 7, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Win a copy of the 50th Anniversary edition DVD of the film classic Ben-Hur!
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Posted on Nov 7, 2011 in Armchair Reading
The January 2012 edition of Armchair General magazine breaks down the titanic struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Plus – Gary Sinise interview; Churchill’s great misstep; and American tragedy at the Bulge.
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Posted on Nov 7, 2011 in Armchair Reading
A letter from the president of the General Meade Society regarding the analysis of Gen. George Meade by Ralph Peters in the Sept. 2011 issue of Armchair General magazine. Also, photos of reenactor Narciso Martinez of Durango, Mexico, as Pancho Villa.
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Posted on Oct 31, 2011 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Clarke at the Battle of Nancy, 1944†that was presented in the November 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 in History News
Wired reports that a computer virus has infected the U.S. drone fleet.
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 in Armchair Reading
A letter to the editor from the Mailbag section of Armchair General Issue 47 (November 2011) about U.S. Maj. Gen. Lewis Brereton.
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Zeebrugge Raid, 1918†that was presented in the September 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 in War College
Armchair General has partnered with The Map as History, a company that produces outstanding animated maps with accompanying narration. Each month, a link to one of their animated maps will be featured on the ACG site. This month’s map explores the United States’ territorial expansion in the years 1790–1861. Click on the map above to view animation. To learn more about the growth of the United States of America between 1790 and 1861, click on the titles of online articles below. Oregon Trail: Wagon Tracks West It was said that snow did not exist in California’s golden valleys, that the black soil of Oregon was bottomless, that vast rivers afforded easy transportation, and that no forests barred the way to migrating wagons. Ignorance allowed travelers to advance where fuller knowledge might have rooted them with apprehension. What Do We Owe the Indians? The Indian Wars of the 19th century were largely fought over land because the federal government refused to uphold its various treaty obligations. The spoils in the...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2011 in History News
A Fox News story says portraits of Adolph Hitler’s parents have been found in a home at Solana Beach, California.
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 in War College
Armchair General has partnered with The Map as History, a company that produces outstanding animated maps with accompanying narration. Each month, a link to one of their animated maps will be featured on the ACG site. This month’s map explores the birth of Athenian Democracy in the 5th century, BC, and two battles that reinforced it. Click on the map above to view animation. To learn more about Ancient Greece and the battles of Marathon and Salamis, click on the titles of online articles below. Review of John R. Hale’s Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the BIrth of Democracy. Themistocles: Master of Deception How a Greek general used a phony "traitor" to win what may have been the greatest naval victory of all time. Peloponnesian War: Battle of Pylos Could Athens’ money and ships trump Sparta’s overwhelming military strength on land? Marathon: Attack on the Run The Persians could not believe what they were seeing. The Athenians had neither cavalry nor archers....
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Warren Wilkins, author of ‘Grab Their Belts to Fight Them – The Viet Cong’s Big Unit War Against the U.S., 1965-1966,’ in an exclusive interview about communist strategy involving large combat units complemented by guerrilla war in Vietnam.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 in Armchair Reading
The September 2011 Armchair General magazine reexamines Gen. George Meade, ‘America’s most underrated general.’ PLUS: Napoleon’s Russian nightmare; the Battle of Singling, France, 1944; and interactive features based on World War I and II.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 in Armchair Reading
Comments and letters to the editor left over from the September 2011 issue of Armchair General. Should German submariners of WWII be praised as “Great Warriors?”
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Gaming is ‘huge’ with U.S. service personnel at USO centers.
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 in History News
Army Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry of Santa Fe, New Mexico, will receive the Medal of Honor on July 12 for actions in Afghanistan.
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Posted on Jun 28, 2011 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Rogers’ Rangers at St. Francis, 1759†that was presented in the July 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 in Carlo D'Este, Stuff We Like
Historian and Armchair General Advisory Board member Carlo D’Este is set to receive the 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for lifetime achievement.
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Posted on Jun 6, 2011 in Boardgames
A list of game conventions for summer 2011.
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 in Books and Movies
A new e-book edition of Anthony Beevor’s bestselling ‘D-Day: The Battle for Normandy’ offers new features including rarely seen WWII video, some of it in color.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 in Armchair Reading
The July 2011 issue of Armchair General magazine explores America’s greatest threat today, remembers Russell Volckmann the true “Father of U.S. Army Special Forces,” and puts you in the role of Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor, Va.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 in Armchair Reading
You choose from three courses of action or create your own in this command decision game based on Maj. Robert Rogers’ Rangers raid on the Abenaki Indian tribe’s village at St. Francis above Lake Champlain in 1759.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 in Armchair Reading
Letters from Armchair General readers, Issue 45 (July 2011), ask about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and challenge a statement made in an earlier issue about Oliver Cromwell’s attitude toward Catholics.
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Posted on May 16, 2011 in History News
Palestinian protestors and Israeli troops clash on anniversary of the founding of Israel.
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Posted on May 16, 2011 in Stuff We Like
The 2011 Warrior Games, May 16 – 21, will see 200 wounded, ill or injured U.S. service members participating in friendly competition in seven events ranging from archery to wheelchair basketball.
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Posted on May 6, 2011 in History News
Noted historian and author Professor Richard Holmes passed away at the age of 65.
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Posted on May 5, 2011 in History News
Claude Stanley Choules, the last known combat veteran of World War I, has passed away in Australia.
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Posted on May 3, 2011 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Soviets in Afghanistan, 1981†that was presented in the May 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on May 2, 2011 in War College
Reactions to news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.
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Posted on Apr 20, 2011 in War College
An animated map showing a history of developments in the Mideast prior to the outbreak of World War I, with links to accompanying articles.
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 in History News
For the second time, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has rejected a proposal to build a casino near the hallowed ground of the Gettysburg National Military Park.
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 in History News
Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt may have first used the term he popularized, ‘Walk softly and carry a big stick,’ in this letter written while he was governor of New York.
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 in Stuff We Like
On March 30, 2011, leave a message on this site to honor a Vietnam Veteran.
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 in Stuff We Like
March 30, 2011, has been officially designated “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.”
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Posted on Mar 15, 2011 in War College
Animated map of the voyage of Ferdinand de Magellan and his crew, 1519 – 1522, with link to an article reportedly written by a member of that voyage.
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Posted on Mar 15, 2011 in Armchair Reading
A reader shares his blog on what the United States might do if it ever catches Osama Bin Laden.
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Posted on Mar 12, 2011 in Armchair Reading
A game of tactical decision-making in which you assume the role of a company commander in the Soviet 40th Army, charged with planning an ambush of a mujahedeen supply convoy in the mountains of Afghanistan, 1981.
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Posted on Feb 21, 2011 in Draft
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Marines at Chosin Reservoir, 1950†that was presented in the March 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 in War College
An animated map of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II that pitted Anglo-American convoys against German U-boat wolfpacks.
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Posted on Feb 7, 2011 in Electronic Games
Help WarfareSims rename The Red Pill, their air/naval conflict game, and you may be selected to win a prize from WarfareSims.com.
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Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in War College
An animated map of Japanese and Allied military operations in Asia and the Pacific, 1944–1945, with links to associated online articles.
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Posted on Jan 12, 2011 in History News
Eleven Lebanese cabinet members resigned to protest a United Nations-backed tribunal that is expected to indict members of Hezbollah in the 2005 assassination of a prime minister.
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 in Armchair Reading
A you-make-the-decision game that places the player in the role of a U.S. Marine company commander ordered to hold the Toktong Pass near Chosin Reservoir in November 1950.
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Posted on Jan 4, 2011 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General announces the 6th Annual Sarasota World War II Conference January 26–29 – at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel on Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida.
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Posted on Jan 3, 2011 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Henry V at Agincourt, 1415†that was presented in the January 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Dec 15, 2010 in War College
Animated map of the D-Day invasions and the Allies’ advance through Normandy and liberation of Paris, June 6 – August 25, 1944, with links to associated articles.
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 in Admin
Where to send games, books and DVDs for to be considered for review on the Armchair General Website.
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 in Armchair Reading
See what is featured in the January 2011 issue of Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Extra Letters to the editor from the January 2011 Issue of Armchair General.
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 in Boardgames
Take the role of King Henry V at the 1415 Battle of Agincourt in this free Command Decision Game.
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Posted on Nov 1, 2010 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Winter War in Finland, 1940†that was presented in the November 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Oct 13, 2010 in War College
The turning point of World War II, operations from autumn 1942 through the end of 1943, are shown on an animated map, with links to related online articles.
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 in War College
Animated map of Ancient Greece with links to online articles, from early settlement through the growth of its colonies and trading posts, the conquests of Alexander the Great and, eventually, Greece’s absorption into the Roman Empire.
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 in Armchair Reading
In the November 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine historian Carlo D’Este explores the persistent question of whether Gen. George S. Patton was murdered, and “The Forgotten Solider” of the Eastern Front is identified!
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Letters to the editors of Armchair General magazine discuss the 1975 fall of Saigon, the battle for Manila in 1945, and America’s “Germany First” strategy in World War II.
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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Battle of Jerusalem, 1967†that was presented in the September 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Aug 17, 2010 in Books and Movies
An excerpt, including photos, about future general George S. Patton, Jr., in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, taken from a compact new biography from The Generals series by Thomas Nelson publishers.
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Posted on Aug 1, 2010 in War College
Nick Bacon, who received the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War, has died after a battle with cancer.
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Posted on Jul 20, 2010 in War College
An animated map of the Battle of Britain, 1940–41, with links to associated online articles and newsreel footage.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2010 in Armchair Reading
The September 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine examines the fall of Vietnam in 1975 and how in WW2 the casualties on Okinawa prompted use of the atom bomb, plus interactive articles Jerusalem 1967 and Rommel vs. Crusader 1941.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Letters to the Editor from the September 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2010 in Armchair Reading
A downloadable decision-making game based on actions in the Battle for Jerusalem, June 1967, between the Israeli 55th Parachute Brigade with armor support and the reinforced Jordanian 3d “Talal” Infantry Brigade.
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Posted on Jun 29, 2010 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Bocage Busting In Normandy, 1944†that was presented in the July 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Jun 21, 2010 in War College
An animated map showing military campaigns during World War II in Europe and North Africa in 1939, 1940 and the spring of 1941, with links to associated articles.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2010 in Books and Movies
Armchair General Advisory Board Member Barnet Schecter has a new must read book coming out titled George Washington’s America: A Biography Through His Maps.
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Posted on May 20, 2010 in War College
Provides links to an animated map of the trails used by settlers traveling to the open lands of the American West before railroads were built, along with links to related online historical articles.
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Posted on May 13, 2010 in Armchair Reading
The July 2010 Armchair General interactive magazine considers what Sun Tzu might have said about Waterloo, plus an exclusive report on Abu Ghraib by William Terpeluk and ‘War and Democracy,’ from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
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Posted on May 13, 2010 in Armchair Reading
An Armchair General reader writes from the Kohima Museum, Imphal Barrack, Fulford, Yorkshire, England, a museum that focuses on the World War II engagement at Kohima, April – June 1944.
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Posted on May 13, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Envelope art sent to Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on May 3, 2010 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Submarine Attack! Falklands, 1982†that was presented in the May 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Apr 16, 2010 in War College
At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the victors met at the Congress of Vienna to redraw Europe’s national boundaries, but the decisions made there led to much unrest.
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Posted on Mar 16, 2010 in War College
Links to an animated map of military operations in the Pacific, 1944–1945, and accompanying articles.
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Posted on Mar 11, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Contents of the May 2010 Armchair General magazine plus links to online extras about “The Pacific” miniseries, Mideastern history, and a home for football’s famous warriors.
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Posted on Mar 11, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General welcomes readers’ original artwork envelopes. Each issue, one is selected to head the "Mailbag" department. Here are the embellished envelopes we received from readers for the May 2010 issue. Tom Willison, Indianpolis,...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2010 in Armchair Reading
You take on the role of the commander of the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror to determine the best course of action against an Argentine battleship during the Falkland Islands War in 1982.
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Posted on Mar 1, 2010 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Rommel in World War I†that was presented in the March 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 in War College
An animated map showing how a series of treaties redrew the map of Europe after World War I, with links to articles about the League of Nations, the 1920 Polish-Soviet War, and World War I in the colonies.
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Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Electronic Games
A list of World War II fighter planes that appear in the game Making History II from Muzzy Lane.
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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 in Electronic Games
The developers of Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 answer five questions from ArmchairGeneral about game elements including air power, unusual weapons, scenario editing, historical commanders, and their personal favorite among scenarios.
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Posted on Jan 19, 2010 in War College
Link to an animated map showing the locations of British colonies 1820–1939 and to online articles about the colonial period.
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Armchair Reading
The March 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine features an interactive decision-making game based on Erwin Rommel in WWI, plus articles on Adm. Karl Doenitz, the Spanish-American War in Cuba, the Battle of the Bulge, and History’s Top 10 Forgotten Battles.
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in War College
The declining size of Napoleon’s Grande Armee in 1812 as it marched toward Moscow and as it retreated is shown in this famous graph by Charles Joseph Minard.
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Assume the role of Lt. Erwin Rommel and choose the best course of action in leading infantry against a strong Romanian position during World War I.
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General magazine letters to the editor for the March 2010 issue discuss combat photos and photographers and show some images from the Patton Museum.
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Armchair Reading
Recommended board and computer war games depicting the 1759 Quebec Campaign, the 1940 aerial Battle of Britain, and Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, 1812.
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Posted on Jan 4, 2010 in War College
Armchair General magazine announces the 5th Annual Sarasota World War II Conference January 27-30 – on Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida.
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Posted on Dec 28, 2009 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Marines in Korea, 1950†that was presented in the January 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Dec 16, 2009 in War College
Animated map accompanied by recommended online reading depicting the chronology of nations entering World War I.
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Posted on Dec 2, 2009 in Books and Movies
Here’s your chance to choose the greatest spy movie of all time, from a list of 100 Greatest Spy Movies compiled by the editors of American History magazine!
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Posted on Nov 23, 2009 in War College
Animated map of World War II, showing the situation between June 1941 and December 1942.
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Posted on Nov 12, 2009 in Stuff We Like
Information on a unique tour called Cold War Insights: The U-2 Incident 50 Years Later, led by Francis Gary Powers Jr., son of the American U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union, August 17, 1960
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Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General magazine’s January 2010 issue features ‘War: A Photo History,’ plus articles on Mongol Horsemen, the 10st Airborne, Bush’s War on Terror, and 10 questions for ‘The General,’ legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight.
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Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in War College
Armchair General Advisory Board Members select their nominees for best war photograph of all time.
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Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in Armchair Reading
A list of simulation games based on battles of the 101st Airborne; U.S. Marines in the Korean War; and Malaya 1942, the Bicycle Blitzkrieg – PLUS download a FREE game.
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Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Additional letters to the editor that were not featured in the January 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Test your tactical command skills in this decision-making game based on a battle fought by U.S. Marines against the North Korean People’s Army at Yongdungpo in 1950.
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Posted on Nov 3, 2009 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “10th Mountain Division in Italy, 1945†that was presented in the November 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Electronic Games
Historical data on WWII heavy fighters that will appear in the game Making History II: The War of the World from Muzzy Lane Software.
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Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Stuff We Like
Fall In! features over 300 historical miniatures gaming events, the HMGS WAR COLLEGE, the National Security Decision Making Game and more.
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Posted on Sep 8, 2009 in Armchair Reading
The November 2009 Armchair General magazine explores George Patton’s finest hour – plus FREE downloadable PC game, March to Baghdad!
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Posted on Sep 8, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General challenges you to find the best course of action for the U.S. 10th Mountain Division at Riva Ridge, Italy, Feb. 19, 1945.
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Posted on Sep 4, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Letters to the Editor of Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Sep 4, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Recommended games based on medieval knights and on the 1943 tank battle of Kursk; plus a FREE downloadable PC game, March on Baghdad, Episode 1: Decision at Tallil Air Base!
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Posted on Aug 31, 2009 in Boardgames
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Cantigny, 1918†that was presented in the September 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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Posted on Aug 28, 2009 in War College
Author Mike Green talks in an exclusive podcast about his recent book, War Stories of the Tankers: American Armored Combat, 1918 to Today, first-person accounts from WWI to Iraq.
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Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in Electronic Games
Making History II: The War of the World updates the original Making History game with individual unit characteristics, the ability for units to improve with experience, a new supply system and more.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
This issue of Armchair General magazines looks at the naval genius of Lord Nelson; An Loc, the battle that should have won the Vietnam War; the fate of U-boat 166;and more.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
This Command Decision challenge from Armchair General magazine asks players to find the best means for the American Expeditionary Force to attack German trenches at Cantigny, France, in May 1918. Winners receive a copy of Hearts of Iron III.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
A list of recommended computer and board war games that focus on U.S. infantrymen in World War II, Marines in Vietnam, and American Expeditionary Force doughboys at Cantigny, 1918.
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Posted on Jul 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General magazine readers write to the editor about Roman Legionaries, the National Museum of the Pacific War, and neo-Nazis in modern Russia.
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Posted on May 20, 2009 in Armchair Reading
True stories of the courage and sacrifice of those awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military honor. Plus an analysis of Robert E. Lee’s Gettysburg tactics, using Sun Tzu’s Art of War, and articles on D-Day, the Siege of Rhodes and more.
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Posted on May 19, 2009 in Armchair Reading
An interactive, decision-making game based on the British glider troops at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day. Download the form, choose your course of action, and you might win a prize!
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Posted on May 18, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Letters to Armchair General magazine about Canada’s 22ème Bataillon, Pritzker Library, C Co. 1st Bn, 185th Armor (U.S. Army), and the 1940 Winter War between Finland and the USSR.
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Posted on May 18, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General magazine’s list of suggested board and computer war games for playing D-Day, including Pegasus Bridge, and for playing Civil War cavalry battles.
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Posted on May 12, 2009 in Boardgames
HISTORICON 2009 marks 25 years of games, fellowship, guest speakers, hobby dealers, and miniatures galore, July 16–19.
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Posted on May 4, 2009 in Electronic Games
Exclusive interview with Botond Szalacsi, lead designer for the upcoming RTS war game, Battlestations: Pacific, due out in May 2009 from Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment!
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Posted on Apr 25, 2009 in Boardgames
Brief analysis of the U.S. Marine invasion of Tarawa in 194e, exploring options and summarizing critical points to consider in any naval landing operations.
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Posted on Mar 12, 2009 in Boardgames
Brief analysis of the German air assault on Crete in 1941, exploring options and summarizing critical points to consider in any airborne operation.
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Posted on Mar 10, 2009 in Armchair Reading
A list of recommended war games covering topics that include Roman Legionaires, the Stonewall Brigade, Chindits in Burma, Marines at Tarawa, and the Battle of the Bulge.
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Posted on Mar 10, 2009 in Armchair Reading
You’re in command of a composite company of survivors during the Tarawa invasion. Should you link up with other Marines, knock out Japanese artillery, or defend in place? Provide the best answer and you can win a prize from Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Mar 3, 2009 in Stuff We Like
The New York Post gives Armchair General magazine four stars for the way it covers military history. Armchair General’s interactive section receives special praise.
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Posted on Feb 19, 2009 in War College
The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus, Ga., opens its doors in March 2009. Detailing America’s 233 years of military history from the infantry’s perspective, it bills itself as America’s only interactive Army museum.
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Posted on Jan 21, 2009 in Stuff We Like
These are the battles selected by Armchair General forum members as the most decisive battles of history. Elimination rounds established the winner of the title The Most Decisive Battle of All Time.
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Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General magazine’s March 2009 issue features an interview with Gen. Raymond Odierno. Other articles cover the World War II bombing campaign against Germany; Hiroshima reconsidered; and Gen. MacArthur at Buna.
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Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
If you were in command of the German air assault on Crete in 1941, would you have concentrated your troops or dispersed them to achieve greater surprise? Provide the best answer and you can win a prize from Armchair General magazine.
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Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
A list of winners in Armchair General’s Command Decision contest No. 29, Aussies at Buna, 1942.
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Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Armchair Reading
A list of recommended computer and board games for playing the Russo-Finnish War, 1939; German glider assault on Crete, 1941; and the bombing campaign against the Third Reich.
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Posted on Dec 27, 2008 in Boardgames
A brief analysis of the actions of General Sir John Moore, commander of a British field force that faced the armies of Napoleon in Spain and Portugal. Failure there would have meant disaster.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2008 in War College
Announcement of an upcoming exclusive interview with Gen. Ray Odierno, the new commander of Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I). Announcement includes links to Gen. Odierno’s bio and his welcome letter to the troops and to Iraqi civilians.
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Posted on Nov 24, 2008 in Stuff We Like
What battles do you think changed the world? The January 2009 issue of Armchair General magazine listed 50 Battles That Shaped Our World. Now ArmchairGeneral.com asks readers, what battles would you put on that list? Weigh in with your opinions.
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Posted on Nov 18, 2008 in Boardgames
The historic outcome and an analysis, with map, of the Australian attack under Lieutenant Colonel C.J. “Clem†Cummings against the Japanese on Buna.
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Posted on Nov 17, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Information about the January 2009 issue of Armchair General magazine, including table of contents and links.
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Posted on Nov 17, 2008 in Boardgames
Fifty battles that changed history and a list of computer and board games bases on them.
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Posted on Nov 17, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Letters from readers dispute a statement about Zulu warriors and a quotation from Gen. Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord.
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Posted on Nov 17, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Lists of suggested board and computer games for playing the battles of Napoleon in Spain and the World War II topics of Operation Market-Garden, the East Front and Rommel in Normandy.
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Posted on Nov 7, 2008 in War College
Tribute to Gen. Robert H. Barrow and Col. John W. Ripley, two legendary U.S. Marines. General Barrow died Oct. 30 and Colonel Ripley on Nov. 1, 2008.
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Posted on Oct 3, 2008 in War College
Full text of a speech by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at National Defense University, Sept. 29, 2008. He addresses ideas and analysis, as well as points of contention, behind America’s National Defense Strategy.
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Posted on Sep 26, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Details on Islamabad Marriott Hotel car bombing of September 20, 2008.
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Posted on Sep 26, 2008 in War College
General David Petraeus’ farewell letter to troops as he turns over command of the Multi-National Force-Iraq to Gen. Ray Odierno.
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Posted on Sep 10, 2008 in Armchair Reading
The November 2008 issue of Armchair General magazine compares George S. Patton and Erwin Rommel, plus articles on the Katyn Forest Massacre, Napoleon’s Old Guard, Tito, Kasserine Pass, an interview with Carlo D’Este and more.
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Posted on Sep 10, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Here are excerpts from the winning Reader Solutions to “Farragut at Mobile Bay, 1864" and a list of honorable mentions. Dale Malchow, Washington – “Battle plan must contain good intel and stress speed through the channel. It should be aggressive, simplistic and exercise command, control and communication. Farragut’s flagship in van of wooden ships to acquire situational awareness.” John Rusko, Ohio – “To heck with those underwater mines, let us move forward with all possible velocity. Our concentrated firepower on the Tennessee should sink her before she can do us any real damage. Acting as one cohesive unit instead of a piecemeal attack will serve our purpose better.” Maurits Wiuff, Denmark – “Farragut’s main advantage lies in his superior fleet strength — mobility and firepower. An attack must be aggressive and fast to keep the initiative.” Congratulations to our Armchair Generals! Dale Malchow, Washington John Rusko, Ohio Maurits Wiuff, Denmark They beat out some tough competition! HONORABLE MENTION William B. Allred, Texas Gavin Bowman, Canada Nick A. Chapman, Mich...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2008 in Armchair Reading
A list of games on the subjects of the Siege of Constantinople and the WWII topics of Russian Partisans, North Africa and Buna.
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Posted on Sep 10, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Letters to Armchair General magazine, including “The Man Who Never Was” and a lyrical work by a 12-year-old poet.
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Posted on Sep 9, 2008 in War College
A complete schedule of events in September and October 2008 honoring America’s participation in World War One.
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Posted on Sep 9, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General’s Web team reports on what they saw at two game conventions in 2008, the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, and Historicon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
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Posted on Sep 9, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General and 10 other magazines of the Weider History Group sponsored trivia nights at Origins Game Fair 2008, drawing questions from the broad spectrum of history the magazines cover. Test your knowledge against these sample questions. Take The Origins...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2008 in Boardgames
The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design’s Origins award-winners for historical categories and nonfiction writing.
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Posted on Aug 25, 2008 in War College
USS McFaul (DDG 74) arrived at Bat’umi delivering humanitarian relief supplies as part of the larger United States response to the government of Georgia’s request for humanitarian assistance.
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Posted on Aug 15, 2008 in Electronic Games
An exclusive after-action report shows how the new game Combat Mission Campaigns allows players to make and play their own campaigns involving larger forces and timeframes, using Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin as the tactical resolver.
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Posted on Jul 18, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Play the history you read with these games on the Napoleonic Wars, Stalingrad and other East Front battles, and Desert Storm tank battles.
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Posted on Jul 18, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Nathaniel Eatwell St. James, MN COA 2 accomplishes 3 things: 1) Surprise, which can negate the American numerical advantage. 2) It pulls the Americans away from the beach leaving the invasion force vulnerable. 3) Once in the Mindanao sec. we will have more room for maneuver. Yamashiro (1) and Fuso (2) draw out the Americans where the battleships (4-7) ambush them, the Yamashiro (1), Fuso (2) and Mogami (3) also join the attack. Paul Penrod Bel Air, MD This one rivals the Alamo CDG! Outgunned 4 to 1 to an enemy with radar guided fire. Nishimuras only course would be to stay out of the Surigao Strait (of course, in reality he didn’t!) and try to draw some of the 7th fleet into an ambush. The Japanese had three things going for them, despite the odds—4 destroyers with long-range torpedoes, extensive training in night fighting sans radar, and the Fus and Yamashiro were faster than the modernized U.S. battleships of the U.S. 7th fleet, most of which were at...
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Posted on May 20, 2008 in Boardgames
Which speakers and topics excite you the most? Do you plan to attend any seminars?
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Posted on May 20, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan are often the only Axis nations mentioned in WWII discussions. Test your knowledge of the third major Axis power, Fascist Italy. Take quiz...
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Posted on May 19, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Eric Hillerson Waupun, WI Breaching an enemy obstacle requires that the breaching force attack using the tenets of breaching: intelligence, breaching fundamentals, breaching organization, mass and synchronization. In order to best fit the fundamentals of breaching (suppress, obscure, secure, reduce and assault) and allow redundancy to ensure success of the entire operation, we must organize our breach teams according to COA 3. COA 3 allows us to have flexibility to quickly assault through the obstacles no matter what the composition of the obstacle. COA 3 allows us to quickly plow through the first obstacle with tanks who then become the support by fire for the AAVs to blast through the wires with a MCLC. Following the AAVs, the second set of plow tanks to breach the last mine belt following each breach team is the dozer tanks to widen the last breach lane, they become a support by fire while the assaulting force moves through the breach lanes. Stephen Duchaine La Junta, CO Course of Action 3 is...
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Posted on May 16, 2008 in War College
Do you plan to attend Origins and/or Historicon? If so, which seminars do you plan to attend?
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Posted on May 16, 2008 in Boardgames
Which speakers and topics excite you the most? Do you plan to attend any seminars?
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Posted on May 16, 2008 in Boardgames
Which seminars interest you the most? Do you plan to attend any seminars at Origins Game Fair?
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Posted on May 16, 2008 in Boardgames
Do you attend the seminars at Historicon? If so, which of the ones scheduled for this year intrigue you most?
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Posted on May 14, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Join The Bidding War Over Unique Tank Experiences Riding in the commander’s seat of a Panzer III is a dream that money can’t buy for many enthusiasts – but this summer The Tank Museum is offering this unique opportunity in an online charity auction. In association with Top Lots, the charity arm of popular auction website E-Bay, the Tank Museum is offering generous bidders two VIP Tankfest 2008 packages, the highlight of which will be the opportunity to ride in a World War Two Panzer III or an interwar war Vickers Medium taking take part in an arena display. Fundraising Manager Michael Bolton said; “This is a unique opportunity for enthusiasts to dig deep and win themselves a fantastic experience that has never been on offer to the public before. In turn, they will also be assisting The Tank Museum’s fundraising efforts at a critical stage in our redevelopment project.” The two lots appeared on the Top Lots website in February, and the 10 day auctions will run from...
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Posted on May 14, 2008 in Armchair Reading
HARD CHOICES: Midway, 1942. Explore the Midway campaign in detail with any of the following strategy titles; War in the Pacific by 2by3/Matrix Games, Carriers at War by SSG, Midway: Turning Point in the Pacific by Avalanche Press, The Rising Sun by Clash of Arms, and Pacific Storm: Allies by Buka. GREAT WARRIORS: British “Red Devil” Paratroopers, 1944-45 Britain’s World War II Sky Warriors. Drop with the Red Devils in these exciting wargames; Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich by Panther Games, Battles in Normandy by SSG, Market-Garden ’44 by HPS, Lock ‘n Load: Swift and Bold by Lock’n Load Publishing, or The Devil’s Cauldron by MMP. COMBAT! U.S. Squad Patrol: Belgium, 1944. Lead your squad to knock out a German observation post but be forewarned that the guys in the OP may have powerful friends. YOU COMMAND: Farragut at Mobile Bay, 1864. Confederate forts, obstructions, underwater mines, and four Rebel ironclads, including CSS Tennessee are waiting to give you a hot welcome as you lead your naval...
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Posted on May 12, 2008 in Stuff We Like
The development of gunpowder changed weapons and tactics forever. Test your knowledge of the early gunpowder era with this "explosive" quiz. Take quiz...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Japan hoped to set America ablaze with unmanned bombs. Test your knowledge of this strange plan.
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Posted on Apr 11, 2008 in War College
These are the visual aids Gen. David Petraeus used in his April 2008 testimony before Congress. We present them for your information and discussion.
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Posted on Apr 1, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Armchair General welcomes readers’ original artwork envelopes. Each issue, one is selected to head the "Mailbag" department. Here are the embellished envelopes we received from readers for the May 2008 issue. Eric Toland, Oregon Gary G. Young, California Johnny Draper, Illinois Brendan Cerasi, Florida Bruce Porvaznik, Minnesota Matthew Salo, California Dawn CaVallero, Hawaii Steve Corotan,...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Fernando A. Franco St. Paul, MN Of all the tenants of war, “surprise” is the one that will put out of balance the enemy. I have chosen course of action 3 “Trojan Horse.” It is a simple plan that will strike the objective and will deny the enemy to react on time to mount an effective counterattack. On the other hand, it is intended to keep the Hungarian Army in our side and not alienate them against us. The glider assault has a very low chance to success, since first they have to land undetected in the middle of the city and fight their way into a heavily armed fortress. Route siege, doesn’t work, it will put the civilian population and the Hungarian army against us and there is not guaranteed the objective will be killed, captured or may escape with the “Trojan Horse” I will have the SS BN be ready to provide other security and facilitate the extraction of the unit doing the operation. If the “Trojan...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Where in the World is ACG? Armchair General shows up at ENFILADE! 2007 hosted by the Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society (NHMGS), historical battles from ancient times to modern conflicts in miniature. ACG continues to inspire scenarios to be transformed into the 3-D environment of historical miniature wargaming. For more information visit nhmgs.org. "I’ll see you on the battlefield!" Bryan Shein President, Pacific Sky Games & Devil Dog Design President, NHMGS See “You Command Historical Miniatures” item in the March 2008 issue Dispatches department for more from Bryan on adapting ACG interactive articles as scenarios for tabletop miniatures gaming. * * * Numerous readers noted the obvious disconnect between the panzers, location, and year cited in this photo’s caption and the actual types of panzers shown and the obviously Eastern Front locale. Mistaken Identity I really enjoyed the January 2008 issue, my very first. However, I feel I must point out an error in the caption to the photo on pages 48-49 [“A Tale of Two Doctrines:...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Armchair Reading
Tom Willison Indianapolis, IN I see COA2 as best fulfilling the requirements for a successful commando raid, i.e., preparation, security, surprise and attack. Having neutralized the enemy, it gives the commandos ample time to gather up the prisoners, who in some cases might be confused and resisting the rescue effort. Covered by the Filipino Guerillas, the withdrawal will be swift and orderly. Dale Malchow Edmonds, WA 1. COA2 replicates historical mission resulting in release of 511 of 512 POWs at the expense of 2 Ranger KIAs with 200 enemy losses and 4 tanks. 2. Alamo Scouts’ reconnaissance provided intel to develop a plan incorporating stealth, surprise, speed, and simplicity. 3. Unit Objectives: 2nd Platoon F Company Drop off section to destroy eastern guard towers Proceed to south gate and attack guards in barracks (signal for general attack) After guards eliminated, attack and pin down Japanese in western section of camp After extraction act as rear guard and exit north gate 1st Platoon C Company 1st section attacks pillboxes,...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Test your knowledge of the Cold War era. Take Cold War Trivia Test....
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Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Front Page Features, History News, War College
In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Tet Offensive, publisher ABC-CLIO is featuring essays on this watershed event during the Vietnam War.
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Posted on Jan 21, 2008 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
To accompany the March 2008 issue of Armchair General, these images are artist renderings of what the new MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Va., will look like after the new expansion project is finished.
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Posted on Dec 31, 2007 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
In Iraq, ROK Soldiers use many of the same tactics, techniques and procedures in northern Iraq as they had in Vietnam and in Korea.
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Posted on Dec 20, 2007 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
For your Christmas enjoyment, here are details of two new ‘Must Read’ Books by ACG Contributing Authors.
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Posted on Nov 15, 2007 in Armchair Reading
Can you spot the error?
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Posted on Nov 6, 2007 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like
As the Greatest Generation continues to depart this earth, it seems appropriate to pause and recognize one of those 16 million Americans who served in uniform during World War II.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2007 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
America’s most divisive war prompted the production of a mixed bag of films. We list our picks for the best and the worst of the lot.
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Posted on Jul 4, 2007 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like
David Kilcullen is Senior Counterinsurgency Adviser with the Multi-National Force in Iraq, advisor to General Patreus – we link to one of his articles.
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Posted on Jun 19, 2007 in Front Page Features, History News, Stuff We Like
ACG publisher, Eric Weider spent part of his Father’s Day weekend hard at work – preparing some well-deserved “thank yous” to our troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Posted on Jan 25, 2007 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like
Army Times correspondent and best-selling author of Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda answers our questions.
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Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Games PR
Paradox Interactive announced today that they are working on an expansion to their history simulation, Victoria – An Empire Under the Sun. The expansion will be available exclusively through the online retailer Gamersgate.com. Victoria – Revolutions is scheduled for a release in August 2006, at $9.99/Euro 9.99.
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Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Games PR
In less than a month, on July 4th, Battlefront.com and Hussar Games will be releasing the strategy game For Liberty! allowing players to fight for liberty in the American Revolutionary War 1775-1783 and the Hungarian Wars of Independence in Europe, 1703-1711.
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Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Games PR
The American Heartland is the new Battlefield! The Battlefield 2 Armored Fury Booster Pack is now available for download via the EA downloader.
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Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games, in conjunction with Norm Koger and the TOAD team, is pleased to announce the beginning of a new chapter in the history of wargaming. Norm Koger’s The Operational Art Of War III is now available for sale via the Matrix Games Online Store for a digital download price of US $39.99.
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Posted on Jun 5, 2006 in Games PR
Battlefront.com and Fury Software just announced that the v1.01 Patch for the new grand strategy wargame Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg is now available!
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Posted on Jun 2, 2006 in Games PR
The unqiue “realistic” Sci-Fi tactical combat game DropTeam for the PC, Mac and Linux platforms is NOW available as digital delivery or mail delivery – or both!
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Posted on Jun 2, 2006 in Games PR
Paradox Interactive announced today that “Heart of Empire: Rome”, one of their upcoming strategy titles to be published in North America, has been postponed until Q1 2007.
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Posted on May 31, 2006 in Games PR
Armchair has received a batch of screenshots from Strategy First’s upcoming title, Alliance: Future Combat. We don’t have any other details just yet, but stay tuned for more info!
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Posted on May 31, 2006 in Games PR
“Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday” gives the player a chance to explore what would have happened if WWII had continued into WWIII and the United States, as leader of the Allied Nations, went head-to-head against the Soviet Union under communist rule. The 1.2 update has now been released for this stand-alone expansion to critically acclaimed “Hearts of Iron II”.
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Posted on May 31, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games and 2by3 Games today announced the release of a new update for their World War II grand strategy war game, Gary Grigsby’s World at War.
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Posted on May 31, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games is pleased to release a new gameplay movie for the upcoming World War II strategy title from Koios Works, Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm.
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Posted on May 30, 2006 in Games PR
The next generation WWII RTS has shipped to stores in North America.
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Posted on May 29, 2006 in Front Page Features, War College
Throughout our history, the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States have placed the security of our Nation before their own safety. America will be forever grateful for their service and sacrifice. On Memorial Day, we honor those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
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Posted on May 26, 2006 in Games PR
Only Seven Days of Steel Panthers Savings Remain!Enhanced CD WinSPWW2 Pre-Order Offer Almost Over! Hampstead, NC, 25 May 2005 Okay, so you procrastinated doing your taxes and now you have a late penalty. Not the end of the world. Perhaps you waited until the last minute to get that tux for your wedding. So what if your pants are riding high over your socks, you’ll just make sure the photographer snaps your pic from the waist up. And that searing pain that pierces your spleen every time you move? Hey, the doctor’s office will still be there tomorrow… No matter how big of a procrastinator you are, there’s one thing in life that you don’t want to miss out on because you kept putting it off, and that’s the special pre-order offer from Shrapnel Games for the Enhanced CD edition of WinSPWW2! There’s only seven days left to take advantage of the pre-order discounted price of $34.95! That’s five dollars off its normal retail price of $39.95, which goes...
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Posted on May 26, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games ( www.matrixgames.com ), in association with PureSim ( www.puresim.com ) is pleased to announce that a free demo of PureSim Baseball 2007 is now available. In addition, the v1.1 update for the full version of PureSim Baseball 2007 is now also available at the Matrix Games site.
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Posted on May 24, 2006 in Games PR
The independent publisher and developer Battlefront.com is proud to announce the launch of its new digital delivery platform for bringing games directly to the user’s computer via digital download! Now you can order, download and play Battlefront.com’s award-winning war and strategy games literally within minutes. No shipping delays, no shipping cost. Battlefront.com is not just another internet store – Battlefront’s new games, such as the just released grand-strategy masterpiece Strategic Command 2 or the uniquely “realistic†Sci-Fi tactical armored combat game DropTeam for PC, Mac and Linux are all original and not available in stores!
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Posted on May 24, 2006 in Games PR
Paradox Interactive and Stormregion announced today the release of the multiplayer demo for “Rush for Berlin” and the official tournament for the game.
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Posted on May 24, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games ( www.matrixgames.com ) today announced the release of a new official update for their grand tactical wargame of modern combined arms combat, Flashpoint Germany . The new version 1.11 is now available from the Matrix Games website.
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Posted on May 24, 2006 in Games PR
The download portal, Gamersgate.net , was launched in the beginning of May and it’s main purpose is to provide a wide range of strategy games to gamers anytime, anywhere. Continuously adding new partners and new games, the latest addition to Gamersgate.net are strategy titles “Birth of America” from Ageod and “Mount&Blade” from Ikisoft, both which will be made available on the download portal in June.
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Posted on May 18, 2006 in Games PR
War In The Pacific Updated to v1.801 Incremental Update Addresses Minor Issues Staten Island , NY , May 18 th , 2006 – Matrix Games ( www.matrixgames.com ) and 2by3 Games ( www.2by3games.com ) are pleased to announce the release of the v1.801 incremental update for the acclaimed War In The Pacific. This update is a follow-up to the very successful v1.80 major comprehensive update and continues the work of the expanded War in the Pacific development team. The v1.801 update resolves a number of minor issues that were reported after the release of v1.80, including 12 fixes and 6 enhancements. Fixes include corrections to a combat report text overflow, float plane airgroup sizes, a few more unit fragment issues, torpedo attack altitude and replenishment airgroups. Enhancements add the ability to fill an airgroup with pilots with one button click, allow players to draw replacement planes one at a time from the pool, add a count of named pilots remaining, give the ability to load airgroups without planes onto...
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Posted on May 17, 2006 in Games PR
Paradox Interactive presents: “The Russian trailer”. The trailer introduces another party of the upcoming WWII RTS from the critically acclaimed developer Stormregion: The Red Army. Play the Russian to please Stalin and his wish to put the flag on the German Reichstag before the US guys even cross the Rhine.
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Posted on May 17, 2006 in Games PR
Fans of Paradox Interactive and their portfolio of games have long enjoyed the opportunity to modify scenarios in each game released by the company. MadMinute Games have a similar approach and are now offering a mod tool for their recently released Civil War strategy title: “Take Command: 2nd Manassas”.
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Posted on May 16, 2006 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The July 2006 issue contains a variety of times and places to explore. The feature on Doolittle takes us to the Pacific of course, while other articles span from the time of George Washington, to World Wars I and II, Korea, to modern day Russia. Something for all historians here!
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Posted on May 16, 2006 in Games PR
Battlefront.com and TBG Software have now announced the release date for their “realistic” Sci-Fi tactical combat game “DropTeam” for the PC, Mac and Linux platforms!
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Posted on May 16, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games and Shaun Sullivan are pleased to announce that PureSim Baseball 2007 is now available through the Matrix Games Online Store. PureSim Baseball is noted to be one of the top baseball simulations on the market, with unparalleled accuracy and an extraordinary number of options.
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Posted on May 9, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games ( www.matrixgames.com ) and Advanced Gaming Systems ( www.advancedgaming.biz ) are pleased to announce that Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare , the new multiplayer addition to the distinguished Harpoon modern air and naval strategy series, is scheduled for release this quarter via digital download and game on demand from the Matrix Games online store.
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Posted on May 5, 2006 in Games PR
Paradox Interactive announced today that extra content for Take Command: 2nd Manassas is now available through the start menu of the retail and download version of the game! Players will be able to enjoy two extra scenarios at the click of a button.
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Posted on May 5, 2006 in Games PR
Global publisher Paradox Interactive announced today that they have signed a deal for publishing rights to “Perimeter: Emperor’s Testament” in North America and Scandinavia. The game will be launched with a simultaneous release on Gamersgate.net . In this extraordinary RTS title developed by KDV Games, the player is once again drawn into the battle between the Emperor and the Spirits.
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Posted on May 5, 2006 in Games PR
Matrix Games ( www.matrixgames.com ) is pleased to announce that the next game in the PureSim series, PureSim Baseball 2007, will be published by Matrix Games. PureSim is noted to be one of the top baseball simulations on the market, with unparalleled accuracy and an extraordinary number of options.
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Posted on May 5, 2006 in Games PR
Continuing to expand its 2007 and 2008 publishing portfolio on the PC platform, CDV Software Entertainment is looking to speak with experienced development studios about publishing their most promising titles for the PC.
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Posted on Apr 27, 2006 in Games PR
Legion Arena can now be purchased using Slitherine’s digital download service which is a very efficient way to pick up any of their titles.
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Posted on Mar 24, 2006 in Games PR
An interesting piece from one of our Georgia residents. It appears Georgia is making an effort to entice game companies to set up shop in their State by offering attractive tax incentives.
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Posted on Mar 19, 2006 in Front Page Features, Tactics101, War College
Introduction to ACG’s new monthly feature. Learn the ins and outs of tactical planning – all without having to sign up for Officer’s School!
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Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
We asked readers to submit their choice for the greatest conqueror of all time. Here are the top 5 entries. See if you agree!
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Posted on Mar 3, 2006 in Armchair Reading
Links to match the stories in the March 2006 (Grant) issue.
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Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Armchair Reading
Volume III Grant Peled Doolittle Armchair General brings you the very best in interactive Military History in our bi-monthly publication. We put YOU in command! Click each cover for complete index. Subscribe Here! $26.95 for 6 Issues (1 year) SPECIAL PRICE! March 2006 Reader Survey May 2006 Reader Survey July 2006 Reader Survey September 2006 Reader Survey November 2006 Reader Survey January 2007 Reader Survey Volume I * Volume II * Volume IV * Volume V If you would like to see Armchair General Magazine for yourself, you can find us at most large book retailers (such as Barnes and Noble, Borders, many Wal-Marts, and so forth), or you can subscribe online! Subscribe to Armchair...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Armchair Reading
Volume I Patton Eisenhower Franks Moore Washington Custer Armchair General brings you the very best in interactive Military History in our bi-monthly publication. We put YOU in command! Click each cover for complete index. Subscribe Here! $26.95 for 6 Issues (1 year) SPECIAL PRICE! March 2004 May 2004 July 2004 September 2004 November 2004 January 2005 Volume II * Volume III * Volume IV * Volume V If you would like to see Armchair General Magazine for yourself, you can find us at most large book retailers (such as Barnes and Noble, Borders, many Wal-Marts, and so forth), or you can subscribe online! Subscribe to Armchair...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Armchair Reading
Volume II Churchill Rommel Napoleon Patton MacArthur Nimitz Armchair General brings you the very best in interactive Military History in our bi-monthly publication. We put YOU in command! Click each cover for complete index. Subscribe Here! $26.95 for 6 Issues (1 year) SPECIAL PRICE! March 2005 May 2005 July 2005 September 2005 November 2005 January 2006 Reader Survey Volume I * Volume III * Volume IV * Volume V If you would like to see Armchair General Magazine for yourself, you can find us at most large book retailers (such as Barnes and Noble, Borders, many Wal-Marts, and so forth), or you can subscribe online! Subscribe to Armchair...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2006 in Admin
Recent Front Page Features More Military History NewsMore Book ReviewsMore Armchair General Magazine News More Strategy and Gaming News PC Gaming Strategy Articles Boardgaming Editorials More PC Game ReviewsMore Boardgaming...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Admin
Why become a member of the Armchair General Community? When you become a member of our community, you gain admittance into a friendly and active online destination – with discussions ranging from articles in the magazine, events happening around the world today, the latest war and strategy game titles, as well as 1000’s of other topics. We have several thousand active members who love to discuss and debate these issues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we always have room for one more.  If the news happened today…it is probably being debated this very minute! When you are a member you will have access to participate in trivia, view military and strategy game images, take polls, and roam free across any of our discussion topics and write responses or create your own discussions. This can be something as serious as asking about some research into military history, or as casual as asking other members to play head-to-head in the latest video game. As a non-member you will be...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2006 in Armchair Reading
Want to learn more about Armchair General? – Curious what is inside each issue? Check out a 10-page PDF sample of our magazine (using our digital download format). Read about all the features. Volume I – Patton, Eisenhower, Franks, Moore, Washington, Custer Volume II – Churchill, Rommel, Napoleon, Patton #2, MacArthur, Nimitz Volume III – Grant, Peled, Doolittle, Rommel #2, Stonewall Jackson, Bradley Volume IV – Billy Mitchell, Lee #2, Patton #3 Communicate with Armchair General – Write a letter to the editor; learn how to write for the magazine! Â Write to the Editors – Want to get in touch with the editors of either the magazine, or the website? Read past letters to the Editors – See what others have written. Write For Armchair General – Want to write for the magazine? Armchair General is now available in Digital Format – Get a year’s subscription via digital download for about half the cover price. Learn more! Armchair General was rated as one of the top 50 magazines –...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2005 in History News
We have several hundred subscribers who were directly in the path of Katrina and its aftermath. As we all know, this has made mail service all but impossible in several areas of these states. Armchair General will be putting those accounts on hold and reactivating them when mail service resumes. In this fashion, they may miss a couple issues during the down time, but will still end up with six. It is but one small part we can play to help our friends in the disaster area.
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Posted on Sep 8, 2005 in History News
Armchair General is pleased to announce an excellent holiday subscription offer. If you enjoy reading the magazine, why not share the experience with friends and family at a new low price — as low as $10.00 per subscription! This offers incredible savings over the newsstand price, and we think you’ll agree it is worth every penny! Check out the details here.
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Posted on May 6, 2005 in Admin
Title: Director of Digital Media, Weider History Group Follow Me: Twitter Forum Handle: Siberian H.E.A.T. Hobbies: Wargaming, mountain biking, computers, photography, science fiction Favorite Movies: Aliens, Blackhawk Down, Lord of the Rings Trilogy Favorite Television: Don’t watch television Favorite Books: Earth Abides (Stewart), The Stand (King), Blue Adept (Anthony), books about the fall of civilization Now Playing: World of Tanks, The Operational Art of War III Background: Brian’s interest in military history was cultivated at a young age with war movies, books, models, and eventually wargames. While the other fourth graders were writing book reports on the Hardy Boys, Brian would turn in reports on the Battle of Midway and then go home and work on a model of the USS Yorktown. Similarly, when old enough to grasp the complex manuals, Brian would sit down with a wargame such as Avalon Hill’s Third Reich to see if he had what it took to crush the Axis once again. This led to 20+ years of boardgaming, which continues through the...
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Posted on May 5, 2005 in Admin
Armchair General Magazine Eric Weider — Publisher, Armchair General Magazine Colonel (ret) Jerry D. Morelock PhD — Editor In Chief Pamela Valance — Executive Editor Tonya Gericke — Associate Editor Jason Petho — Cartographer Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Jeffrey Paulding — Wargames Mark Walker — Games Editor Julie Kershenbaum Roberts — Advertising Director Zachary Bathon — Image Editor ArmchairGeneral.com Brian King — Director of Internet Operations Gerald D. Swick – Senior Online Editor Brent Layman — Website Programmer Jim Moreno — Contributing Author Andrew Summersgill — Hall of Fame Jim Cobb — Contributing Games Author Larry Levandowski — Contributing Games Author Michael Tomlin — Contributing Games Author Interested in joining our web team? We are always on the lookout for game reviewers, editors, history writers, and a host of others. Use the contact us page to get in touch with us! We cover books, movies, games, and all of history… A Brief History: ArmchairGeneral.com went live in late 2003 in support of our very first print magazine issue, which...
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Posted on May 5, 2005 in Armchair Reading
The current issue of Armchair General Magazine features Napoleon in several articles ranging from his battlefield exploits to the mystery behind his death. We also survey battles in front of Moscow in 1941, Israel in 1200BC, and much more. You can learn all about our current issue here!
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