Articles by Jerry D. Morelock
Posted on Oct 12, 2015 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
Rock of the Marne: The American Soldiers Who Turned the Tide Against the Kaiser in World War I. by Stephen L. Harris (Berkely Caliber, 2015), 348 pages. One year into the centennial of World War I (1914-1918), publishers have turned from presenting a flood of books on the war’s root causes and how it erupted in the summer of 1914 to subjects covering how it was fought on the war’s battlefields. Stephen Harris’s Rock of the Marne moves the action ahead to the Western Front’s penultimate battle in 1918 – the Second Battle of the Marne. Fought from July 15 to August 6, the battle pitted 52 German divisions against 44 French, 8 American, 4 British and 2 Italian divisions along the Marne River about 50 miles northeast of Paris. During the opening phase of the battle, the initial German assault crossing of the Marne, the stubborn defense against overwhelming odds mounted by a regiment of the 3d U.S. Infantry Division earned that outfit its everlasting “Rock of the...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2015 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
U.S. Navy Armed Guard was created to provide the ships with some protection against enemy attack, particularly to defend them from enemy submarines and warplanes.
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Posted on Jul 29, 2015 in Front Page Features, War College
How do you get an enemy that has irretrievably lost World War II to surrender? Seventy years later President Harry S. Truman’s fateful decision is still bitterly debated.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2015 in War College
A photo that appears to be of two GIs in combat during WWII was actually taken much more recently.
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Posted on Jun 15, 2015 in Front Page Features, History News
Two American soldiers, Henry Johnson and William Shemin, were upgraded from the Distinguished Service Cross award to the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions in the First World War.
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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Front Page Features, War College
On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, one of history’s greatest battles, Armchair General presents a summary, analysis and assessment.
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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Books and Movies
Eight recommended books on the Battle of Waterloo, a list compiled by Col. (RET) Jerry D. Morelock, PhD, HISTORYNET Editor at Large
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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in War College
Napoleon faced many enemies; Wellington learned to fight one enemy well.
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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in War College
Colonel (RET) Jerry D. Morelock, Ph.D., examines the strategies and tactics that comprised what we call Napoleonic warfare, including French cavalry vs. British squares.
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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Books and Movies
‘Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck’ is the first English language edition of the memoirs of Germany’s best panzer division commander in World War II.
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Posted on May 29, 2015 in Books and Movies
‘iGuerilla: The New Face of War in the 21st Century’ by John R. Sutherland is a “must read†book to all who want to understand the chilling facts behind today’s grim headlines.
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Posted on May 21, 2015 in Front Page Features, War College
Memorial Day in the United States officially began as Decoration Day following the Civil War. A short history of the Memorial Day observance.
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Posted on May 15, 2015 in Books and Movies
‘Aachen: The U.S. Army’s Battle for Charlemagne’s City in World War II’ is an outstanding new examination of “Bloody Aachen,†the first major German city captured by American G.I.s in World War II’s European Theater.
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Posted on Apr 29, 2015 in Books and Movies
Jonathan W. Jordan’s ‘American Warlords’ accomplishes for FDR and World War II what Doris Kearns Goodwin’s ‘Team of Rivals’ achieved for Lincoln and the Civil War.
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Posted on Apr 9, 2015 in Books and Movies
A review of Ralph Peters’ historic novel ‘Valley of the Shadow,’ about the personalities and battles of the 1864 campaign for control of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Posted on Sep 13, 2013 in War College
Jerry D. Morelock, Ph.D, former Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, analyzes Kremlin actions that are at the roots of the “Putin vs. Obama” situation regarding Syria.
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Posted on Sep 13, 2013 in War College
Finding common ground with Russia requires that American policy makers first clearly understand what Russian leaders really want.
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Posted on Nov 2, 2012 in Armchair Reading
As commander of a force of irregular Confederate cavalrymen, YOU lead your men against Union troops at Fort Blair, Kansas, in this Command Decision Game.
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 in Books and Movies
Armchair General Editor in Chief Jerry Morelock reviews Cain at Gettysburg by Ralph Peters.
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Posted on Sep 19, 2011 in Books and Movies
Armchair General Editor in Chief Jerry D. Morelock reviews Ralph Peters’ latest book — Lines of Fire: A Renegade Writes on Strategy, Intelligence, and Security.
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 in Books and Movies
The six-DVD Commemorative Edition of Ken Burns ‘The Civil War’ is even better than the original series, now digitally remastered with remixed sound, 52 minutes of previously unseen interviews with Ken Burns and Shelby Foote, and more.
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Posted on Feb 23, 2011 in Books and Movies
Stephen Harding’s fascinating new book, Voyage to Oblivion, examines an intriguing incident that took place on the same morning as the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Posted on Jan 18, 2011 in Books and Movies
Armchair General reviews Ralph Peters’ latest novel, The Officers’ Club.
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Posted on Dec 27, 2010 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General highlights PBS’ outstanding American Experience series as it turns its spotlight on the Civil War with a superb biography of the iconic Confederate commander, General Robert E. Lee.
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Posted on Dec 7, 2010 in War College
ACG Editor in Chief Jerry Morelock examines the arguments for and against the Japanese-American Internment camps of World War II.
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 in Books and Movies
U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919–1941 is the impressive result of many years of effort, painstaking research, superb scholarship and intensive labor. Two of the planned four volumes have been released.
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Posted on Nov 30, 2010 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General magazine’s editor-in-chief recommends eight books for gift-giving to the history buffs on your holiday list.
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Posted on Oct 19, 2010 in War College
The Korean War cost UN forces nearly 800,000 casualties, allowed South Korea to evolve into the successful country it is today, helped contain communism, and influenced future Cold War confrontations. ArmchairGeneral remembers during the war’s 60th anniversary.
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 in War College
Armchair General interviews best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson about winning the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
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Posted on Jun 24, 2010 in War College
Armchair General Editor in Chief Jerry Morelock compares the recent firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his relationship with Barack Obama to that of Lincoln and McCellan and Truman and MacArthur.
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 in Books and Movies
TV Alert – Two of Armchair General’s featured authors are scheduled to be interviewed on C-Span’s Booknotes program on Sunday, June 13
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Posted on May 5, 2010 in Books and Movies
Armchair General review The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by New York Times best selling author Nathaniel Philbrick.
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Posted on Mar 8, 2010 in War College
A historical synopsis of the battles depicted in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, provided by Armchair General to give viewers the background and outcomes of the Guadalcanal, New Britain, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns.
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Posted on Mar 8, 2010 in Books and Movies
A review of Endless War: Middle Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization by Ralph Peters offers insight on one of today’s most vitally important issues – the assault of militant Islam on Western civilization, values and culture.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Books and Movies
The War After Armageddon is Ralph Peters’ vision of what might happen in a world where mankind’s oldest motivators – faith and blood – have succeeded in trumping reason and good will. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.
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Posted on Jul 31, 2009 in Books and Movies
Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons From The Battlefield To The Boardroom by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz is an insightful, highly useful guide to meeting the challenges in today’s world. We highly recommend that readers put it on their “must read-must buy†list and add it to their personal libraries.
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Posted on Jul 20, 2009 in Books and Movies
This review of Mike Conroy’s War Stories: A Graphic History calls the book a beautifully-presented, large format trade paperback that is at once a nostalgic trip down memory lane for those of us raised on colorful, exciting “war comic books†in the 50s and 60s.
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Posted on May 11, 2009 in Books and Movies
This review of Doug McChristian’s Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains calls the book a meticulously researched, extensively documented, and wonderfully written account . . . destined to be acclaimed as Fort Laramie’s definitive history.
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Posted on May 8, 2009 in Books and Movies
Truppenführung, the 1933 German Army command manual that guided that army’s leaders throughout World War II, has been called the most influential doctrinal manual ever written. This review praises the new English translation, The German Art of War.
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Posted on Apr 27, 2009 in Books and Movies
The History Channel adapts The Art of War, the classic work by Sun Tzu, for television. Armchair General magazine’s editor in chief Col. Jerry Morelock reports.
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Posted on Apr 17, 2009 in Books and Movies
PATTON 360 using cutting-edge animation, archival footage, and interviews with veterans of Patton’s Army to immerse viewers into the battles of World War II. Now appearing on HISTORY.
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Posted on Mar 17, 2009 in Books and Movies
ARMCHAIR GENERAL’s Editor-in-Chief Jerry D. Morelock reviews Circle the Wagons!, a book aiming to set straight the historical record of skirmishes between Indians and pioneer wagon trains.
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Posted on Nov 1, 2008 in Books and Movies
A review of the PBS Medal of Honor special, by Armchair General Editor-in-Chief Jerry D. Morelock, reports that it is must-see TV. The documentary gives the history of the medal and tells the amazing stories of 18 individuals who have received it.
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Posted on Oct 20, 2008 in War College
It is with a profound sense of sadness and a great feeling of personal loss that we announce the passing on Friday, October 17, of Dr. Ben Weider, CM, CQ, SBStJ of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Posted on Sep 26, 2008 in Books and Movies
A review of “The Presidents” collection, an outstanding, new, “must see†DVD set covering ten American presidents. This series shows that American leaders from Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan faced challenges similar to those of today.
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Posted on Sep 24, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Armchair General looks at the implications for the Ukraine now that eight million of its citizens are eligible for Russian citizenship under a new Russian law.
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Posted on Aug 14, 2008 in War College
Aug. 14, 2008. Armchair General magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jerry Morelock (former Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon) provides this update into the Republic of Georgia – South Ossetia – Russia conflict.
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Posted on Aug 12, 2008 in War College
Aug. 12, 2008. Armchair General magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jerry Morelock (former Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon) provides this update into the Republic of Georgia – South Ossetia – Russia conflict.
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Posted on Aug 11, 2008 in War College
Jerry Morelock, former Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon and editor-in-chief of Armchair General magazine, provides additional insight into the Russian invasion of South Ossetia in the Republic of Georgia.
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Posted on Aug 8, 2008 in War College
Jerry Morelock, formerly Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, offers his insight into the Republic of Georgia-South Ossetia- Russia conflict.
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Posted on Jul 3, 2008 in Books and Movies
Ralph Peters roamed the globe, from the crumbling “Evil Empire†during the last days of the Soviet Union, through Central Asia and Pakistan, to the drug-financed thugdoms in Southeast Asia and South America to write his book, Looking for Trouble.
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Posted on May 27, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Does your community sponsor any fundraising activities similar to this scholarship golf tournament to aid those fighting the War on Terror and their families?
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Posted on May 21, 2008 in War College
What are your thoughts on Victory Day celebrations like this one in the Ukraine compared with World War II observances in your country?
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Posted on May 2, 2008 in Books and Movies
Give us your thoughts on Steven Pressfield’s novel Killing Rommel or on the historical activities of the Long Range Desert Group.
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Posted on Apr 23, 2008 in Books and Movies
Discuss your thoughts on the Truman – MacArthur controversy and this new book.
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Posted on Apr 20, 2008 in Stuff We Like
Share your thoughts on the PBS miniseries CARRIER.
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Posted on Feb 24, 2008 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
Armchair General takes a good look at the various ranges of scale models produced by Unimax under the Forces of Valor brand.
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Posted on Feb 17, 2008 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
The stories in Armchair Reader Civil War and World War II books will likely “wet the whistles†of their readers, sparking their interest to read more about our favorite subject, military history.
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Posted on Dec 29, 2007 in Boardgames, Front Page Features
We look at the first four action figures in an official, U. S. Army – licensed series that goes WAY beyond yesterday’s Green Army Men!
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Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
When was the last time you hurried down to Best Buy to pick up the latest “state-of-the-art” electronic device – from Ukraine?
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Posted on Dec 8, 2007 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
A new “must read” book on the French emperor destroys another myth about history’s most famous practitioner of the military art.
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Posted on Nov 7, 2007 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
Sherry Buchanan gives voices to the U. S. GIs who served in our most divisive war by focusing on one of the most common items of “non-issue” equipment that they carried.
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Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
Carrying a “pig” through the bush was hard work, but the weapon was worth its weight in gold in Hue’s “urban jungle”.
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Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
McChristian’s book is an outstanding reference for collectors and museum curators.
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Posted on Jul 25, 2007 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
ACG reviews the new “Must-Read” book by America’s premier strategist – it just might save your life!
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Posted on Jul 7, 2006 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
Today’s most insightful strategist is always right on target. With his latest book, Peters hits another bull’s-eye – and, boy, do we need it now !
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Posted on Jun 15, 2006 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
BBC Video’s upcoming release, Hiroshima, is an in-depth, comprehensive presentation of one of history’s most controversial events, and it’s a refreshingly even-handed production.
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Posted on Aug 8, 2005 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
Help Save England’s Last Flying “Flying Fortress”.
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