Military History Weekend will be held October 15 - 16, 2011, in Williamsburg, Virginia, featuring seminars. games, and interactive historical experiences including an authentic World War II boot camp.
Read MoreIn part 10 of his Journey to World War II Battlefields historian and author Carlo D'Este examines the Tragedy of the Abbey of Monte Cassino.
Read MoreAuthor and historian Carlo D’Este tours the the town of town of Cassino, Italy in his ninth installment of his Journey to World War II Battlefields.
Read MoreWriter John Ingoldsby shot this photograph of former Navy Wide Receiver Tyree Barnes holding the recent September 2011 issue of Armchair General.
Read MoreThough far from the Civil War's fields of conflict, Minnesota provided many troops that fought in some of the bloodiest of those battles. A reenactment at Wasioja, Minnesota, to honor those soldiers drew an estimated 10,000 visitors.
Read MoreIn "The Big Switch," Harry Turtledove's latest book of World War II Alternative History, he examines the lives of a number of people swept up in the war.
Read More2500th Battle of Marathon Anniversary. Boardgame AAR. 26.2. The stickers are everywhere. If you do a web search for what the heck it means, you’ll get plenty of answers, and they’re accurate enough: it means that person runs in marathons. 26.2 miles of running to be exact. But literal precision isn’t necessarily a complete answer, as many military historians know. Most of the world knows what a marathon is. But what of the Battle of Marathon? You know, the one where the Cradle of Democracy triumphed over the totalitarian Persians? Oh, yeah. That one. Earlier this year marked the 2,500th year that the Battle of Marathon was fought, and despite the lack of attention paid by the sporting world, there is some significance to that battle. It is, of course, a battle where the Persian Empire attempted to crush a budding democratic city-state of Athens. Athens won, and the Persians were chased into the sea. Jolly good show and all that, but recently Kevin Sharp re-enacted the battle using...
Read MoreThe U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, DC, will host a special film screening and panel discussion honoring the United States Navy’s first African-American Naval Aviator, Jesse L. Brown, on July 28, 2011.
Read MoreWarren 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.
Read MoreGaming is 'huge' with U.S. service personnel at USO centers.
Read MoreIn 'The Fort' respected historical novelist Bernard Cornwell departs from his usual eras to tell the story 'in hauntingly vivid detail' of an attempt to capture a British fort off the New England coast during the American Revolution.
Read MoreLt. Dan Band: For the Common Good is "The journey of a man and his band and the heroes they meet along the way." This uplifting documentary about actor Gary Sinise and his band as they entertain U.S. service members premiers online July 4.
Read MoreAuthor and historian Carlo D’Este tours the the small town of San Pietro Infine in his eighth installment of his Journey to World War II Battlefields.
Read MoreHistorian and Armchair General Advisory Board member Carlo D'Este is set to receive the 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for lifetime achievement.
Read MoreThe Philippine Scouts are often 'forgotten soliders' of WW2, although men of their unit received the first three U.S. Army Medals of Honor in that war. A new documentary tells their story.
Read MoreUnited States Army major Douglas A. Pryer reports on the 2011 Fortress Wales reenactments weekend, the largest gathering of military reenactors in Wales.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreArmchair General correspondent John Ingoldsby highlights the U.S. military's participation at the 2011 NFL Draft.
Read MoreAuthor and historian Carlo D'Este tours the beachheads of Salerno in his seventh installment of his Journey to World War II Battlefields.
Read MoreOn Sunday, May 8, 2011, the Military Channel will feature programs about U.S. Navy SEALs, from 8–11 p.m. Eastern Time.
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