Scale Vehicles Measure Up
Armchair General explores the world of models, miniatures, and RC vehicles.
Bonus Game: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse occupies a unique place in American history. It is one of the least well known, yet most influential battles, ever fought by our soldiers. Nathan Greene's tactical defeat in the bare woods and muddy fields of North Carolina heralded a strategic triumph that would eventually lead to Cornwallis's retreat, encirclement, and surrender at Yorktown—an event that signaled the end of armed conflict in the freshly born United States of America.
Read MoreWho am I? An Armchair General Contest
Can you name the person featured in this article? If so, email us and tell us who you think it is. If you're right, you could win a free subscription to the Armchair General magazine!
Read MoreBonus Game: Brothers by My Side
Grab the latest bonus game, Brothers by My Side, from our September issue of Armchair General magazine! The fight for Landing Zone (LZ) X-Ray and the Ia Drang campaign have received more than their fair share of Vietnam War ink. It was not only the first significant battle between the Americans and NVA, but also the first test of our new airmobile infantry.
Read MoreCommand & Leadership
Guest contributor Steven McWilliams takes a look at Command and Leadership in this essay.
Read MoreBonus Game: Omaha–Battle for the Beach
The July 2004 issue of Armchair General magazine features Mark H. Walker's Omaha: The Battle for the Beach. See if you have what it takes to fight off the beach on D-Day in this bonus board game! This game comes in the form of a PDF file and is a hex-based tabletop wargame.
Read MoreErrata for Lee at Gettysburg Game
Changes and updates to Mark H. Walker's Lee at Gettysburg game.
Read MoreEarly’s Assault: The Confederacy’s Last Gasp?
Player notes for Mark H. Walker's Lee at Gettysburg : The Battle for Cemetery Ridge game. Information on this downloadable bonus game can be found on p. 51 of the second issue.
Read MoreBonus Game: Lee at Gettysburg–the Battle for Cemetery Ridge
With the dawn of Issue 2 we see Armchair General's second bonus game. Mark H. Walker's Lee at Gettysburg: The Battle for Cemetery Ridge is this issue's featured game. Check it out!
Read MoreReading List for Paratroopers in WW2
Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992): Band Of Brothers; E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest c. 1992 Stephen E. Ambrose Touchstone Simon and Schuster, New York Andrews, John C. (1982):Airborne Album Volume One: Parachute test Platoon To Normandy c.1982 Phillips Publications, Williamstown, NJ Andrews, John C. (19–)Airborne Album 1943-1945: Normandy To Victory c. 19– Phillips Publications, Williamsburg NJ Autry, Jerry (1995):General William C. Lee Father of the Airborne; "Just Plain Bill" c. 1995 Airborne Press Airborne Press, Raleigh, NC Bando, Mark (1994): The 101st Airborne At Normandy c. 1994 Mark Bando Motorbooks International Osceola, WI Bando, Mark (1995): The 101st Airborne From Holland To Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest c. 1995 Mark Bando Motorbooks International Osceola, WI Bando, Mark (2000):101st Airborne; The Screaming Eagles At Normandy c. 2000 Mark Bando Motorbooks International Osceola, WI Blair, Clay (1985):Ridgeway’s Paratroopers; The American Airborne In World War II c. 1985 Clay Blair Quill William Morrow New York Breuer, William B. 91983:Drop Zone Sicily c. 1983 Presidio Press Presidio Press, Novato,...
Read MoreFREE Game: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Learn more about our Operation Iraqi Freedom game as featured in the Premiere Issue of Armchair General magazine! This Mark H. Walker game is a free bonus included with our first issue. Details inside, including a downloadable VASSAL module!
Read MoreArmored Warrior (Interactive Fiction)
Get a taste of Armchair General's Interactive Combat Story by exploring a similar experience at the Canadian War Museum.
Read MoreOnly Known Photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg
The Only Known Photograph of President Lincoln at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863.
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