September 2009 Issue – Master and Commander
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.
Read MoreCDG 34 – Cantigny, 1918
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.
Read MoreSeptember 2009 Play It!
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.
Read MoreSeptember 2009 Mailbag
Armchair General magazine readers write to the editor about Roman Legionaries, the National Museum of the Pacific War, and neo-Nazis in modern Russia.
Read MoreJuly 2009 Issue – Medal of Honor
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.
Read MoreCDG 33 – Pegasus Bridge, June 6, 1944
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!
Read MoreJuly 2009 Mailbag
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.
Read MoreJuly 2009 Play It!
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.
Read MoreMay 2009 Issue – Ike’s Warriors
General Dwight Eisenhower's top warriors are featured in the May 2009 Armchair General, along with Peter the Great, the Stonewall Brigade, Roman Legionaries and much more!
Read MoreMay 2009 Mailbag
Readers write to Armchair General magazine about the controversial 1932 Bonus March, the Winter War between Finland and the USSR, and Puerto Rican colonel Carlos B. Ramirez, who earned several medals in the Korean War.
Read MoreMay 2009 Play It!
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.
Read MoreCDG 32 – Marines at Tarawa 1943
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.
Read MoreMarch 2009 Issue – World War II Air Power
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.
Read MoreCDG 31 – German Glider Assault Crete, 1941
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.
Read MoreCDG 29 Aussies at Buna 1942 – Winners
A list of winners in Armchair General's Command Decision contest No. 29, Aussies at Buna, 1942.
Read MoreMarch 2009 Play It!
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.
Read MoreJanuary 2009 Issue – 50 Battles That Shaped Our World
Information about the January 2009 issue of Armchair General magazine, including table of contents and links.
Read MoreCDG 30 – Fighting the Armies of Napoleon in Spain 1808
Armchair General puts you in the role of General Sir John Moore, leading outnumbered British troops against Napoleon in Spain, 1808. What course of action will you choose?
Read MoreJanuary 2009 Mailbag
Letters from readers dispute a statement about Zulu warriors and a quotation from Gen. Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord.
Read MoreJanuary 2009 Play It!
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.
Read More
HistoryNet
- Seminoles Taught American Soldiers a Thing or Two About Guerrilla Warfare
- This Patient Rider Spent Months Retracing the Pony Express on Horseback
- 10 Pivotal Events in the Life of Buffalo Bill
- During the War Years, Posters From the American Homefront Told You What to Do — And What Not to Do
- The One and Only ‘Booger’ Was Among History’s Best Rodeo Performers