No American military figure is more controversial than George Armstrong Custer. A general and national hero in his twenties, his fabled death at the Battle of the Little Big Horn only increased his legendary status. But history can be fickle, and history lately has not treated the "boy general" well. His reputation has changed from grand, courageous hero to despised war criminal.
Read MoreAs part of Armchair General's tribute to the 60th anniversary of D-Day, we present a series of artwork from the Navy Art Collection following the progress of the largest amphibious invasion the world has ever seen.
Read MoreThe following is an excerpt from the newly published book; The Gulf War Chronicles by Richard S. Lowry. It follows the 1st Armored Division in Desert Storm as they assault an Iraqi force.
Read MoreExamine a minute by minute progression through the events of D-Day as they unfolded.
Read MoreArmchair General is proud to present a series of high quality maps from the Korean War. Our final installment will cover various sectors and offensives dating between April to July 1951.
Read MoreJonathan Mc Neice gives Armchair General readers an in-depth look at the Battle for Stalingrad.
Read MoreBoth the Union and Confederate armies used balloons for reconnaissance during the American Civil War, marking the first time that balloons were used in the United States for reconnaissance. The professional aeronaut John Wise was the first to receive orders to build a balloon for the Union army. However, the balloon never was used because it escaped its tethers and was shot down to prevent it from falling into Confederate hands.
Read MoreArmchair General is proud to present a series of high quality maps from the Korean War. Operations KILLER, RIPPER, and COURAGEOUS are featured in this installment.
Read MoreKevin Cook provides Armchair General with a brief overview of the battle of Stalingrad. The battle of Stalingrad was a clash of ideologies that pitted Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Wehrmacht against Josef Stalin's Communist Red Army. Hitler became bent upon taking the city that bore the name of his ideological and military enemy.
Read MoreMarch 23rd was the first anniversary of Task Force Tarawa?s bloody battle at An Nasiriyah. One year later, it remains the costliest day of our struggle in Iraq.
Read MoreArmchair General is proud to present a series of high quality maps from the Korean War. Operations THUNDERBOLT and ROUNDUP are featured in this installment.
Read MoreArmchair General is proud to present a series of high quality maps from the Korean War. The Battle of Ch'ongch'on as well as various withdrawlas and evacuations are included in this installment.
Read MoreLearn about the US Rangers and their assault on Point Du Hoc on D-Day, 60 years ago. PDF
Read MoreArmchair General is proud to present a series of high quality maps from the Korean War. Regional maps, unit positions, and various battles from November, 1950 are included in this installment.
Read MoreArmchair General is proud to present a series of high quality maps from the Korean War. This installment focuses primarily on the Eighth Army, and the front line it held at various times throughout the war.
Read MoreThere are many lessons to be gleaned from recent operations in the Afghanistan theatre of the War on Terror. Learn some of them [here].
Read MoreThe United States Army is the undisputed champion of open terrain combat...but what happens when the US Army is fighting in restricted terrain? [Full Article]
Read MoreSupplied by the pattonhq.com, this article is a very descriptive account of Patton's famous speech he delivered just before the D-Day invasion. We strongly warn you of the harsh language he used.
Read MoreThe "Defence of the Realm Act" in 1914 saw the beginning of censorship in the military. All correspondence had to be read by junior officers before it was delivered. Armchair General investigates some of these letters, both censored, and uncensored.
Read MoreThe Canadian Defence Department is spending over half a billion dollars on 66 new combat vehicles in an effort to modernize our armed forces, according to Defence Minister John McCallum.
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