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Posted on May 14, 2008 in Armchair Reading

July 2008 Mailbag

Canadian “Great Generals” Part I Before I begin, let me just say that I am slightly biased in my evaluation, as a Canadian, I was a little upset about a couple of potential omissions from your 100 Greatest Generals List in the most recent issue of ACG. I was somewhat dismayed to see that there were no Canadian Generals on your list – granted, we’re not known as a warlike or warrior nation, nor do we celebrate our true warriors with the same vigor as the USA, UK, Russia, France, etc. However, we have produced some very good soldiers (a profile on one or two or an article about valourous Canadian soldiers would be very well received). General Sir Arthur Currie was not on your list, which upset me greatly. Currie, who was not even a trained soldier, beyond some basic militia training, became one of the most innovative generals of World War One. He first truly came to prominence at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. His frightfully detailed...

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Posted on Apr 1, 2008 in Armchair Reading

Envelope Art May 2008

Armchair General welcomes readers’ original artwork envelopes. Each issue, one is selected to head the "Mailbag" department. Here are the embellished envelopes we received from readers for the May 2008 issue. Eric Toland, Oregon   Gary G. Young, California   Johnny Draper, Illinois     Brendan Cerasi, Florida   Bruce Porvaznik, Minnesota   Matthew Salo, California   Dawn CaVallero, Hawaii   Steve Corotan,...

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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Armchair Reading

May 2008 Mailbag

    Where in the World is ACG? Armchair General shows up at ENFILADE! 2007 hosted by the Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society (NHMGS), historical battles from ancient times to modern conflicts in miniature. ACG continues to inspire scenarios to be transformed into the 3-D environment of historical miniature wargaming. For more information visit nhmgs.org. "I’ll see you on the battlefield!" Bryan Shein President, Pacific Sky Games & Devil Dog Design President, NHMGS See “You Command Historical Miniatures” item in the March 2008 issue Dispatches department for more from Bryan on adapting ACG interactive articles as scenarios for tabletop miniatures gaming.  * * * Numerous readers noted the obvious disconnect between the panzers, location, and year cited in this photo’s caption and the actual types of panzers shown and the obviously Eastern Front locale. Mistaken Identity I really enjoyed the January 2008 issue, my very first. However, I feel I must point out an error in the caption to the photo on pages 48-49 [“A Tale of Two Doctrines:...

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Posted on Mar 20, 2008 in Armchair Reading

Issues resolved

Dear Editor: I am sending this email to express my appreciation for the response to my inquiry concerning the 2007 missing issues of Armchair General. On February 24 I sent an email to you detailing the missing issues. On February 25 you sent an email to JoHanna Koeppe asking that she try to replace those issues. On February 28 I received, by priority mail, the three issues that I had missed. I was not only shocked, I was surprised and taken aback by the response and the speed of your reaction. I did not really expect to get the issues but I was just mad enough to want to write and let the folks involved with the magazine know that I was upset with them. You and the people that work at the magazine not only met my expectations, but all of you exceeded them. I have enjoyed the Armchair General publication since a friend showed me a copy in late 2004. Even before I finished reading that issue I had called in and ordered my first year subscription. The magazine...

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