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Posted on Oct 12, 2015 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features

Rock of the Marne: The American Soldiers Who Turned the Tide Against the Kaiser in World War I – Book Review

Rock of the Marne: The American Soldiers Who Turned the Tide Against the Kaiser in World War I – Book Review

Rock of the Marne: The American Soldiers Who Turned the Tide Against the Kaiser in World War I. by Stephen L. Harris (Berkely Caliber, 2015), 348 pages. One year into the centennial of World War I (1914-1918), publishers have turned from presenting a flood of books on the war’s root causes and how it erupted in the summer of 1914 to subjects covering how it was fought on the war’s battlefields. Stephen Harris’s Rock of the Marne moves the action ahead to the Western Front’s penultimate battle in 1918 – the Second Battle of the Marne. Fought from July 15 to August 6, the battle pitted 52 German divisions against 44 French, 8 American, 4 British and 2 Italian divisions along the Marne River about 50 miles northeast of Paris. During the opening phase of the battle, the initial German assault crossing of the Marne, the stubborn defense against overwhelming odds mounted by a regiment of the 3d U.S. Infantry Division earned that outfit its everlasting “Rock of the...

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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Books and Movies

Order in Chaos – Book Review

Order in Chaos – Book Review

‘Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck’ is the first English language edition of the memoirs of Germany’s best panzer division commander in World War II.

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Posted on May 29, 2015 in Books and Movies

iGuerilla – Book Review

iGuerilla – Book Review

‘iGuerilla: The New Face of War in the 21st Century’ by John R. Sutherland is a “must read” book to all who want to understand the chilling facts behind today’s grim headlines.

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Posted on May 15, 2015 in Books and Movies

Aachen – Book Review

Aachen – Book Review

‘Aachen: The U.S. Army’s Battle for Charlemagne’s City in World War II’ is an outstanding new examination of “Bloody Aachen,” the first major German city captured by American G.I.s in World War II’s European Theater.

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Posted on Oct 19, 2010 in War College

ACG Salutes the Korean War 60th Anniversary

The Korean War cost UN forces nearly 800,000 casualties, allowed South Korea to evolve into the successful country it is today, helped contain communism, and influenced future Cold War confrontations. ArmchairGeneral remembers during the war’s 60th anniversary.

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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 in War College

10 Questions: Rick Atkinson

Armchair General interviews best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson about winning the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.

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Posted on Sep 15, 2009 in Books and Movies

The War After Armageddon – Book Review

The War After Armageddon is Ralph Peters’ vision of what might happen in a world where mankind’s oldest motivators – faith and blood – have succeeded in trumping reason and good will. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.

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Posted on Jul 20, 2009 in Books and Movies

War Stories: A Graphic History – Book Review

This review of Mike Conroy’s War Stories: A Graphic History calls the book a beautifully-presented, large format trade paperback that is at once a nostalgic trip down memory lane for those of us raised on colorful, exciting “war comic books” in the 50s and 60s.

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Posted on Oct 20, 2008 in War College

In Memory of Ben Weider, 1923-2008

It is with a profound sense of sadness and a great feeling of personal loss that we announce the passing on Friday, October 17, of Dr. Ben Weider, CM, CQ, SBStJ of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Posted on Sep 26, 2008 in Books and Movies

PBS’ The Presidents Collection – DVD Review

A review of “The Presidents” collection, an outstanding, new, “must see” DVD set covering ten American presidents. This series shows that American leaders from Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan faced challenges similar to those of today.

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Posted on Jul 3, 2008 in Books and Movies

Looking for Trouble – Book Review

Ralph Peters roamed the globe, from the crumbling “Evil Empire” during the last days of the Soviet Union, through Central Asia and Pakistan, to the drug-financed thugdoms in Southeast Asia and South America to write his book, Looking for Trouble.

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