Armchair General Website writer Jim Moreno fired off a few rounds of email questions for Webmaster and military historian James Cagney concerning the HistoryAnimated Website, and here's the report!
Read MoreThe Russian invasion of Georgia has been heralded as the start of a second Cold War. However, Russia of 2008 has a long way to go before it becomes a superpower worthy of the term.
Read MoreCurrent hot topics on the Armchair General forums include the Cold War, Lee vs. Grant, French military pride, and what nation left the greatest legacy to countries it invaded. Plus, the 2008 U.S. election and what is history's greatest battle.
Read MoreAre book reviews dying out, even among voracious readers? The senior Web editor for ArmchairGeneral.com asks for opinions on the role of book reviews today and whether anyone is reading them.
Read MoreSummary of the hottest current topics on the forums of Armchair General and the Weider History Group. Subjects encompass military history, modern geopolitical situations, wargaming and wargaming conventions, plus the Wild West and more.
Read MoreSee Nick Popaditch aka Cigar Marine talk about his new book Once a Marine this weekend on Book TV.
Read MoreDetails on Islamabad Marriott Hotel car bombing of September 20, 2008.
Read MoreYou never know when history is going to come up and bite you. Recently I changed my forum avatar to a cute and cuddly thing called a "mine dog" (a Russian dog which carried explosives underneath enemy tanks in World War II) to celebrate my friend Dana Lombardy’s game called Streets of Stalingrad. This picture is on the left and it is one of the cardboard counters used in the game… Then, to my surprise another friend of mine was working on the same theme with some of his LEGO creations, making a LEGO "mine dog" which he proudly has displayed on Flickr. You MUST check it out! And, in marginally related news dealing with "history" in a different sense, does anyone remember the game Dog Daze? It is ancient history but I spent many an hour of my youth playing...
Read MoreWant to know more about Ukraine's relationship with Russia? Armchair General offers some insights about how Russia has offered citizenship to some Ukrainians.
Read MoreArmchair General looks at the implications for the Ukraine now that eight million of its citizens are eligible for Russian citizenship under a new Russian law.
Read MoreA book recommendation for a story of a German soldier fighting on the Eastern Front. A devastating conflict that is conveyed as graphically and honestly as I've ever read.
Read MoreIt has been more than a month since the brief but bitter war between Georgia and Russia over the disputed Caucasian territory of South Ossetia. Now, after all the fighting, all the diplomacy, and all the name recognition (and name calling), both sides are in a continuing struggle to prove definitively who fired the first shot.
Read MoreThe Lee and Grant exhibit is currently running at the Missouri History Museum. Created by the Virginia Historical Society, it provides an interesting compare and contrast of these two great leaders in American History.
Read MoreStarting today, this page will be the home for all the Armchair General staff musings about history, the military, geo-politics, and just about anything else which strikes our fancy. If you would like to become an Armchair General blogger with your own page please look us up! Brian King Armchair...
Read MoreAfter returning from 10 days in Afghanistan, a retired U.S. Army colonel reflects on 9-11 and the sacrifices made by Soliders in its aftermath.
Read MoreArmchair General's Web team reports on what they saw at two game conventions in 2008, the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, and Historicon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
Read MoreArmchair General and 10 other magazines of the Weider History Group sponsored trivia nights at Origins Game Fair 2008, drawing questions from the broad spectrum of history the magazines cover. Test your knowledge against these sample questions. Take The Origins...
Read MoreWhy would the U.S. military off-the-shelf computer games in its training? Dr. James Sterrett, simulations instructor from the Digital Leader Development Center, explains how these consumer games help to develop combat leadership skills.
Read MoreMiguel Vargas-Caba, author of "Bear: Flight to Liberty," uses the 1976 defection of Soviet MiG pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko to pose questions about who is a traitor and who is a hero. He invites readers to share their opinions.
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