May 2011 Mailbag
A reader shares his blog on what the United States might do if it ever catches Osama Bin Laden.
Read MoreMay 2011 Issue – Rommel! Birth of a Legend
The May 2011 issue of Armchair General magazine features the story of military service in America, the valor of African-American soldiers in WW1, and 10 questions for football great and wounded Vietnam vet rocky Bleier.
Read MoreCDG 44 – Soviets in Afghanistan, 1981
A game of tactical decision-making in which you assume the role of a company commander in the Soviet 40th Army, charged with planning an ambush of a mujahedeen supply convoy in the mountains of Afghanistan, 1981.
Read MoreMarch 2011 Issue – Ike Invades Sicily
The March 2011 Armchair General magazine examines a winning strategy for America with Iran, and looks at the not-so-great 'Great Sioux War,' plus 'Who Really Sank the Bismarck?' and more.
Read MoreCDG 43 – Marines at Chosin Reservoir, 1950
A you-make-the-decision game that places the player in the role of a U.S. Marine company commander ordered to hold the Toktong Pass near Chosin Reservoir in November 1950.
Read MoreJanuary 2011 Issue – Long Live Death
See what is featured in the January 2011 issue of Armchair General magazine.
Read MoreJanuary 2011 Extra Mailbag Items
Extra Letters to the editor from the January 2011 Issue of Armchair General.
Read MoreNovember 2010 Issue – Was Patton Murdered?
In the November 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine historian Carlo D'Este explores the persistent question of whether Gen. George S. Patton was murdered, and "The Forgotten Solider" of the Eastern Front is identified!
Read MoreCDG 41 – Winter War, Finland, 1940
This decision-making challenge places you in the role of a Finnish infantry commander facing the ponderous but powerful Red Army in Finland, 1940.
Read MoreNovember 2010 Web Mailbag
Letters to the editors of Armchair General magazine discuss the 1975 fall of Saigon, the battle for Manila in 1945, and America's "Germany First" strategy in World War II.
Read MoreSeptember 2010 Issue – The Fall of Vietnam
The September 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine examines the fall of Vietnam in 1975 and how in WW2 the casualties on Okinawa prompted use of the atom bomb, plus interactive articles Jerusalem 1967 and Rommel vs. Crusader 1941.
Read MoreSeptember 2010 Mailbag
Letters to the Editor from the September 2010 issue of Armchair General magazine.
Read MoreCDG 40 – Battle of Jerusalem, 1967
A downloadable decision-making game based on actions in the Battle for Jerusalem, June 1967, between the Israeli 55th Parachute Brigade with armor support and the reinforced Jordanian 3d "Talal" Infantry Brigade.
Read MoreJuly 2010 – Sun Tzu’s Waterloo
The July 2010 Armchair General interactive magazine considers what Sun Tzu might have said about Waterloo, plus an exclusive report on Abu Ghraib by William Terpeluk and 'War and Democracy,' from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
Read MoreCDG 39 – Bocage Busting! Normandy 1944
You assume the role of Brig. Gen. Norman D. 'Dutch' Cota, assistant commander of US 29th Infantry Division, tasked with choosing the best plan for 'bocage busting,' breaking through the formidable German defenses in the hedgerows of Normandy, 1944.
Read MoreJuly 2010 Mailbag
An Armchair General reader writes from the Kohima Museum, Imphal Barrack, Fulford, Yorkshire, England, a museum that focuses on the World War II engagement at Kohima, April - June 1944.
Read MoreMay 2010 Issue – Collapse of the Ottoman Empire
Contents of the May 2010 Armchair General magazine plus links to online extras about "The Pacific" miniseries, Mideastern history, and a home for football's famous warriors.
Read MoreOttoman Collapse and Aftermath Reading List
Twelve books recommended by Ralph Peters to guide readers who want to learn more about a subject that shaped the world we live in today - and that still creates world crises - the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Read MoreEnvelope Art, May 2010
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 2010 issue. Tom Willison, Indianpolis,...
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