War Museums in the Boot: A Traveler’s Guide to the Military History of Italy – Part 1
Author Peter Suciu takes readers on a virtual tour of some of Italy's best military tourist destinations. Locations include Venice, Naples and Rome.
Read MoreTactics 101 042 – Air Movement Plan
Of the five air assault plans, the air movement plan is the one most tied to science, tight timing, and technical precision, designed to bring Soldiers and machines together at exactly the right time and place.
Read MoreA Lingering Controversy: Eisenhower’s ‘Broad Front’ Strategy
Historian and Armchair General Advisory Board Member Carlo D'Este examines Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's "Broad Front" Strategy sixty years after World War II.
Read MoreAllied Air Power Was Decisive Factor In Western Europe
Greg Kopchuk takes examines the impact of Allied Air Power and Bomber Command during the war in Western Europe during World War II.
Read MoreTactics 101 041 – The Landing Plan
The monthly series Tactics 101 continues its exploration of air assault with a look at the three key elements of The Landing Plan: sequencing, timing, and location.
Read MoreMarket Garden 65 Years On: Reflections of a Tragedy
Armchair General Consulting Historian Carlo D'Este looks back on the failure of Operation Market Garden in September, 1944 during World War II.
Read MoreSave Our History – Sgt. York School Endangered
Armchair General looks at Efforts to Save and Restore the School Built by Sgt. Alvin C. York - York Institute in Jamestown, Tennessee.
Read MoreMike Green and Stories of the Tankers – Podcast
Author Mike Green talks in an exclusive podcast about his recent book, War Stories of the Tankers: American Armored Combat, 1918 to Today, first-person accounts from WWI to Iraq.
Read MorePodcast with Tank Collector Jacques Littlefield
Jacques Littlefield amassed the largest private collection of military vehicles in America. In this podcast, one of his last interviews, he talks about restoring military vehicles and more - including why the Sherman tank was superior to the Panther!
Read MoreTactics 101 040 – The Ground Tactical Plan in Air Assault
The continuing series Tactics 101 goes into detail on the key components of an air assault operation, beginning with the Ground Tactical Plan, in this month's installment on ArmchairGeneral.com.
Read MoreAugust 1914 and the Madness That Followed
Carlo D'Este looks back on the impact of World War I.
Read MoreWhat the Fourth of July Really Means
Noted historian and ArmchairGeneral Advisory Board member Carlo D'Este examines the true meaning of the Fourth of July.
Read MoreBattle of Poltava 300th Anniversary, June 27, 2009
Photo essay of the 300th Anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, where the Russian Army of Peter the Great defeated the Swedish Army of King Charles XII.
Read MoreVeterans Observe D-Day Anniversary at National World War II Museum
The Greatest Generation gathered at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy, France. A photo essay.
Read MoreTactics 101 039 – Air Assault: The Basics
The continuing series Tactics 101 examines air assault tactics - the helicopters, the terminology, and how an air assault should be executed.
Read MoreD-Day, Sixty Five Years Later
June 6, 2009 will mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day, when the eyes of the world were focused on a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast. It is hard for those living in freedom today to imagine just what the news of the Allied landings really meant.
Read MoreCorregidor Virtual Tour
A report on a modern day-cruise tour of Corregidor, where American and Filipino troops made a determined, doomed stand against the Japanese Army in 1942. Accompanied by modern and World War II–era photos.
Read MoreTactics 101 038 – Air Assault
Air assault operations! The authors of the continuing monthly series Tactics 100 on the Armchair General Website kick off a string of articles exploring mobile air assault - what it can do, what it can't, and how to employ it.
Read MoreIraq’s New Armed Forces – Special Report
The troopers of Multi-National Forces Iraq are advising and training their Iraqi counterparts to create a formidable national security structure that will be capable of maintaining internal security and defending Iraqi territory, airspace, and waters
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