Executive Producer Alex Holmes talks in an exclusive interview about House of Saddam, a four-hour miniseries that debuts on HBO December 7, 2008. The miniseries examines the life of Iraq's brutal dictator and the lives of those around him.
Read MoreOscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie talks with Armchair General in an exclusive interview about the movie Valkyrie, what inspired him to write it, and the historical events behind it.
Read MoreThis review says 11 Days in December by Stanley Weintraub is not your typical retelling of the Battle of the Bulge. By focusing on the 1944 Christmas holiday as experienced by soldiers on both sides, it gives a humanistic view inside a violent event.
Read MoreThis review of History Revisited: The Great Battles praises it for intelligent alternative histories – e.g., Napoleon at the Battle of New Orleans – accompanied by summaries explaining how the events could have come about historically.
Read MoreA review of the PBS Medal of Honor special, by Armchair General Editor-in-Chief Jerry D. Morelock, reports that it is must-see TV. The documentary gives the history of the medal and tells the amazing stories of 18 individuals who have received it.
Read MoreBattlefield ghosts have been reported by thousands of people. This review looks at the book Haunted U.S. Battlefields and finds it is entertaining and historically informative as well.
Read MoreIn Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, David Cannadine has selected various speeches to show how Winston Churchill’s ability to communicate and inspire grew over the years.
Read MoreA review of the book Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare. Thirteen insurgencies from the last 110 years are examined, with details on what strategies were employed to combat them, what worked, what didn't, and lessons learned.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreReview of Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Game designers and others within the industry were asked to select their favorite games among those designed by other people and write about them. The results are informative and often surprising.
Read MoreA review of Lawrence Wells' historical novel Rommel's Peace. As its basis, the novel presumes German field marshal Erwin Rommel clandestinely sought a cease-fire with the Western Allies prior to D-Day.
Read MoreJames L. Nelson's new book, George Washington's Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea, describes how a fledgling, ramshackle naval flotilla held its own against Britain's vaunted Royal Navy.
Read MoreGeneration Kill interview with author-consulting producer Evan Wright and key military advisor SSgt. Eric Kocher about the HBO Films adaptation of Wright's award-winning bestseller depicting Recon Marines in the Iraq War.
Read MoreRalph 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.
Read MoreA new book contests the view of Napoleon as warmongering despot and lays the blame for the Napoleonic Wars at the feet of the British government.
Read MoreGeorge Washington’s Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea. McGraw-Hill, 2008. Hardcover. US $26.95.
Read MoreComment on the review of Stupid Wars, and tell us what you regard as some of the most ill-conceived wars, rebellions, and general slugfests in all of history.
Read MoreGive us your thoughts on Steven Pressfield's novel Killing Rommel or on the historical activities of the Long Range Desert Group.
Read MoreHow did you first learn of the Katyn Massacre? If you've seen the film, how did it affect your understanding of this long-concealed atrocity?
Read MoreDiscuss your thoughts on the Truman - MacArthur controversy and this new book.
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