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Posted on Jun 3, 2014 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

No Retreat! North African Front – Boardgame Review

"No Retreat! The North African Front" is actually two games, one covering maneuvering and battles in North Africa during WW2 and the other covering the Sicily campaign.

Posted on May 29, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

War, the Game – PC Game Review

"War, the Game" is a fun RTS that emphasizes strategy over "real time," though games can devolve into generating the largest number of units and fighting a war of attrition.

Posted on May 27, 2014 in Front Page Features, War College

What If? – Three Strategic-Level Questions of World War II

Most "What-Ifs" of WW2 focus on tactical-level decisions. Here are three that look at strategic-level issues.

Posted on May 23, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

War Thunder: Ground Forces – MMO Game Preview

A report from the beta testing of War Thunder: Ground Forces MMO finds it to be a solid, promising game that has carved out its own unique niche.

Posted on May 20, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Combat Mission: Red Thunder – PC Game Review

Combat Mission: Red Thunder takes players to WW2's Eastern Front in the summer of 1944, when German and Soviet equipment was equally matched, and the new 3.0 Engine introduces new game elements such as flamethrowers.

Posted on May 16, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Wargame: Red Dragon – PC Game Review

Wargame: Red Dragon, 3rd in the Wargame series, takes players to the Far East and gives them control of all units - land, air, and naval - of 17 nations in conflicts from 1975 to 1991.

Posted on May 13, 2014 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like

West Coast Historical Militaria Collectors Show

Photos from the 2014 West Coast Historical Militaria Collectors Show.

Posted on May 1, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features

Armchair General July 2014 Issue – The Longest Day 70th Anniversary

July 2014 issue features Carlo D' Este's on The Longest Day 70th anniversary, as well as stories on the 21st Panzer Division, the Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and the Battle of Golan Heights 1973. Issue is on newsstands now!

Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Piercing Fortress Europa – PC Game Review

"Piercing Fortress Europa" from Matrix Games explores the effects of logistics on modern warfare, in six scenarios set in in the Sicily and Italians campaigns of WWII.

Posted on Apr 17, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Fantasy Kommander: Eukarion Wars – PC Game Review

"Fantasy Kommander - Eukarion Wars" is a turn-based wargame set in a fantasy world. It has some innovative units and magic spells, but the graphics are so 1990s.

Posted on Apr 10, 2014 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

France ’40 – Boardgame Review

"France '40" contains two stand-alone scenarios. One covers the German attempts to cross the Meuse and breakout, and the other focuses on the Allied retreat to and evacuation from Dunkirk.

Posted on Apr 9, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Heroes of Stalingrad – PC Game Review

Mark H. Walkerâ€™s Lock Nâ€™ Load: Heroes of Stalingrad brings his innovative "Heroes" boardgame system to the computer for a quick, yet challenging game with high re-play value.

Posted on Mar 31, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Battle Supremacy – iOS Game Review

"Battle Supremacy," a WW2 tank game for iOS7, is a hybrid between arcade and simulation, with incredible graphics.

Posted on Mar 25, 2014 in Front Page Features, War College

The Battle of Cowpens

At the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, Daniel Morgan's American rebel force of Continentals and raw militia faced Banastre Tarleton's seasoned British veterans.

Posted on Mar 23, 2014 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

The Hunters – Boardgame Review

"The Hunters" is an outstanding simulation of U-boat missions during the Second World War. Easy to learn, but complex and immersive, it features tense historical action.

Posted on Mar 14, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features

10 Questions: General Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau

This interview with General Frank J. Grass, who became Chief of the National Guard Bureau in 2012, is particularly timely and extremely enlightening given the difficult budget choices now facing the Department of Defense.

Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition – MMO Game Review

World of Tanks, the world-wide MMO phenomenon, is now playable on Xbox 360. Peter Suciu takes a look at what's the same and what's different in this new iteration.

Posted on Mar 7, 2014 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features

Armchair General May 2014 Issue – South Vietnam’s Trial by Fire

The May 2014 Armchair General magazine looks at South Vietnamese troops in 1971 invasion of Laos, plus: Heroism in Korea 1950; Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kan.; interactive articles on Normandy 1944, Anglo-Egyptian War 1882, and Malaya 1941-42

Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Cuba Libre – Boardgame Review

"Cuba Libre," the second game using GMT's simple, robust COIN system that simulates non-standard (guerrilla) warfare well. Small and fast moving, "Cuba Libre" is a great introduction to the series.

Posted on Mar 2, 2014 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like

Discovery Launches American Heroes Channel with New Series, ‘Against the Odds’

Military Channel is being re-branded as American Heroes Channel, kicking off with a newly produced series, "Against The Odds," on March 3 at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern).