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Posted on Jul 30, 2014 in History News

Last Crew Member of ‘Enola Gay’ Dies at 93

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, last surviving crew member of the B-29 "Enola Gay," passed away Aug. 27, 2014.

Posted on Jul 14, 2014 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Roads to Moscow: Battles of Mozhaysk and Mtsenks, 1941 – Boardgame Review

"Roads to Moscow: Battles of Mozhaysk and Mtsensk, 1941" is a complex board wargame, but one that rewards players by providing a deeper understanding of this period of WWII and of combined-arms warfare.

Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Carlo D'Este

The Awful Waste and Destruction of War

Historian Carlo D'Este reflects on what war correspondent Ernie Pyle described as "the awful waste and destruction of war."

Posted on Jun 30, 2014 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features

Close Combat: Gateway to Caen – PC Game Review

"Close Combat - Gateway to Caen" PC game focuses on the First Battle of the Odon and introduces Cromwell and Churchill tanks, the M-10 Achilles tank destroyer, and other new equipment.

Posted on Jun 16, 2014 in Front Page Features, War College

The Mighty Mo’ – Touring the Battleship USS Missouri

The USS Missouri (BB-63), the last battleship the United States built, is now a museum at Pearl Harbor. This article tells what visitors can expect to see aboard the "Mighty Mo'."