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Journey To Obsolescence: The Army Air Corps Lighter-Than-Air Branch – Part 3

ZBathon — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:52 +0000

This is the third installment of Neal Creighton's Journey To Obsolescence: The Army Air Corps Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Branch 1917 - 1937.

Warlords of Europe – Boardgame Review

Gerald D. Swick — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:07:51 +0000

'Warlords of Europe' is a strategic board game covering 13th-century Western Europe, with plastic playing pieces and a clever mechanism for handling the Church's moral authority.

True Crime in the Civil War – Book Review

Gerald D. Swick — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:05 +0000

'True Crime in the Civil War' by Tobin T. Buhk covers a wide range of criminal activities related to the war, some well known and some that are not. The author examines multiple original sources and tries to mediate conflicting accounts.

Tactics 101 072 – Heavy-Light Operations

Gerald D. Swick — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:40:34 +0000

Tactics 101, the continuing Armchair General series, assesses Heavy-Light Operations,the integration of heavy and light forces on the battlefield.

Combat Mission Touch – iPad Game Review

Gerald D. Swick — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:43:51 +0000

'Combat Mission: Touch' distills the essence of a fine wargame system into a highly playable portable format for iPad2

July 2012 – American Warlords

Gerald D. Swick — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:34:31 +0000

The July 2012 edition of Armchair General examines MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Nimitz, three "American Warlords" who had little in common - except winning. Also: Kasserine Pass; young Civil War generals; an interactive section and more.

South Africa’s Boer Fighters In The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Part I

ZBathon — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:14:42 +0000

Boer descendant Deetlefs du Toit, a member of South Africa’s parliament, enhances and expands on two articles from the July 2012 issue of Armchair General with a wealth of additional information about the Boer Wars in part 1 of a 2-part series.

CDG 51 – Battle of St. Mihiel, 1918

Gerald D. Swick — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:54:36 +0000

In this free Command Decision Game, you take on the role of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune leading a division comprised of both U.S. Marines and U.S. Army infantry to assault strong German positions near the town of St. Mihiel in 1918.

July 2012 Mailbag

ZBathon — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:37:20 +0000

These are the extra letters to the editor that didn't make into the print version of the July 2012 Issue of Armchair General, about the movie 'Braveheart' and typo in 'Israel.'

Xenonauts – PC Game Preview

Gerald D. Swick — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:56 +0000

Xenonauts seems to take the best parts of the original X-Com and remains faithful to them, while at the same time polishing off the rough edges and removing minor annoyances.