The Battle of Evesham: The King Fights Back
by Terry GoreThe Battle of Lewes was over, and with it the end of the actual power of the English king, Henry III. Read more
More on Paul Allen’s Discovery of the Musashi
By Michael E. HaskewPaul Allen is one of the wealthiest men in the world. In fact, Forbes magazine ranks him 51st with a net worth of approximately $17.5 billion. Read more
Operation Weseruebung: the German Invasion of Norway & Denmark
By William WelshThe German invasion of Denmark and Norway, known as Operation Weseruebung, heralded a new stage in warfare in which cooperation of air, land, and sea forces was essential for successful offensive operations. Read more
The Feud Between Stephen Crane and Teddy Roosevelt
By Roy Morris, Jr.Among the small battalion of war correspondents on hand to witness the charge up San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, was a slender, sallow young writer named Stephen Crane. Read more
Ace Combat: Joint Assault
by Joseph LusterAce Combat games aren’t exactly known for being precision flight sims, or sims of any kind, for that matter. Read more
The Battle of France: Furor Teutonicus & Gallic Débâcle
By Blaine TaylorThe year 1939 was one of massive military parades across Europe. On April 20, the largest ever was held in Berlin to celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday, complete with the paratroopers, wheeled artillery, tanks, half-tracks for motorized infantry, and overhead Luftwaffe fly-bys that would mark the coming campaigns and revolutionize warfare forever. Read more
Slitherine Group’s Order of Battle: Pacific
By Joseph LusterFans of classic-style strategy games will be delighted to know that Slitherine Ltd. has another gem on their hands; if they’re not waist-deep into playing it already, that is. Read more
The U.S. Cavalry: Boots, Saddles & Tanks
By Ted PulliamOn June 15, 1930, a poised cadet from the Virginia Military Institute proudly drove his dilapidated old Ford through the gates of Fort Myer, Va., Read more
Wartime Industrial Colossus
By Christopher MiskimonAs spring turned to summer in 1941, America’s thoughts turned unwillingly toward war. While the nation was still reluctant to enter World War II, it now realized it needed to prepare its military, which had languished in the funding-starved 1930s. Read more
Game Features: Pandemic Studios’ The Saboteur
By Joseph LusterI love shooters as much as the next adrenaline-pumping gamer; it’s practically a requirement if you want some kind of interactive war experience outside of strategy titles. Read more
How Jean Rapp Saved Napoleon Bonaparte’s Life… Three Times
By Blaine TaylorFew mortals commanded such intense devotion from their troops as did French Emperor Napoleon I, and fewer soldiers still can claim to have had a direct hand in helping to save the life of their commander. Read more
Behind the Names: The Cornell War Memorial
By Flint WhitlockWhenever I look at names on a war memorial, I can’t help but wonder about who those people were, what they looked like, what kinds of lives they led, and the circumstances of their deaths. Read more
John Pope vs. Little Crow: The Sioux Uprising
By Roy Morris Jr.John Pope’s second campaign as an army commander went considerably better than his first. Not that it did his reputation—or Abraham Lincoln’s, for that matter—any particular good. Read more
What I did last summer (and fall)
One of the great things about being a military historian is that you get to go places and meet people you might not ordinarily get to see and meet. Read more
Game Reviews: Top Gun: Hard Lock for the XBOX 360
by Joseph LusterI have strangely fond memories of the original Top Gun game. I say “strangely” because, for all intents and purposes, it was practically impossible for myself and almost everyone else I knew at the time. Read more
The King’s German Legion at Waterlooo
By Christopher MiskimonThe Battle of Waterloo was A nightmare from hell. Musket balls, shot, and shell flew back and forth, tearing apart men and horses and leaving their broken bodies to litter what had been a pristine field just days before. Read more
The Curse of the Whig Party
By Roy Morris, Jr.The short-lived Whig Party had a fair degree of success electing candidates for president, winning two of the five presidential elections in which it fielded a candidate. Read more
Remembering Edward Saylor & the Doolittle Raiders
By Michael HaskewOn April 18, 1942, scarcely five months after the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other American military installations on the island of Oahu, the U.S. Read more
The Duke of Wellington’s Preparations for the Battle of Waterloo
By William E. WelshField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, was in Vienna when the news arrived in early March 1815 that Napoleon had escaped from exile on Elba and returned to France. Read more
H-Hour: World’s Elite
by Joseph LusterKeeping with the theme of team-based tactical shooters is H-Hour: World’s Elite, which is currently in the works at SOF Studios, which has former SOCOM talent—the project is spearheaded by David Sears, creative director of the original SOCOM—among its ranks. Read more
