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If you’ve played through Hearts of Iron IV at this point, you’ve likely gotten a feel for the ups and downs of the naval aspect of Paradox Interactive’s latest World War II-based grand strategy game. Read more
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Even with all the improvements made in a series over the years, sometimes it’s a breath of fresh air to go back to the earlier roots. Read more
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At this point, Sega and developer Creative Assembly’s Total War franchise is about as dependable as can be. Read more
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Major General Robert Rodes, as well as three of his five brigade commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg, did not survive the American Civil War. Read more
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Major Marcus Reno’s column fired the opening shots of the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. Read more
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At this point, the year 2027 still sounds vaguely futuristic, even though it’s right around the corner. Read more
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On November 1, 1943, a gunfight unfolded on the high seas. It began with a more conventional naval battle, a depth-charge attack by an American destroyer on a German U-boat. Read more
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The dirt roads leading from Spotsylvania toward the North Anna River 20 miles to the south were choked with blue-uniformed Union troops and gray-clad Confederate troops on May 21, 1864. Read more
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Railway Empire has made a name for itself as a rail management simulator on PC and consoles, and the game recently laid its tracks even farther with a trip into the heart of Deutschland in the Railway Empire: Germany DLC. Read more
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The Air Conflicts series of dogfighters has been buzzing around since 2006 and has inspired a number of sequels and spinoffs since its initial debut. Read more
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While the eyes of the world remained on Normandy during the difficult days that followed the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, a scant nine weeks later another amphibious invasion of France took place. Read more
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Just after 6 am on July 5, 1943, Vasiliy Krysov spotted the enemy. Six tanks moved slowly toward him and the SU-122 self-propelled gun he commanded. Read more
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Colonel James Van Fleet, commander of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, which splashed ashore at Utah Beach 75 years ago on D-Day, June 6, 1944, was an uncommon soldier. Read more
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Hardly a month goes by that there isn’t something related to World War II in the news. Here’s a sampling of some recent news items—all from February 2019:
Identification SoughtOn January 3, 1944, the destroyer USS Turner (DD-648) exploded under still mysterious circumstances near the entrance to New York Harbor. Read more
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A black Opel automobile raced through the streets of Cologne, Germany, on March 6, 1945. The driver, 40-year-old Michael Delling, was making a run for it. Read more
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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, who was attired in civilian clothing in keeping with his role as an observer for U.S. Read more
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Of the many groups that fought in World War II and have been largely forgotten in the history of that great conflict, none are more neglected than the women who served and died doing their duty alongside the men of the United States Army. Read more
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From his naval base at Tawi Tawi in the southern Philippines, Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda anxiously perused intelligence reports that might provide a clue to the objective of the next seaborne South Pacific invasion by American military in the spring of 1944. Read more
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On March 11, 1836, General Sam Houston rode into Gonzales, a small town near the Guadalupe River in Texas. Read more
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When it comes to arcade-style aerial action, there’s always been something special about Bandai Namco’s Ace Combat series. Read more
