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Alexander Nevsky’s Glorious Victory
By John E. SpindlerThe mass of heavily armored crusader knights swept across the frozen surface of Lake Peipus toward the Novgorodian troops that waited anxiously on the eastern shore. Read more
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“Need reinforcements. Without them, kiss us goodbye.”
In April 1963 the U.S. Special Forces established a triangular-shaped fortified outpost at the southern end of the remote A Shau Valley in what was then the northern part of South Vietnam. Read more
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Hard Road to the Rhine
By Michael D. HullJanuary 1945—with World War II in its sixth year—found the Allied armies going on the offensive after the Battle of the Bulge, but they were still west of the Rhine and six weeks behind schedule in their advance toward Germany. Read more
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Clash of Giants
By Eric Niderost
On the evening of July 4, 1809, Emperor Napoleon’s Grande Armee prepared to cross a narrow waterway from Lobau Island to Marchfelt, a large, flat plain that bordered the eastern banks of the sinuous Danube River. Read more
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Putting the Cork in the Bottle at Los Negros
By Patrick J. ChaissonGeneral Douglas MacArthur gripped the rail of the light cruiser USS Phoenix as the warship bombarded shore positions on the Japanese-held island of Los Negros. Read more
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“Italy Is Ours”
By David A. NorrisDeep in a brick-lined tunnel, grenadiers of the army of Louis XIV hacked at a sturdy wooden door. Read more
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Soldiers: A Forgotten Hero
By Nathan N. PreferHe led the American drive up the New Guinea coast, took his troops ashore on Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines, and was designated by the Allied supreme commander in the Pacific, General Douglas MacArthur, to lead the planned invasion of Japan itself. Read more
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Gavin’s Sky Soldiers
By Joshua ShepherdBy mid-afternoon on September 20, 1944, the deceptively placid waters of Holland’s Waal River were wreathed in dense clouds of smoke. Read more
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Soldiers: Quanah Parker
By Mike PhiferSpread out and turn the horses north to the river,” Quanah Parker shouted to his fellow warriors. It was the late 1860s and Parker was part of a war party that had swooped down on isolated ranches and farms near Gainesville, Texas. Read more
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Three Kingdoms Return With a New Romance
By Joseph LusterRomance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the most iconic franchises in the history of strategy gaming. Read more
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Refight Aims for Warship Glory
By Joseph LusterRefight: The Last Warship is a free-to-play strategy game from Chinese developer Fantian, and it originally launched on PC via Steam Early Access back in May 2019. Read more
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From VR action to relentless zombie fighting, we’ve got a couple of unique World War II niches to explore.
By Joseph LusterWith the Blitzkrieg fast approaching the Allied front, chances of survival are slimmer than ever. It’s going to take a bold soldier with an experimental M-4 Sherman tank at his disposal to help increase those odds in the slightest and, as you may have guessed, that soldier is YOU. Read more
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To the Summit of Suribachi
By Christopher MiskimonIn the predawn darkness of February 23, 1945, a patrol went out toward the towering mass of Mount Suribachi. Read more
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The Legend of the Black Sheep
In the 1970s, actor Robert Conrad starred in Baa Baa Black Sheep, leading a band of brawling, hard-drinking U.S. Marine fighter pilots flying their Vought F4U Corsairs against the best Japanese fighter jockeys in the Solomon Islands, and the show became a staple of weeknight television viewing. Read more
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Warsaw Introduces Hand-Painted Turn-Based Strategy
By Joseph LusterIn the grand scheme of things, World War II games tend to stick to a similar aesthetic regardless of genre. Read more
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Hearts of Iron Expands Its Naval Capabilities
by Joseph LusterIf 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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The Stealth Thrills of Sniper Elite V2 Return in Remastered Form
By Joseph LusterEven 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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The Latest Total War Game Shines
By Joseph LusterAt this point, Sega and developer Creative Assembly’s Total War franchise is about as dependable as can be. Read more
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The Fate of Rodes and His Brigade Leaders After Gettysburg
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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A new work on the Battle of the Little Big Horn assesses the veracity of survivors’ accounts of the battle.
By Christopher MiskimonMajor Marcus Reno’s column fired the opening shots of the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. Read more
