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New York’s Grenadier Company During the American Revolution
by Marko ZlatichAmong the many local units composing Washington’s army at the Battle of Long Island was the Grenadier Company of New York. Read more
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Game Features: Shenandoah Studios’ Battle of the Bulge
By Joseph LusterIt’s one thing to create games based solely on World War II, but how often do you see a developer focus so closely on a single battle? Read more
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Operation Cobra: The High-Risk Follow-Up to the D-Day Invasion
by Brian Todd CareyOn June 6, 1944 the Allies opened the Second Front against Nazi Germany. Concentrated against the beaches of Normandy, Operation Overlord landed 20 army divisions plus support troops on five beaches in anticipation of a breakout across France and toward Berlin. Read more
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The Venerable General Matthew B. Ridgway
by R. Manning AncellSiren wailing, the jeep propelling Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker headed north from Walker’s tactical command post in Seoul. Read more
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The Battle of Cunaxa and the March of the 10,000
by Eric NiderostAround 10 am on the morning of September 3, 401 bc Cyrus the Younger’s army was approaching the Babylonian village of Cunaxa, a tiny settlement not far from the Euphrates River. Read more
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Words To Bayonets, Bayonets to Bombs: How the Civil War Escalated
By Roy Morris Jr.“Every war will astonish you,” American general Dwight D. Eisenhower said after World War II. As the leader of the Allied forces that successfully landed on D-Day and marched into Berlin 11 months later, Eisenhower obviously knew what he was talking about. Read more
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Victory Delayed: The Battle for Air Supremacy in World War II
By Eric HammelThe popular conception of the struggle in the air over northern Europe during World War II is of squadrons of sleek fighters racing over the German heartland to protect contrailed streams of lumbering bombers stretching beyond sight. Read more
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Operation Overlord’s Colonel Alexis von Roenne
During the early part of 1944, an event took place that would change the outcome of World War II. It seemed insignificant at the time, but would have a profound influence upon Operation Overlord, code name for the invasion of German-occupied France, as well as the resulting Battle of Normandy and the breakout that followed.; Read more
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Medal of Honor vs. Call of Duty
By Joseph LusterIs it really any surprise at this point that the latest Call of Duty title completely obliterated sales records upon its release? Read more
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Locating the Altmark: An RAF Rescue Mission Beyond Compare
By Eric NiderostOn the morning of February 16, 1940, two Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson aircraft lifted off from Thornaby Airfield in northern England. Read more
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The 36th Infantry ‘Texas’ Division in WWII
by Richard A. BerantyThe U.S. 36th Infantry Division, known as the “Texas” Division, was inducted into federal service on November 25, 1940, at Camp Bowie, Tex., Read more
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A Sea Drama of Epic Proportions: The Altmark, Graf Spee & Cossack
By Eric NiderostIn the early months of World War II, Altmark, Graf Spee, and HMS Cossack all had important roles in a sea drama of epic proportions. Read more
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MIS-X’s Shadowy Secrets: Aiding Allied POW Escapes
By Chuck LyonsDuring World War II, one American intelligence unit was so secret it was known only by its post office box number, 1142. Read more
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Hamilton Fish III and the “Harlem Hell Fighters”
By Blaine TaylorIn July 1918, 30-year-old U.S. Army Captain Hamilton Fish, Jr., was in war-torn France with the 15th New York National Guard Regiment—also known as the (U.S.) Read more
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The Gallic Wars: To Northern Gaul
By Ludwig Heinrich DyckThe gray skies of winter still shrouded the town of Vesontio on the Dubis River. To the south, when not obscured by mist and rain, rose the Jura Mountains, and beyond that the lofty peaks of the Alps and the nearest Roman Province, Gallia Cisalpina. Read more
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First Manassas: The Battle of Bull Run
By Earl EchelberryOn March 4, 1861, with war clouds threatening the land, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated the 16th president of the United States. Read more
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The Modoc War of 1872
by Kurt R. NelsonMost Indian battles were small affairs, often company-sized engagements. Many were fought between equally numbered forces, or if disproportional, the U.S. Read more
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Civil War Artillery
By John D. GreshamFor much of its history, artillery has been a weapon of mass destruction and attrition, a force designed to cause casualties, destroy fortifications, and wear an enemy down with its noise, explosions, and shrapnel. Read more
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Gustavus Adolphus: Lion of the North
by Isaac BlatterOddly, the fall of the brilliant King Gustavus Adolphus on the field of battle marked both the beginning of Sweden’s rise to power and the end of one of the most aggressive ages of military reform. Read more
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Game Features: Cold War Battles That Might Have Been
by Joseph LusterFirst on our list is Suprreme Ruler: Cold War, which builds on Supreme Ruler 2010 and 2020 with the bubbling tension of the Cold War. Read more
