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The Ill-Fated Goettge Patrol: General Alexander Vandergrift
by John WukovitsBorn in 1887 in Virginia, Alexander Archer Vandegrift was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1909. Read more
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General Kurt Student: Serving in Both World Wars
by Richard RuleKurt Student, the founding father of Germany’s elite parachute forces, was born on May 12, 1890, and served with distinction as a fighter pilot and squadron leader in World War I. Read more
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Game Reviews: Naval War: Arctic Circle
by Joseph LusterOffering a bit of a change of pace, and location, from our typically WWII-only take on upcoming games is Paradox Interactive’s Naval War: Arctic Circle, developed by Turbo Tape Games. Read more
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Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey
By Glenn BarnettJust before dawn, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise turned into the wind to launch her planes. Nervous and excited pilots roared into the darkness of the vast Pacific toward the unsuspecting Japanese. Read more
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Were the Angels of Mons in World War I Real, or Mass Hysteria?
By Robert Barr SmithSome Tommies swore it had been St. George, the warrior saint of England. Others said the “Angels of Mons” might have been St. Read more
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The Politics of Military Heroes
by Roy Morris Jr.Defeat has a funny way of producing heroes.
The British lost an embarrassing battle to Zulu tribesmen at Isandhlwana, but the improbable defense of an insignificant river crossing 10 miles away by a handful of rear-echelon soldiers, overage officers, and civilians created a new crop of heroes for the public to idolize. Read more
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Joseph Stalin’s ‘Leningrad Affair’
by Richard RuleSoviet Premier Joseph Stalin harbored a great suspicion of the people of Leningrad, even after the war.
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Stalin had always suspected that the non-conformist and spirited Leningraders might one day rise up against him as they had done against their leaders in the 1917 revolution. Read more
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Game Reviews: Civilians Take Center Stage in This War of Mine
by Joseph Luster and James HartThis War of Mine is unlike any war game I’ve ever played. Part strategy game, part The Sims, 11 bit studios’ bleak wartime experience is something that’s tough to play but important. Read more
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Game Reviews: Heroes & Generals
by Joseph LusterIt goes without saying at this point that war-based first-person shooters are practically a dime a dozen. The same could be said about strategy titles, as well, so it always comes down to a particularly innovative touch applied on the creator’s part. Read more
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Charlie Bond’s Air Duels
By Bob BerginOn May 4, 1942, American Volunteer Group (AVG) pilots Charlie Bond and Bob Little were in the alert area at Paoshan, China, a small grass aerodrome just north of Burma. Read more
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The Siege of Przemysl
By Christopher MiskimonA horrible siege on the Eastern Front occurred at the outset of 1915. The city of Przemysl in southeastern Poland belonged to Austria Hungary. Read more
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Colonial Conquest
By Joseph LusterFans of classic turn-based strategy games might recall 1985’s Colonial Conquest. Argonauts Interactive ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for a reboot earlier in 2015, reimagining and rereleasing the conquest simulator for today’s strategy-loving PC players. Read more
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Battle of the Standard — August 22, 1138 AD
By Terry GoreThe English commander, William de Aumale, heard the roar of the Scots army even before it appeared out of the early morning mists. Read more
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Siege of Osaka Castle
By Eric NiderostIn 1611 Tokugawa Ieyasu had every reason to be pleased with himself. His son Hidetada was Shogun, supreme warlord of Japan, but in truth it was Ieyasu who ruled the country behind the scenes. Read more
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The Four Days’ Battle: A Dutch Triumph
By Eric NiderostAdmiral General George Monck, first Duke of Albemarle, walked into the great cabin of his flagship Royal Charles with a calm and determined air, tersely greeting his assembled captains before they all sat down at a large table. Read more
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The Kokoda Track Campaign: World War II’s Trail of Death
by A.B. FeuerThe Kokoda track campaign involved a trail that leada south along the western side of the Eora Creek Gorge and through the villages of Deniki and Isurava to a trail junction at Alola. Read more
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‘Trail of Death’: The Kokoda Track
By A.B. FeuerIn 1994 James Anderson and a few other adventurers retraced the Australian Army’s withdrawal from Kokoda in 1942, and followed the track across the Owen Stanley Mountains. Read more
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‘General’ William Eaton: To The Shores of Tripoli…
By Mark S. LongoMost Americans can recite the second line of the immortal “Marine Hymn” by memory, but few actually know what it means. Read more
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Civil War Generals: Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill
By Roy Morris Jr.The men who wore Confederate gray were notoriously high-strung and quick to anger—none more so than Stonewall Jackson and Ambrose Powell Hill. Read more
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Joachim Murat: Napoleon Bonaparte’s ‘Premier Chevalier’
By Jeremy GreenDashing hussars in beautifully braided dolmans and fur-lined pelisses; chasseurs in their brilliant green uniforms; the heavy cavalry of cuirassiers in their glistening breastplates, mounted on magnificent chargers; and the dragoons, wearing brass Grecian helmets with long, flowing manes of black horsehair—all magnificent in their martial and fashionable airs. Read more
