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May 2015 Military Games
By Joseph LusterThis 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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Collision of Empires
By Christopher MiskimonWorld War I was only days old when German General of the Infantry Hermann von François went forward to view his soldiers engaged in combat south of Stalluponen in East Prussia. Read more
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Famous Navy Ships: The USS Phoenix & ARA General Belgrano
By Brad ReynoldsThe USS Phoenix fought under two flags during her 44-year career. She gained initial prominence as a United States ship during World War II and concluded her career as an Argentinian combat casualty in the Falklands War of 1982. Read more
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Game Reviews: Updates to World of Tanks & Sniper Elite III
by Joseph Luster
Sniper Elite III: Ultimate Edition‘s new DLC Available for PS4, Xbox OneIf you’ve been holding out on getting Rebellion Development’s Sniper Elite III on consoles, there’s now an even better way to get into the x-ray-blasting action. Read more
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WWII Espionage: Eric Arthur Roberts, Britain’s Quiet Hero
By Michael E. HaskewMany times in war otherwise obscure individuals are called upon to take extreme risks in service to their country, and more often than any casual observer may ever know, the heroic deeds of these individuals remain in the shadows, forgotten footnotes or even totally lost due to the passage of time and the continuing sweep of history. Read more
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Military Book Reviews: March 2015
by Chris Miskimon Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914World War I was only days old when German General of the Infantry Hermann von François went forward to view his soldiers engaged in combat south of Stalluponen in East Prussia. Read more
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The Nightmare Mission Into Laos: Operation Lam Son 719
By William E. WelshThe South Vietnamese raid into the Laotian panhandle in February 1971 only confirmed what everyone already knew. Read more
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An American Legend: The 1903 Springfield Rifle
By Arnold BlumbergIn 1896, the .30-40 “Model 1896 Krag Rifle” became the standard United States Army’s first bolt-action, magazine, smokeless-powder service rifle. Read more
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Game Reviews: Sniper Elite’s Zombie Army Trilogy
by Joseph LusterOxford-based developer Rebellion Games—whose credits range from 1994’s Alien vs. Predator to 2012’s NeverDead and beyond—is giving shooter fans another chance to take in the Sniper Elite stand-alone Nazi Zombie Army games in the handy Zombie Army Trilogy collection. Read more
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Why Operation Sea Lion, the Nazi Invasion of England, Never Happened
Michael E. HaskewWithout doubt, the fall of France was an unmitigated disaster for the Allied cause. However, for all its failures in command, strategy, and tactics, it could have been much worse. Read more
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The USS Washington Battleship: How it Turned the Pacific Tide
by Brad ReynoldsPrior to American entrance into World War II, the USS Washington battleship’s initial assignment was escorting supply ships between England and Russia in support of the Lend Lease Act. Read more
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Famous Navy Ships: The USS Pueblo & the “Pueblo Incident”
by Brad ReynoldsIn the midst of the Vietnam War, one of the most famous ships of the era was an electronic and signal intelligence ship posted off the east coast of North Korea. Read more
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What to See at Fort Donelson National Battlefield
by William E. WelshThe soldiers of the two armies at Fort Donelson awoke on the morning of February 15, 1862, to another frigid morning. Read more
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Important Women in World War 2: Female Spies
By Patricia McBrideMention spies and most people will think of James Bond or Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible, but most people would struggle to name some notable female spies—apart perhaps from Mata Hari—yet they have always existed. Read more
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Famous Navy Ships: USS Olympia, Flagship of Unexpected Imperialism
by Brad ReynoldsThe later half of the 19th Century was a defining time for the American Navy as it began to modernize its ship design and tactical thinking. Read more
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Union General John T. Croxton’s Southern Odyssey
by Arnold BlumbergAfter escaping from Brig. Gen. William H. Jackson’s Confederate division on April 1, Union Brig. Gen. John T. Read more
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The French and Indian War: Duquesne to Louisbourg
by Michael HaskewFrom 1756 to 1763, the armies of Great Britain and France fought the French and Indian War for preeminence in North America. Read more
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Game Features: Vietnam 65
by James HartNo static occupations, no traditional front lines, and growing opposition from both the local population and citizens back home—for America, Vietnam was a very different kind of war. Read more
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Paul Allen Finds Musashi, Sunk During Battle of Leyte Gulf
by James HartToday, billionaire Paul Allen has claimed to have found the Musashi, flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, sunk during one of the largest naval engagements in history. Read more
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Naval History: The Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War
by Brad ReynoldsAt the turn of the 19th Century, Japanese incursions into Korea forced Russia to fortify her ports at Vladivostok and Port Arthur. Read more
