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A Pictorial History of Camouflage
Inspired by the principles of camouflage in nature, creativity in the military art of disguise was spurred in World War I by threats of aerial reconnaissance and long-range enemy fire. Read more
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Senseless Slaughter at The Battle of Fredericksburg
By William E. WelshUnion Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside was prone to dithering. The vanguard of his 120,000-strong Union Army had arrived in Falmouth on the north bank of the Rappahannock River opposite Fredericksburg on November 14, 1862. Read more
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Washington’s Debut at The Battle of the Monongahela
By Christopher MiskimonIn April 1754 the French sent an impressive host down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. Six hundred men with artillery and supplies set out in canoes and bateaux. Read more
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Game Features: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
by Joseph LusterWith another year we have another Call of Duty, this time in the form of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Read more
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Michigan’s Ottawa Indians in the American Civil War
By Roy Morris Jr.While many Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians threw in their lot with the Confederacy, fighting alongside southern troops at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862, a more northern-based tribe—the Ottawa—chose to remain loyal to the Union, in the forlorn hope that its willingness to fight for the white men’s country would help preserve its increasingly imperiled way of life. Read more
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Eppa Hunton at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff
By William E. WelshThe gray-clad Virginia infantry marched quickly through the woods. In the distance they could hear the familiar rattle of musketry signaling an encounter with the enemy. Read more
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Grover’s Savage Attack at the Battle of Second Manassas
By William E. WelshThe New Englanders crept forward through the thick woods toward the Rebel position at mid-afternoon. Trading volleys with the Confederates behind the natural trench afforded by the unfinished railroad line during the Battle of Second Manassas in summer 1862 had so far proved unsuccessful throughout the scorching hot summer day. Read more
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How The Battle of Iwo Jima Saved American Lives
By Mike HaskewOn February 19, 1945, thousands of American Marines hit the beaches on the Volcano Islands in the Pacific, starting what we call today the Battle of Iwo Jima. Read more
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Nintendo Game Releases & Military Titles
by Joseph Luster & James HartOptions for World War II-related gaming run pretty thick if you do the majority of it on PC. Read more
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Burgundian Massacre: the Story of the Nibelungenlied
by William E. WelshWhen the Huns swept through the plains of northern Europe in spring 451 on their way to what would become one of the decisive battles of Late Antiquity, the Frankish peoples could do little to resist the swarming bands of horsemen who showed no mercy to anyone in their path. Read more
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Cherbourg & the Cotentin Peninsula: A Veteran Remembers
by Roy Morris Jr.Like many true combat veterans, my father didn’t talk much about the war—in his case, World War II. Read more
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After the Lincoln Assassination: The World-Wide Manhunt for John Surratt
By Peter KrossOn the evening of April 14, 1865, noted actor John Wilkes Booth entered Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., Read more
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Game Reviews: Wargaming.net’s World of Tanks
by Joseph Luster and James HartWorld of Tanks may be the most self-explanatory game title this side of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Read more
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Grand views and Stirring Tales Await at the Chattanooga Battlefields
By William E. WelshDeep ranks of Federal troops moved steadily across the valley floor toward Missionary Ridge late in the afternoon on November 25, 1863. Read more
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Company of Heros 2 Update Game Review
By Joseph LusterCompany of Heroes 2 players recently got a treat in the form of an update that adds in some oft-requested features. Read more
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Campaign on Land & Sea and in the Air
By Christopher MiskimonAfter the U.S. victory at Midway in June 1942, the focus of the War in the Pacific moved south. Read more
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World of Diving Game Review
By Joseph LusterWorld War II games span a plethora of genres and sub-genres, but a recent content update for World of Diving might be one of the most unique. Read more
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Game Reviews: Explore the Bismarck & HMS Hood in World of Diving
by Joseph LusterWorld War II games span a plethora of genres and sub-genres, but a recent content update for World of Diving might be one of the most unique. Read more
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Books as G.I. Gear: The Story of ‘Armed Services Editions’
The American forces serving in World War II were composed primarily of citizen soldiers—people who had no notion of going to war until Pearl Harbor was attacked. Read more
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Visiting Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
by William E. WelshKennesaw Mountain was an alluring sight to General Joseph E. Johnston as he fell back from Allatoona Pass in mid-June 1864 toward the Confederate supply hub of Atlanta. Read more
