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August 2011 Military Games

By Joseph Luster

Could SOCOM 4 have been released at a worse time? Probably not. The latest in Sony’s exclusive line of tactical third-person shooters had the misfortune of coming out right around the time of Playstation Network’s notorious shut-down at the hands of hacker community “Anonymous,” rendering its chief feature, online play, utterly useless. Read more

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How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution

By Al Hemingway

On a wintry night in December 1773, about 70 men, many of whom were disguised as Indians, unceremoniously dumped an estimated 10,000 pounds, the modern equivalent of $1 million, of tea into Boston harbor. Read more

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The Korean Occupation of America

By Joseph Luster

War landing on U.S. soil is one of the ultimate worst case scenarios, and as such it’s perfect for the kind of game developer Kaos Studios has whipped up in Homefront. Read more

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Coming To Your Console This Summer

By Joseph Luster

There are strategy games, and there are strategy games. You know what I mean when I get all italicized like that; I’m talking about the difference between simply sending units out across a grid-based map to do battle, and actually getting the player involved in the diplomacy of war. Read more

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Finland: Germany’s Blind Alley

By Al Hemingway

Originally a part of Sweden, Finland was absorbed by Russia in the early 19th century. It was not until the late 1800s, when Russia began to impose new taxes on the Finns, draft their citizens into its military, and station troops within its borders, that Finland yearned for its freedom. Read more

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Andrew Jackson and the Drive West

By Al Hemingway

It is ironic that President Andrew Jackson, who was a staunch pro-Union advocate, actually bolstered states’ rights supporters when he refused to endorse the 1832 Supreme Court decision against the State of Georgia in the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homes after gold was discovered on their land. Read more

Churchill joined in the charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898.

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Churchill’s Combat Experience

When a young British lieutenant named Winston Churchill charged into a swirling mob of Dervishes at Omdurman on the afternoon of September 2, 1898, it was not the first time the well-born cavalryman had faced combat in his nation’s far-flung wars. Read more

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Panzer Corps

By Joseph Luster

If everything goes the way developer the Lordz Games Studio is hoping, then this year will be host to something really special for fans of strategy games. Read more

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

By Joseph Luster

The last game in 1C’s IL-2 Sturmovik series, Birds of Prey, was a real treat in 2009, as illustrated in our own head-to-head clash with Heroes Over Europe (both titles published by Ubisoft). Read more

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“One with the Air”

By Al Hemingway

“You either loved him or hated him,” one former Marine said of Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. “There was no in-between.” Read more

Japanese planes prepare for takeoff from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Zuikaku in 1942. A veteran of Pearl Harbor, Zuikaku was heavily damaged during the 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea but survived.

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Marianas Turkey Shoot

Dear Editor:

I just finished reading David Lippman’s article on the Marianas Turkey Shoot in the March 2011 issue of WWII History magazine. Read more

Panic-stricken Union troops stumble down the steep eastern slope of Ball’s Bluff and plunge into the surging Potomac River at the climax of the battle. There were too few boats to evacuate the wounded—much less the fleeing.

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Long Shadows at Ball’s Bluff

By Cowan Brew

For all his great political skills, Abraham Lincoln was a man who made few close personal friends. He was both too private and too ambitious to court a large number of intimate acquaintances. Read more

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Eisenhower’s Hatchet Man

By Al Hemingway

They called him “Beetle.” He could be gruff and downright insulting at times to his subordinates. New officers joining his staff cringed when they had to go in and “meet the old man.” Read more