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Dangerous Waters, Battlefield 2: Special Forces, and War Plan Orange
By Eric T. BakerOne of the coolest things the internet has enabled gamers to do is team up and battle together. Read more
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The Hidden History of Valley Forge
By Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)The freezing winter of 1777-1778, which General George Washington’s Continental Army spent on the verge of starvation and collapse at Valley Forge, was a turning point of the American Revolution. Read more
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Call of Duty 2, Heroes of the Pacific, Battlegroup: 1939-1945
By Eric BakerWhat set the original Call of Duty game apart from other first-person shooting games set during World War II is the feeling it delivered that the player was just a small part of a much larger battle. Read more
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Growing Up in the Shadow of the Greatest Generation
By Mason B. WebbFor anyone who has ever wondered why the men who came home from the war refused to talk with their families about their experiences, this book may hold the clue. Read more
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“Butch” O’Hare
By John DomagalskiIt was 7:25 am when Flight Captain William Motes brought his plane down for landing. The arrival of the American Airlines Convair on October 30, 1955, marked the beginning of the first day of regularly scheduled passenger service at Chicago’s new O’Hare International Airport. Read more
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Katyn Forest Massacre
Dear Editors:
Thank you for your article by Richard Rule concerning the Katyn Forest massacre, its subsequent cover-up by the Soviets, and worse, the lack of further action by the Western Allies. Read more
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A conscientious objector, Private Desmond Doss won his nation’s highest award for bravery.
The fighting on Okinawa proved to be some of the most savage of the Pacific War. As American soldiers and Marines blasted the island’s Japanese defenders from reinforced bunkers, caves, and even tombs, incidences of incredible bravery and self sacrifice were commonplace. Read more
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Stemming the Undefeated Tide
By James MarinoThe third banzai charge that night struck the inexperienced, worn out infantry with the force of a blowtorch. Read more
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Supreme Ruler 2010, Rome: Total War, and SOCOM 3
By Eric T. BakerBattlegoat Studio’s Supreme Ruler 2010 for the PC has the look of an old school, tabletop, map-and-counters-wargame, but it has the video game smarts that make it vastly more playable than a board game with this much detail would be. Read more
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Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History
By Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)The United States has been called a country made by war. Read more
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Charlemagne
Dear Editors:
I am writing to point out a small flaw in the June 2005 issue. I was highly impressed by Ludwig Heinrich Dyck’s “Charlemagne: Warlord of the Franks.” Read more
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Combat Mission: Afrika Korps, Codename: Panzers–Phase II, and Squad Assault: Second Wave
By Eric BakerCombat Mission: Afrika Korps is new game for PCs from Battlefront. As the name implies, the setting is the Mediterranean Theater of World War II including North Africa, Italy, Sicily and Crete. Read more
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The Handbook of the Eastern Front
By Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)The magnitude and geographical scale of the battles and campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II and the number of soldiers involved in these operations are almost beyond the understanding of Americans. Read more
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Pappy Gunn
Dear Editors,
WAAC, WAC, ANC, ARC, WASP, WAFS, WAVES, WAMS, SPARS—why don’t we ever see any articles about the brave women who served? Read more
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The Marshall Plan
It was indeed an unprecedented effort to raise a continent from the devastation of a horrific world war, and ironically, the idea belonged to a career soldier. Read more
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Divided Nation, Leyte Gulf, and Age of Empires III
By Eric T. BakerThe American Conquest series, from publisher CDV, follows the birth and evolution of the United States. The latest game is American Conquest: Divided Nation, which takes the story into the tumultuous 19th century. Read more
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The First Marines
by Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)To this day, the U.S. Marine Corps proudly commemorates in its service hymn the Marines’ first overseas operation on “the shores of Tripoli.” Read more
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Hedgehog
Dear Editors:
I took the enclosed photo of Hedgehogs in June 1961 on my ship USS Hector AR-7. Picture was taken on a DD alongside. Read more
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The submarine U-505 made an epic journey from Germany to Chicago.
By Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)The German U-boat U-505 was, according to author James E. Read more
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Sniper Elite, Blitzkrieg II, and Lock ‘n Load: Band of Heroes
By Eric BakerFirst off is a very personal, one on one take on the Second World War. Published by Namco and available on the Xbox, PC, and PS2 is Sniper Elite. Read more
