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Horrific Fight on Land and Sea
By Mason B. WebbOperation Iceberg, the battle of Okinawa, which lasted from April to June 1945, was the final and largest air-sea-land battle of the Pacific campaign. Read more
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Red Air Force Pe-2
Dear Editor:
I read with interest George Tipton Wilson’s article “Red Air Force Heroines” in the September issue of WWII History. Read more
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Sergeant Martin Troy’s remains are recovered 63 years after his death.
Thousands of military personnel killed in action during World War II rest in unmarked graves, high on mountaintops, beneath the ocean amid the wreckage of sunken ships, in remote jungles and arid deserts. Read more
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Glory Days 2 is real-time strategy game for the Nintendo DS.
By Eric T. BakerNintendo’s DS has never been a platform that wargamers buy specifically for wargames. It is a system that has a lot of good games, but it doesn’t have any “killer application” wargames that would force a military hobbyist to pick one up. Read more
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ATC versus CNAC at the Hump
Dear Editor:
The article in your July 2007 issue, “Over the Hump” by Sam McGowan was an ambitious undertaking as the statistics by the ATC (Air Transport Command), U.S. Read more
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Kurt Waldheim’s diplomatic service was tainted by his Nazi past.
When former United Nations Secretary General and President of Austria Kurt Waldheim died on June 14 of this year, he had been officially barred from entry into the United States for 20 years. Read more
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Swashbucklers Of The China Skies
By Mason B. WebbDuring the dark, early days of World War II, when the Imperial Japanese army, navy, and air force were running roughshod over Asia and the Pacific, it seemed that nothing could stop them. Read more
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Three new games simulate modern-day helicopter combat.
By Eric T. BakerEnemy Engaged 2, from G2 Games for the PC, is a sequel that was seven years in the coming. Read more
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T.F. Wilson’s Memoir of the Indian Mutiny
By Al HemingwayAlthough the bloody Sepoy insurrection of 1857 was SPARK- ed by the introduction of the new Enfield rifle, the seeds of mistrust between Indian soldiers and their British colonial masters were planted long before that. Read more
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The Ohio Valley Military Society’s 15th Annual Show of Shows attracted collectors from all over the world.
By Peter SuciuOne of the finest collections of militaria ever housed in one room was on hand in Louisville, Kentucky, at the 15th annual Show of Shows. Read more
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Leaders would do well to remember Dwight Eisenhower’s warning: “Every war will astonish you.”
With the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq still overshadowing all aspects of American life, it is too early to predict what historians will say definitively about the enterprise. Read more
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Three new games feature arcade-style warfare.
By Eric T. BakerMuch more of an arcade feel this issue as we don’t have any hardcore sims on hand. Read more
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Recalling the devastation of Dresden
By Mason B. WebbIt is highly unusual in the publishing world for two books to come out in the same year on the same topic with the same title (and even the same photo on their covers). Read more
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Debacle at Luban
Dear Editor:
I read the “Debacle at Luban” article in your July 2007 issue with much interest. The study of this unknown campaign gives the reader a clearer insight than he can get from the study of famous battles which are distorted by myth and legend. Read more
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The Desert Fox was respected by both friend and foe.
By the time Erwin Rommel arrived in the Libyan desert in February 1941 he was already a national hero in Germany. Read more
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G5 Software brings a Russian viewpoint to the Vietnam War.
By Eric T. BakerOne of the odd joys of the 21st century is being able to see ourselves as others see us via the games they make about us. Read more
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The Battle for Khartoum
By Al HemingwayHe was known as Mohammed Ahmed and he was born in 1844 at Dirar, a small island near the Third Cataract of the Nile River, in the Sudanese village of Dongala. Read more
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Go to battle for Sparta, Persia, or Egypt in Ancient Wars: Sparta.
By Eric T. BakerGoing in chronological order this time, things begin with Torsten (The Settlers) Hess’s new game, Ancient Wars: Sparta for the PC from Playlogic and Eidos Interactive. Read more
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Jeb Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg
By Al HemingwayHero or scapegoat? Even with the passage of nearly 144 years since the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the rolling hills of southern Pennsylvania, controversy still shadows the role—or lack of role—played by one of General Robert E. Read more
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Submarine warfare is an excellent genre for gaming.
By Eric T. BakerIt is funny how genres come and go. A book becomes a best seller and suddenly there are a plethora of submarine games (and movies). Read more
