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On November 20, 1943, fully 70 years ago, American Marines hit the beaches on the islet of Betio, the principal spit of land that makes up Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Read more
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Back when we previewed Splinter Cell: Blacklist—the sixth installment in Ubisoft’s long-running stealth-action franchise—it was only partially clear how it would differentiate itself from its predecessor, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Read more
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Many consider the War of 1812 to have been a war the United States should never have waged. Read more
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About 30 years ago, my wife and I were walking around a big antique toy market on a county fair site. Read more
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Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton’s outward appearance was that of a well-groomed man. He kept his beard and moustache neatly trimmed, parted his wavy hair on the side, and wore a wide-brimmed hat like a dandy. Read more
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As war clouds loomed over Europe prior to Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, many Americans were divided into two camps—isolationists or interventionists. Read more
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The slender fuselage of the Dornier Do-17 engendered the German bomber’s distinctive nickname of the “flying pencil.” In the summer of 1940, the Do-17 was an integral component of the Luftwaffe air armada that struck British military installations and cities in the vain effort to bring the island nation to its knees. Read more
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On January 21, 1945, Lt. Col. Felix Sparks looked out over the rough, hilly terrain of the Vosges Mountains near Reipertswiller, France. Read more
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Less than a month prior to the time of this writing, the open beta for World of Warplanes officially kicked off. Read more
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Relic Entertainment originally knocked real-time strategy out of the park in 2006 with the original Company of Heroes. Read more
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Sniper Elite V2—which remade Rebellion Developments’ 2005 original—enjoyed a decent reception when it launched across a variety of platforms, including PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, throughout 2012, with a Wii U release that should be hitting shelves shortly. Read more
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Developer Eugen Systems recently followed up 2012’s real-time strategy game Wargame: European Escalation with a fresh sequel, Wargame: AirLand Battle, adding a handful of new features that should serve to hook in newcomers and players of the first game alike. Read more
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The Iraq War is now considered a closed chapter in U.S. history but the true lessons are only now beginning to be drawn. Read more
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Modern-day Turkey is truly a land of east meets west, and within the cosmopolitan city are two of the country’s finest military museums, the Istanbul Naval Museum (Istanbul Deniz Müzesi), which was established in 1897 and includes notable artifacts pertaining to the Ottoman Navy, and the Istanbul Military Museum (Askerî Müze), which is dedicated to more than a thousand years of Turkish military history. Read more
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When 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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We’re dialing things back a few years this time around by diving into Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol, which puts World War I dogfighting in the palm of your hands on the iOS device of your choosing. Read more
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When Chief Aerographer’s Mate Richard Klos volunteered for “prolonged and hazardous” overseas duty, he had no idea what he was in for. Read more
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Sixty-eight years after his suicide in the Führerbunker beneath the smoking rubble of Berlin, the life of Adolf Hitler remains an enigma. Read more
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To be properly excited for the upcoming release of ARMA Tactics, created by the folks at Bohemia Interactive, it helps to also be a little pumped for NVIDIA’s Android-based Project Shield handheld. Read more
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Hard-charging and charismatic, U.S. Army General David Petraeus, together with a cadre of subordinates, attempted to rewrite the methods used by the military to wage future wars. Read more
