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E3 2014 Showcase
This year’s E3 was full of the typical spectacle one expects from a slew of games and promises that are still waiting in the relatively distant future. Read more
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MRAP Ambush
By Christopher MiskimonOn Thanksgiving Day 2009, a convoy of three mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles left the south gate of Camp Ramadi, Iraq, and began the roughly three-mile journey to the Provincial Government Building. Read more
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
By Joseph LusterDespite the franchise’s age, Wolfenstein remains in the category of “new nostalgia” for some. While it has deeper origins—starting with 2D adventure game Castle Wolfenstein, which made its Apple II debut in 1981—the series is well known for its seminal contribution to the first-person shooter genre with 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D. Read more
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Fox Company’s Airborne Saga
By Christopher MiskimonCorporal Manning Haney sat atop a dike near Randwijk, Holland, on October 7, 1944, manning a .50-caliber machine gun. Read more
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Painting Military Miniatures
By Michael CobbMilitary miniatures are an extension of the toy soldiers many of us had when we were children. But they are distinguished from the ones we grew up with in that they are painted and detailed to an incredibly high degree. Read more
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Summer 2014 Military Games
By Joseph LusterCompany of Heroes 2 made a decent splash when it arrived in June of last year, placing players on the Eastern Front of World War II. Read more
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The Angolan Civil War
By Christopher MiskimonThe Cold War was fought on every continent and hemisphere in thousands of battles, large and small. Americans are mostly familiar with those the nation was directly involved in, such as Korea and Vietnam. Read more
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The Ohio Valley Military Society’s Show of Shows
By Peter SuciuThe Ohio Valley Military Society’s Show of Shows (SOS) remains the biggest military collectibles event in North America. Read more
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Brother-Knights Held Vast Power
At the height of their power, the Levantine military-religious orders were a political and military force to be reckoned with not only in the Latin East where they were founded, but also in the Latin West where they had vast estates that funneled manpower and supplies east for the fight against the foes of Christendom. Read more
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June World War II Games
By Joseph LusterImagine if World War II had been fought with nothing but the rolling menace of tanks. No troops on the ground. Read more
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Prospect for Victory?
By Christopher MiskimonOne of the most frequently covered what-ifs of World War II is the possibility of a Third Reich wonder weapon changing the course of the war. Read more
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Serendipity … and the Rest of the Story
We recently received several interesting communiqués from our readers. I’ll share three of them with you.
From Dan Paschen: “There I was, thumbing through your magazine (Fall 2013) at Barnes & Noble … and on page 6 was a photo of my uncle, Lt. Read more
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Captain David Porter in the War of 1812
By Christopher MiskimonThe U.S. Navy in the age of fighting sail was an institution eager to prove itself to the world. Read more
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German Chief Spy Admiral Wilhelm Canaris
By Peter KrossAdmiral Wilhelm Canaris was an enigma. During World War II, he headed the Abwehr, the German intelligence service. Read more
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Dreams of Empire
The story of Charles of Anjou is one of the lesser known episodes of Mediterranean history but a significant one. The youngest of several sons of Louis VIII, Charles received a unique opportunity available to few princes so far removed from succession. Read more
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How The Roman Empire Attained Success
By Brooke C. Stoddard“Augustus found Rome brick and left it marble” is an expression pegged to the first of the Roman emperors. Read more
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Alexander the Great & Macedonian Battle Equipment
By Eric NiderostThe age of Alexander is one of the most celebrated epochs in history, the subject for such Greco-Roman writings as Diodorus, Arrian, and Plutarch. Read more
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The Roman Empire: Conquest Above All Else
by Brooke C. Stoddard
“Augustus found Rome brick and left it marble” is an expression pegged to the first of the Roman emperors. Read more
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
By Brian BelkoThe trailer for another Call of Duty game, this one being developed by Sledgehammer Games, leaked online. Called Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the game will be set in the year 2054. Read more
