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Naval War: Arctic Circle
By Joseph LusterOffering a bit of a change of pace, and location, from our typically WWII-only take on upcoming games is Paradox Interactive’s Naval War: Arctic Circle, developed by Turbo Tape Games. Read more
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Designer Stuart Black brings his considerable expertise to Enemy Front.
By Joseph LusterSo much of the World War II gaming world is dotted with iterative sequels that some measure of surprise at a new IP is to be expected. Read more
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Tactics of the War in the Pacific
By Al HemingwayMany Americans view the conflict in the Pacific during World War II as primarily a series of land battles, mainly fought in a jungle environment between the American and Japanese armies. Read more
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Underground Guerrillas
Dear Editor,
I have enclosed three photos that show without any doubt that the photo used in the “Tito’s War” article is a fake. Read more
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The USS Buchanan achieved lasting fame with another navy and under another name.
The destroyer USS Buchanan (DD-131) was struck from the U.S. Navy roll on January 8, 1941, after being delivered to the British Royal Navy four months earlier to conclude the “Destroyers for Bases Deal,” a critical element of the Lend-Lease program. Read more
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Game Features: Battlefield 3
By Joseph LusterLast time we talked about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, it was one side of the juggernaut war-gaming coin that attacked players near the end of 2011. Read more
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The Power Of The Cloth Part 2
By G. Paul GarsonIf the phrase “the clothes make the man” is true, then it is equally true that the uniform makes the soldier. Read more
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Reflections on “Sneak Attacks and “Dates of Infamy”
At some point during this magazine’s three-month “shelf life,” the date December 7 will fall. As human society has a penchant for observing the fifth- and 10th-year anniversaries of certain events, this December 7 will be a significant one—the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on American military bases in the Pacific that catapulted the United States into World War II and forever changed the course of history. Read more
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The Lusitania Disaster
By Al HemingwayAt 2:10 PM on May 7, 1915, Captain Walther Schwieger, commanding the German submarine U-20, was patrolling off the coast of Ireland, looking for British merchant ships. Read more
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
By Joseph LusterThe 2011 holiday season has been brutal, and as of this writing it’s really only just begun. Sure, it’s easy to sit in the future and reflect calmly on what was yet another ridiculously packed time of year as far as entertainment goes, but those of us living in the present (past?) Read more
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The 1541 Algiers Expedition
By Bruce Ware AllenIn the late summer 1541, 40 warships appeared off the shores of Sardinia, part of a grand armada gathered by Charles the V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor. Read more
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Confederate Cavalry Leader Turner Ashby
Even in an army not lacking for larger-than-life figures, Confederate cavalry leader Turner Ashby stood out from the crowd. Although not particularly tall—about five feet, 10 inches—there was something about Ashby that commanded attention. Read more
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Following the Cambodian seizure of the USS Mayaguez, faulty intelligence led to the debacle on Koh Tang Island.
By Al HemingwayOn May 12, 1975, an American-registered cargo ship, the SS Mayaguez, was suddenly fired upon by Cambodian gunboats and later seized by Khmer Rouge soldiers who boarded her. Read more
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Rudyard Kipling’s enthusiastic support for World War I cost him his 18-year-old son, John, who died at the Battle of Loos in 1915, living up to his father’s vision.
The doomed young English poet Wilfred Owen achieved posthumous fame for his heartbreaking poems about common soldiers in World War I, but another British writer has seen his reputation sink precipitously as a result of his quite different take on the war. Read more
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Through the Eyes of His Enemies
By Al HemingwayNoted Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde once said, “I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. Read more
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Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II
By Joseph LusterIt’s been interesting to follow the trajectory of Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II, a title that has been featured in these pages before but has yet to hit store shelves as of this writing. Read more
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Iron Front—Liberation 1944
By Joseph LusterIn development by the folks at X1 Software (Pacific Fighters: Banzai!), Iron Front—Liberation 1944 is a tale of two sides: the Germans and the Red Army. Read more
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Heroes & Generals
By Joseph LusterIt goes without saying at this point that war-based first-person shooters are practically a dime a dozen. The same could be said about strategy titles, as well, so it always comes down to a particularly innovative touch applied on the creator’s part. Read more
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Deep hatred remains among Poles of Jedwabne.
The tragedy that engulfed the Polish town of Jedwabne during World War II continues to rear its ugly head today.
On the morning of July 10, 1941, a group of Poles in the town, allegedly under the close supervision of German policemen, assembled with the purpose of rounding up the local Jewish citizenry. Read more
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Tito’s War
Dear Editor:
In “Tito’s War” (November 2011 issue), author John Brown’s account of General Draza Mihailovich’s capture and trial for alleged war crimes and collaborating with the enemy, omits a few important details, such as President Harry S. Read more
