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Jerry Morelock

Colonel (retired) Jerry D. Morelock, PhD Title: Editor in ChiefHobbies: Collecting militaria; Reading history and literature Favorite Movies: Paths of Glory, Casablanca, Fargo and Bad SantaBackground: Jerry Morelock graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1969, spending a total of 36 years in uniform. A decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Colonel Morelock’s Army assignments included numerous command and staff positions in field artillery units in the US, Germany and Korea, and two tours in the Pentagon. His last Pentagon tour was in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where, as Chief of Russia Branch, he coordinated US policy in Washington, D.C. regarding Russia and the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union. Colonel Morelock’s final active duty tour was as the Director of the Combat Studies Institute–the history department of the Army’s Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS–a premier position within the Army’s military history community. He not only served as the department head of this outstanding group of...

Doctor Sinister

Doctor Sinister Title: SupervillainHobbies: Evil, villainyFavorite Movies: Citizen Kane, Twelve Monkeys and Revenge of the Surfboarding Mutant Killer Bikini Vampire GirlsBackground: When my close confidant Andrew first asked me to write something here, my initial thought was one of amusement that some people reading this might pretend never to have heard of me. But if you insist on playing this game, my name is Doctor Sinister and I am the future Emperor of the planet Earth and the entire universe. I have a robotic left arm and only one eye following an unfortunate accident which I’d rather not talk about if it’s all the same to you. I live with my private army and some kidnapped scientists on a secret island base somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean (don’t go looking for it, we have it well-hidden) where we breed genetically modified cloned dinosaurs and invent new weapons with which to conquer the planet. Unfortunately I am also surrounded by incompetent fools – but one day my time will come,...

Mark H. Walker

Mark H. Walker Title: Games EditorHobbies: Military history, gamingFavorite Movies: NABackground: Mark H. Walker is a commander in the U.S. Navy reserves, a veteran Electronic Entertainment/IT journalist, and board game designer. He is one of the most prolific writers in the computer gaming industry and has authored or contributed to "forty-some" books, including game user manuals, industry analysis, general computer books, strategy guides, and the critically acclaimed board war game, Lock ‘n Load. Additionally he has written hundreds of computer gaming related articles for magazines such as Civil War, Playboy, Alaskan Airlines Magazine, Autoweek, Microsoft Office Pro, PCGamer, Computer Gaming World, Computer Games Strategy Plus, and several web sites including Gamespy, Electric Playground, Gameslice, and SciFi Weekly. He pens the syndicated Game Guy column with an estimated readership of 100,000....

Jeffrey Paulding

Jeffrey Paulding Title: Wargames EditorHobbies: Military historyFavorite Movies: NABackground: Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Jeffrey Paulding has been playing war games since he was nine years old. He began playing computer war games in 1983 when he purchased his first computer. A life-long student of military history and science, Jeffrey served for eleven years on active duty in the US Army as an infantry officer, continuing in the reserves until he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1998....

Jason Petho

Jason Petho Title: CartographerHobbies: Military historyFavorite Movies: NABackground: Jason Petho is a qualified cartographer who specializes in historically accurate military history maps. Jason is a graduate of the Centre of Geographic Sciences in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada, where he received the "Cartography Award for Outstanding Achievement." Jason has contract war game design and development experience and is a very knowledgeable military history enthusiast....

Brad Gericke

Brad Gericke Title: Contributing AuthorHobbies: Military historyFavorite Movies: NABackground: Major Bradley T. Gericke was commissioned in Armor in 1988 from the United States Military Academy. He holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University with an emphasis in Early-Modern European and British history. Maj. Gericke has published several college texts, numerous essays regarding military affairs, and co-edited City Fights – an anthology about urban combat. He is currently writing a book entitled Spearhead: America’s Third Armored Division in Peace and War, 1941-1992. His assignments include service with tank battalions in the 3d Armored Division in Germany and Southwest Asia, the 2d Infantry Division in Korea, and as an assistant professor in the Department of History at West Point. Maj. Gericke is currently assigned as a Strategic Planner and Speechwriter within the Commanding General’s Staff Group at Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces Command....

Andrew Summersgill

Andrew Summersgill Title: ACG Forum Supreme Commander. Hobbies: Wargaming, Sci-fi, military technology, LEGO. Favorite Movies: Star Wars, Reservoir Dogs and Apocalypse Now. Background: As a lifelong civilian coming from England, I’ve always had an interest in my nation’s history. Considering that Britain has fought quite a few wars over the years, it was inevitable that such an awareness would lead to an fascination with military technology through the ages. Unfortunately (for my wallet!) I’m also one of those people who has far too many hobbies than can possibly be good for me. In addition to my interests in warfare, I’m addicted to computer games of all types and I’m an avid science-fiction fan.  Oh, and I’ve got a large LEGO town in my garage.  Don’t worry, it has its own army to defend itself… For a couple of years, I was the acting Military History Editor for the website, but my current work for the site here revolves around the lively and fun forum community, as well as touring...

Jim Moreno

Jim Moreno Title: Contributing AuthorHobbies: Wargaming, Sci-fi, fine cigarsFavorite Movies: NABackground: Jim began life much like everyone else – upside-down, naked and screaming. A child’s life on a few Army bases in the early 1970’s sparked his interests in all things military & historical soon after. His junior high and high school years were filled with martial arts, Dungeons & Dragons, wargames, video games, and paintball, which served to only reinforce his military history knowledge. Following high school, Jim served about 10 years with the 82nd Airborne Division, including Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and another 4 years with the North Carolina Army National Guard, where he was trained to be a professional journalist/photographer/military historian. Jim came to Armchair General from the Wargamer website, which he credits for starting his game journalist career.  His voluntarily assigned duties here include Game Journalist, the weekly WebOps column, co-writer of The Incorrect Art of War article, (super) Forum Moderator, and Alyssa Milano guru, among others. Aside from his Armchair General life, he’s still involved...

Brian King

Title: Director of Digital Media, Weider History Group Follow Me: Twitter Forum Handle: Siberian H.E.A.T. Hobbies: Wargaming, mountain biking, computers, photography, science fiction Favorite Movies: Aliens, Blackhawk Down, Lord of the Rings Trilogy Favorite Television: Don’t watch television Favorite Books: Earth Abides (Stewart), The Stand (King), Blue Adept (Anthony), books about the fall of civilization Now Playing: World of Tanks, The Operational Art of War III Background: Brian’s interest in military history was cultivated at a young age with war movies, books, models, and eventually wargames. While the other fourth graders were writing book reports on the Hardy Boys, Brian would turn in reports on the Battle of Midway and then go home and work on a model of the USS Yorktown. Similarly, when old enough to grasp the complex manuals, Brian would sit down with a wargame such as Avalon Hill’s Third Reich to see if he had what it took to crush the Axis once again. This led to 20+ years of boardgaming, which continues through the...

Brent Layman

Brent Layman Title: Website Programmer Hobbies: Wargaming Favorite Movies: NA Background: In addition to serving as website programmer, Brent gets to do all kinds of fun things – integrating NT, Novell, and Solaris, designing dynamic web pages, rewriting legacy programs into web-enabled applications, helping to provide user support, and assisting his staff with technical problems. He reports that the people and the learning environment are terrific! Brent was introduced to wargaming by his sixth grade science teacher. He spent the next four years of Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings at his teacher’s house, enjoying the battles of the local club. Some of his favorite memories include SPI’s "Terrible Swift Sword" and "War in Europe" along with AH’s "Squad Leader" series. They also fought with minitatures from the Ancients up to WWII with an emphasis on the Napoleonic era. The love of gaming and military history lead Brent to West Point where he graduated in 1987. His army life started as an Infantry officer in the 82nd Airborne Division. As...

Eric Weider

Eric Weider Title: Publisher, Armchair General Magazine Hobbies: Reading history, touring battlefields, playing guitar Background: Eric was born and raised in Montréal, Canada, but has lived in southern California for the past fifteen years. He is now a proud citizen of the USA. Eric’s father and uncle (Ben and Joe Weider) are the recognized founders of the modern fitness movement with business activities in magazine publishing, nutritional supplements and exercise equipment. During the course of his life Eric has worked at every position in the business from loading orders on trucks to working out complex financings with banks. He truly learned the business from the ground up! Most recently Eric has served as President of his family’s business since 1997. Eric is now putting his magazine publishing skills to work in the field of history, and specifically military history. Having grown up in a household where history was always a priority, he is doing all he can to bring history to life (Eric’s father, Ben, is a world leading...

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Armchair General Magazine Eric Weider — Publisher, Armchair General Magazine Colonel (ret) Jerry D. Morelock PhD — Editor In Chief Pamela Valance — Executive Editor Tonya Gericke — Associate Editor Jason Petho — Cartographer Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Jeffrey Paulding — Wargames Mark Walker — Games Editor Julie Kershenbaum Roberts — Advertising Director Zachary Bathon — Image Editor ArmchairGeneral.com Brian King — Director of Internet Operations Gerald D. Swick – Senior Online Editor Brent Layman — Website Programmer Jim Moreno — Contributing Author Andrew Summersgill — Hall of Fame Jim Cobb — Contributing Games Author Larry Levandowski — Contributing Games Author Michael Tomlin — Contributing Games Author Interested in joining our web team? We are always on the lookout for game reviewers, editors, history writers, and a host of others. Use the contact us page to get in touch with us! We cover books, movies, games, and all of history…   A Brief History: ArmchairGeneral.com went live in late 2003 in support of our very first print magazine issue, which...

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