Has your knowledge of history ever ruined a movie for you? Do you have a question about military medicine? These are two featured forums on the Armchair General Web site, plus forums on propaganda, human wave assaults and the greatest WW2 campaign.

During Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for D-Day, German E-boats attacked a convoy protected by a single escort boat. Author Richard T. Bass presents new facts and raises questions about an official cover-up that continues to this day.

This week’s hot discussion topics on the Armchair General forums include planned Nazi attacks on the U.S. with V1 robot bombs, a hypothetical WWII without American participation, and the question of whether European emigres are fleeing Muslims.

Armchair General Website writer Jim Moreno fired off a few rounds of email questions for Webmaster and military historian James Cagney concerning the HistoryAnimated Website, and here’s the report!

Current hot topics on the Armchair General forums include the Cold War, Lee vs. Grant, French military pride, and what nation left the greatest legacy to countries it invaded. Plus, the 2008 U.S. election and what is history’s greatest battle.

Summary of the hottest current topics on the forums of Armchair General and the Weider History Group. Subjects encompass military history, modern geopolitical situations, wargaming and wargaming conventions, plus the Wild West and more.

Armchair General looks at the implications for the Ukraine now that eight million of its citizens are eligible for Russian citizenship under a new Russian law.

After returning from 10 days in Afghanistan, a retired U.S. Army colonel reflects on 9-11 and the sacrifices made by Soliders in its aftermath.

Armchair General’s Web team reports on what they saw at two game conventions in 2008, the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, and Historicon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,

Why would the U.S. military off-the-shelf computer games in its training? Dr. James Sterrett, simulations instructor from the Digital Leader Development Center, explains how these consumer games help to develop combat leadership skills.

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Miguel Vargas-Caba, author of “Bear: Flight to Liberty,” uses the 1976 defection of Soviet MiG pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko to pose questions about who is a traitor and who is a hero. He invites readers to share their opinions.

The 1396 battle of Nicopolis was the last great battle of the Crusades. Different customs between East and West concerning warfare helped Bayazid the Thunderbolt defeat King Sigismund’s army.

We have a Naval theme for this episode of Grunts…

Incidentally, in case readers haven’t already seen this in the ACG forums, Grunts was recently featured on the BBC News website.…

When a deadly storm crashed ashore in the early days of the American Revolution, some saw it as a natural disaster; others swore it was the work of God. An examination of Enlightenment thought versus 18th-century patriotic and religious beliefs.

Renowned biographer and military historian Carlo D’Este examines a lesser-known period of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s career in the first of a two-part series.