The latest installment of the continuing series Tactics 101 examines the principles of war – what they are and how they evolved.

Armchair General appeals for YOUR help to move legislation forward to recognize the Doolittle Raiders’ with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este expresses emotions stirred up by the Boston Marathon Bombings.

Perhaps no area of military doctrine is tinkered with more than the targeting process. The latest installment of “Tactics 101″ puts a bulls-eye on the subject, including such information as how targeting has changed since the War on Terror began.

For well over half a century USS Bear served the Navy, Revenue Service and Coast Guard, pliing the waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, saving lives, and at least once helping to capture spies,

Author and historian Carlo D’Este gears up for the upcoming 18th annual William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium, to be held at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont on April 10-11, 2013.

This installment of the continuing monthly series “Tactics 101″ looks at the history and doctrine of military infiltration maneuvers.

Armchair General Editor in Chief Jerry Morelock and longtime ACG subscriber, Deetlefs du Toit detail their recent trip to the Anglo-Boer War Cape Rebels Memorial with information and photos, including the scenic and historic Paarl region of South Africa.

Norwich Universityofficials announce that Thomas P. McKenna, of Stowe, Vt., is the 2013 William E. Colby Award winner for his book “Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam” (The University Press of Kentucky, 2011).

In OPERATION PILLAR OF DEFENSE, November 2012, the old met the new as Israel battled Hamas in the ether to shut down Hamas’ info operations and replace them with their own.

Writer Peter Suciu offers highlights from the annual military collectibles show, known fittingly as Show of Shows or SOS.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este offers part II of his examination of the relationship between Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s and his World War II chauffeur, Kay Summersby.

The heavy tank never found a satisfactory role in America’s military service, but it wasn’t for lack of trying on the part of tank designers.

This month’s Tactics 101 looks at all aspects of the assembly area: selection, actions of the quartering party, maneuvering from the release point to the assembly area, occupying the assembly area, and maneuvering out of the assembly area.

In the wake of the Gen. David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell scandal, author and historian Carlo D’Este examines Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s relationship with his World War II chauffeur, Kay Summersby.

This month, “Tactics 101″ looks at the tactical road march, the 80th installment in this series. You cannot take shortcuts in planning and preparation for tactical road marches, and units must be trained on the what-ifs that can occur.