This review of Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution finds the book by Gerald M. Carbone successfully illuminates the vital elements of the personal and professional life of Greene, George Washington’s indispensable general.

Would Alexander the Great have been so great had Phillip II not ruled before him? A new book, Philip II of Macedonia, explores that question. This review on ArmchairGeneral.com examines its conclusions.

In Decision at Strasbourg, military historian David P. Colley shows Supreme Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower at his worst, blindly rejecting a brilliant plan to stick with the “broad front.”

ARMCHAIR GENERAL’s Editor-in-Chief Jerry D. Morelock reviews Circle the Wagons!, a book aiming to set straight the historical record of skirmishes between Indians and pioneer wagon trains.

Poetry and war may seem to be at opposite extremes but in truth are very closely related, as shown in Survivors’ Songs, a book of World War One poetry and prose. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.

Twenty-first century technology is increasing at a rapid place, especially on today’s battlefields. P.W. Singer’s book Wired for War explains the hows and whys of the robotics revolution in warfare. An Armchair General review.

A review of the book Castles, Battles & Bombs: How Economics Explains Military History finds it to be an interesting first look at applying economic theory to military history.

This review of Dying for Saint Lo: Hedgerow Hell, July 1944, says the book breaks two weeks of fighting into day-by-day accounts, relying heavily on first-person accounts, unit reports and historical records.

A Christmas shopping list of recommended military history books and DVDs for your armchair general.

This review says 11 Days in December by Stanley Weintraub is not your typical retelling of the Battle of the Bulge. By focusing on the 1944 Christmas holiday as experienced by soldiers on both sides, it gives a humanistic view inside a violent event.

This review of History Revisited: The Great Battles praises it for intelligent alternative histories – e.g., Napoleon at the Battle of New Orleans – accompanied by summaries explaining how the events could have come about historically.

Battlefield ghosts have been reported by thousands of people. This review looks at the book Haunted U.S. Battlefields and finds it is entertaining and historically informative as well.

In Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, David Cannadine has selected various speeches to show how Winston Churchill’s ability to communicate and inspire grew over the years.

A review of the book Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare. Thirteen insurgencies from the last 110 years are examined, with details on what strategies were employed to combat them, what worked, what didn’t, and lessons learned.

Review of Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Game designers and others within the industry were asked to select their favorite games among those designed by other people and write about them. The results are informative and often surprising.

A review of Lawrence Wells’ historical novel Rommel’s Peace. As its basis, the novel presumes German field marshal Erwin Rommel clandestinely sought a cease-fire with the Western Allies prior to D-Day.