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Carlo D'Este
Renown historian Carlo D’Este, who has recently joined the ACG team as Consulting Historian and Advisory Board Member, provides his analysis of various aspects of World War II in a new monthly feature for the Armchair General website. D’Este is the author of the best-selling biographies, Patton: A Genius for War and Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life as well as numerous books on World War II, including his critically-acclaimed Decision at Normandy.

An Unusual Journey – Dwight Eisenhower’s Odyssey Across Rural America
Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Churchill and Polo
Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Martin Blumenson – My Remembrance of a friend
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Some Recommended Reading
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Agadir and Churchill’s Prediction
Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Nellie – Churchill’s Mechanical ‘Mole’
Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Winston Churchill’s Great Escapade
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Air Chief Marshall Sir Harry Broadhurst
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 (2 Comments)

Training for war in the summer of 1941…and the making of a future Supreme Commander
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Two Days to Remember
Thursday, June 7th, 2007

The Valiant Poles – Pt 4
Sunday, May 13th, 2007 (1 Comment)

The Valiant Poles – Pt 3
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

The Valiant Poles – Pt 2
Thursday, March 29th, 2007

The Valiant Poles – Pt 1
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Some random observations at Christmas, 2006
Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Gen. George S: Patton, Jr. at West Point, 1904-1909
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

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