The Fuhrer still did not consider the American fighting man to be a resolute, well-disciplined soldier. That would change with time and experience.

Part one of a new series focuses on the battle of Ortona – known to those who fought in it as “Little Stalingrad”.

By any measure, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock was one of the North’s finest generals, a genuine hero. When a tough job needed to be done, more often than not Hancock got the call.

The Soviet High Command had an ambitious plan that called for a series of attacks intended to breach the Dniepr Line, isolate the Crimea and hopefully trap Four German armies.

Erwin Rommel, renowned German general of the Second World War envisioned the desert as a great ocean. His tanks like ships on that open sea. He saw his tanks as battleships controlling that sea, and they were the important thing in his mind.

Now that 200 years have passed on one of the most famous naval battles that ever took place in history, it’s time to look back and try to get a fresh look upon it. What made this battle so special?

Wild Bill Wilder gives us a dramatic account of the fierce fighting for the volcanic island of Guadalcanal in 1942.

In a new series of articles, Joeri Teeuwisse gives us a fascinating insight into the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II.

It has been 55 years since the Marines “attacked in another direction” during the campaign around the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. Wild Bill Wilder gives us some insight into this very personal battle against terrain, the bitter cold, and the swarming Chinese.

Discover the connection between a 185 year-old watermill in rural England and one of the United States’ first warships.

Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great or Hannibal – who was the greatest of them all? One reader gives his views, join the debate here!

Since the end of the Cold War, the change in the international scene has shown French headquarters the necessity of changing the French army structure and goals. The need to maintain a large force of troops facing a potential threat coming from the Warsaw Pact is no longer necessary in the modern era. The technical evolution of weapon systems show that a smaller force using professional troops is more useful than a larger force relying on conscripts. The first Gulf War, along with the Kosovo conflict, clearly displayed to the French HQ its limits in projecting French troops around the world.

Ollie North’s “War Stories” documentary on the desperate fighting at the Pusan Perimeter during the Korean War that aired on the Fox Network, Sunday, July 3, included some damning comments about General Douglas MacArthur’s command decisions before and during the war. Frequent ACG forums participant, Romulo “Mo” Ludan thinks there are some facts that Ollie left out. Here is his web article he hopes will set the record straight.

Can a Greeek general from 2,500 years ago teach modern commanders valuable skills needed to overcome a fierce enemy? This analysis of Themistocles shows how he used deception in the narrow channel near Salamis to defeat an overwhelming enemy force. Lessons? You bet.

Armchair General subscriber and frequent on-line forum participant, Romulo Ludan, provided us with his comments regarding some issues surrounding President Harry S. Truman’s firing of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on April 11, 1951.

Affectionately nicknamed “Jug”, the P-47 was one of the most famous AAF fighter planes of World War II. Although originally conceived as a lightweight interceptor, the P-47 developed as a heavyweight fighter and made its first flight on May 6, 1941.