General Intel | August 21, 2008
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Editor's Welcome
Welcome to the July/August 2008 issue of "General Intel" - Armchair General® magazine’s online newsletter! If you are receiving this, it's because you are a fan of Military History and gaming. Here are the latest highlights from www.armchairgeneral.com.

What's New on Armchair General
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Now you don't have to join the forums if you just want to comment on a specific article! Just add your thoughts in the comment box at the bottom of each article. Of course, our forums are still the place to go for thoughtful discussion, to ask a question or to share your particular historical interests with like-minded souls.

SEPTEMBER 2008 ISSUE
COVER STORY: "Hitler's Best General." We can all be thankful Adolf didn't take Erich on Manstein's advice. FEATURE ARTICLE: Ralph Peters follows up last issue's article on jihadi victories with "Crescent Descending!," a chronicle of jihadi defeats that checked a thousand-year rise. PLUS: Profiles of both the French Foreign Legion and Zulu warriors.

Learn all about it online.

CONFLICT IN GEORGIA
The conflict between Russia and the Republic of Georgia grabbed headlines around the world. We provided on-going analysis of the situation through a series of articles written by Armchair General's editor-in-chief, Col. (retd) Jerry Morelock, Ph.D., formerly Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. In addition, ACG Board of Advisors member Ralph Peters, a renowned author and analyst, provided a military analysis of the situation and the state of the Russian military, an ArmchairGeneral.com exclusive. These articles prompted extensive debate, as many readers commented pro or con.

Jerry Morelock's articles begin here.
Ralph Peters' analysis can be found here.

Armchair General Game News
Get a first look at Combat Mission Campaigns in an after-action report written exclusively for ArmchairGeneral.com. Read reviews of Gary Grigsby's War Between the States PC game; Blackbeard: The Golden Age of Piracy boardgame; Pacific Typhoon, a card game based on WWII naval battles in the Pacific; and find out what's inside the boxes of the Axis & Allies War at Sea: Task Force expansion.

 

Armchair Military History
The September issue of Armchair General includes Maj. Gen. David T. Zabecki's article "The Commander's Right Arm: Evolution of the Military Chief of Staff," a history of the development of the military staff. Additional information appears in an ONLINE BONUS article ALPHABET SOUP! The British Army Staff System of World Wars I and II. Erich Wagner offers advice (with photos) for visiting South Africa's famed battlefields in Sojourning Sacred Ground: Tips on Visiting Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift. Carlo D'Este begins a two-part online series about the overlooked years of Dwight Eisenhower's career in 1941 - The Year Eisenhower Became a General. And the popular Tactics 101 series covers Commander's Guidance.
Other Web Highlights
Selected Articles of Interest
If you watched the HBO miniseries Generation Kill or plan to rent the DVD, you can read an ACG exclusive interview with author Evan Wright and veteran/key military advisor for the series Eric Kocher. And from ACG's library, we present questions for you to answer from the authors of Hurricane of Independence and Legerdemain.

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