Peter Suciu gives gamers a peek into what to expect from ‘Homefront,’ a game in which North Korea invades the United States, with a backstory written by John Milius, screenwriter and director on the 1984 ‘Red Dawn’ movie.

Provides links to an animated map of the trails used by settlers traveling to the open lands of the American West before railroads were built, along with links to related online historical articles.

Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States: His own words selected and arranged by Daniel Ruddy. Smithsonian Books, 2010. Hardback, 318 pages plus foreword, introduction, and source notes. No photographs. $27.99.

It unabashedly, unstintingly reflects a man whose love …

Noted historian and ArmchairGeneral Advisory Board member Carlo D’Este examines the true meaning of the Fourth of July.

This review of Doug McChristian’s Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains calls the book a meticulously researched, extensively documented, and wonderfully written account . . . destined to be acclaimed as Fort Laramie’s definitive history.

A review of “The Presidents” collection, an outstanding, new, “must see” DVD set covering ten American presidents. This series shows that American leaders from Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan faced challenges similar to those of today.

The Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 brought national attention to Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Not long before, he thought his military career was all but over and that he would more than likely retire into obscurity.

The Mexican American War by John Tiller explores a challenging subject usually overlooked in PC games, the U.S. war with Mexico, 1846-48. Its seventy-plus scenarios also cover the Texas Revolution.