A new Civil War historical marker commemorates 28 members of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry who died in an ambush near Simpsonville, Kentucky, January 25, 1865.

Introducing a new online tournament to select the Number One Western of all time from a list of the 100 Greatest Westerns.

Animated battle maps illustrate the ebb and flow of warfare in a concise fashion. Today we look at a battle map for the Battle of Mexico City.

We explore the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and the National World War II Memorial on a fast walking tour through the National Mall in Washington D.C.

The Knob Creek Machine-Gun Shoot offers visitors a rare opportunity to fire such weapons as an M-16, Uzi, German MG 42, or even a flamethrower. The coinciding Knob Creek Military Gun Show has everything from weapons to militaria to meteorites.

The Russian invasion of Georgia has been heralded as the start of a second Cold War. However, Russia of 2008 has a long way to go before it becomes a superpower worthy of the term.

Current hot topics on the Armchair General forums include the Cold War, Lee vs. Grant, French military pride, and what nation left the greatest legacy to countries it invaded. Plus, the 2008 U.S. election and what is history’s greatest battle.

Are book reviews dying out, even among voracious readers? The senior Web editor for ArmchairGeneral.com asks for opinions on the role of book reviews today and whether anyone is reading them.

Summary of the hottest current topics on the forums of Armchair General and the Weider History Group. Subjects encompass military history, modern geopolitical situations, wargaming and wargaming conventions, plus the Wild West and more.

See Nick Popaditch aka Cigar Marine talk about his new book Once a Marine this weekend on Book TV.

World War II Russian Mine Dog from the game Streets of Stalingrad

You never know when history is going to come up and bite you.  Recently I changed my forum avatar to a cute and cuddly thing called a "mine …

Want to know more about Ukraine’s relationship with Russia? Armchair General offers some insights about how Russia has offered citizenship to some Ukrainians.

Armchair General looks at the implications for the Ukraine now that eight million of its citizens are eligible for Russian citizenship under a new Russian law.

A book recommendation for a story of a German soldier fighting on the Eastern Front. A devastating conflict that is conveyed as graphically and honestly as I’ve ever read.

It has been more than a month since the brief but bitter war between Georgia and Russia over the disputed Caucasian territory of South Ossetia. Now, after all the fighting, all the diplomacy, and all the name recognition (and name calling), both sides are in a continuing struggle to prove definitively who fired the first shot.