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An anti-Semitic boardgame and an Unexploded WW2 Bomb

Armchair General | Published: December 02, 2011 at 12:55 pm

Two stories related to WW II made recent news. A Holocaust museum’s collection includes anti-Semitic boardgames and children’s books that give insight into 1930s Germany. And a 4,000-lb RAF bomb forced an evacuation in Koblenz, Germany.

Holiday Shopping Guide 2011

Armchair General | Published: November 23, 2011 at 12:54 pm

Armchair General’s 2011 list of recommended games, books and DVDs.

Holiday Shopping Guide 2011: Books

Armchair General | Published: November 23, 2011 at 12:16 pm

A list of recommended books selected by ArmchairGeneral.com that any reader of military history books will be delighted to find under the Christmas tree.

Carlo D’Este Wins Fifth Annual Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Pritzker Military Library | Published: October 25, 2011 at 3:01 pm

Armchair General Advisory Board Member Carlo D’Este wins the $100,000 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.

Carlo D’Este to Receive 2011 Pritzker Military Library Lifetime Achievement Award

Armchair General | Published: June 21, 2011 at 11:34 am

Historian and Armchair General Advisory Board member Carlo D’Este is set to receive the 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for lifetime achievement.

‘D-Day: The Battle for Normandy’ Published as e-Book with Enhanced Features

Armchair General | Published: June 01, 2011 at 12:17 pm

A new e-book edition of Anthony Beevor’s bestselling ‘D-Day: The Battle for Normandy’ offers new features including rarely seen WWII video, some of it in color.

‘Kill or Capture’ – Interview with Interrogator and Author Matthew Alexander

Gerald D. Swick | Published: May 23, 2011 at 9:26 am

An interview with Matthew Alexander, author of ‘Kill or Capture: How a Special Operations Task Force Took Down a Notorious al Qaeda Terrorist,’ who conducted more than 300 interrogations and supervised more than 1,000 in Iraq.

Media War: The Media-Enabled Insurgency in Iraq – Book Review

Peter Suciu | Published: January 19, 2011 at 11:32 am

Armchair General reviews Lieutenant Colonel Pat Proctor’s latest book Media War: The Media-Enabled Insurgency in Iraq.

The Officers’ Club – Book Review

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: January 18, 2011 at 11:20 am

Armchair General reviews Ralph Peters’ latest novel, The Officers’ Club.

Author Jay Wertz and Armchair General Editor Jerry Morelock – Interview

Gerald D. Swick | Published: December 22, 2010 at 9:14 pm

Author Jay Wertz and Armchair General editor Jerry Morelock talk about their work on War Stories: The Pacific, Volume I, Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, and offer tips for helping vets share their stories.

Armchair General is ‘Bowl Eligble!’

Published: December 09, 2010 at 9:33 pm

Author Jay Wertz and Editor Col. (ret) Jerry Morelock will be on hand at the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 30, 2010, to sign copies of The Pacific Volume One: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal.

Sending Books and Games for Review

Armchair General | Published: December 02, 2010 at 12:02 pm

Where to send games, books and DVDs for to be considered for review on the Armchair General Website.

Even More Books for Holiday Gifts

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: November 30, 2010 at 8:06 pm

Armchair General magazine’s editor-in-chief recommends eight books for gift-giving to the history buffs on your holiday list.

Holiday Shopping Guide 2010: Must Read Books

Published: November 22, 2010 at 4:52 pm

Now is the perfect time to buy some must-read books for the upcoming holidays. This article delivers a nice sample of highly recommended books for readers of military history.

Anniversary of the Battle for Fallujah

Richard S. Lowry | Published: November 22, 2010 at 2:11 am

During the sixth anniversary of Operation Phantom Fury, the battle to free Fallujah, Iraq, from insurgents’ control, Richard S. Lowry tells what American forces faced, with an excerpt from his book, New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah.

Skullduggery: 45 True Tales of Disturbing the Dead – Book Excerpt

Brian Kannard | Published: October 18, 2010 at 10:20 pm

An excerpt from the book Skullduggery – 45 True Tales of Disturbing the Dead tells about revolutionary Che Guevara and a man who wanted to extract justice from him, even if Che was dead.

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