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Another Honor for ‘War Stories: World War II Firsthand – D-Day, the Campaign Across France

Armchair General | Published: May 23, 2012 at 9:34 am

War Stories: World War II Firsthand – D-Day, the Campaign Across France took top honors in the History: Military category of USA Book News International Book Awards 2012. The book also won a Silver Medal in the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Sioux War Dispatches: Rallies, Repulses, and ‘Villainous Falsehoods’ – Book Excerpt

Marc H. Abrams | Published: May 21, 2012 at 5:55 pm

“Rallies, Repulses, and ‘Villainous Falsehoods’” is an excerpt from a new book by Marc H. Abrams, ‘Sioux War Dispatches: Reports from the Field, 1874–1877.’

A Silver Award for ‘War Stories: World War II Firsthand – D-Day, The Campaign Across France’

Armchair General | Published: May 03, 2012 at 4:30 pm

‘War Stories: World War II Firsthand – D-Day, The Campaign Across France’ won an Independent Publisher Book Award, Silver, in the History – World History category.

Armchair General With Dale Dye At Iwo Jima

Dale Dye | Published: March 23, 2012 at 12:19 pm

Author, actor and director Dale Dye, Captain, USMC, ret., sends Armchair General an update from his latest trip to Iwo Jima with a group of returning World War II veterans.

‘A Nightmare’s Prayer’ Wins 2012 Colby Award

Media Release | Published: February 27, 2012 at 9:01 pm

‘A Nightmare’s Prayer,’ (Threshold Editions, 2010), the first Afghanistan memoir ever to be published by a Marine Harrier pilot, has been selected as the winner of the 2012 William E. Colby Award.

‘D-Day: The Campaign Across France’ Features Veterans’ Memories

Armchair General | Published: February 15, 2012 at 11:22 am

‘War Stories: D-Day – The Campaign Across France,’ blends memories from WW2 veterans of many nations into a well-researched narrative of events, supplemented by photographs and original maps.

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.

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