
George S. Patton in the 1912 Olympics – Book ExcerptArmchair General | Published: August 17, 2010 at 2:10 pmAn excerpt, including photos, about future general George S. Patton, Jr., in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, taken from a compact new biography from The Generals series by Thomas Nelson publishers. The U.S. Army and Interrogation in Operation Iraqi Freedom – Maj. D. A. Pryer InterviewGerald D. Swick | Published: July 22, 2010 at 3:26 pmAn interview with Maj. Douglas A. Pryer, author of The Fight for the High Ground: the U.S. Army and Interrogation in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003 – April 2004, an expanded version of Pryer’s award-winning Masters Thesis. TV ALERT – ACG Authors on C-SPAN Booknotes, June 13Jerry D. Morelock | Published: June 07, 2010 at 2:15 pmTV Alert – Two of Armchair General’s featured authors are scheduled to be interviewed on C-Span’s Booknotes program on Sunday, June 13 New Dawn – Remembering the Fight for FallujahRichard S. Lowry | Published: May 12, 2010 at 5:49 pmA preliminary look at New Dawn, Richard S. Lowry’s new book about the Battle for Fallujah, Operation Phantom Fury, in Iraq. Tim Newark Interview, Author of ‘Highlander: The History of the Legendary Highland Soldier’Peter Suciu | Published: April 01, 2010 at 4:19 pmTim Newark, author of ‘Highlander: The History of the Legendary Highland Soldier,’ talks in an exclusive interview about how he researched this book and why he felt compelled to write it. Dr. Mark Moyar Interview – Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954 – 1965stephane moutin-luyat | Published: March 22, 2010 at 3:14 pmIn an exclusive interview for ArmchairGeneral.com, professor, historian and counterinsurgency expert Dr. Mark Moyar talks about his book ‘Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965,’ a reassessment of prevailing wisdom about that war. Ottoman Collapse and Aftermath Reading ListRalph Peters | Published: March 11, 2010 at 8:51 pmTwelve books recommended by Ralph Peters to guide readers who want to learn more about a subject that shaped the world we live in today – and that still creates world crises – the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Endless War: Middle Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization – Book ReviewJerry D. Morelock | Published: March 08, 2010 at 7:06 pmA review of Endless War: Middle Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization by Ralph Peters offers insight on one of today’s most vitally important issues – the assault of militant Islam on Western civilization, values and culture. Armchair General and the Colby Symposium in 2010Carlo D'Este | Published: February 25, 2010 at 11:40 pmArmchair General magazine will be actively participating in the 15th annual William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium at Norwich University. Blood and Rage – Book ReviewNick Kaminsky | Published: September 18, 2009 at 11:57 amIn his work Blood & Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism, Burleigh unabashedly shows terrorism as the atrocity it really is. An Armchair General review. Shadow of the Sword: A Marine’s Journey – Jeremiah Workman InterviewPublished: September 09, 2009 at 5:35 pmInterview with USMC Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman, author of Shadow of the Sword, who won the Navy Cross in Fallujah, then battled PTSD after returning home and is active in the Marines’ suicide prevention program. Mike Green and Stories of the Tankers – PodcastArmchair General | Published: August 28, 2009 at 6:28 pmAuthor Mike Green talks in an exclusive podcast about his recent book, War Stories of the Tankers: American Armored Combat, 1918 to Today, first-person accounts from WWI to Iraq. Art of Command – Book ReviewJim H. Moreno | Published: July 28, 2009 at 10:00 amThe Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell, teaches readers about leadership, integrity, determination, and other characteristics personified in the lives of nine famous figures of American military history. Music About the Alamo Through the YearsAllen J. Wiener & William R. Chemerka | Published: May 15, 2009 at 3:56 pmThe Battle of the Alamo has inspired songwriters for over 150 years. It spawned 19th-century ballads, movie soundtracks and a massive pop-music radio hit of the 1950s, The Ballad of Davy Crockett. Two authors explore its musical history. Was Gen. George Thomas Right – A Civil General ControversyDavid Stinebeck and Scannell Gill | Published: May 12, 2009 at 3:49 pmThe fighting style of Union general George Henry Thomas—to crush the enemy in big battles and avoid a war of attrition—worked for him at Missionary Ridge and Nashville in the Western Theater. Would it have worked in the East and saved lives? Fort Laramie, Military Bastion of the High Plains – Book ReviewJerry D. Morelock | Published: May 11, 2009 at 2:13 pmThis 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. |
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