These are the extra letters to the editor that didn’t make into the print version of the July 2012 Issue of Armchair General, about the movie ‘Braveheart’ and typo in ‘Israel.’

Adna R. Chaffee, Jr., is known as the ‘Father of the U.S. Armored Forces’ because of his leadership, expertise in organizational maneuvers, and grasp of doctrine, as well as an ability to clearly articulate his vision for an independent armored force.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este recalls the day he heard that President Franklin Roosevelt died in April 1945.

‘The German Aces Speak’ presents interviews with four of the Luftwaffe’s most important commanders of World War II: Walter Krupinski, Adolf Galland, Eduard Newmann, Wolfgang Falck.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este highlights this year’s military history symposiums held on beautiful Lido Key in Sarasota, Florida.

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Saladin Vs. Crusaders, 1187” that was presented in the March 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

Armchair General Editor in Chief Jerry Morelock reviews Cain at Gettysburg by Ralph Peters.

‘Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles’ takes its information from a work that was the source for biographies of Civil War officers that were printed on 19th-century tobacco trading cards. Reproductions of artwork from the cards are included.

The fall of Singapore, the supposedly impregnable fortress, to Imperial Japanese forces in 1942 was possibly the worst defeat of British arms in history; was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to blame?

Author and historian Carlo D’Este examines what a difference someone like Winston Churchill might make in dealing with these difficult times.

A ‘Napoleonland’ theme park to rival Disneyland? If they build it, will we come?

Author and Historian Carlo D’Este examines what a difference someone like Winston Churchill might make in dealing with the current events from these difficult times including his handling of the Iraq War.

Donald D. Blackburn formed a guerrilla force in the Philippines to harass the Japanese occupiers. Years later, he spearheaded Operation White Star in Laos and planned the Son Tay rescue mission.

A copper sword stolen from Abraham Lincoln’s Tomb has been recovered.

Copper thieves stole a sword from Lincoln’s

A story about the struggles of the Ernie Pyle Museum in his Indiana hometown raises broader questions about big museums vs. small ones and the survival of small, local museums in today’s economy.