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.

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Clarke at the Battle of Nancy, 1944” that was presented in the November 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

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

The U.S. Army’s famous Patton Museum is undergoing a multi-year transformation changing its focus to that of Army leadership.

In “Hitler’s Master of the Dark Arts: Himmler’s Black Knights and the Occult Origins of the SS” Bill Yenne explores how Hitler and Himmler used a variety of social movements in 1920s Germany to create the mythic images of the SS.

In this interactive decision-making game you assume the role of U.S. colonel Bruce C. Clarke, commander of Combat Command A (CCA), 4th Armored Division, as you prepare to encircle the German-held city of Nancy, France, in September 1944.

The November 2011 issue of Armchair General features John Ingoldsby’s “10 Questions” interview with legendary NFL coach Bill Parcells. Here is the complete text of the interview.

After the War: The Lives and Images of Major Civil War Figures After the Shooting Stopped, by David Hardin, tells the post-war stories of 11 figures from the Civil War, ranging from U.S. Grant to Mary Chestnut.

A Fox News story says portraits of Adolph Hitler’s parents have been found in a home at Solana Beach, California.