The year 2011 is the 175th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo and ‘The Glorious Texas Revolution and Great Runaway Scrap.’

Frank Buckles, at age 110 the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, died in West Virginia on February 27, 2011.

A report in The Times of London saying Gen. David Petraeus would resign as commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan by the end of the year appears to have been a bit premature.

Erwin Rommel was “the perfect fighting animal,” but the very characteristics that formed the roots of his victories contained the seeds of his defeats.

Rommel’s Desert War by Martin Kitchen is very well researched and very well written though it relies too heavily on reports from German staff officers who themselves deeply disliked Rommel and sought any opportunity to discredit him.

A review of Steven J. Zaloga’s book George S. Patton: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict recognized the 64-page book wasn’t meant to be an “in-depth” biography, and it succeeds as a brief capsule of Patton’s career and leadership.

In Swords and Swordsmen by Mike Loades each phase of the development and use of the sword is anchored to a specific, often easily recognizable, historic figure associated with a particular type of sword, including Phillip of Macedon, Uesugi Kenshin, George Washington, etc.

Major Dick Winters, the decorated World War II paratrooper made famous in Band of Brothers, has passed away at the age of 92.

Modern additions to what may be the only documented Underground Railroad station remaining in Manhattan has sparked a fight between preservationists, city departments and the building’s owner.

Geraldine Hoff Doyle, whose photo inspired the iconic Rosie the Riveter image on a World War II poster, died at the age of 86 in Lansing, Michigan.

Armchair General highlights PBS’ outstanding American Experience series as it turns its spotlight on the Civil War with a superb biography of the iconic Confederate commander, General Robert E. Lee.

Jonathan Jordan review Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith by D.K.R. Crosswell.

The Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library in Springfield, Illinois, recently acquired a previously unknown photo of of Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s mischievous son Tad.

Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta from Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

Legendary quarterback Roger Staubach talks in an exclusive interview about football, the US Naval Academy, his service in Vietnam, and how the ‘Hail Mary Pass’ got its name.

Take the role of King Henry V at the 1415 Battle of Agincourt in this free Command Decision Game.