In part 10 of his Journey to World War II Battlefields historian and author Carlo D’Este examines the Tragedy of the Abbey of Monte Cassino.

Five crucial lessons the West needs to learn from Libya, other recent conflicts, and from history, as detailed by strategic analyst Ralph Peters.

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Zeebrugge Raid, 1918” that was presented in the September 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

“Atlas of Empires” explores the rise and fall of empires from the ancient world through the colonial era, examining the motivations behind them, the philosophies that contributed to their longevity, and the causes of their decline.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este tours the the town of town of Cassino, Italy in his ninth installment of his Journey to World War II Battlefields.

Author Peter Suciu examines the popular handguns of the major combatant powers of World War II.

Squad Battles: Falklands.  PC Game News.  Publisher/Developer: John Tiller Software. $39.95

John Tiller Software has released Squad Battles: Falklands for immediate sale. Squad Battles: Falklands offers 54 scenarios, the vast majority of which are historical, but also include a …

“An Airman’s Story: Duty, Honor, Country The Legacy Lives On” is an independent, hour-long documentary focusing primarily on the American pilots who flew F105s and F4 Phantoms against the Communist MiGs during the Vietnam War.

Gerald M. Carbone’s sole emphasis in Washington: Lessons in Leadership is the performance of George Washington as a senior military leader. He provides readers with a balanced portrayal.

2500th Battle of Marathon Anniversary.  Boardgame AAR. 

26.2. The stickers are everywhere. If you do a web search for what the heck it means, you’ll get plenty of answers, and they’re accurate enough: it means that person runs in …

Animated map of Ancient Greece, courtesy of The Map as History. Click on map to start animation.

Armchair General has partnered with The Map as History, a company that produces outstanding animated maps with accompanying narration. Each month, a link …

The September 2011 Armchair General magazine reexamines Gen. George Meade, ‘America’s most underrated general.’ PLUS: Napoleon’s Russian nightmare; the Battle of Singling, France, 1944; and interactive features based on World War I and II.

Comments and letters to the editor left over from the September 2011 issue of Armchair General. Should German submariners of WWII be praised as “Great Warriors?”

Author Peter Suciu examines the small arms used by the Third Reich during World War II.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este tours the the small town of San Pietro Infine in his eighth installment of his Journey to World War II Battlefields.

Historians have often criticized Confederate Major General Henry Heth’s decisions that brought on the battle of Gettysburg, but encounters with Pennsylvania’s hastily assembled ‘emergency militia’ may have been behind Heth’s actions.