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Ralph Peters: Our New, Old Defense Strategy: President Obama Resurrects Early Rumsfeld-era Priorities

Ralph Peters | Published: January 11, 2012 at 5:18 pm

Ralph Peters analyzes President Obama’s recently announced new defense plan and its ramifications on the future of U.S. security.

Ralph Peters: Twilight of the Drones – Recent Loss of RQ 170 In Iran a Possible Game-changer

Ralph Peters | Published: December 12, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Author Ralph Peters examines how the recent loss of an RQ 170 Spy Drone in Iran is a possible game-changer for the U.S. and its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fleet.

Tanking In Battlefield 3 and Red Orchestra 2

Charlie Hall | Published: November 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Comparing how tanks operate in Battlefield 3 and Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad tells us a lot about how the games themselves are designed and the kind of gamer each will appeal to.

Lock ‘n Load Announces New Pre-Order Trial and Honneur & Patrie

Published: September 06, 2011 at 10:30 am

Today Lock ‘n Load has announced it has created a new trial program for pre-orders, and the first game to be placed into that system is an expansion to Heroes of the Gap, Honneur & Patrie

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Learning from Libya: Few Surprises for Serious Students of War

Ralph Peters | Published: August 29, 2011 at 5:29 pm

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

Matrix Games/Slitherine to Publish Frozen Synapse

Published: May 23, 2011 at 2:18 pm

Matrix Games and Slitherine have picked up the turn-based tactical shooter, Frozen Synapse.

Reactions to Osama bin Laden’s Death

Armchair General | Published: May 02, 2011 at 8:55 am

Reactions to news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.

Tactics 101 059: Smoke in the Defense

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: April 11, 2011 at 9:40 am

Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series on ArmchairGeneral.com, looks how a smart defender can use smoke to advantage on the battlefield.

Libya Offers Cease-Fire

Published: March 18, 2011 at 12:54 pm

Libyan government offers cease fire in response to UN resolution.

Tactics 101 058 – Smoke in the Offense

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: March 17, 2011 at 7:15 pm

This month’s installment of Tactics 101 addresses the ways a commander can utilize smoke in the offense, providing analysis on the ‘DOs’ and the DON’Ts of offensive smoke.

Libya’s Qaddafi: Staying Power

Peter Suciu | Published: March 16, 2011 at 12:31 pm

Author Peter Suciu examines Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and how he has maintained power for 40 years.

Tactics 101 056 – Military Deception Means and Techniques

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: January 07, 2011 at 11:55 am

Means and techniques of military deception are explored in this installment of the continuing monthly series ‘Tactics 101′ on ArmchairGeneral.com.

Israel Takes on Iran

Published: December 23, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Israel attacks nuclear Iran in ‘Persian Incursion,’ Clash of Arms’ new board wargame designed by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson.

DCS Black Shark – PC Game Review

Rod White | Published: October 08, 2010 at 12:48 pm

A review of DCS Black Shark, a hard-core PC simulator of the Russian Ka-50 attack helicopter, warns that this “study simulation” requires a lot of study but flight-sim fans looking for games in the tradition of AH-64D Longbow will love it!

Tactics 101 051 – The Marshaling Plan

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: July 27, 2010 at 4:11 pm

The monthly series Tactics 101 continues its look at airborne operations with an examination of how to develop a Marshaling Plan for activities from the first warning order until the first aircraft takes off with airborne troops.

Tactics 101 050 – Airborne Fundamentals

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: June 28, 2010 at 12:50 pm

Four fundamentals in airborne operations are explored in the continuing monthly series Tactics 101 on ArmchairGeneral.com.

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