This review of Crown of Glory: Empire Edition praises its deep game play and state-of-the-art diplomacy, but finds the graphics lacking.

Crown of Glory: Emperor’s Edition is the sequel to the award-winning PC game Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon. What changes can gamers expect? The publisher and developer answer questions in an exclusive ArmchairGeneral.com interview.

A brief analysis of the actions of General Sir John Moore, commander of a British field force that faced the armies of Napoleon in Spain and Portugal. Failure there would have meant disaster.

Top forum topics on the Armchair General Web site this week include the status of the modern British army; the mysterious French cuirassier who supposedly was saved by the British at Mont St. Jean; the Black Book of Communism; and the Korean War.

Armchair General puts you in the role of General Sir John Moore, leading outnumbered British troops against Napoleon in Spain, 1808. What course of action will you choose?

What can Napoleon’s wars in Spain and Portugal teach us about modern war in Afghanistan and Iraq? Plenty, according to U.S. Army major Pat Proctor, who participated in the 2007 campaign redesign for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lists of suggested board and computer games for playing the battles of Napoleon in Spain and the World War II topics of Operation Market-Garden, the East Front and Rommel in Normandy.

A look at the week’s hottest Armchair General forum topics. Debates include Napoleon’s greatest battles, a comparison of the American and French revolutions, and the controversy over whether the U.S. should have used atomic bombs against Japan.

The Armchair General forums are buzzing this week as members choose the most decisive battle of the Napoleonic Era. Other topics include a hypothetical Rome vs. the Han Dynasty, the future of Afghanistan, and spy wars.

Play the history you read with these games on the Napoleonic Wars, Stalingrad and other East Front battles, and Desert Storm tank battles.