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‘Kill or Capture’ – Interview with Interrogator and Author Matthew Alexander

Gerald D. Swick | Published: May 23, 2011 at 9:26 am

An interview with Matthew Alexander, author of ‘Kill or Capture: How a Special Operations Task Force Took Down a Notorious al Qaeda Terrorist,’ who conducted more than 300 interrogations and supervised more than 1,000 in Iraq.

July 2011 Mailbag

Armchair General | Published: May 18, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Letters from Armchair General readers, Issue 45 (July 2011), ask about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and challenge a statement made in an earlier issue about Oliver Cromwell’s attitude toward Catholics.

Spotlight on U.S. Navy SEALS and Other Special Operations Teams Around the World

Peter Suciu | Published: May 11, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Author Peter Suciu examines the “best of the best” by taking a look at today’s top special operations teams around the world.

Comparing the Osama bin Laden Raid and World War II Raids

Jim Zabek | Published: May 09, 2011 at 9:30 pm

Armchair General’s Jim Zabek takes a look at two historical special operations missions during World War II that might compare to the the killing of Osama bin Laden.

2011 NFL Draft Honors U. S. Military Personnel

John Ingoldsby | Published: May 09, 2011 at 3:34 pm

Armchair General correspondent John Ingoldsby highlights the U.S. military’s participation at the 2011 NFL Draft.

Special Programs About SEALs on Military Channel

Media Release | Published: May 05, 2011 at 9:42 am

On Sunday, May 8, 2011, the Military Channel will feature programs about U.S. Navy SEALs, from 8–11 p.m. Eastern Time.

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.

Wars Without End – The Challenge of ‘Arab Spring’

John Antal | Published: April 19, 2011 at 2:34 pm

The revolts of ‘Arab Spring’ across the Mideast challenge the UN, NATO and the US, as the application of indecisive military force in the internal rebellions will surely have second- and third-order effects.

May 2011 Mailbag

Armchair General | Published: March 15, 2011 at 3:00 pm

A reader shares his blog on what the United States might do if it ever catches Osama Bin Laden.

Gen. David Petraeus to Resign – or Not

Published: February 16, 2011 at 7:38 pm

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.

iPhone App for Combat Troops

Published: January 25, 2011 at 12:52 pm

A U.S. solider spent $26,000 of his own money to develop an iPhone app that will help his fellow soldiers map, plot and photograph key points on a battlefield to better coordinate supporting units and artillery fire.

Media War: The Media-Enabled Insurgency in Iraq – Book Review

Peter Suciu | Published: January 19, 2011 at 11:32 am

Armchair General reviews Lieutenant Colonel Pat Proctor’s latest book Media War: The Media-Enabled Insurgency in Iraq.

Labyrinth: The War on Terror – Boardgame Review

Christopher Beck | Published: January 07, 2011 at 9:22 pm

A review of ‘Labyrinth: War on Terror,’ a card-driven, area-control boardgame, says it has a ‘neat aspect of having two vastly different sides to play,’ each with its own strategies, but a steep learning curve.

John Tiller Software Releases Squad Battles Modern War

Published: December 30, 2010 at 12:08 pm

The latest Squad Battles game covers modern conflict.

Tooth and Nail – Book Review

Brian King | Published: November 29, 2010 at 4:48 pm

Real-world military tactics, a pandemic in the midst of the War on Terror, and Zombies – ‘Tooth and Nail’ is a book with everything!

Tedium and Terror – The Story of Every War

Gerald D. Swick | Published: November 22, 2010 at 2:57 pm

An article about an American unit in Afghanistan shows the old maxim is still true – war is long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of shear terror.

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