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Strategic Command World War I Released

Published: March 02, 2011 at 11:15 am

Strategic Command World War I has been released for purchase and a demo is also available for those who wish to sample before purchase.

Last U.S. World War I Vet Dies at 110

Published: February 28, 2011 at 2:21 pm

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

First to Die – Book Review

Duncan Rice | Published: February 15, 2011 at 12:44 pm

The book First to Die: The First Canadian Navy Casualties in the First World War by Bryan Elson covers the creation of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Battle of Coronel, and the four midshipmen referred to in the title.

Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia – Book Review

Frederick J. Chiaventone | Published: February 14, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Author Frederick J. Chiaventone reviews Michael Korda’s Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia.

Erwin Rommel – Roots of Victory, Seeds of Defeat

Douglas Sterling | Published: February 03, 2011 at 9:09 pm

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

Strategic Command: World War I Exclusive Screenshots

Published: November 23, 2010 at 3:15 pm

Our courier has just arrived in his Sopwith Camel and has rushed these screenshots over to Intel.

As you can see, Hubert Cater at Fury Software has been hard at work on his upcoming new strategy game, Strategic Command: World

Commander: The Great War Dev Diary 3 Published

Published: November 22, 2010 at 5:07 pm

The Lordz Game Studios have released the third of their ongoing series of developer diaries about their upcoming game Commander: The Great War.  This diary takes a look at British and American troops, and gives special emphasis on landships

Strategic Command World War I Announced

Published: November 18, 2010 at 10:05 pm

Fury Software and Battlefront.com have announced Strategic Command World War I: The Great War 1914-1918, the latest grand strategy game in the series from award winning game designer Hubert Cater. Battlefront.com boasts that the game is more than just …

John Tiller’s France ’14 – PC Game Review

Jim Cobb | Published: November 12, 2010 at 7:19 pm

Although based on HPS’s successful Panzer Campaign series, France ’14 is more than Panzer Campaign in a spiked helmet – units types have been remade significantly.

Over Flanders Fields – PC Game Review

Rick Martin | Published: August 25, 2010 at 11:03 am

The PC game Over Flander’s Fields proved to be the nearly perfect re-creation of WWI aerial combat this reviewer has long been searching for; a review of this holy grail of biplane battles.

August 1914 – Boardgame Review

Sean Stevenson | Published: August 06, 2010 at 1:24 pm

This reviewer found the August 1914 boardgame from Avalanche Press to be a solid entry in the World War I game field, reflecting the more mobile small-unit tactics of the opening months of the war in the East.

A National Treasure: The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library

Carlo D'Este | Published: May 05, 2010 at 12:51 pm

Historian Carlo D’Este highlights the Kemper Lecture at the National Churchill Museum where he discussed the military life of Winston Churchill.

Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War – PC Game Review

Neal West | Published: April 23, 2010 at 12:30 pm

This review of Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War praises the game’s scale of user customization, simulation of each plane’s unique handling, and beautiful graphics, but found its pilot career mode and limited choices of aircraft disappointing.

Turkey to Observe 95th Anniversary of WWI Battle of Gallipoli

Media Release | Published: March 31, 2010 at 12:51 pm

On April 16–25, 2010, Turkey will observe the 95th anniversary of the First World War battle of Gallipoli with numerous activities.

CDG 37 – Rommel in World War I, 1917

Armchair General | Published: March 01, 2010 at 3:24 pm

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Rommel in World War I” that was presented in the March 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

MAP OF THE MONTH – Europe Redrawn After World War I

Armchair General | Published: February 16, 2010 at 2:54 pm

An animated map showing how a series of treaties redrew the map of Europe after World War I, with links to articles about the League of Nations, the 1920 Polish-Soviet War, and World War I in the colonies.

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