The fall of Singapore, the supposedly impregnable fortress, to Imperial Japanese forces in 1942 was possibly the worst defeat of British arms in history; was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to blame?

A photo essay of the Fort Canning Museum and Memories at the Old Ford Factory Museum in Singapore that preserve the city’s World War II history.

War in the Pacific Skies, by Charlie and Ann Cooper, features the aviation art of Jack Fellows as it tells the story of the fights in the skies wherever Allied and Japanese aircraft clashed in World War II.

This article focuses on Japanese intelligence service successes during World War II, including the amazingly simple method they employed to break US Army Air Force (USAAF) codes that were used in Burma and China.

Iwo Jima veterans need assistance to return to the island for a March 2012 reunion.

Spectacular Allied intelligence breakthroughs in WWII have overshadowed Axis intel successes. German successes are examined in this first part of a two-part series about Axis intelligence operations.

Nightfighter is a masterpiece of aviation wargames, in which players hunt for bombers to shoot down in the darkness over Europe and the Pacific.

The second video tutorial by Lt. Col. (ret) Jeffrey Paulding for successful tactics in the “Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy” game tackles one of the most gut-wrenching types of missions: assaulting a fortified position.

Author and Historian Carlo D’Este examines what a difference someone like Winston Churchill might make in dealing with the current events from these difficult times including his handling of the Iraq War.

The graphics in the “Unity of Command” PC game of the Eastern Front won’t win any beauty contests, but the game provides a great historical feel, good campaigns and a brutal AI to challenge players.

Donald D. Blackburn formed a guerrilla force in the Philippines to harass the Japanese occupiers. Years later, he spearheaded Operation White Star in Laos and planned the Son Tay rescue mission.

The boardgame “Buffalo Wings – WW2 Tactical Air Combat Over Finland” is a simplified version of the old “Fighting Wings” series but is still geared toward players who prefer detail over simplicity in aerial combat games.

Information for those interested in attending the 7th Annual Sarasota World War II Conference January 25–28, 2012 at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel on Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida.

Two stories related to WW II made recent news. A Holocaust museum’s collection includes anti-Semitic boardgames and children’s books that give insight into 1930s Germany. And a 4,000-lb RAF bomb forced an evacuation in Koblenz, Germany.

Playing World of Tanks but want more sizzle in the game? Check out some of these suggested mods. They range from soundpacks to new skins to aids for gamers who are color blind.

‘Tank on Tank’ is a quick-playing, easy-to-learn boardgame in which the number of actions a player may perform in a given turn is concealed by the fog of war.