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Art of Command – Book Review
Art of Command – Book Review (ArmchairGeneral.com)
Despite its title, The Art of Command is not merely another compendium on leadership and command.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Art of Command – Book Review
The Art of Command – Book Review
The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell,
teaches readers about leadership, integrity, determination, and other
characteristics personified in the lives of nine famous figures of American military history.
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )History Animated – An Interview with Its Founder
History Animated – An Interview with Its Founder
Armchair General Website writer Jim Moreno fired off a few rounds of email questions for Webmaster and military historian James Cagney concerning the HistoryAnimated Website, and here’s the report!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Insights into the Georgia – South Ossetia – Russia Conflict
Insights into the Georgia – South Ossetia – Russia Conflict
Recent news reports out of the Caucasus region may leave readers wondering what the fuss is all about. ACG Editor in Chief, Jerry Morelock (former Chief of Russia Branch on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon) offers his insight into the Republic of Georgia-South Ossetia- Russia [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )George Washington’s Secret Navy Book Review
George Washington’s Secret Navy Book Review
Think of the seafaring forces that have squared off against the massive military might of the Royal British Navy. Not many of them came out of the fight in the same condition as they went in—if they came back at all. James L. Nelson’s new book, George Washington’s Secret Navy: [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Punic Nightmares I
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History – Show 21 – Punic Nightmares I
Was it geopolitics or simply bitter hatred that fueled the ancient bloodbaths known as “The Punic Wars”? Dan highlights the unimaginable things people experienced during this intense face-off between Rome and Carthage.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )No Better Place To Die
No Better Place To Die
It is known as the bloodiest small-arms battle in the history of U.S. warfare. Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped in the night through a torrent of gunfire into the swamped Normandy countryside. Hundreds were killed before they landed. Many drowned. Those who survived faced a deadly and vital mission. [...]
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Silent War – Boardgame Review
Few boardgames have dealt with submarine warfare, and fewer still have been set in the Pacific Theater of World War Two. Compass Games’ excellent solitaire title Silent War brings the uncertainty and risk of mid-twentieth-century sub warfare to a tabletop near you.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Au Revoir Josphine, Bonjour Marie-Louise and the King of Rome!
The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #22 – Au Revoir Josphine, Bonjour Marie-Louise and the King of Rome!
In this episode we cover some of the events that happened in Napoleon’s private life during the peace that lasted from Wagram in 1809 until The Sixth Coalition in 1812, including:
Napoleon’s divorce from Josephine
His attempts to wed Tsar Alexander’s [...]
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