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The Japanese Navy at Guadalcanal 1942

The Japanese plan for the war in the Pacific called for the assumption of the strategic defensive once certain vital areas were captured. The Allie...

Nelson's Squadron in 1796

On 10 April Nelson's squadron was positioned to provide bombardment in support of Beaulieu at the Battle of Voltri, only to witness an Austrian fa...

NAPOLEONIC TOURS: 1991–2017

Napoleonic Tours started in 1991 with our first tour—to Paris and Waterloo. The next year took us to Northern Italy, to discover Bonaparte’s first ...

COUNTERSTRIKE DISPATCHES

At Wartenburg the combat loss was estimated as equal to the after-battle attrition... The full story isn’t recorded for Bertrand’s IV Corps but the...

DRESDEN DEFENSES

The Dresden walls had been partially demolished beginning in 1809. George Nafziger says the walls were in "rather poor condition," not compatible w...

Coming to Rabaul

A graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1922, Lt. Toshikazu Ohmae stepped onto the pier at Dublon Island, at Truk Atoll. He looked aro...

The Battle of Eylau — Who "Won"?

It is no exaggeration to state that without the work of Col. John R. Elting, there would be no Zucker Napoleonic wargames. In particular, his work...

Napoleon's Polish Guard Lancers

Read about Napoleon's Polish Guard Lancers in this article.

Everything you wanted to know about Napoleonic Lancers

Read this article to discover what made Napoleonic Lancers so unique.

The History Behind a Famous Painting

Take a dive here into the history behind one of the most recognizable paintings about the Napoleonic Era.

What is History?

Is history real? Or just a mass illusion? See what Kevin has to say here.

Researching the history behind Napoleon's Counterstrike

Noted author Jack Gill has been helping Kevin research the history leading up the the Battle of Dresden, one of the battles in the upcoming Napoleo...