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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...

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...

Save Manassas Battlefield

American Battlefield Trust Going to COURT to STOP the World’s Largest Data Center The “world’s largest data center campus” doesn’t belong at Man...

Historical Arguments

Designers and authors need to be careful not to let personal biases affect their interpretation of historical events. Read more here.

Does This Look Familiar?

This box was used by Napoleon to maintain the orbat information on the Austrian armies in Germany and Italy in 1805. It blew me away when I saw it ...

U.S. Armaments Captured by Taliban, August 2021: Total Value $85 Billion

600,000 weapons, 75,989 vehicles and 208 aircraft, including: 2,000 Armored Vehicles Including Humvees and MRAP's 75,989 Total Vehicles: FMTV, M35...

Perspectives on Japanese Naval Intelligence

The Japanese Navy had initiated a crash course in attempting to create a world-class fleet, starting from scratch in the late 19th c., even copyi...

The Thorn in the Eye: History of the Mantua Siege

Excerpt from “The 1799 Campaign in Italy, Vol. 4The battle of Novi and the End of the Italian CampaignBy Enrico Acerbi View of the large entrench...

Haslach: Dupont’s Baggage

Tim Carne, Vince Hughes, and Kevin Zucker It is rarely intended that any troops should have to enter the fight without supply. If so, it is usually...