Buried Treasure: World War II Spitfires To Be Unearthed in Burma

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It’s like something out of an Indiana Jones film, if you take away the religious overtones and ophidiophobic adventurer. After 15 years, a British farmer’s quest to find a squadron of legendary fighter planes lost in Burma during World War II has finally paid off. Lincolnshire farmer David Cundall, 62, has spent £130,000, traveled to Burma […]

Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games

New by author Philip Sabin. Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games. Over the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published which bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life. Philip Sabin used such techniques in his acclaimed previous book Lost Battles to cast new light on Greek and Roman land engagements. In this new work, he explores the theory and practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right, based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames and using them to educate both military and civilian students. Simulating War sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside more academically familiar techniques such as game theory and operational analysis. It explains in detail the analytical and modelling techniques involved, and it teaches you how to design your own simulations of conflicts of your choice, as do Philip Sabin’s MA students.

War College @ DunDraCon 36

Dana Lombardy -– historian, author, editor, game designer — is bringing his War College of fascinating seminars and presentations to the DunDraCon game convention, February 17-20 (Presidents’ Day weekend). The schedule includes several talks covering World Wars One and Two, the American Civil War, the Napoleonic Wars, and more! [view program]

Battlefield Tour: Huertgen Forest and Siegfried Line

Denny Koch and Andreas Ludwig @ Homefront

Battlefield Tour: The Bridge of Arnhem

Denny Koch and Andreas Ludwig @ Homefront

Three Historians Evaluate Grant at Shiloh

Line of Departure Online Features has a new article by publisher Jim Werbaneth. The subject is the Battle of Shiloh, and how Shelby Foote, John Keegan and Bruce Catton view the battle, especially Grant’s role during the early stages of surprise.

Napoleonic Tour 2011 Itinerary

The Campaigns for Germany — 22-28 May 2011 — has just released its final tour itinerary. Only three open spots remain for this tour! Join Kevin Zucker and an international group of Napoleonic enthusiasts to the major battlefields and smaller combats; including Jena and the fortress towns of Wittenberg, Dresden, Torgau and the Erz Mountains. View tour itinerary and sign-up here before the last three spots are gone.

Outrage after theft of Waterloo battlefield's 'irreplaceable' cross

Kursk: Battle of Prokhorovka Differing Views

George M. Nipe, Jr. @ War and Game