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Favorite Body of water connected with a battle	16	27 Sep 2022 11:00 a.m. PST
Child soldiers - do you have any and have seen action?	25	26 Sep 2022 2:03 a.m. PST
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New York historical reenactments canceled	16	23 Sep 2022 8:28 a.m. PST
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15mm pack mules, US please	6	19 Aug 2022 6:42 a.m. PST
Land of Hope Young Readers Edition	7	18 Aug 2022 3:27 p.m. PST
Terrain “books”?	3	13 Aug 2022 12:47 p.m. PST
NEW Gen. Pettygree Battlestory: Port Moresby Air Attack	3	03 Aug 2022 7:01 a.m. PST
Royal Air Force Museum (Midlands) RAF Cosford	9	31 Jul 2022 1:40 a.m. PST
8 female soldiers who changed the course of US	5	24 Jul 2022 3:55 p.m. PST
Bastille Day	10	15 Jul 2022 10:19 a.m. PST
Terror to the Wicked	2	11 Jul 2022 4:25 p.m. PST
Translation help please.	8	11 Jul 2022 9:04 a.m. PST
Happy Birthday U.S.A.	15	05 Jul 2022 4:51 p.m. PST
International Naval Wargames Day, August 6th	10	02 Jul 2022 7:07 p.m. PST
Happy Canada Day	14	02 Jul 2022 10:00 a.m. PST
the disgraceful Howard Zinn	113	29 Jun 2022 8:13 p.m. PST
Doping soldiers so they fight better – is it ethical?	9	28 Jun 2022 4:40 a.m. PST
Political generals (in a good way.	7	27 Jun 2022 8:23 p.m. PST
A Countdown Through History’s Most Elite and Deadly	11	24 Jun 2022 3:29 p.m. PST
The Evolution of the American Tank	1	23 Jun 2022 9:10 p.m. PST
Top 4 Reasons Why Wargames Are Better with More Luck	21	23 Jun 2022 3:32 p.m. PST
The Best Service Weapons Nicknames of the US Military	5	21 Jun 2022 3:29 p.m. PST
Another 80th Anniversary Today: Repulse and Prince of Wales	23	20 Jun 2022 6:29 p.m. PST
Opinions on Wargames Atlantic sets?	25	18 Jun 2022 1:36 p.m. PST
Miniatures Exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution	4	15 Jun 2022 5:30 p.m. PST
Poor quality troop can make for great fun	18	15 Jun 2022 1:59 p.m. PST
The 8 Greatest Comebacks in Military History	8	13 Jun 2022 8:44 p.m. PST
Pre and Post nominals	5	07 Jun 2022 3:25 p.m. PST
Gordon is your favorite Pasha	4	06 Jun 2022 6:35 p.m. PST
What If? 19 Alternate Histories Imagining a Very Different	9	03 Jun 2022 2:52 a.m. PST
"Missing" Uniform Information	16	02 Jun 2022 7:43 a.m. PST
Best Fighter Aircraft of the 1910’s	22	31 May 2022 4:29 p.m. PST
Great Video of the Wreck of the Tierra Firme fleet	5	26 May 2022 7:30 a.m. PST
Best Communist General is...	11	19 May 2022 10:25 a.m. PST
Best Moustache in history is...	7	16 May 2022 9:14 a.m. PST
Overlaying historical and modern political maps	1	13 May 2022 1:26 a.m. PST
Prussian Army in WSS and GNW	5	12 May 2022 11:50 a.m. PST
Worst war to be a tanker?	28	11 May 2022 7:21 a.m. PST
Marching A Mile In Your Enemy's Boots....	18	30 Apr 2022 1:46 a.m. PST
Brilliant Military Retreats	1	28 Apr 2022 9:30 p.m. PST
Tunnels in Warfare	3	28 Apr 2022 3:09 p.m. PST
Hey Brits - stop the self loathing	22	27 Apr 2022 1:38 p.m. PST
Don't be Brave...	9	17 Apr 2022 9:32 a.m. PST
Woodie Guthrie, Favorite Communist!	9	08 Apr 2022 8:53 a.m. PST
Interesting article on "colonising" of Americas…..	17	06 Apr 2022 7:58 a.m. PST
Clutter---	8	05 Apr 2022 2:48 p.m. PST
A Short History of Military Tattoos	10	01 Apr 2022 3:36 p.m. PST
Overall Has Russia Been A Positive Influence on European	14	25 Mar 2022 9:56 p.m. PST
Favorite Spanish War? Peninsular!	1	21 Mar 2022 12:36 p.m. PST
Happy Spring	8	21 Mar 2022 12:10 p.m. PST
History and What-Really-Happened	12	08 Mar 2022 3:21 p.m. PST
Frontier Miniatures - A New Beginning	61	07 Mar 2022 9:22 p.m. PST
Most Ridiculous Military Hat Is...	7	07 Mar 2022 1:00 a.m. PST
The Worst Military Leaders in History - Book	12	06 Mar 2022 8:23 p.m. PST
The 4 biggest myths US Marines keep telling themselves	22	03 Mar 2022 3:57 a.m. PST
Black History Month	5	02 Mar 2022 7:17 p.m. PST
Favorite Castle? Krak de Cheveliars!	5	01 Mar 2022 3:09 p.m. PST
contradictions of American history	2	28 Feb 2022 8:30 p.m. PST
Battlefields - Haunted? Probably not...	4	25 Feb 2022 3:18 p.m. PST
Favorite Non-Battlefield You've Visited	29	23 Feb 2022 7:20 p.m. PST
Battlefields 2022 March 12th 2022	3	18 Feb 2022 4:14 p.m. PST
Military Food Rations From All Around The World	5	17 Feb 2022 3:22 p.m. PST
New Gen. Pettygree's Recent Photos	10	12 Feb 2022 10:15 a.m. PST
1/72 Revell HMCS Snowberry K166 Flower Class Corvette	20	04 Feb 2022 8:33 a.m. PST
why we ALL need to listen to the other side	33	30 Jan 2022 6:11 a.m. PST
The Biggest ‘Lies’ We’re Taught About U.S. History	49	25 Jan 2022 3:47 p.m. PST
One of the Most Consequential Weapons in Military History	5	24 Jan 2022 7:58 a.m. PST
Saving the colors? Good or bad? Honorable or not?	16	24 Jan 2022 7:56 a.m. PST
What is your favorite type of helmet?	35	24 Jan 2022 7:44 a.m. PST
USMC vs Waffen SS	110	15 Jan 2022 3:50 p.m. PST
Oldest US WW2 Veteran Has Died	6	08 Jan 2022 5:40 p.m. PST
optimism, inclusion, and honesty	12	08 Jan 2022 1:22 p.m. PST
Medal of Honor Memorial in Washington, DC, Gets OK	5	31 Dec 2021 10:18 p.m. PST
Surrounded – Some of History’s Most Incredible Sieges	1	25 Dec 2021 10:25 p.m. PST
the claims of memory	12	24 Dec 2021 9:00 p.m. PST
I am a sucker for....	15	24 Dec 2021 5:01 a.m. PST
Unusual book resource for terrain	18	24 Dec 2021 4:35 a.m. PST
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Greek phalanx vs Viking sheild wall	37	21 Dec 2021 6:36 p.m. PST
On the topic of "What if"s...	4	19 Dec 2021 9:30 p.m. PST
Mike Ingram - In Memorium	13	16 Dec 2021 6:11 a.m. PST
Remember Pearl Harbor - 7 Dec 41	9	07 Dec 2021 10:35 p.m. PST
Must Haves for a Game Room	46	02 Dec 2021 11:30 a.m. PST
Forget barbed wire - use Christmas lights	3	27 Nov 2021 10:11 a.m. PST
Brigade Games Vikings compatible with?	5	26 Nov 2021 1:07 p.m. PST
These Military Ghost Stories Will Have You Hiding Under	6	23 Nov 2021 3:38 p.m. PST
Favorite Bridge from Military History?	21	18 Nov 2021 12:27 a.m. PST
Looking to buy an old military base town?	7	17 Nov 2021 12:22 p.m. PST
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Wargaming with multiple generations - influencing play?	9	11 Nov 2021 4:45 p.m. PST
Forgotten Jewish WWI Hero Rose to Lt. General	3	11 Nov 2021 4:01 p.m. PST
What if Texas Was Divided?	4	11 Nov 2021 3:41 p.m. PST