23 - Guerra a Muerte

Volume 6, Number 2 (#23) Guerra a Muerte

Guerra a Muerte depicts the 14 year struggle that saw Spain's possessions in the hemisphere change from "almost everything not U.S." to "Cuba and Hispanola." The game title means, "War to the Death," and comes from a proclamation Simon Bolivar made to all Spaniards in Venezuela-- "support us or else."

24 - Deathride: Mars-la-Tour 1870

Volume 6, Number 4 (#24) Deathride: Mars-la-Tour 1870

With breech-loading rifles and artillery all around, and the first "machine guns" in mass operation, the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 had a very modern feel about it...but still there were vestiges of the old ways, especially at Mars-la-Tour, where both sides made powerful, desperate, and bloodily successful cavalry charges...."Deathrides" to the men within them...

30 - The Lash of the Turk

Volume 8, Issue 2 (#30) The Lash of the Turk

With the fall of Jerusalem, Europe learned a new synonym for boogeyman—"Turk." The Ottomans recaptured the Holy Land and gradually spread into Europe like a slow tide, including capturing Constantinople and the Balkans. Presuming extreme cruelty, various European leaders called for new crusades, to free fellow Christians from "the Lash of the Turk."

34 - Right Fierce & Terrible

Volume 9, Issue 2 (#34) Right Fierce & Terrible

Most people think of the 100 Years War as a battle over the geography and dynastic questions of who would rule which parts of France.

Known for its sieges, sackings, lots of misery, a few large battles like Crecy and Agincourt, and famous leaders like the Black Prince and Joan of Arc. But naval battles?