WWIII Summer Wargaming Update: I Caved

I caved. It took me less than two weeks to go back on my promise not to play any wargames this summer based on a NATO-Warsaw Pact war in the 1980s. Temptation reared its head and my willpower and resolve melted like butter in a microwave. The kicker is, it’s all my fault. 😊 Last …

WWIII 1987 Bibliography Introduction

From the very start of this blog, I should’ve prepared for the possibility of the bibliography for World War III 1987 being similar in size to that of my doctoral dissertation. Yet back in the spring of 2017 I had no idea where this project would end up taking me. Certainly not through six years …

Ideas For A March Madness 2023 World War III-Themed Tournament. Movies or Flight Sims?

I missed out on presenting a WWIII-themed tournament over the 2022 holiday season, much to my disappointment. The early December Atlantic crossing really set the tone for the month and the free time was just not there. However, now we are approaching March and tournament season. As most of the old head readers of this …

WWIII Christmas Gift Ideas: GI Joe Skystriker And Killer WHALE

I was planning to post an entry today covering Central America D+24 but my schedule didn’t want to cooperate. I’ll post it over the weekend instead. But since I have the laptop out for a few minutes, I thought I’d share with you a couple of items that might be perfect for some of your …

World War III Arcade Games

I grew up in Central Jersey during the 1980s, which meant I spent a lot of time at the Jersey Shore as a kid. I loved to spend countless hours holed up inside of boardwalk arcades in Point Pleasant and Seaside Heights. Wildwood had a pretty good selection as well, but being from Central Jersey, …

Novel Update: 4 June, 2022

It has been months since the last novel update, and I apologize for being somewhat lax on that front. Unfortunately, not much has changed. The war in Ukraine continues to rage, much to the surprise of practically everyone. Until the conflict draws closer to a conclusion and the dust begins to settle, Red Blitz (still …

2022 WWIII Video Game Tournament: Round 1, Red Region

Red Region #1 The Operational Art of War (Series) vs. #8 Fifth Eskadra These 1-8 games in the first round have been nothing short of slaughters so far. Unfortunately for the #8 seed here, this one is no exception. TOAW’s #1 ranking is well-deserved. Norm Koger’s masterpiece set the bar for PC operational-level wargames. The …

2022 WWIII Video Game Tournament: Round 1, Gold Region

#1 Steel Panthers MBT vs  #8 Mech Brigade Another unique matchup early in the tournament. Steel Panthers MBT’s predecessors and Mech Brigade were both published by SSI and many features of the later game are evident in every title of the Steel Panthers series. MBT is no exception. Both titles simulate armored warfare between NATO …

2022 WWIII Video Game Tournament: Round 1, Blue Region

Author’s Note: Please excuse the absence of a tournament bracket for this post. The digital tournament template I have used in the past is no longer available, it would seem. So, I have to look around and find a new one. Hopefully before the next tournament entry, but definitely by the start of the next …

Wargames: Joshua’s Nuclear War Scenarios 100-140

Final installment of the Wargames scenarios! 100. Libyan Action– Think Gulf of Sidra in the 1980s. In 1981, US Navy F-14s shot down two Libyan fighters during a period of heightened tension. In 1986, US and Libyan air and naval forces mixed it up and then USAF and US Navy aircraft bombed targets in Tripoli …