Selasa, 05 September 2017

America’s Civil War Letters from Readers- January 2012

Rolling the dice Thanks for the memories with the article “How to market a milestone” (July 2011). The centennial series of war games produced by Milton Bradley and its Avalon Hill division were my introduction to Civil War history. It was a sort of reverse chess game where each player, representing the many military groups, …

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