I like a game with a good technology tree. There are some pretty interesting ways technology can place nations in different strategic positions.
The ebb and flow of offensive/defensive technology.
In some games, there are stages where offensive units have the advantage and stages in the game where defensive units have the advantage. The result [...]

While researching World War I weapons, I stumbled across this interesting photo:

It’s a picture of students in Berlin walking to the recruiting office to enlist. Ah, such fanfare and high hopes accompanied the start of the first World War. You can’t help but look at it and think, “Wow. You really have [...]