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HISTORICON is the biggest of HMGS East’s three conventions, and therefore naturally has the largest
number of Guests of Honor and Featured Guests. From authors, artists, rules and scenarios designers, gaming
and hobby VIPs, these guests will be hosting seminars and/or special games during the convention. The
following are this year’s Guests of Honor and Featured Guests, who will be hosting
seminars – with some also hosting games – at the convention. [For more information and complete
descriptions of the seminars/games, see Events (PEL) link at left.]
The following are the Guests of Honor for this year’s convention.
A nine-time award-winning author of 24 works connected
to Napoleonic and American military history. In the field of wargaming, Scott authored or
co-authored numerous titles, and his Empire Napoleonic rules won two H. G. Wells Awards for
"All-Time Best Napoleonic Rules” and "Hall of Fame”. Scott was honored by
HMGS in 2007, with the Jack Scruby Award.
In the field of military history, Scott is the recipient of numerous distinctions and awards. His
book, Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign is included in the curriculum
of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, was named to the Chief of Staff Air Force 2008
Recommended Reading List, and received several literary distinctions, including the prestigious Douglas
Southall Freeman American History Award.
His latest two books, Napoleon's Finest: Marshal Louis Davout and His 3rd Corps, Combat Journal of
Operations, 1805-1807 and Napoleon's Apogee: Pascal Bressonnet's Tactical Studies of the 1806 Campaign
in Prussia – Saalfeld, Jena and Auerstadt are published by
Military History Press,
and will be on sale at HISTORICON, where Scott will be available for book signing (see Military History
Press booth at the convention for details).
Mr. Bowden will be presenting the following Napoleonic seminar:
The Greatest Tactical Study Ever: Pascal Bressonnet's Immortal Work on the 1806 Campaign in Prussia
(Sat. 3 PM), plus will be part of a panel about
1809: Battles and Consequences of the Campaigns in Germany, Austria and Spain (Fri. 5 PM); see
Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Former Chief Curator, Parks Canada, Ottawa, worked for nearly three decades of experience as a curator of
specialized in military history in Canada’s National Historic Sites. Mr. Chartrand worked on the
development and restoration of most of Canada’s historic forts. He has also been attached to the
Department of National Defense by ministerial request. He is also the author of over 30 books dealing on
a broad range of military subjects pertaining to the Americas and Western Europe, and is also a lecturer
to military, academic and specialized audiences in North America and Europe. Educated in Montreal, Boston,
and Nassau, Bahamas, he has carried out extensive research in archives, libraries, museums and historic
sites in Canada, the United States, France, England, Spain and Portugal. Currently, Mr. Chartrand acts
as a consultant for the development of military historic sites and museums. He also occasionally serves
as historical advisor for documentaries. Mr. Chartrand is currently a governor of the Company of Military
Historians and its vice president for publications.
Mr. Chartrand will be p resenting a series of three theme-related seminars about the three French invasions
of Portugal, c.1807-11, as follows: 1st French Invasion of Portugal, 1807-08 (Thurs. 3:30 PM);
2nd French Invasion of Portugal, 1809 (Fri. 12:30 PM); 3rd French Invasion of Portugal, 1810-11
(Sat. 4 PM). These will be presented with many illustrations of the personalities, troops and battlefields;
the lecturer has traveled all over Portugal and western Spain retracing these campaigns of the Peninsular War.
He will also be part of a panel about 1809: Battles and Consequences of the Campaigns in Germany, Austria
and Spain (Fri. 5 PM). See Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
Mr. Chartrand will also be available for book signings at the
Osprey Publishing
booth (see the Osprey Publishing booth at the convention for details).
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A testament to the true nature of war and heroism, Matthew was immortalized in the epic film
Black Hawk Down
(his character was played by actor Josh Hartnett), which tells the heroic account of a group of elite US soldiers sent into
Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993 as part of a UN peacekeeping operation. Young Rangers and veteran
Delta Force
soldiers fight side by side, outnumbered and surrounded, for 18 hours in the most hostile district of Mogadishu
until a rescue convoy could be mounted to retrieve them. As a part of that mission, both as a survivor and a hero,
Eversmann brings to life the horrors of his experience, what he took from it, and humanizes the creed by which
he lived: “Never shall I fail my comrades…RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!”
Eversmann enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in December 1987, and was stationed at Fort Drum, New York, with the
10th Mountain Division.
In 1992, he reenlisted and arrived at Fort Benning, Georgia, for his assignment in the
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
He spent eight-and-a-half years in the Regiment, serving as a squad leader, a weapons squad leader, the battalion
air operations sergeant, the battalion liaison sergeant, and a platoon sergeant. Eversmann was also the officer
in charge of the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Pre-Ranger Course that helped train future leaders to pass the
grueling Army Ranger School.
While serving as a sergeant in the Ranger Regiment, Matt traveled the world. From Panama to England, Korea
to Egypt, he met and trained with soldiers across the globe. In August of 1993, Matt and his company deployed
to Mogadishu, Somalia, in support of
Operation Gothic Serpent.
Eversmann has attended many military schools: Airborne, Ranger, Sniper, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and
Escape or SERE School, the Primary Leadership Development Course, the Army’s Basic Noncommissioned Officers
Course, as well as the Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course. He was the Leadership Award winner at Ranger
School, the Primary Course, and the Basic Course. He also graduated from the Master Fitness School, Jumpmaster
School, Special Operations Tactics course, and the Equal Opportunity Course. Eversmann wears the following awards
and decorations: the Army Service Ribbon, the National Defense Service Ribbon, eight Army Achievement Medals,
four Army Commendation Medals, a Meritorious Service Medal, the Ranger Tab, Master Parachute Wings, Royal Thai
Jump Wings, British Jump Wings, Egyptian Jump Wings, and the Expert Infantryman’s Badge. For his service
in Somalia, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
In August 2000, Eversmann was awarded an honorary bachelor’s degree from Hampden-Sydney College in
recognition of his service to his country.
Eversmann has lectured on his experience in Somalia all over the world. He has given presentations to
soldiers at all levels, from officer candidates at Fort Benning to colonels at the Army War College. He has
represented the Army on Larry King Live and on Dateline with Stone Phillips, and has
lectured the cadets and faculty at West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy. Matt’s list
of presentations to the professional community is impressive. He has appeared before audiences at Ford,
Price Waterhouse Coopers, Goldman Sachs, Merck, RAND, the Bakersfield Business Conference, USA Today,
and the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. Eversmann has been to many colleges across America, too, from
Penn State to Notre Dame, Virginia Tech to Ball State, and he makes lasting impressions on every campus he visits.
Matt recently returned to the United States after serving 15 months in Iraq. He retired from the Army as
an Infantry Company First Sergeant after 20 years of service. He continues to serve others as the founder
and president of Freeman Phillips LLC, a leadership development company. Matt is co-author of
The Battle of Mogadishu
(2004).
Mr. Eversmann will be presenting his very popular seminar twice during the convention:
Task Force Ranger – Operation Gothic Serpent (Fri. 3:30 PM and Sat. 2:00 PM); see Events (PEL)
link at left for complete details. If you saw the movie Blackhawk Down, then you need to hear it from someone
who was in the middle of the real action.
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Served for over 30 years in various field artillery, intelligence, teaching and research assignments in
Europe and Vietnam; taught at the U.S. Military Academy, Combat Studies Institute, and the U.S. Army
War College; founded and directed the U.S. Army’s Foreign (Soviet) Military Studies Office, and
established and currently edits The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. Has written or co-authored more
than 60 books and self-published studies and atlases, as well as hundreds of articles on Soviet military
strategy, intelligence, and deception and the history of the Red (Soviet) Army, Soviet (Russian) military
history and WWII.
Colonel Glantz is sponsored by the
Weider History Group
and will be presenting the following series of four WWII Eastern Front seminars about why and how the
Soviet Stavka and General Staff planned and conducted offensives in Belorussia, eastern and
southeastern Poland, and northern Romania: Planning and the Belorussia Operation (Thurs. 1 PM);
The Lublin-Brest Offensive (Fri. 8 AM); The L'vov-Sandomiersz Offensive
(Fri. 5 PM); The Lasi-Kishinev Offensive (Sun. 10 AM); see Events (PEL) link at left
for complete details.
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Is Professor Emeritus at Florida State University, and
Founder and Director of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution. Although he directed a
phenomenal 104 PhD and MA graduates, Horward proudly notes he has taught 16,000 undergraduates, plus
an additional 6,000 cadets and officers at the U.S. Army Military Academy, Virginia Military Institute,
and the U.S. Marine Corps University. He has authored or contributed to twenty books, written over fifty
articles, and presented more than 250 scholarly papers. His international status is best recognized by
the French government awarding him Commandeur of the Ordres des Palmes Académiques,
followed by a Légion d'honneur (both decorations founded by Napoleon).
[Click on the following link for complete details about Dr. Horward receiving the
Légion d'honneur.]
Dr. Horward will be presenting the following theme seminar: Napoleon vs. Wellington: The Third Campaign in Portugal
(Fri. 10:30 AM), and will also be part of a panel about 1809: Battles and Consequences of the Campaigns
in Germany, Austria and Spain (Fri. 5 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Jason grew up like any other
kid living in the inner city with dreams of becoming a footballer, pop star or actor. In 1976, when
Jason was fourteen years old, his father got a job teaching poetry and creative writing in New England,
resulting in his family upping sticks and moving to Massachusetts from London. The switch from British
urban living to rural East Coast academia was to rule the next stage of his life. As at English secondary
school, Jason continued to focus on all the sports, music and other pursuits that his new American home had to offer.
Towards the end of high school, Jason’s thespian streak was rediscovered after a drama teacher
cast him in an adaptation of a Dostoevsky short story he was directing. The campus of Hampshire
College – where his father was a professor – just happened to be the home of Frisbee excellence
on the East Coast. Jason quickly fell in with the flying disc crowd. Playing Frisbee and drama became twin obsessions.
After competing in freestyle Frisbee tournaments across Europe – winning the European Championship and
coming third in the world – Jason entered College in the fall of 1980. Trying to balance the Frisbee
with drama studies was an impossible task and he gave up Frisbee to declare a serious intention to commit to
the drama program. During his Frisbee ‘life’ he’d travelled all over America, was sponsored
by AMF Voit, played Madison Square Garden at half-time of a Knicks game and met some interesting people; but
acting is what he set his heart on.
His college acting resume includes plays such as: ‘The Misanthrope’, ‘The Insect
Comedy’, ‘Light Shining in Buckinghamshire’, ‘The Happiest of the Three’,
and ‘Marat Sade’, ‘Ruffian on the Stair’ and directed ‘Mother Courage’
by Bertolt Brecht as part of his senior thesis. At end of his studies he attained a BA in acting and directing.
Upon moving back to London in 1985, his first acting jobs were playing various parts on the London fringe
theatre circuit. He progressed through educational theatre, more prestigious fringe venues, national tours
and the West End stage. The first big job he landed was a huge beer commercial campaign for ‘Miller
Lite’ that (due to its blanket broadcasting in almost every ad break) made his face instantly
recognizable by every television viewer in the U.K.
He followed the normal career path of a jobbing actor and in the spring of 1992, walked into an office
in London’s Soho to audition for a little known story called
Sharpe.
That’s probably how you know Jason best, but he has appeared in many films including
Memphis Belle, The Russia House, The Steal, Fifth Element,
Turn of the Screw, Fairy Tale: A True Story, About a Boy, In America,
Road to Guantanamo and Kickass.
In the years since finishing
Sharpe,
Jason has taken a huge amount of video footage he shot on location and turned it into a series of
films documenting the behind the scenes adventures of the Sharpe unit.
‘The Video Diaries of Rifleman Harris’
has entertained vast legions of Sharpe fans around the world, and at the moment he’s
working on the final two episodes of his video diary. It culminates with the filming of
Sharpe’s Waterloo, and we all know what happened there!
Jason ‘Harris’ Salkey will present – for the first time in North America –
the following seminar twice: At The Sharpe End! (Fri. 2 PM, Sat. 11:30 AM), plus
Recollections of a Rifleman (Sat. 6:30 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
Jason will also be available for “Meet & Greet” and autographs throughout the convention
as part of
The Sharpe Experience!
– a display of uniforms, weapons and other memorabilia from the Sharpe series of movies – and will
also be introducing the
Saturday Nite Film – A Sharpe Movie!
(Sat. 10 PM.)
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The following are some of the notable authors, game designers and other Hobby VIPs
(in alphabetic order), who are hosting seminars – and many are also hosting
games – at this year’s convention.
A military historian and author of more than 20 books; his
four Napoleonic titles include Crisis on the Danube: Napoleon’s Austrian Campaign of 1809
as well as his most recent book, Crisis in the Snows: Russia Confronts Napoleon, The Eylau Campaign
1806-1807. His current professional project is Jungle of Snakes, an examination of modern
counter-insurgencies to be published by Bloomsbury Press. He is also working on the sequel to his Eylau
book, Napoleon’s Triumph: The Friedland Campaign.
Mr. Arnold is a veteran wargamer (and a charter member of HMGS) who’s Generalship Napoleonics
received critical acclaim among, well, at least one or two of his close friends! His Napoleonic
Wargame Scenarios: 1807-1809 will be released at HISTORICON; it provides historical maps and orders
of battle to enable wargamers to fight some of the lesser-known engagements of this era.
Mr. Arnold will present the following two seminars: Reflections on the Danube –
Napoleon’s 1809 Campaign (Fri. 4 PM); Napoleonic Wargame Scenarios, 1807-09 (Sat.
10 AM), plus will also be part of a panel about 1809: Battles and Consequences of the Campaigns in
Germany, Austria and Spain (Fri. 5 PM). See Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Is a Professor of History at Valdosta State University.
She has presented paper and written numerous articles on the French Invasion and Occupation of Egypt
(1798-1801). Her painted 20-28mm miniature figures have won local awards.
Dr. Byrd will be presenting the following seminar: Napoleon as Urban Warrior – The Cairo
Uprising of 1798 (Thurs. 7 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Is a second year graduate student at the
University of California, Los Angeles, where she is pursuing a PhD in Modern European History.
Her current research focuses on the development of strategy games in the military and civilian
sector in the modern period, from approximately 1860 to 1960. She is interested in the interactions
between civilian and military strategists, and the extent to which games designed for civilians
informed the design of military exercises and subsequent strategy of generals and officers in the field.
Ms. Carter will be presenting the following seminar: The Little Wars of the World – H.G.
Wells and the Genesis of the Wargame (Thurs. 8 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Teaches military history for the U.S. Army’s
Command and General Staff College at Fort Belvoir. His PhD is from Ohio State, and he has served
in a variety of historical/ educational roles, ranging from Air Force Historian to high school history and
mathematics instructor. Coss focuses his historical research on the Napoleonic British Army,
especially the “other ranks,” and his first book is about to be published by University
of Oklahoma Press – All for the King’s Shilling: An Analysis of the Campaign and
Combat Behavior of the British Soldier in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814.
Dr. Coss will be presenting the following theme seminar: Myth, Memory, and the Combat Effectiveness
of the British Soldier of the Peninsular War (Sat. 5:30 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left
for complete details.
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I s pursuing a Master of Arts in Military History
from Norwich University, and will graduate in June 2009. He has served in the U.S. Marine Corps,
and was made a Marshall Scholar by the Virginia Military Institute. His research has been focused
on military leadership from the 1500s to modern times. Mr. Deane will be presenting the following
seminar: Genius at Leipzig? A Study of Napoleon’s Leadership Skills as Judged by Clausewitz
(Fri. 8 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Is currently employed at Intercontinental Trading
Corporation located in Worcester, Massachusetts. His early work was as a computer programmer for accounting
software and later shifted into accounting, finance and trade. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science Technology from Central New England College, Master of Business Administration and Masters of Science
in Finance from Boston College, and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School. Mr. Desy will be presenting
the following seminar: The Crisis in Somalia and the Horn of Africa (Sun. 8 AM); see Events (PEL)
link at left for complete details.
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Marketing and New Business Director of
Casemate, “the fastest-growing
military history publisher and distributor in American” (previously Business Development Manager, and
former Commissioning Editor, at Osprey Publishing). Simone will host the following seminar to talk about Casemate
in more detail and provide you with exclusive highlights of future publications: Casemate Seminar –
Exclusive Insights Into The Military Book World (Sat. 11 AM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
As Casemate are also distributors for a number of other military publishers, including Histoire &
Collections, Pen and Sword, Foundry, Greenhill Books and Heimdal, amongst others, you can be sure to find
out everything there is to know about the developments of the military book world! If this wasn’t enough,
there will also be the chance to find out more about becoming an author, the opportunity to suggest ideas for
new titles, and even put in your request for any out-of-print books you would like to see reprinted.
Attendees should also plan to stop by the Casemate info booth located on the balcony in the Expo Center to
enter daily giveaway contests for HISTORICON – prizes include a year’s supply of military history
books, artwork prints, painting guide DVDs, a selection of Histoire & Collections books, Foundry rulebooks, and more!
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Is a retired chemical engineer who has been a
miniature figure collector for most of his life. He is a long-time member of the Miniature Figure Collectors
of America and involved in their annual shows. While not a wargamer, he appreciates painted armies arrayed on
the battlefield and has been an attendee at HISTORICON for many decades.
Dr. Etchells also has a passion for Vexillology, the study of flags. This passion has created a large
collection of books on the subject, which in turn generated professional papers at the biannual International
Vexillology Conference. In the past, he has lectured in Sweden and Germany on flags of the Finnish Civil War
and the Papal Swiss Guard. He also has taught at the University of Delaware and Rowan University, but these
were engineering courses. He promises to avoid differential equations where possible!
Dr. Etchells will be presenting the following seminar: Forward The Colours – A History of Military
Flags (6:30 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Executive Director of the Napoleonic Historical Society.
In that capacity he has led tours of the Napoleonic Sights of Europe for over thirty Years. Mr. Fisher
was one of six original inductees in the International Napoleonic Society. He has authored several books
on the Napoleonic Wars including “the Napoleonic Wars,” which is used as the textbook for many
graduate courses, has written many articles that have appeared in a half dozen international journals, and
was the publisher of Napoleon Journal. He has been a featured speaker at the Consortium on Revolutionary
Europe, and was the chief historical advisor on the Peabody award winning Napoleon for Public Broadcast
System (PBS).
Mr. Fisher’s gaming background is extensive. He was the founder of Little Wars and HMGS Midwest.
He has served on both the Board of Directors of both HMGS Midwest and East. He is also the co-author of
several rules sets including Revolution and Empire, and was featured in the Wall Street
Journal and on TV for his Tuilleries miniatures game in 1992. He started the Emperor’s Headquarters
in 1990, and still runs the Emperor’s Press, which is the publishing arm of the company. The
company has been privileged to publish Scott Bowden, John Elting, George Nafziger and Christopher Duffy
among others. He is currently planning a convention devoted entirely to Napoleonic Gaming for August 2010.
Mr. Fisher will give a pictorial tour of the battlefields and sites of Napoleon’s 1809 campaign in
Germany, Austria and Italy along with historical commentary in the following theme seminar: The 1809
Campaign – Napoleon vs. Austria (Fri. 3 PM), plus will be moderating a panel about 1809:
Battles and Consequences of the Campaigns in Germany, Austria and Spain (Fri. 5 PM); see Events (PEL)
link at left for complete details. Mr. Fisher will also be available for book signings at the
Osprey Publishing booth
(see the Osprey Publishing booth at the convention for details).
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John (Jack) is a Professor on the faculty of the Near
East – South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, part of the National Defense University in Washington,
D.C. A former U.S. Army South Asia Foreign Area Officer, he retired as a colonel in 2005, after more than
27 years of active service.
Specializing in military history of the Napoleonic period, his publications include With Eagles to Glory:
Napoleon and His German Allies in the 1809 Campaign,A Soldier for Napoleon (editor), and
Thunder on the Danube as well as chapters, articles, and papers presented to the Society for Military
History, the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, and the German Studies Association. In his South Asian
incarnation, his publications include an Atlas of the 1971 India-Pakistan War, chapters on current
Indian and Pakistani political-military affairs, US-Indian relations, and India-Pakistan crisis behavior. He
received his BA from Middlebury College in 1977 (double major: history and German) and his MA from The George
Washington University in 1987 (international relations).
Prof. Gill will be presenting a two-part seminar: The Franco-Austrian War, 1809 – Pt.1 (Fri. 2 PM),
Pt.2 (Sat. 9 AM), plus will also be part of a panel about 1809: Battles and Consequences of the
Campaigns in Germany, Austria and Spain (Fri. 5 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
He will also be available for book signings at the
Casemate Publishing
booth (see booth at the convention for details).
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In the field of tactical wargame designs, few designers
have had as much innovative impact as John Hill. In the 1970s, John started his own company, The
Conflict Game Company, to design and publish tactical and operational games that broke from traditional
wargame mechanics such as Verdun, Overlord, Kasserine Pass, and Bar-Lev. John decided that he preferred
to design wargames rather than run a business, so he sold the company to Game Designers’ Workshop
and became a freelance wargame designer. From that point on, John’s designs for Avalon Hill,
SPI, SDC and others, became noted benchmarks for their innovative approaches to simulating unique tactical situations.
In 1977, John designed
Squad Leader
for Avalon Hill. Squad Leader broke the mold for how tactical combat was portrayed on the gaming board, and
the impact of Squad Leader – which has had more “expansion kits” than any other
wargame – is still felt today. Some of John’s awards included being the first
freelance wargame designer inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame (1979), along with Charles Roberts
and H.G. Wells awards for best tactical wargames (1977, 1983) and the readers of Campaign Magazine
selected Squad Leader in 1980 as the “Best Wargame of All Time.” To the historical miniature
wargamer, John is best known for his Johnny Reb miniature rules for the American Civil War period. After 25
years, Johnny Reb – now into its third edition – remain as popular as ever.
In the 1980s, John’s flair for innovative tactical simulation brought him to the attention of the
Government’s Defense and Intelligence Communities, and for the next 16 years he worked for the
government as a senior military analyst. Following a final four year tour at Los Alamos National
Laboratory, John retired from classified government work and is currently working with today’s
wargame companies to update and republish many of his older designs and to, once again, explore new
directions in tactical simulation.
Mr. Hill is being sponsored by the
Weider History Group
and will be presenting two seminars:
Intelligence Success and Failures in Operation Desert Storm (Thurs. 2:30 PM);
The American Civil War in the Southwest (Fri. 11:30 AM); see Events (PEL)
link at left for complete details.
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Is the founder, chief cook and bottle washer of
Empires, Eagles and Lions. This magazine was amongst the first – if not the first
– to stress the use of primary source research in the field of wargame history. For twenty
years he ran this magazine with little help from others. He is respected throughout the world for his
work and has helped elevate wargaming to a new level of respect amongst the academic world. He is still
active in the field working as a chief historian for the Napoleonic Alliance Gazette. He has given frequent
seminars at HMGS events throughout the years, and was inducted into the HMGS Legion of Honor in 2008.
Mr. Lochet will be presenting the following seminar: Napoleon’s Grande Armee – The Birth,
Development and Operations of the First Modern Army (Sat. 7:30 PM), plus w ill also be part of a
panel about 1809: Battles and Consequences of the Campaigns in Germany, Austria and Spain
(Fri. 5 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Has spent over 20 years engineering software systems; for the
past four years he has been involved with the Intelligence and Security Command of the U.S. Army. His work
includes working on fast, highly scalable associative networks, fast, noise-resistant entity extraction,
relational search and navigation, entity resolution and host of other technologies currently deployed in the
intelligence community. He has taken a special interest in building tools for identifying and locating high value
targets such as terrorists, IED factories, cell headquarters as well as countering asymmetric warfare.
Mr. Mancini is being sponsored by the
Weider History Group
and will be presenting the following seminar: Modern Trends in Intelligence Analysis (Thurs. 11 AM);
see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended
Temple University, studying under the late Russell F. Weigley. Jim then went on to take his MA in History from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and now teaches at Morraine Valley Community College. His primary research
interest is the American War of Independence and the Seventeenth Century, with a focus of employment of rifle-armed
troops in North America. He is currently working on a book-length study of the role of the riflemen in the American
War of Independence.
Professor McIntyre will be presenting a seminar on Louis-Alexandre Berthier in the American Revolution
(Thurs. 12 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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A career civil servant who has almost three decades of US
Department of Defense (DoD) experience as a Systems Analyst, Installation Manpower Officer, Installation Services
Officer, Environmental Protection Specialist and Budget Officer, and as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He is a
graduate of Miami University of Ohio and two DoD institutions, with majors in Finance, Accounting, History,
Political Science, Foreign Affairs, and Diplomacy. Merle Robinson is a member of AUSA, USNI, and USAFA. Mr.
Robinson will be presenting the following seminar: The End of Empire (Sun. 9 AM); see Events (PEL)
link at left for complete details.
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The highly respected French magazine Uniformes proclaimed Keith
Rocco an ”artist in the tradition of Remington and Detaille." Such lofty praise has often
been echoed by Rocco's fans, many of whom consider him the most important historical artist working
today. In style, subject matter, quality and inspiration, Rocco's work evokes the past masters of historical
art, from Meissonier to Howard Pyle. Rocco has continued their legacy, creating visually stunning works
that capture the drama of history, recording with care and nuance the details of his own vision. His paintings
are in collections both here and in Europe.
Rocco’s newest book –
On Campaign in the Age of Napoleon
– recently published by
Military History Press,
will be on sale at HISTORICON, where he will be available for book signing (see Military History Press booth
at the convention for details).
Rocco will be presenting a seminar on Historical Art – Capturing the Past, the Creative Process
(Thurs. 5 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details . For more information on Rocco and his
paintings/prints, visit his web site at:
www.keithrocco.com
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A professor of history at the Citadel, and a graduate of
Kansas Sate University. His research is focused on the American Civil War. He is the author of
The Last Hurrah: The Price Raid of 1864 (2009) and Sacred Debts: State Civil War Claims
and American Federalism, 1861-1880 (2003), and co-editor of Warm Ashes: Essays in Southern
History at the Dawn of the 21st Century (2003). Dr. Sinisi has written numerous articles and
presented a large collection of professional papers related to American history during the Civil War
and the “Gilded Age.”
Dr. Sinisi will be presenting a seminar on the American Civil War: How Not to Fight a Civil
War Battle – Bad Tactics, Poor Marksmanship, and Questionable Decision Making at the Battle
of Pilot Know (Thurs. 6 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Marketing Director from
Osprey Publishing
returns to HISTORICON to keep you up-to-date on new developments at Osprey. He’ll be hosting a seminar –
Osprey Insights: From Development to the Latest Publications (Sat. 1 PM) – to talk about the
company in more detail and to give you some sneak previews of new titles; see Events (PEL) link at left for
complete details. Topics will include how Osprey makes their publishing decisions, what is the best way to submit
a synopsis if you are interested in becoming an author, a chance for you to suggest new title ideas, what their
bestsellers are, who to contact with about new title ideas and news on the latest online developments. Plus
there will be information on the new army lists coming out in the Field of Glory wargaming rules series!
Osprey (and friends) will also run demos of the new Ancients and Medieval rules – Field of Glory
– from
Slitherine,
and a Tournament; see Events (PEL) link at left under after May 14th, under ‘Tournaments’ for
full details. Attendees should also plan to stop by the
Osprey Publishing
info booth located on the balcony in the Expo Hall to enter daily giveaway contests for HISTORICON –
a great way to get free Osprey books!
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Senior online editor for
www.ArmchairGeneral.com
and
www.HistoryNet.com,
has written for print encyclopedias and Web pages, and edited books on a variety of topics. His
articles about history have appeared in Blue Ridge Country, Lincoln Lore, and numerous gaming
magazines, and his weekly history column has been entertaining newspaper readers for 10 years.
He's here to share his experience and answer your questions – and maybe give you an assignment
to write for
www.ArmchairGeneral.com!
Mr. Swick is being sponsored by the
Weider History Group
and will be presenting a hands-on seminar for aspiring history writers, Growing Flowers in the Data Dump
(Fri. 2:30 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Has a PhD in history from the University of Tampere,
Finland, where he published his dissertation The Age of Hippotoxotai, Art of War in Roman Revival and
Disaster 491-636 in 2004. Although Dr. Syvänne has a full-time job selling real estate, he is
deeply connected to late Roman and Byzantine studies in Finland, assisting MA candidates at Tampere,
lecturing on the “Roman Art of War” to Finland’s National Defence University, and
serving as Vice Chairman for the Finnish Research Society of Byzantium. He has been selected to write
six major articles for Blackwell’s Encyclopaedia of the Roman Army and was recipient of the
Society of Ancients Ian Greenwood Price 2006 for his article “The Wars of Constantine the Great.”
Dr. Syvänne West will be presenting the following seminar: The Battle of Magnesia, 190 B.C.
(Sat. 2 PM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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Currently a Principle Staff member and Section Leader
of the Aerospace Performance Analysis Group at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
where he provides Operations Research analytic support to Department of Defense policy and decision-making
processes, concentrating in the use of combat models and simulations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in
Physics from the University of California Los Angeles, a Masters in Operations Research from Naval
Postgraduate School, and a Doctorate from the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the
University of Southern California. He completed service as a Commander in the US Navy as a Nuclear Power
qualified Surface Warfare Officer, including 14 years of sea duty on cruisers, carriers and hydrofoils.
Dr. Zimm has over 85 publications in the fields of military strategy and theory, decision theory,
chaos and organizational theory, naval and military history, and computer simulations. President of
Conflict Analytics, which published Action Stations! Naval Surface Combat 1922-1945, nominated
as Best Wargame of the Year by Computer Gaming World magazine. Awarded the Reining Award
Distinguished Citation from the University of Southern California, the 1999 Arleigh Burke Award from the
U.S. Naval Institute, and Haftstad and Janney Fellowships from The Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Zimm will be presenting the following seminar: ”Hot Wash-Up” – A Critical
Analysis of the Pearl Harbor Attack (Fri. 9:30 AM); see Events (PEL) link at left for complete details.
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