Tag: war
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How I Finally Stopped Getting Torpedoed in ‘Sea Power’
How I Finally Stopped Getting Torpedoed in Sea Power Sometimes the best way to solve a tactical problem is not to shoot faster. Sometimes it’s to stop steaming directly toward the submarine that would very much like to ruin your day. I’ve been playing the Crossing the Line ’86 campaign in Sea Power: Naval Combat…
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Action in the South Atlantic! (A ‘Sea Power’ After Action Report)
LONG REACH Sixteen hundred miles from friendly air power, an American carrier force fought its way into a Soviet stronghold, destroyed it and left the city around it standing By Catherine M. HollisTIME CorrespondentDecember 1986 At 50 feet above the South Atlantic, a Tomahawk cruise missile has very little horizon. There is water ahead, water…
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A Hot Florida Weekend and a Cold War Victory
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Summer 2026, Summer in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), Triassic GamesSunday, July 26, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a scorching midsummer day here in Central Florida. We’re in the middle of a particularly brutal heat spell—official temperatures in the high 90s, barely any rain, and a stubborn drought that refuses to break. I’m in good health for a 63‑year‑old man, but even so,…
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An Unstructured Sunday
Sunday, March 15, 2026, Orlando, Florida Ah, spring in Florida. According to yesterday’s forecast, today was supposed to be a rainy, even stormy Sunday, with menacing clouds and thunderstorms brooding over Central Florida. But as is often the case in the subtropics, the atmosphere had other plans. As I write this, it’s 79°F (26°C) under…
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Spring’s First Breath and a Slow Sunday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Spring in Florida, Triassic Games, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftSunday, March 1, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hello, friends! Today marks the first day of meteorological spring—though astronomical spring won’t officially arrive until the vernal equinox at 10:46 AM on March 20. Still, I’m more than ready to bid farewell to the winter of 2025–2026. And in true Central Florida fashion, spring is easing in with…
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Book Review Redux: ‘Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan’
Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan By: Clay Blair, Jr. Publisher (Reissue): Naval Institute Press Year of Publication: (Original) 1975, (Reissue) 2001 Genre: Naval Warfare, World War II (Pacific Theater), U.S. Navy, Submarines, Submarine Warfare 🚢 Silent Victory: A Masterclass in Undersea Warfare and Strategic Reckoning Few weapons reshaped the course of 20th-century…
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Book Review: ‘World War II: America at War 1941-1945’
World War II: America at War 1941-1945 Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar Publisher : Random House Publication date : October 12, 1991 World War II: America at War 1941–1945 — A Richly Layered Reference to a Defining Global Conflict The Second World War was not merely a chapter in history—it was the…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Some More Thoughts on ‘Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age’
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in Alternative History (Alt History), Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Killerfish Games, MicroProse Software, Naval Warfare Simulations, Red Storm Rising (1986 novel), Regiments (2022), Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Strike Fleet (1987), The Third World War: August 1985, The Third World War: The Untold Story (1982), Tom Clancy (author)Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age Genre: Real-time strategy/naval warfare simulation Developed by: Triassic Games Published by: MicroProse Release Date: November 12, 2024 Current Status: Early Access If you’re a regular visitor to A Certain Point of View, Too, you probably know I lived through the last 28 years of the Cold War.…
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Old Gamers Never Die: My Turkey Day Adventures with ‘Sea Power’
Late Afternoon, Friday, November 29, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi there, Constant Readers. Welcome to the Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day in the United States and its associated territories – including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Although I didn’t do anything special on this national…
