The official web site of A.H. Lloyd

  • Within its corridors you will find insight into the books I have written, the books I am writing and the books I am thinking about writing. It is also a place where I can offer insights into my favorite authors and – in the case of my game Conqueror: Fields of Victory – I can explain my rules and offer new variants. Scroll down or check the sidebar for my latest posts. Nonfiction: Walls of Men: A Military History of China 2500 B.C. to A.D. 2020 Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War Fiction: Three Weeks with…

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  • Yesterday, I headed over the Michigan Vietnam War Memorial in Lansing to play “Taps” at the usual time of 11 a.m. This was a tradition I learned from legendary Professor Walter Adams when I was a freshman at Michigan State University. I have been doing this for many years, first on campus, later at the Capitol, and ultimately at the memorial. In most years, no more than a half-dozen souls showed up to hear me play. One can imagine how shocked I was to see rows of chairs, a podium and flags set out yesterday morning. Perhaps 40 people were…

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