A junior Military Historian. In 2018 I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. I'm also a professional student, specializing in Cold War era military history and American aviation history. I have composed several publications over the last four years, and continue to publish writings and photos to various journals, publishers, and blogs - including this one.
On Monday 10 August 2020, a severe weather event known as a derecho raced across Iowa, Illinois, and into parts of states adjacent. In the wake of that storm, tens to hundreds of thousands of people (myself included) were without power. Some still are. The economic, business, and agricultural damageContinue Reading
Title: The Atomic Bombings of Japan & the End of the War Type: Presentation Date: Thursday, 20 August 2020 Time: 18:00 CDT – 19:00 CDT Location: The Havoc on Twitch Streaming: HistoryKid Live Stream Availability: Open to the Public Presentation Slide Deck: A3S.2021.1.3 This event has already occurred andContinue Reading
Title: Strategic Bombing in the Pacific Theater Type: Presentation Date: Thursday, 06 August 2020 Time: 18:00 CDT – 19:00 CDT Location: The Havoc on Twitch Streaming: HistoryKid Live Stream Availability: Open to the Public Presentation Slide Deck: A3S.2021.1.2 This event has already occurred and has been archived. You canContinue Reading
The B-29 bomber has worked it’s way into the annals of history through various means. It was a B-29 that set dozens of flight length records between 1948 and 1952, and it was the B-29 to function as the first dedicated reconnaissance platform and the first airborne refueling platform. However,Continue Reading
Before I actually compose this post, I wanted to make sure that I wrote down some thoughts that I for sure want to get across. The time is 1824, I should be giving a presentation on the Battle of the Atlantic right now on Facebook Live, however, Facebook has provedContinue Reading
Title: “The U-boat Peril:” The Battle of the Atlantic Type: Presentation Date: Thursday, 30 July 2020 Time: 19:00 CDT – 20:00 CDT Location: The Havoc on Twitch Streaming: HistoryKid Live Stream Availability: Open to the Public Presentation Slide Deck: A3S.2021.1.1 This event has already occurred and has been archived. YouContinue Reading
It was an unfathomable decision to make. The president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was presented with a way to possibly end the war in the Pacific which would have dire consequences for thousands or even millions of people. What was worse was that if he chose theContinue Reading
The M3 was the standard anti-tank gun used the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II. When it was first used in combat in North Africa in late 1942, soldiers learned that it was too light of a caliber for use against German tanks. By the end ofContinue Reading
Hey all! This won’t be a super big update, but I wanted to fill you all in on a few things that I’ve been working on since the last update. I’m working on having a schedule for various things, in case you haven’t noticed. A featured article each month, aContinue Reading
The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program was born out of a 1993 requirement by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The requirement established the launch of Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter (CALF) program that put forth a proposition for DoD aircraft to unify airframes across all branches. This was hardly unprecedented,Continue Reading
