Planning Gone Typical: The Schlieffen Plan
We have all heard the saying before: “No plan ever survives the first contact.” Sometimes that plan goes so awry that it no longer maintains its operational integrity. Unfortunately—or fortunately—for the German forces invading France in 1914, their operational plans worked only in theory. Much like the American Rainbow Plans
Weapon Systems Laboratories & Rodman Labs
The Cold War was fraught with wonder, ingenuity, and a certain sense of mysterious danger as the two superpowers entered a stalemate of weapon development competition and stockpiling. Advancement in nuclear power, propulsion systems, and so much more led its development to the Cold War. It was within this period
Lockheed A-12 Oxcart
Succeeded by it’s younger Blackbird counterpart, the A-12 Oxcart was Lockheed’s response to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) need for a high-altitude supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Smaller, faster, more stealthy, and agile than it’s younger counterpart, the A-12 conducted a field of operations over Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Soviet bloc. So
The Totally (not) Real Story of the Quad City War
Recently, a request came up regarding an M103 Heavy Tank that was located on a public island on the Mississippi River. The island has been subjugated to numerous floods over the years and so has the tank. I decided to jump into the newspapers to find more information about the
