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 PlansContinue Reading
The article below was a term research paper composed during my Sophomore Year. I’ve left it largely as it was at the time with a few minor changes for grammar and flow. The reflection focuses on Robbert Oppenheimer and his change in posture from the forefront of atomic weapons researchContinue Reading
Few things on this site have been blog posts outside of news posts and updates. But I feel so inspired on this rare occasion of taking leave from work. In my previous Unplugged post, I talked about the dangers of alternative history in media outside of the exposure component. Here,Continue Reading
After receiving an extremely positive review and amount of feedback from readers, I decided to do a bit of a follow up on this article that was posted earlier this year. As I had mentioned in the article many of the items covered in this discussion are not exclusive toContinue Reading
So, you majored in history, huh? GREAT! I am sure you are intimately familiar with many things pertaining to your craft already. But I am also sure you are familiar with the weird stigmas that go along with a degree that is dubbed a “Liberal Arts” degree. I get it. Continue Reading
The Cold War is often highlighted by the presence of proxy wars, conflict that breaks out in a smaller nation that is fueled by the world superpowers, and a race of arms. When thinking of these conflicts one quickly jumps to the Korean or Vietnam Wars. However, there are manyContinue Reading
On the evening of 10 September 2001, it seemed like just any other night. Parents tucked their children into bed, businessmen and women prepped for their presentations the next morning, families enjoyed just another meal together, and all seemed relatively right in the world. For ~3,000 Americans, this would beContinue Reading
Modern design in many things often finds itself borrowing on old, tried, and true concepts. It’s no surprise either. After all, throughout history we find many instances where modern technology, strategy, design, and concepts can be traced and originated on something that already exists. Imagine, if you will, not reinventingContinue Reading
The article below is a succeeding article that approaches art in the Vietnam War from a different perspective from it’s sister. This one was drafted my senior year at a totally different institution from the first, and includes a few more nuances of my current stance on subject matter. Again,Continue Reading
The article listed below is what I like to call, evidence of education through trial and error. This was composed my second year of undergrad – at a university that offered no military history courses and barely afforded any honor or homage to the military profession. It has a sisterContinue Reading
