Folks, About six months ago I fell into a rabbit hole examining a project known as the High Altitude Research Project (HARP), that was originally led by Dr. Richard Bull. Bull was, for all intents and purposes, a traitor by the time he died in the 1990s. Nevertheless, sometimes theContinue Reading
Large caliber artillery is not unique to the modern era, nor is it unique to the Cold War where many large artillery pieces were engineered and produced. The largest artillery pieces can trace themselves back well before World War I. However, it was during World War I and the deploymentContinue Reading
Most recently, the tale of Quetzalcoatl was brought to my attention in a setting where I was not expecting. Far detached from the legends, Quetzalcoatl has fallen into a legacy of mismatched history. This is an unsettling trend that seems to be rampant in the history of Mesoamerica. From theContinue Reading
The Second World War was fought with large leaps and bounds in technology. Truly, in the wars fought between the Age of Revolution in Europe and the Korean War, technology had made vast strides in each iteration of warfare. World War II saw the inclusion of enhanced armaments and armor,Continue Reading
This is one of those ideas that you read about and it just makes you scratch your head. There are many different versions of ideas like this: the “is that really a good idea?”; the “no way”; and the “oh God, I gotta see this.” Fortunately, the Davy Crockett fulfillsContinue Reading
The Cold War exhibited some the greatest inventions that mankind had to offer and provided the springboard that propelled technology and innovation ultimately to where we find ourselves today. The Atomic Age, confined within the Cold War era, not only embodied the advancement of nuclear technology, but it also includedContinue Reading
The world trembled as fire rained down from the skies above. People were disoriented, frantic, and running for shelter as churches, hospitals, and houses burned to the ground. By the time the explosions ceased, most of the city was ablaze and in ruin. The date is 1 September 1939, andContinue Reading
Over the course of the Cold War, world powers found themselves constantly at odds with each other. Nuclear testing was rampant. Atomic research was unchecked. Safety procedures were limited. The name of the game was espionage, spying, and various other forms of information gathering. After all, this was the definitionContinue Reading
The Boeing Model 299 – that was the moniker that was the center of Boeing’s manufacturing and development centers in the early and mid 1930s. The United States Army was beginning to see an increased need for the coverage of the skies and airpower. Rallied by a court-martialed officer inContinue Reading
One would certainly hope that we have always had a lock down on nuclear weapons, right? After all, the most powerful nations in the world wield these destructive weapons. However, the nature of these weapons wasn’t exactly well understood on the birth of the technology. That’s evident enough in theContinue Reading
