History Section
Historic content on this site has a range of around 2,000 years, but that doesn't mean everything to be found within that span is here. The main focus here is military history, particularly of the late-World War era thru the Global War on Terror. Fact sheets, publications, and other articles are posted in this section, with the latest posts listed below for easy access. You can also view the history archive by clicking "view all" at the very bottom right of the content window. Every symphony orchestra has different sections and chairs, history is no different.
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Articles
Historical articles that reach across time from the days of Nero to the the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, history is a perpetual state of reality.
Publications
Reserved explicitly for content that has publication quality, has been submitted for publication, or has been published.
Fact Sheets
For quick reference, fact sheets are available on various weapon systems from field guns to tanks to aircraft from nations around the world.
Historic Tales
Stories from history experiences that have been passed along that might be a bit too “unreal” or even comical.
“Now I Am Become Death”: Robbert Oppenheimer – From Hero to Traitor
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 research
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
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