Just before midnight on April 22, 1778, an absolute madman decided to take the American Revolution to Britain’s shores. Though he wasn’t particularly successful and his legacy is, shall we say, mixed, John Paul Jones cemented his place in the American story by being one of wildest men in U.S. Navy history, which is saying
Tag: military history
By May of 1975, Saigon had fallen and the Khmer Rouge were working quickly to consolidate power in Kampuchea, then known as Cambodia. For the United States, the war in Vietnam was over, but in Southeast Asia political upheaval meant war still raged. Unbeknownst to the 40-person crew of the civilian container ship SS Mayaguez,
Every month I produce a U.S. military history feature article for my base paper (no, I’m not going to link to it). We don’t have the highest readership, but I’ve discovered I adore putting these things together. This makes sense and shouldn’t have come as a surprise to me. Afterall, most of my writing is