History, and Other Points of Interest
This was another academic submission inspired by the increased tensions with North Korea and the result of my own question of "how did it happen?" We never seem to grasp the idea that present troubles have an extremely important set of contributing factors which established the conditions of today. This has been the way things …
Continue reading "Good Intentions – Poor Execution: Intelligence and the Korean War"
This was my final paper for my Diplomacy and War II class - the final academic requirement for my Bachelor's in Military History. I have a couple of minor issues with this product, and the instructor had noticed. First was the inclusion of the American Revolutionary War - a point that I had intended to …
Continue reading "Post-Soviet Russian Diplomacy and the Western Media"
The assignment for War and Diplomacy II was to write an account of a historic diplomatic event from the perspective of a key figure involved. I chose Jimmy Carter's meeting with the former hostages released from 444 days of Iranian captivity... January 20, 1981 Wiesbaden, West Germany [recording starts] “Sorry I am late… the press …
Examine the life and military biography of William "Billy" Mitchell (1879-1936). How did Mitchell's professional military career and experiences inform his views on the possibilities of American air power? What is his legacy to American air power? They cyclic nature of history provides an interesting look at the theories and warnings espoused by Mitchell in …
I have considered revising some of my academic submissions into long-form posts here, but in the meantime (and consistent with my recent post), I am going to leave this as largely as it was saved – with the question or comments in italics. Of course, feedback – especially on readability – will always be appreciated. …
Continue reading "The Crimean War, the American Civil War… Clausewitz, Jomini, and Mahan"
In the time recently freed from the routine of Facebook, I have been bouncing between working on two different papers as well as organizing my “academic submissions” for sharing here. This one was for one of my earlier classes – off the top of my head, I cannot remember which – and oddly enough, it …
This was an earlier paper which was inspired by my own digging into the "behind-the-scenes" world of museum boat management and operations. Originally, it was going to end up being much longer, but I was limited by the assignment instructions. In this form, however, it is sufficient enough to cover the general idea of what an …
