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Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he’s a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy.
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The Covenanter was Britain’s worst tank
Jun 15, 2023 7:37 AM PDT
This was the most popular carrier class in Naval history
Jun 15, 2023 7:04 AM PDT
The British women convicted of infecting WWI troops with STDs
Jun 15, 2023 6:52 AM PDT
The last horse charge of American cavalry was in World War II
Jun 10, 2022 4:35 AM PDT
7 pranks that can only be done in the military
Jun 10, 2022 4:36 AM PDT
The near-suicidal way American pilots played possum in WWI
Jun 5, 2022 6:54 AM PDT
The poem that launched D-Day for the French Resistance
Jun 6, 2023 6:17 AM PDT
These important tools are made from sunken warships
Jun 5, 2022 6:47 AM PDT
This clever advertising doomed thousands of aviators
Jun 5, 2022 6:49 AM PDT
Sherman’s bow ties were an ultimate ‘screw you’ to the South
Jun 4, 2022 6:13 AM PDT
10 tanks that changed the history of armored warfare
Jun 4, 2022 6:07 AM PDT
Did you know a Soviet physicist is behind all of America’s stealth technology?
Jun 3, 2022 5:54 AM PDT
Thousands more died so World War I would end at 1100
Jun 2, 2022 5:29 AM PDT
Why pilots love and hate ‘Bitchin’ Betty’
Jun 1, 2022 6:18 AM PDT
The German convoy attack that helped lead to the Cold War
May 30, 2023 2:52 PM PDT
This Navy pilot refused to eject and saved 700 Americans
May 30, 2023 1:55 PM PDT
Japan’s secret WWII weapon you played with as a kid
May 30, 2023 8:55 AM PDT
4 amazing things Benedict Arnold did before becoming a traitor
May 22, 2022 6:52 AM PDT
5 animals that became paratroopers
May 22, 2022 6:54 AM PDT
9 hilarious memes that actually teach military history
May 22, 2022 6:58 AM PDT
The HMS Thunderbolt was lost with almost all hands, twice
May 22, 2022 7:01 AM PDT
Shipwreck expert had high marks for these 2 military movies
May 24, 2023 6:11 AM PDT
The craziest gifts presented to North Korea
May 19, 2022 5:35 AM PDT
This nuclear explosion was nearly 3 times the size anyone predicted
May 19, 2022 5:35 AM PDT
7 amazing and surreal details of the Osama bin Laden raid
May 18, 2022 5:47 AM PDT
The absolutely unhinged British ‘White Rabbit’ terror tank of WWI
May 23, 2023 11:56 AM PDT
A British mad scientist developed a way to trigger earthquakes in World War II
May 12, 2022 5:57 AM PDT
Nazi Germany’s greatest test pilot was a Jewish woman
May 19, 2023 2:04 PM PDT
You sing it, but do you really know what ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is about?
May 15, 2022 6:12 AM PDT
This awesome ‘trench broom’ terrified Germans in both World Wars
May 16, 2022 5:37 AM PDT
9 awesome historical photos of Armed Forces Day celebrations
Apr 2, 2018 9:36 AM PDT
Why the sinking of the Tirpitz was devastating for German Navy
May 18, 2023 10:00 AM PDT
Britain’s V bombers and Blue Steel missiles were beasts
May 18, 2023 9:53 AM PDT
9 lies soldiers tell their loved ones while in combat
May 14, 2022 5:26 AM PDT
The last charge of the bicycle brigade
May 15, 2022 6:04 AM PDT
These soldiers are the Army’s FBI and Secret Service
May 15, 2022 6:05 AM PDT
This is how much mass is destroyed in a nuclear explosion
May 17, 2023 10:22 AM PDT
Military working bees and other animals you didn’t know serve in the US military
May 13, 2022 10:24 AM PDT
7 longest range sniper kills in history
Dec 20, 2021 5:36 AM PST
This POW led over 3,000 guerrillas after escaping the Bataan Death March
May 11, 2022 5:45 AM PDT
How the Civil War revolutionized artillery
May 12, 2021 3:46 AM PDT
This commander cleared a minefield with his trench knife to save his men
May 12, 2021 9:40 AM PDT
You need to see this incredible B-1B Bomber crash landing
Jun 16, 2021 11:37 PM PDT
These 3 divers might be the most consequential heroes of WWII
May 9, 2023 11:03 AM PDT
See what it was like to fight in a WWII Sherman tank
May 8, 2021 6:40 PM PDT
That time a British pilot deflected a flying bomb with his wing
May 8, 2023 12:43 PM PDT
The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles
May 6, 2021 3:44 AM PDT
19 photos that show what Army sappers do
May 4, 2021 9:39 AM PDT
The collaborator whose name became a synonym for traitors
May 4, 2023 9:21 AM PDT
How to escape a minefield
May 4, 2021 9:38 AM PDT
This is why the US military gave GPS away for free
May 4, 2021 6:41 AM PDT
The insane costs of the first atomic bombs
May 2, 2023 10:56 AM PDT