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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.
More from Logan
The insane costs of the first atomic bombs
May 2, 2023 10:56 AM PDT
The US has a crazy way of killing tanks without killing the crew
Apr 29, 2022 5:41 AM PDT
The first secretary of war may have been America’s greatest blue falcon
May 11, 2022 5:45 AM PDT
Why the first British tanks and bombers had pigeons on the crew
May 2, 2023 6:01 AM PDT
These are the rebel wars where Chesty Puller got his start
May 9, 2022 7:26 AM PDT
That time an admiral used his own Navy Cross to decorate a hero
May 9, 2022 7:21 AM PDT
These were America’s first black paratroopers
May 8, 2022 6:05 AM PDT
11 American spies who did the worst damage to the US military
May 7, 2022 6:06 AM PDT
The ship that sailed almost 3,000 miles from the torpedo that killed it
Apr 27, 2023 5:59 AM PDT
This Jewish refugee and World War II vet made modern video games possible
May 6, 2022 4:03 AM PDT
8 unanticipated downsides of cool Army jobs
May 6, 2022 4:04 AM PDT
This is the most battle-hardened bomber of World War II
Apr 27, 2023 10:15 AM PDT
Geothermal engineers might have a hot future in the Army
Apr 27, 2023 10:02 AM PDT
Watch this WWII Marine training video before your next club or knife fight
Apr 27, 2023 9:18 AM PDT
That time the Coast Guard tried using pigeons for sea rescues
May 4, 2022 5:32 AM PDT
The Battle of Leyte Gulf screw up that actually saved America in the Philippines
Apr 26, 2023 6:38 AM PDT
This building in Stalingrad became the Russian version of The Alamo in World War II
May 2, 2022 5:30 AM PDT
Battle of the Somme: The bloodiest day in British military history
May 1, 2022 5:59 AM PDT
This tank-jet hybrid was used to put out oil fires set by Saddam’s retreating troops
Apr 28, 2022 5:52 AM PDT
The 6 best things about living in an open squad bay
Apr 28, 2022 5:53 AM PDT
This fighter was so advanced, we sent a recording to aliens
Apr 21, 2023 12:08 PM PDT
A sailor snuck ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ onto Tojo’s dentures before his war crime trial
Apr 28, 2022 5:54 AM PDT
These are the 7 finest moments in Army history
Apr 29, 2022 5:37 AM PDT
5 videos that show how the F-22 Raptor is an awesome dogfighting machine
Apr 27, 2022 5:54 AM PDT
USS Wisconsin: The big battleship with a bad temper
Apr 19, 2023 6:06 AM PDT
How the P-51’s paper mache drop tanks changed WWII
Apr 18, 2023 9:20 AM PDT
6 times superstition turned the tide of battle
Apr 23, 2022 5:49 AM PDT
This is how the ‘Miracle at Dunkirk’ saved World War II for the Allies
Apr 23, 2022 5:59 AM PDT
These were the 6 most massive tank battles in US history
Apr 22, 2022 4:57 AM PDT
How Civil War infantrymen slaughtered one another
Apr 22, 2022 4:58 AM PDT
DARPA’s robot drivers could lead future raids…maybe
Apr 13, 2023 6:11 PM PDT
4 of the craziest assassination attempts in U.S. history
Apr 20, 2022 5:49 AM PDT
9 military badasses with awesome nicknames
Apr 20, 2022 5:48 AM PDT
These Japanese bombers attacked targets with rocket-propelled people
Apr 19, 2022 5:45 AM PDT
How the top brass actually tried to prevent Pearl Harbor attack
Apr 19, 2022 5:46 AM PDT
5 awesome American military technologies that actually came from Britain
Apr 18, 2022 5:10 AM PDT
7 of the most lethal Navy weapons in history
Apr 18, 2022 5:11 AM PDT
That time an Army officer tried to reach the center of the Earth
Apr 16, 2022 6:09 AM PDT
5 things the US has fired out of cannons besides artillery rounds
Apr 17, 2022 6:08 AM PDT
These dangerous Arctic convoys saved Russia during World War II
Apr 13, 2022 5:28 AM PDT
The Army’s first Black female three-star grew up an orphan
Apr 12, 2022 5:20 AM PDT
The Soviet spies who stole NASA’s Space Shuttle
Apr 12, 2022 5:21 AM PDT
This was one of the greatest assassinations of a Nazi leader
Apr 10, 2023 7:16 AM PDT
Repeating rifles ‘saved 1,000 lives’ in their combat debut
Apr 10, 2022 11:53 AM PDT
When Britain’s top tank slaughtered America’s
Apr 9, 2022 6:13 AM PDT
Here are 7 times the President fired a high-ranking military leader
Apr 7, 2022 5:36 AM PDT
5 times parasites affected the course of wars
Apr 7, 2022 5:39 AM PDT
9 foreign films that capture what happens when armies fight terrorists
Apr 7, 2022 5:40 AM PDT
8 Pvt. Karl hijinks that will get you killed
Apr 6, 2022 5:33 AM PDT
How the legendary B-2’s stealth actually works
Apr 6, 2022 5:34 AM PDT
This pilot crash-landed behind enemy lines to save his downed friend
Apr 6, 2022 5:35 AM PDT
How 87 paratroopers captured one of the world’s strongest forts
Apr 6, 2022 5:37 AM PDT