Featured in educationalBYLogan NyeOct 22, 2021ShareA cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3Everyone knew in the closing days of World War II that the Soviet Union was destined to clash with the rest of the Allies. But when it attempted a blockade of West Berlin that amounted to a siege in 1948, it still took the world by surprise and thre… BYLogan NyeOct 22, 2021ShareBYLogan NyeJul 10, 2021ShareWhy Germany was always the underdog in World War IIDon’t get me wrong; I’m not here to make you sympathize with the Nazis. They were literally a hate group that committed murder on a national scale in addition to BYLogan NyeJul 10, 2021ShareBYLogan NyeJul 7, 2021ShareThis dad asked about his son, and the Bismarck was doomedIn the early days of World War II, battleships were still considered kings and all of the combatants hunted for their enemies’ greatest ships. The battleship Bismarck, the largest battleship in commission at the start of 1941, was… BYLogan NyeJul 7, 2021ShareBYLogan NyeJun 1, 2021ShareHow battleship salvos worked in sea combatThere are no battleships left in active service. But they were once the kings of the seas, essentially sea dragons that could literally breathe fire. But these behemoths didn’t take shots in combat willy-nilly. They typically fired in salvos or par… BYLogan NyeJun 1, 2021ShareBYShannon CorbeilApr 23, 2021Share4 mind-boggling facts about the Cold WarThe United States and the Soviet Union fought together during World War II, but quickly turned against one another in the years that followed. The Cold War was a period marked with tension — this is well-known, but the complexities of the relation… BYShannon CorbeilApr 23, 2021ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe NSA needs teenagers to protect democracyRemember your first summer job? This author’s was as a door corp member, a host, at his local Waffle House. He was fine at that job and terrible as a waiter on Sunday mornings. But the NSA has a program for teens who want to make a bigger impact: C… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareWhat life was like for World War II prisonersLet’s get one thing out of the way really quickly: Getting captured in full-scale warfare is nothing to be ashamed of. When tens of thousands of people are clashing in a massive battle, it’s easy to get cut off and isolated through no fault of you… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe punk kid who couldn’t stop beating RussiaPrince Charles ascended to the Swedish throne in 1697 at the age of 15 as Sweden, then one of the most powerful countries in the world, was beset on all sides by enemies and rivals that began attacking early into his reign. Unfortunately for them, t… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 5, 2020ShareCheck out this summary of the Battle of the AtlanticThe Battle of the Atlantic lasted almost the entirety of the Second World War. It started when the United Kingdom and France declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939 and it didn’t end until Nazi Germany surrendered. Even then, some U-boats refused to g… BYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 5, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeOct 22, 2021ShareA cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3Everyone knew in the closing days of World War II that the Soviet Union was destined to clash with the rest of the Allies. But when it attempted a blockade of West Berlin that amounted to a siege in 1948, it still took the world by surprise and thre… BYLogan NyeOct 22, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeJul 10, 2021ShareWhy Germany was always the underdog in World War IIDon’t get me wrong; I’m not here to make you sympathize with the Nazis. They were literally a hate group that committed murder on a national scale in addition to BYLogan NyeJul 10, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeJul 7, 2021ShareThis dad asked about his son, and the Bismarck was doomedIn the early days of World War II, battleships were still considered kings and all of the combatants hunted for their enemies’ greatest ships. The battleship Bismarck, the largest battleship in commission at the start of 1941, was… BYLogan NyeJul 7, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeJun 1, 2021ShareHow battleship salvos worked in sea combatThere are no battleships left in active service. But they were once the kings of the seas, essentially sea dragons that could literally breathe fire. But these behemoths didn’t take shots in combat willy-nilly. They typically fired in salvos or par… BYLogan NyeJun 1, 2021Share
BYShannon CorbeilApr 23, 2021Share4 mind-boggling facts about the Cold WarThe United States and the Soviet Union fought together during World War II, but quickly turned against one another in the years that followed. The Cold War was a period marked with tension — this is well-known, but the complexities of the relation… BYShannon CorbeilApr 23, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe NSA needs teenagers to protect democracyRemember your first summer job? This author’s was as a door corp member, a host, at his local Waffle House. He was fine at that job and terrible as a waiter on Sunday mornings. But the NSA has a program for teens who want to make a bigger impact: C… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareWhat life was like for World War II prisonersLet’s get one thing out of the way really quickly: Getting captured in full-scale warfare is nothing to be ashamed of. When tens of thousands of people are clashing in a massive battle, it’s easy to get cut off and isolated through no fault of you… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe punk kid who couldn’t stop beating RussiaPrince Charles ascended to the Swedish throne in 1697 at the age of 15 as Sweden, then one of the most powerful countries in the world, was beset on all sides by enemies and rivals that began attacking early into his reign. Unfortunately for them, t… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 5, 2020ShareCheck out this summary of the Battle of the AtlanticThe Battle of the Atlantic lasted almost the entirety of the Second World War. It started when the United Kingdom and France declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939 and it didn’t end until Nazi Germany surrendered. Even then, some U-boats refused to g… BYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 5, 2020Share
