Writings
Essays and research-based articles on military history, early America, religion, and the Ancient World. Most of these are simply academic papers written during both undergraduate and graduate studies.
American F-4 crews turned the familiar signs of a bombing mission into a trap for North Vietnamese MiG-21s, but one remarkable tactical victory could not secure lasting control.
Read the articleRamesses II recovered after a Hittite surprise nearly destroyed his divided army, but with Kadesh still in Hittite hands, his monuments transformed survival into royal victory.
Read the articleSaladin turned the march from Saffuriya into a contest over movement and water, tightening the pressure until the Frankish field army could no longer fight as one force.
Read the articleDaniel Morgan did not script a perfect double envelopment. He built a flexible defense that survived confusion and gave his mixed force room to turn a British attack into a rout.
Read the articleThe coalition's western envelopment in 1991 rested on months of strategic lift, improvised transport, host-nation support, and a supply system pushed close to its limits.
Read the articleBritain’s decisive advantage in 1940 came not from radar alone, but from an integrated network that turned imperfect warning into timely and economical fighter interceptions.
Read the articleFast, powerful, and capable of operating far beyond the battle fleet, the frigate became the indispensable cruiser of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century naval warfare.
Read the articleEdward Hawke’s daring pursuit into a storm-wracked bay destroyed French invasion hopes, secured Britain’s command of the sea, and reshaped the wider Seven Years’ War.
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