Logan Nye is a freelance writer specializing in military history, technology, culture, and video games. After serving on active duty as an Army paratrooper and journalist, he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in creative writing for entertainment. From battlefields in Afghanistan to Hollywood, he’s served as a writer, photographer, and editor. He co-created and hosted the Mandatory Fun podcast, the web series No Sh*t There I Was, and the video game review show After Action Report. You can find more of his work at LoganNye.com.
While some Americans like to describe the loud noise from military jets as “The Sound of Freedom,” the Navy and Air Force of the 1950s created a jet-powered prop plane that was so loud it could give ground crews seizures. Freedom is loud, ...
In February 1981, the US came dangerously close to nuclear conflict as the world’s most costly grocery trip decapitated the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy and convinced the Soviet Ministry of Defense that a devastating American attack had just ...
