The Devil’s Jaw – Part 1: Momentum, Mist, and the Death of Squadron 11
·987 words·5 mins
Exploring the events leading to the Honda Point disaster and the systemic failures that caused seven destroyers to wreck on the California coast.
History and Critical Analysis
The 1978 Dialectic: Anxiety, Aspiration, and the Making of a Modern Mindset
·231 words·2 mins
Exploring how 1978 advertisements and articles in Al-Mukhtar magazine reflected the tension between consumer aspiration and global anxiety.
The Anchors of Hubris – Part 3: Iron Rails and Stationary Dreams
·614 words·3 mins
The story of the CSS Georgia, an ironclad built from railroad tracks that became a stationary relic.
The Anchors of Hubris – Part 2: The Paper Fortress of the Adriatic
·605 words·3 mins
Examining the compromises in Austro-Hungarian battleship design that led to their vulnerability.