Now with maps, context, and commentary!

My first search engine.

“Why wouldn’t bombing a weaker actor…(be as successful as) bombing a stronger power?”

I would like to have seen Montana…

Landing page at @usni.org books is up! "D-Day to Disney World: The Remarkable Life of Major General William E. “Joe” Potter" will be out in February! www.usni.org/press/books/...

" they would be forced to take these freedom classes "

US at 250: A Stellar University Press Book List By @aupresses.bsky.social at bookshop.org #ReadUP #USHistoryUP #250YearsAlongUP bookshop.org/lists/us-at-...

Since Richard Nixon is (apparently) "enjoying a bit of a renaissance," I am reposting my favorite picture of the then vice president enjoying a tropical drink...

New book coming early next year! #Disney #DisneyWorld #DDay

What do D-Day and Disney World have in common? Find out February 2027…from @usni.org Books!

Guess what?

Guess what?

Right now Fred Haise holds the record for the person who has traveled the farthest from earth…

…as you were, as I want you to be…

Signed copies at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum!!

Hey @smh-historians.bsky.social and every #twitterstorian headed to #SMH2026 I’ll see you in DC later this week

I’m mortified that I forgot this book from @brianlaslie.bsky.social. An outstanding book. Covers the air war in all its iterations. #histbookchat.

Good morning aviation enthusiasts and air power historians.

Do you ever think about what could have been?

Always a good sign when the classroom doubles as a fallout shelter…

I went back to the bad place for book purposes. If you are still over there...give me a follow.

Soon... from @usni.org books. Chapters from some of the world's leading air power scholars...and me too.

Reached in my sport coat pocket for a pen and pulled out a spoon… why did I put a spoon there?

How’s everyone’s morning going?

New office decor…

I haven’t seen an Alabama team beaten this bad since 1863…

You will be visited by three spirits...

Everything I have written is on sale at #Amazon ! Grab a copy (or two) for the history lover and aviation enthusiast on your list! www.amazon.com/s?k=Brian+D....

Okay, this is a cool library book!

New kicks...

Happy Veterans Day to all who served!

This is why baseball is my favorite sport. Absolute insanity.

Get my newest book “The Sundowners” for 50% off! Head over to USNI Press and enter the code “HOLIDAY” at checkout!

As Colorado is basically equidistant from the coasts, you take your SCUBA 🤿 opportunities where you can get them, so I went swimming with sharks today

It is airpower focused and not produced for a student, but @brianlaslie.bsky.social has a good reading list that could be pared down for a comps exam. balloonstodrones.com/air-power-re...

If you’re furloughed (like me) and looking for something to read: a.co/d/5Bz8VuR

Little known fact: I love reading about primatology and adore the works of Dr. Jane Goodall. I was lucky enough to hear speak on 2023 and her work and legacy will outlast us all.

Sorry folks, governments still closed. Moose out front should have told ya.

Sorry folks, governments closed. Moose out front should have told ya.

I’ve been an aviation historian for nearly two decades. I have never, not once, been asked about Amelia Earhart. No one has ever brought it up in a conversation. Let me reiterate: I study aviation history professionally. It has never, ever, ever come up.

I just spent an hour on the phone with a high school student who is working on a project about the B-52 and that is why I LOVE MY JOB.

Today I learned Sgt Floyd Pepper was dishonorably discharged from West Point for “turning 'Taps' into a jazz odyssey.”

Somewhat surprisingly, I am not much for military or history movies, but I am very much looking forward to this...

Excellent dinner last night celebrating the class of 2028 at their Exemplar Dinner. Each class selects an individual from air/space power history to serve as the class exemplar. 28’s inductee was A1C John Leviton (MOH).

Something something security. Something something expense of liberty.

If Tom Hanks wanted to make another WWII miniseries that focused on a Navy unit, might I suggest: a.co/d/iSLZNPg

Looking good Tyson! Happy reading!