Articles by David Kindy

About David Kindy

David Kindy is a journalist, freelance writer and book reviewer who lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He writes about history, culture and other topics for Air & Space, Military History, World War II, Vietnam, Aviation History, Providence Journal and other publications and websites.

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July 30, 2020

Why the Aircraft That Dropped the First Atomic Bomb Will Always Inspire Debate

July 29, 2020

How Hurricanes Have Shaped the Course of U.S. History

June 22, 2020

The Bloody Hell of Okinawa

June 15, 2020

The Inventor of Ibuprofen Tested the Drug on His Own Hangover

April 16, 2020

This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home

March 6, 2020

How the Volkswagen Bus Became a Symbol of Counterculture

March 5, 2020

How the Trampoline Came to Be

February 24, 2020

How Winston Churchill Endured the Blitz—and Taught the People of England to Do the Same

February 21, 2020

The History of the Hard Hat

January 29, 2020

The Nerf Football Has Been Inspiring Backyard Championships Since 1972