In case you were wondering what the base of most US actions in HOA looks like, here's the sat view of Camp Lemonier, and the aircraft th...

What are the inherent strengths or weaknesses of the different types of map movement paradigms? By: Brant

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Wow! The History Department at West Point has a fantastic online map archive . {droooool} By: Brant

Which makes for a better wargame map? Hexes - equidistant spacing keeps the math simpler and the map more balanced. Areas - greater vari...

With the disestablishment of JFCOM, the DoD has released the latest change to the Unified Command Plan 2011 . The Department of Defense ha...

So it looks like we can put together a funny-looking platoon with one squad from Luxembourg, and another of Austrians, Irish, and Icelandia...

How to get there from here, courtesy of 4ID at Utah Beach. We found this map at the Zulu Kilo blog, which includes an outstanding narrati...

Wow... want to see interactive maps of wars you've never heard of? You've got to check out Conflict History . Holy crap, it'...

Wow. I mean, really, WOW . Go check out this online atlas you can leaf through , and see a collections of maps of Europe in the 1800s. T...

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What would the first strike have looked like? map from Pakalert Press , and yes, they're a little nuts... By: Brant

Here's the current "placemat" for ISAF forces, effective 14 DEC 10 By: Brant

Here's the latest NATO/ISAF "placemat" for troop levels in Afghanistan (click to enlarge) Source : NATO/ISAF pdf By: Brant

Yes, yes, everyone knows everything there is to know about Gettysburg. But today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg address , so we'v...

Science-fiction blog io9 has an interesting little article featuring maps from a 1942 issue of Life magazine depicting hypothetical Axis s...

How did the AfPak border come into being? On this day in 1893, the Durand Line came into being in a treaty, dividing 2 countries and a who...

Bust out the wargaming dice folks! Here's the 'large' version of the NTC hex map from the old Movement to Contact game. It...

Contested during the American War of Independence, the Battle of White Plains was fought on October 28, 1776. image: britishbattles.com By:...