‘Why Mali Matters’ – Map Revision
A revised map to accompany the article "Why Mali Matters," by John Sutherland in the September 2013 edition of Armchair General magazine.
Read MoreA revised map to accompany the article "Why Mali Matters," by John Sutherland in the September 2013 edition of Armchair General magazine.
Read MoreArmchair General has partnered with The Map as History, a company that produces outstanding animated maps with accompanying narration. Each month, a link to one of their animated maps will be featured on the ACG site. This month’s map explores the United States’ territorial expansion in the years 1790–1861. Click on the map above to view animation. To learn more about the growth of the United States of America between 1790 and 1861, click on the titles of online articles below. Oregon Trail: Wagon Tracks West It was said that snow did not exist in California’s golden valleys, that the black soil of Oregon was bottomless, that vast rivers afforded easy transportation, and that no forests barred the way to migrating wagons. Ignorance allowed travelers to advance where fuller knowledge might have rooted them with apprehension. What Do We Owe the Indians? The Indian Wars of the 19th century were largely fought over land because the federal government refused to uphold its various treaty obligations. The spoils in the...
Read MoreArmchair General has partnered with The Map as History, a company that produces outstanding animated maps with accompanying narration. Each month, a link to one of their animated maps will be featured on the ACG site. This month’s map explores the birth of Athenian Democracy in the 5th century, BC, and two battles that reinforced it. Click on the map above to view animation. To learn more about Ancient Greece and the battles of Marathon and Salamis, click on the titles of online articles below. Review of John R. Hale’s Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the BIrth of Democracy. Themistocles: Master of Deception How a Greek general used a phony "traitor" to win what may have been the greatest naval victory of all time. Peloponnesian War: Battle of Pylos Could Athens’ money and ships trump Sparta’s overwhelming military strength on land? Marathon: Attack on the Run The Persians could not believe what they were seeing. The Athenians had neither cavalry nor archers....
Read MoreAn animated map showing a history of developments in the Mideast prior to the outbreak of World War I, with links to accompanying articles.
Read MoreAnimated map of the voyage of Ferdinand de Magellan and his crew, 1519 - 1522, with link to an article reportedly written by a member of that voyage.
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