Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Bookcover image of Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, by William Craig.
Thomas Di Tomasso, one of the Rangers involved in the battle of Mogadishu, has written an account of what happened. He describes the crowds, whi...
Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik, by Susan Heuck Allen, explains why people suspected Hisarlik was t...
This map of Flanders, from 1609, was produced by Matthias Quad (the cartographer) and Johannes Bussemacher (the engraver). It was published in C...
Image of a map depicting the crashsite of UA 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Click on the image for a better view.
This map depicts the flight paths of Enola Gay and Bockscar as they flew their atomic- bomb missions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. Click o...
This map depicts the location of key places in Mandela's life, including the last incarceration facility - Victor Verster prison. It also locates Sow...
According to the U.S. Army Infantry home page: Fort Benning, Georgia is located just outside of Columbus, Georgia, a city with a population of 189,...
This map shows the disputed territories of France, in 1429. It also depicts the first campaign of Henry V whose exploits are still famous, thank...
Image of a map of Germany, depicting the location of Frankfurt.
This map depicts the location of Galilee in the first century. It is the area, in the Roman province of Judea (Iudaea), over which Herod Antipas...
This graphic, from the National Park Service, depicts the headquarter-locations of General U.S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee at the time of the Con...
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