| November 27, 2006 |
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Maps of War
As  long as we can remember, learning history was a linear affair, with static timelines and too much about "great men." If we were bored high-school students again, sites like Maps of War would have us sitting up straight and waving our hands. Using simple, effective animation and infographics, this site illustrates history's moving parts, revealing how chronology and geography affect the state of war and disputes. The centerpiece of the site is the shock and awe of "The Imperial History of the Middle East," which plays out 5,000 years of the region's conquest and empires in 90 seconds. The rest of the site concerns Iraq, but one other graphic does go far in revealing that despite centuries of political fights between parties in the U.S., war has always been a bipartisan pursuit. (in History) |
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