I‘ve been remiss in linking to one of my favorite gee-whiz websites, Maps of War. What makes the site so absorbing is their evolutionary approach to cartography. Instead of focusing on a single map of a single battle, MoW tracks ideologies and political movements as they rise and fall over the course of history. The result is a thoroughly edifying interactive experience. I’m sharing with you one of the more interesting maps, American Leadership and War, which tracks war casualties in relation to political leadership over the course of U.S. history.

You can view other maps here.