Military History
Military history tracks the development of warfare from ancient conflicts to modern operations, connecting tactics, technology, leadership, and the larger political forces that shape civilizations.
Why build a site like this?
The eternal question: why? Why does anyone collect information on a website and make it accessible to the world at large? Over the years, I have seen plenty of hobbyist sites built by people who wanted to nerd out on the web and organize another hobby, usually one just as nerdy, into something useful.
As I ask myself why I am doing this, I come up with much the same answer. I have spent more years than I care to remember trying to learn web programming and wanting to try my hand at creating content. I want to put information out there, but also make that information practical.
For example, you will find a section on land navigation as part of the maps section. I present the “academic theory” of land navigation, then pair it with YouTube videos that explain it, walk through the steps, and show it in practice.
I do not consider myself a “content creator,” and I am not planning to make money from this. I would like to create and catalog information around my hobbies and interests. Maybe that is for posterity, maybe it is because I have hard drives full of random information collected over three decades of surfing the internet and finally want an excuse to organize it. Maybe it is for the best reason of all: just because.
American Culture
American culture is a changing mix of regional traditions, immigration, innovation, media, and industry, with plenty of room to explore the details that make it broad and distinct.
Nerd Stuff
A place for technical interests, experiments, hobbies, and the kinds of side topics that do not fit anywhere else but still deserve a home.
Wargaming
Board wargames, rulesets, scenarios, and design notes collected from years of reading, playing, and digging through the hobby.
Aviation
Civilian, military, and space topics with room for aircraft, operations, history, and technical references.
Maps
Mapping, design, terrain reading, and land navigation, with an emphasis on combining theory with useful demonstrations.
Building Stuff
Practical projects, fabrication, and hands-on work across materials, methods, and whatever seems worth making.