Military Mapping: The Grid System One of the newest inventions in military map making was the use of grids and coordinates. Up to the First World War, firing techniques for field artillery was one of “trial and error.” This meant that an artillery battery had to shoot itself in. It registered on its target by […]

Mapping the World War: The Power of a Two-Dimensional Battlefield In 2019 I wrote my Master’s Thesis about Military Maps in WWI & WWII with the title: ‘Mapping the World Wars: The Power of a Two-Dimension Battlefield.’  Some of you may immediately recognize the importance of military maps in warfare. In my thesis I attempted […]