Map of the Saint Mihiel Operation
This annotated map illustrates the American and French offensive against the St. Mihiel Salient in France, September 12 and 13, 1918, during World War I.
Mapping the negotiation
During the negotiations to end the Revolutionary War, all sides used a copy of the so-called Mitchell map. The red lines marked on the map were the agreed-upon...
Mapping the town
This 1823 map of the Blackstone River and Sergeant's trench in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is in the District Court case records of Stephen Jenckes v. David Wilkinson,...
Military departments
The War Department, to ease command and control of the Army as it operated across the country, divided the United States into military departments in the early 1850s....
Perspective from sea
This map of Omaha Beach’s Dog and Fox sectors was drawn from the perspective of the assaulting troops to help them recognize their landing areas and locate enemy...
Preparing for D-Day
Nearly two months before the invasion of France, this hydrographic chart of the Normandy coast indicates the beach sectors that were chosen for the pending amphibious...
Sailing into history
This chart depicts the patrol route of the U.S.S. Maddox from July 30 to August 2, 1964. The Maddox sailed into the Gulf of Tonkin, off the North...