History on Maps

What happened across the Middle East between February 28, 2026, and June 19, 2026? This animated map tracks the intense military escalation between the US-Israeli coalition and Iran alongside its regional proxies.


Opening Air Campaign: F-35I Adir and F-15I Ra'am squadrons launch deep strikes into Tehran, Isfahan, and Natanz, triggering an immediate leadership transition in Iran in early March 2026.

Strait of Hormuz & Persian Gulf Crisis: Relentless Shahed drone swarms, ballistic missile salvos, and naval mine warfare leave commercial oil tankers burning and seized across vital maritime chokepoints.

Historic Oil Price Shock: Watch real time Brent and WTI crude oil tickers react to every major strike with WTI skyrocketing to a historic peak of $182.86/barrel before gradually cooling down.

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History on Maps

Watching time lapse map really reveals just how intense the Battle of Britain (1940) was!

Initially, the Luftwaffe concentrated its full force on attacking shipping convoys and coastal airfields; throughout August, the map of southeastern England would turn completely red, leaving no space untouched. However, from September 7, 1940 when the focus shifted entirely toward London the tide began to turn. It’s only a 4 minute watch, but it’s absolutely captivating for anyone with a passion for World War II history and legendary aircraft like the Spitfire or the Bf 109.

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February 19, 1945. Just 660 miles south of Tokyo lies the tiny volcanic island of
Iwo Jima.

Over 21,000 Imperial Japanese troops have turned this 8 square-mile island into an underground fortress of bunkers and tunnels. What US planners expected to take just days will become a 36 day battle of attrition.

This is the Battle of Iwo Jima every single day.
#ww2 #US #Japan

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In 1967, Israel defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan in just 6 days and captured Sinai, Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

Six years later, on October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria struck back in a surprise attack on Yom Kippur. Egyptian troops crossed the Suez Canal, Syrian tanks rolled into the Golan Heights, and Israel came closer to defeat than ever before.

How did two wars only 6 years apart end so differently?

Our new video shows both the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War every day on an animated map

#SixDayWar #YomKippurWar #ArabIsraeliWar #HistoryOnMaps

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On 22 June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union with three million troops. What followed was nearly four years of the largest and deadliest land war in history.

Here’s how it unfolded:

1941: Operation Barbarossa smashes the Red Army, Leningrad is besieged, and the German advance is stopped at the gates of Moscow
1942: Germany drives toward the Caucasus oil fields and reaches Stalingrad, where the Soviets encircle the 6th Army
1943: The surrender at Stalingrad and the failed German offensive at Kursk turn the tide for good
1944: The siege of Leningrad is lifted and Operation Bagration destroys Army Group Centre
1945: The Red Army storms Berlin, Hitler dies, and Germany surrenders on 8 May

An estimated 27 million Soviet lives were lost, and the map of Europe was changed for decades.

Watch full video here
#history #germany #soviet #ww2

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On April 9, 1940, Nazi Germany launched Operation Weserübung, a lightning invasion of Northern Europe.

Denmark, with its flat terrain and shared land border with Germany, fell within mere hours. To spare civilian lives against the overwhelming war machine, the Danish government surrendered the very same day, allowing German forces to swiftly sweep across the map.

Norway, however, was a different story. Aided by rugged mountains and deep fjords, the Norwegians put up a fierce fight. Although German forces quickly seized key ports like Oslo and Narvik, the Norwegian army retreated inland. Allied forces British, French, and Polish troops soon landed to assist, sparking brutal battles and briefly pushing the Germans back in the north.

However, the Allied success was short lived. Due to the deteriorating situation in France, the Allies were forced to withdraw in early June. Left alone and outgunned, Norway surrendered on June 10, 1940. In just two months, the map of Scandinavia was completely repainted, beginning a five year occupation.

Watch the full video here

#history #germany #norway #denmark #ww2

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Step back in time and witness the dramatic unfolding of the Peninsular War (1807-1814).

This captivating video from conflict that shaped Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. Watch as borders shift and alliances change in this detailed map animation.


In 1807, Napoleon's seemingly invincible forces poured into the Iberian Peninsula, expecting a swift and glorious victory. Instead, they awoke a sleeping giant. The Peninsular War was not merely a clash of massive armies on open fields it was a brutal, desperate, and deeply personal struggle for survival.

Watch the full video here

#History #NapoleonicWars #MapAnimation #PeninsularWar #HistoryOnMaps #EuropeanHistory

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Battle of Cannae (216 BC) | Hannibal Destroyed 70,000 Romans in a Single Day

The Battle of Cannae in 216 BC was one of the most devastating defeats in Roman history and one of the greatest tactical victories ever achieved by Hannibal Barca.

In this video, we recreate the battle using an animated historical map in new style, showing how the armies of Carthage and Rome moved, maneuvered, and fought across the battlefield.

After crossing the Alps and winning a series of major victories in Italy, Hannibal faced one of the largest Roman armies ever assembled. Despite being heavily outnumbered, he turned the Roman army's numerical advantage against itself.

The battle began with a Roman advance against the Carthaginian center. Hannibal deliberately allowed his center to fall back while his infantry on both flanks held their positions. Meanwhile, Carthaginian cavalry drove away the Roman horsemen and returned to strike the Roman army from behind.

The result was a devastating double envelopment. Thousands of Roman soldiers became trapped with nowhere to escape as Hannibal's forces closed the circle around them.

By the end of the battle, tens of thousands of Romans were dead or captured, making Cannae one of the bloodiest single day defeats of the ancient world.

🎬 Watch the battle unfold on the map and see exactly how Hannibal turned Cannae into a military masterpiece.

P/S: I'm still producing the "EveryDay" map based videos, so stay tuned for the next one!

2 months ago | [YT] | 11

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The Sino-Vietnamese War & The Third Indochina War

Once united by revolutionary ideals, Vietnam, China, and Cambodia were soon pulled into one of Asia’s most complex and devastating conflicts.

This animated map traces the Third Indochina War from 1978 to 1991, showing how military operations, shifting front lines, and regional rivalries transformed mainland Southeast Asia.

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Spring, 1775. Tension between Britain and its American colonies had been building for years.

On April 19th, British troops marched to seize a colonial arms cache at Concord. At Lexington, someone fired "the shot heard round the world" and by the time the British staggered back to Boston, they'd taken hundreds of casualties. What began as a skirmish became an 8-year war across the entire eastern seaboard.


Britain held every advantage on paper a professional army, the world's strongest navy. Washington's Continental Army lost far more battles than it won, and by the winter at Valley Forge, it was starving and on the verge of collapse.


Then came Saratoga in 1777, an entire British army surrendered, convincing France to join the war on America's side. By 1781, Washington and French forces trapped General Cornwallis at Yorktown, with the French navy sealing off any escape by sea. He surrendered. Two years later, Britain formally recognized American independence. 🔗

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