Theme: Historical Case Studies
Using past events to illustrate principles
Articles about Historical Case Studies
- The Cathedral Code: Engineering the Medieval Skyline - Part 1: The Rib Vault: The Skeleton of Gothic Cathedrals
- The Fertility Engine: Agricultural Systems That Built Empires - Part 1: The Heavy Plow: The Tool That Fed Medieval Europe
- Harvesting the Elements – Part 1: The Deep Earth Blueprint: Chinese Gas Extraction and the 1,000m Well
- Paths Without Maps: Navigation & Infrastructure Before GPS - Part 1: Polynesian Wayfinding: Reading the Water Without Instruments
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 1: The Great Paralysis—When Shell Shock Became a Threat to Fighting Strength
- The Calculus of Collapse – Part 1: Hannibal's Perfect, Pyrrhic War
- The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 1: The Organizer of Chaos
- The African King – Part 1: The Chassis of Compromise
- The Unbreakable Myth – Part 1: The Aluminum Improvisation
- The Genius of Constraints – Part 1: The Mandate of Scarcity
- The Unbreakable Tool – Part 1: The Blueprint of Indifference
- The Nordic Exception - Part 1: The 1909 DNA of Sovereignty
- The Red Standard – Part 1: Aviation Roots and the Lightweight Revolution
- The Uncredentialed Leader – Part 1: The Admiral Without a Fleet
- The Cathedral Code: Engineering the Medieval Skyline - Part 2: The Tread Wheel Crane: Medieval Megalifters
- The Fertility Engine: Agricultural Systems That Built Empires - Part 2: The Three-Field System: Crop Rotation and Soil Health
- Harvesting the Elements – Part 2: Focused Fire: Re-examining the Reality of Archimedes’ Solar Weapon
- Paths Without Maps: Navigation & Infrastructure Before GPS - Part 2: The Qhapaq Ñan: Governing a 25,000-Mile Empire Without the Wheel
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 2: When Orders Fail—Nelson, Arnold, and the Virtue of Disobedience
- The Calculus of Collapse – Part 2: Robert E. Lee's Sacred, Tragic Calculus
- The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 2: The Purist Who Purged Himself
- The African King – Part 2: The Crucible of the Laterite Road
- The Unbreakable Myth – Part 2: The Global Workhorse
- The Genius of Constraints – Part 2: The Geometry of Enough
- The Unbreakable Tool – Part 2: The Crucible of Global Abuse
- The Nordic Exception - Part 2: The Decisive 33rd Well and the Ten Commandments
- The Red Standard – Part 2: The Aldenham System and the Logic of Interchangeability
- The Uncredentialed Leader – Part 2: The General Who Refused to Retreat
- The Cathedral Code: Engineering the Medieval Skyline - Part 3: The Codex: The Invention of the Book
- The Fertility Engine: Agricultural Systems That Built Empires - Part 3: Charlemagne's Standardized Weights & Measures
- Harvesting the Elements – Part 3: The Automated Current: How Water and Tide Mills Revolutionized Labor
- Paths Without Maps: Navigation & Infrastructure Before GPS - Part 3: Inca Suspension Bridges & State Supply Depots
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 3: The Scorpions of the Mind—Ambition, Esteem, and Macbeth's Collapse
- The Calculus of Collapse – Part 3: Napoleon III's Fatal Gamble on Glory
- The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 3: The Banker Who Built on Sand
- The African King – Part 3: The Sovereign's Long Shadow
- The Unbreakable Myth – Part 3: The Cult of the Defender
- The Genius of Constraints – Part 3: From Poverty to Poetic Symbol
- The Unbreakable Tool – Part 3: The Legacy of the Invisible
- The Nordic Exception - Part 3: Victoria Terrasse and the Great Tax Squeeze
- The Red Standard – Part 3: Human Dynamics and the Psychology of the Open Platform
- The Uncredentialed Leader – Part 3: The Banker Who Couldn't Save the Bank
- The Cathedral Code: Engineering the Medieval Skyline - Part 4: Musical Notation: Writing Sound
- The Fertility Engine: Agricultural Systems That Built Empires - Part 4: Inca Qullqa: The First State-Run Supply Chain
- Harvesting the Elements – Part 4: The Untapped Revolution: Heron’s Aeolipile and the First Steam Turbine
- Paths Without Maps: Navigation & Infrastructure Before GPS - Part 4: Harnessing Power: How the Stirrup and Collar Revolutionized Medieval Mobility
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 4: The Unforgiven Debt—Slights, Finance, and Benedict Arnold’s Catastrophe
- The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 4: The Explorer Who Trusted His Maps
- The Nordic Exception - Part 4: Seabed Soldiers and the Condeep Giants
- The Uncredentialed Leader – Part 4: The Engineer Who Built the Wrong Dam
- The Cathedral Code: Engineering the Medieval Skyline - Part 5: Stained Glass: Windows as Theology
- Paths Without Maps: Navigation & Infrastructure Before GPS - Part 5: The Quiet Engine of Commerce: The Wooden Barrel and the Packaging Revolution
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 5: The Rock in the Rout—General Thomas and the Unwavering Will of Command
- The Nordic Exception - Part 5: The Trillion-Dollar Shield and the Ethics of Abundance
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 6: The Canvas of Cowardice—Propaganda, Generals, and the Narrative of Bligh
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History - Part 7: Final Reckoning—Tragic Flaws, Moral Dissonance, and the Enduring Cost of Character
- The Car That Failed Upwards: The Unlikely Cult of Poland's Fiat 126p
- The Cathedral Code: Engineering the Medieval Skyline
- The Fertility Engine: Agricultural Systems That Built Empires
- Harvesting the Elements: Pre-Industrial Energy & Extraction
- Paths Without Maps: Navigation & Infrastructure Before GPS
- What If Success Has Less to Do With You Than You Think?
- The Calculus of Command: Honor, Terror, and the Verdict of History
- Built to Last: The Contradictory Genius of the Trabant
- The Cotton Car: A Short History of a Very Strange Idea
- Banned for Being Too Fast: The Perfectly Imperfect Philosophy of Morgan Cars
- Why Your Car Looks the Way It Does: The Hidden Forces Behind Automotive Design
- The Most Surprising Lesson From Genghis Khan Came From a Blank Page
- The Hidden Threat in the Skies: Why Your Plane Doesn't Last Forever
- The 1718 Machine Gun That Fired Square Bullets to Promote Christianity
- A Student's Guide to Military Machines: From Roman Forts to WWII Tanks
- The Car Designer's Dirty Secrets: What Really Happens Between Sketch and Showroom
- The $27 Billion Gamble: Why Hosting the Olympics Always Loses Money
- Sword vs. Shield: The Eternal Arms Race of Military Engineering
- 6 Surprising Engineering Secrets That Forged Modern Warfare
- 5 Ancient Engineering Secrets That Redefine 'High-Tech' Warfare
- The First Surgeons: Cutting-Edge Medicine Before Anesthesia
- Economics Greed: The Dark Side of Human Motivation
- The Structural Post-Mortem: When Human Error Meets Technical Failure
- The Fatal Flaw
- Lost Inventions That Prove the Past Was More Modern Than We Think
- Mongol Empire - Part 12: The Yasa: The Law Code That Built an Empire
- Mongol Empire - Part 11: Terror as Strategy: The Calculated Psychology of Mongol Warfare
- Mongol Empire - Part 10: The Silk Road Explosion: Trade Under Mongol Protection
- Mongol Empire - Part 9: Siege Warfare Revolution: How Nomads Learned to Take Walled Cities
- Mongol Empire - Part 8: Pax Mongolica: How Conquest Created the First Global Economy
- Mongol Empire - Part 7: The Mongol Military Machine: 5 Innovations That Conquered the World
- Mongol Empire - Part 6: Paper Money and Passports: Mongol Innovations We Still Use Today
- Mongol Empire - Part 5: The Mongol Diversity Advantage: How Conquered Peoples Became Conquerors
- Mongol Empire - Part 4: Meritocracy of the Steppe: Promotion by Ability, Not Birth
- Mongol Empire - Part 3: Genghis Khan's Information Network: The Intelligence System That Conquered Empires
- Mongol Empire - Part 2: The Feigned Retreat: The Counter-Intuitive Tactic That Won Empires
- Mongol Empire - Part 1: The Decimal Army: The Organization System Copied for 800 Years
- Mongol Empire Series
- The Calculus of Collapse: When Brilliance Meets an Unyielding World
- The Poisoned Chalice
- The Architect of Their Own Demise
- The White Gold Standard: A World History of Salt
- The African King: Peugeot 504 and the Anatomy of a Continental Icon
- The Unbreakable Myth: Land Rover and the Engineering of Adventure
- The Genius of Constraints: When Scarcity Forges Icons
- The Unbreakable Tool: Toyota Hilux and the Anatomy of Indifference
- The Calculus of the Icon
- The Gambler's Formula: How a Simple Math Problem Explains Centuries of Bad War Decisions
- The Nordic Exception: Anatomy of a Resource Triumph
- The Red Standard: Why the Routemaster Outlasted the Future
- The Hannibalic Paradox: Genius, Grand Strategy, and the Fall of Carthage
- The Uncredentialed Leader