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Countrfactuals for History Geeks

How the Canadians see the War of 1812--they knocked us over big time, like a hard check to the boards---Old Time Hockey, Coach!

Battle Sounds!

This is one of the most amazing---and tragic graphs you will ever see, all in French. It tracks the size and fate of Napoleon's Grande Armee of over 600,000 men as he invaded Russia in 1812, and the tiny fragment of 30,000 who crawled back home in 1813.

The Economist's take on the US Navy during the War of 1812:

"I have the whitest pantaloons in the regiment!"