EnginesOfWar

A code-first catalogue of wartime technological advances from antiquity to the present: weapons, armor, siege engines, logistics, and doctrinal innovations. Includes data, a SQLite schema, an API, and example analyses.

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What's here

• data/tech.csv — human-editable dataset of technologies
• data/tech.sql — SQLite schema (tech + categories + links to battles)
• scripts/ingest_tech.py — build data/engines.db from CSV
• scripts/import_from_warchest.py — optional: ingest battles.csv from WarChest for cross-linking
• api/main.py — FastAPI for /tech, /tech/{slug}, /timeline
• examples/timeline.py — generate a simple timeline chart (PNG)

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Quickstart

python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python scripts/ingest_tech.py
uvicorn api.main:app --reload
# visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs

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