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A common explanation for the decreasing number of new articles being created is that most of the obvious topics have now been taken. While it is certainly true that articles on all the major military history topics have been started (in most cases several years ago), that doesn't mean that there is no further opportunity for article creation. The following essay outlines various experiences in finding new topics for military history articles, and areas where fairly easy opportunities for article creation remain.