Hello, I recently saw on Twitter French people claiming that Emperor of The mali, Abu Bakr II sailed the Atlantic Ocean. So now my question is : Did the empire of the Mali had the naval capacities to do this type of expedition?

Would it be a matter of perceived skill? I can see transport pilots as maybe being picked from trainees deemed less skilled but what about bomber vs fighter pilots? And the subsets thereof like Mosquito fighter-bombers or dive bombers or the like?

I went to school in an area that ignored or delegitimized African History. I’m an adult now, and I want to learn and under what was kept from me (and distorted) It’s hard to go about looking for answers when I don’t even know what all I don’t know. What books, articles, documentaries, or even YouTube channels can you recommend? I know Africa is a huge continent, and it’s people and history are not a monolith. It’s genuinely hard to find information.

large size of their country and vast population.

Was there a set building (if so, what was it called), or did people contact captains directly? Was it common for certain people to just hire an entire ship and crew? How common was the hiring of unsanctioned vessels, such as pirate ships?

Sorry if this is an exceptionally stupid question. Just fijish4ed the series and it has opened my eyes to this portion of English history

According to Japanese history, Franklin knew the attack. But american history says that it was a surprise attack. Im Japanese so pls dont write anything that will offend me and others.

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So basically recently i met with an older Spanish gentleman who has lived all over the world and is now based in South-Africa. At one point we were talking about colonization and about South Africa. He said that it many people do not know but South Africa was empty (except for a few forestmen) and that the colonisers and the Zulu people (or some other African tribes) arrived at roughly the same time.

I searched a bit on the internet and some say it's a myth and some say it's not.

This gentleman is a very educated person, worked internationally and is also an avid traveller. From what I gathered I am also 100% sure he is not racist and he is actually against all racism (which I gathered due to other topics).

So my question is; is what this gentleman said true or is it a false history that people believe?

Thank you, be safe to all.

Cheers

Hey, I have just finished my second year of BA History, due to my disability, I have moved my DRP to the summer. I have an idea, wanting to look into Vikings, particularly the Norse, and their cultural impacts on England, between the mid to late 9th Century. However, I require assistance in narrowing down the subject to develop a dissertation question. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K

Hello most diligent and esteemed scholars of AskHistorians! I’m a current PhD candidate working on my dissertation. Due to Covid my research is a little on hold at the moment but I’m moving forward with what I have and starting to organize and outline chapters in detail. As the title suggests, I’m looking for advice on software you may have used to help organize and write your dissertation. Scrivener has been suggested and I’m leaning towards it, so if you have specific experiences with it I’d love to know how it really works for writing a dissertation in our discipline. Or is there other software that worked really well for you or maybe something to avoid. (Mods I hope this type of question is allowed) Thank you for any advice you can provide.

I suppose I mean to ask about potential “academically credible” ways to rank previous cultures, if any exist.

What happened to disabled tanks and crashed planes that couldn't be returned to service, especially those that ended in enemy territory? Were the repurposed or scrapped by Army Engineers or did civilians make use of what they could scavenge?

Also as a follow up if these expeditions did indeed exist, how and why were they so well armed while in a foreign country? I doubt the country the expedition was in would be happy that there were regiments of fully armed German soldiers poking around their historical sites.