I know entire towns were wiped off the map, and even if much of the buildings burned to ash there was still so much brick/stone/wood rubble all over Europe. Was this bulldozed into landfills? Somehow salvaged for rebuilding? If anyone has any book recommendations about the actual logistics of “cleaning up” after wars I’d be interested to hear them.

I'm writing an IA (basically a long historical investigation) for my Ib History class and I'm discussing the impact the Soviet leaders had on the victory at Stalingrad. However, I'm having a really hard time finding a substantial (~20-30 pages academic journal) on Marshal Vasilii Chuikov and his role at Stalingrad. Does anyone know of some sources I could possibly find/use? Even a point in a right direction would be extremely helpful.

Would there be career architects you’d seek out for it? What kind of resource expenditure would it take, and would it result in tons of work for the local village?

If you look at films in the 1950s there are very few black people represented as part of the professional work force (lawyers, doctors, engineers, etc). But by the 1970s there are definitely representative films.

Do the film representations (documentation, movie, tv show) represent reality? Did black Americans in the US start becoming part of the professional work force in those 20 years?

What is the reality?

I just recently discovered an ancestor Daniel Forbes who has been suspected by researchers to have been a POW from The battle of Dunbar. He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and immigrated voluntary or involuntary to New England, specifically Massachusetts around the mid 1650s. His name was written as Forbush from then on. So from what I’ve read it’s some what luck that he survived considering the conditions they treated POWs.

What was the true likelihood of a POW surviving and was there any reasons why they would be chosen to ship off to the New World?

And what was the story behind the battle of Dunbar?

Also, are there any creatures that we don't know the "inspiration" behind?

Not being familiar with Indian food, I recently had a discussion on this topic. My brief web search suggests that most of the Indian hot spices are derived from New World peppers in some way. Was their arrival to the subcontinent a turning point in Indian cuisine, or did they have many hot spicy ingredients beforehand?

So I really enjoy playing World of Tanks lately and as I was playing the German tanks I noticed many tanks from the years of the Second World War(and the years before, ~1930-1945)using a 8.8cm caliber gun. My first thought was the obvious allusion to the letters HH but a friend of mine mentioned, that it could also be such an odd number so the Allies couldn't just use their own ammunition in captured tanks and guns. I couldn't find anything regarding this topic online and it really sparked my interest.

Even in India today there is a type of wild dog called the Pariah dog that resembles the dingo so much.

Many portrayals of the process, in film and gaming and literature, have been heavily criticized, yet those criticisms decline to offer a view of what it should look like.

If period particulars matter, let's say 15th century.

Your choice on what we're making.

I'm looking for an overview. The AH book list doesn't really list a general layman overview.

For example, if there was something in the Bible or other text that could’ve completely delegitimized the entire papacy, would the Catholic Church be able to wipe it off the records?

The act has caused a major problem in the long term, vastly increasing each member of the House's constituancy thus limiting the power of ordinary American citizens in voicing their concerns. What were the arguments at the time arguing for and against the measure?

As the Normans fought&conquered westward,what was occurring in Ireland during the Norman invasion? (This sub is amazing). I've gleaned the majority of research using this sub.living in Ireland with an English accent,I see the animosity between religions,mainly catholic&protestant,clearly.Im attempting to find the origin,reason why these religions clashed so badly that even now fathers teach their children to hate&mock &so the cycle continues. Where or when did the animosity between these religions begin? . Thankyou, in advance,for any help,reading suggestions etc.

I am a genuine WW2 fan and I have played games such as War Thunder where I noticed the small frame attacked under the main gun (And the coaxial). What is the purpose of this?

I learned in secondary school that the Achaemenid dynasty didn't really care about converting others to their faith, and that's largely why they were so tolerant of their conquered subjects and their different cultural traditions and religions.

I also learned at university that the Byzantine-Sassanian Wars are largely considered the first war primarily over religion, where empires fought not primarily for their king, but to prove they have the superior religion.

So during the Sassanian dynasty, was Achaemenid tolerance of religion and lack of evangelism swept aside? In a war of religion, did the Sassanians convert their populace en mass to Zoroastrianism to better help fight against the Christian Byzantines?