Let’s pretend Germany wins WW1. What now? Will they annex France? Take just a few states after spilling so much blood for it? What about the waffles? Do they get to have their country back?

Hey all! Relatively new member here, though I've tried to answer when qualified. I was recently reading about the Shogunate in Medieval and Early Modern Japan and I learned that the name is a shortened form of Sei-i Taishōgun, or "Commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force against the Barbarians." I'm a bit confused by this and cursory research doesn't explain this position at all, only that it existed and was the origin of the name Shogun. Which Barbarians are referred to? Is this related to the Jomon and Ainu? Was there an extensive campaign against "Barbarians" that rhetorically merited creating a generalissimo position, like with the wars against communism and the fascist states? I'd appreciate any help in comprehending this!

And maybe as a side question, how do historians deal with supernatural claims?

So many modern things turn out to be much older than we realize. Did the ancient romans have coffee?

As far as I understand women had to be modest, and not show too much, and now that I'm at the beach I wonder when did that perception change to the bikinis we see today (probably mid 20th century) and how did women go swimming back in the day (if they ever did at all) because big dresses are not that comfy in the water I reckon.

Just like the title, I am curious about how gunpowder armies fare against traditional swords, spears and shield armies in battle throughout history. What tactics or formation was used against their traditional counterpart? I know that Pike and shot was dominant for quite a while but aside from that, how do they maximize the firepower while keeping their opponent away?

By gunpowder armies, I meant armies equipped with firearms from 16th century onward.

I was wondering, as the title already states, how the grape managed to become this significant, even taking a central role in religion, whereas other fruits that could probably produce a similarly delicious product but are mostly ignored, at least in western cultures.

Thank you for answering.

Hello, all!

Now, I am interested in knowing exactly how The Odyssey managed to withstand multiple centuries after being written down. I am aware that the tale was verbally recited for centuries prior to it finally being put on paper (so to speak). However, as history knows, many recorded documents are lost (The Epic of Gilgamesh, for example). What specifically happened that allowed for The Odyssey to have a continuous historical presence? Any books or scholarly information on this is much appreciated!

So, i watched Taxi Driver recently and it made me wonder about what was the city really like back then. I know a bit, like the economy was bad and the crime rates where huge. But i want to really know more about this subject besides Wikipedia pages.

Is there any book or doc. that talk about how were things there in this period of time, like, explaining about social movements, how was the economy and such things.

PS: English is not my main tongue, sorry if i didn't made much sense or wrote anything wrong.

In my limited research I found a disputed text from Josephus but I saw that no reputable historian considers Jesus to be fictional. What sources are they drawing from if not from Josephus? What are some good books on this?

Hi, I wanted to read an overview of the second world war. These books tend to be quite heavy so I wanted to go with a relatively uncontroversial work. Is there a more moder 'go-to' second world war history book? Is the accuracy of the classical work I mentioned still held in high esteem, or is there a good reason to give it a miss?

Thanks for any help

I recall hearing that the Romans would do this and believed that the crystals formed were a gift from the gods, but in reality ended up with lead poisoning.