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Was it because they hoped that they would eventually regain Berlin or was there a more strategic reason?
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We learned about Bretton Woods in high school, but I never really understood it. I know it had something to do with currency exchange rates and a kind of gold standard, but I couldn’t tell you the what or why behind all of it. I also remember that Nixon abandoned the agreement in the 70s to try to tackle inflation, but I don’t think it worked. So what was the big idea behind Bretton Woods, why was it abandoned, and how was it different from other institutions (like the WTO) that came after?
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The Western and Eastern fronts are well known in ww1. Even, to an extent, a "southern" front (modern day turkey) but I've not heard much about a northern front? Especially with British naval superiority, did the allies ever attempt to attack Germany from the north?
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I'm writing a fantasy novel that takes place in a Medieval setting. There is no gunpowder, so there are no cannons on the ship. The ship itself is a Chinese-style Junk Ship(note: the novel does not take place in our world, so it's not necessarily a "Chinese" ship; therefore the voyage itself isn't from China) of average size. It is carrying a total of 45 passengers: a free company of 34 well-armed and equipped mercenaries, 1 assassin/bodyguard, and 10 crew members that actually pilot and sail the ship(is 10 enough? Too high or low? Can't get a definitive answer). There are no horses or other animals of any kind on the ship. The journey is between two continents. If the winds and tide were(for the most part) in the ship's favor, how long would a 3500 nautical mile journey take, and how often would the ship have to stop along the way(to resupply and whatnot)? Also assume that the winds and tide behave similarly to the winds and tide of our world. Assume that the ship did not run into any conflict with other ships; no pirates or anything. If possible, take storms into account.
Thank you.
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Clearly she was an important figure for her community who inspired an ongoing cult, yet we only have biographical information on her from the vitae of two associated male saints. Is this remarkable for the period? Are there larger trends in what kind of saint’s life is recorded and preserved?
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Hello there!
I'm a graphic designer who works on a book that would serve as a guide for artists how to understand armour. Many people create art that's unintentionally ridiculous, giving birth to many misconceptions and myths. Quick example would be a scene from LotR: RotK, where Faramir goes back to Minas Thirit with an orc arrow in his breastplate.
I wanted to include a paragraph in which I'd explain how to judge a value of a popular armour (let's say chainmail and Milanese full plate) and maybe compare it to a price of a car. I've found one guy online who did that here:
Since plate was used for a relatively short period I think this question is answerable.
In general a full harness cost as much as the yearly salary of a craftsman. Converted to todays prices that’s about €20–25k. That’s a relatively cheap family car.
We know that in London in the 1450s a full suit of Milanese plate set you back by £8, the minimum yearly income for a nobleman being £40 (could go up to a few 1000), well off merchants and civil servants could get as much as £100/year. The avarage thatcher of a village in this period had an income of £8–10/year. The income of the crown being yearly £25 000.
I don't want to base my claims just on a random post. Could you please recommend me a credible source where I could easily access similar information? I've already wasted several hours trying to go through my books, just to find multiple accounts of varying prices, just to ultimately find out that the measure used was "grzywna" that meant different things in each substate of my country (Poland). ._.
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As the title says, I would like to know why was the german offensive so successful in the first stages of opeartion barbarossa. Were the soviets not expecting an attack or was the red army simply too weak to stop them at first? What changed when they finally halted the offensive?
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Much has been made in popular media about the German protest against the American use of pump action shotguns during WWI. I have two questions:
How effective was the M97 in actual combat?
And how serious did the Germans take their protest? As in was it an attempt at FUD or did they seriously consider the use of shotguns a war crime?
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What happened to UK diplomats after WW2 was declared?
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I've heard this in passing many times, that the East India Company cut the thumbs off of textiles workers who refused to pay the export dues. Google gave me this article about a village deindustrialized (if that's the right word?) in this pursuit, and mentioned there's no contemporary evidence for it.
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How different was the culture, the city states, clothing, relations, religion, etc... It's truly fascinating for me, but alas I can not find any good sources or information on the era as it's less discussed than the classical Greek era. Thank you for reading have a wonderful day.
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I've recently entered a bit of a history craze, especially about civilisations, how they interacted and the rise and fall of them. As a result, I've recently checked out "Guns, Germs and steel" and found it to be a fascinating read, only to discover that it is widely disputed and most historians do not consider it valid. Are there any books or literature that are widely regarded as factual by historians on this topic?
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Were these expeditions to pre-determined locations or was he allowed to explore at his leasure?
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One thing I've never understood is why the UK was so determined to hold on to Ireland. By the time the Republic gained independence, American was long gone, Canada and Australia had free rule as independent members of the Commonwealth. What made the UK so determined to hold on to Ireland?
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