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I have seen some praise and some criticism of his works on Ireland. I was wondering how highly regarded "The IRA" and "Michael Collins: A Biography" are. Are they considered very biased, or are they trustworthy sources on the period/man?
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My dad just posed this question to me, and I thought what better place to ask than Reddit. How early in the war did the allies know about the Nazi's extermination camps? Thanks.
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Also, did the "Axis" calls themselves that, in their own languages? Or did they have another term for that alliance?
Edit: I know that the UK and US for example did not consider the USSR as their ally, did the USSR have another term for this alliance?
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The Negro Motorist Green Book from the 1930s and 40s was published in part because of the difficulties and discrimination faced by African-Americans in driving around the United States, but did single women motorists face discrimination because of their gender? Was it worse to be black and female and driving?
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obviously its become a saying in modern parlance to NOT do it, but exactly how dangerous of a profession was it to be the royal messenger/ emissary who had to go to a foreign perhaps hostile nation, deliver potentially bad news and be totally and completely under their power.
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Hello r/AskHistorians!
I am doing some research for a novel and much of it relies on rebuilding the events surrounding a small town/village in Lower Saxony, Germany by the name of Wetzen. I have eye witness accounts talking about black soldiers having been a big part of the force but after some googling, I only found the 761st tank bataillon and I am not sure if their route took them through Lower Saxony as I saw a picture on Wikipedia of them being stationed in Coburg which is way down south in Bavaria.
Could anyone help me find out which units were involved in the combat operations? Allied and Axis? Or could you point me to the archives that could help me find out? Thank you very much!
EDIT: The town I was talking about is actually called WEETZEN. It's southwest of Hannover. Still in Lower Saxony but definately not near the scenario I mentioned before.
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I've recently finished the book "Blood Meridian" and loved it. It's also helped me develop an interest in the Wild West, and I suppose the real Wild West. As a non-American much of what I know of the subject comes from stuff like Deadwood or Spaghetti Westerns, the latter I know has little standing in reality (the former I'm not sure how to to life it actually is). I'm having trouble finding non-fiction resources on the subject. Any suggestions?
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First time posting to this sub, I’m not sure if it entirely fits. However, I am extremely curious as the toxin in pufferfish is 1,200 times more poisonous then cyanide and has to be prepared in a very specific way to be rendered non-lethal.
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It would make sense if the Hussites had been defeated before the Reformation, but they lasted well past it and were even one of the big Protestant states during the 30 Years War. Why don't we give them credit if they started 200 years before Luther and hung around the whole time?
[Edit] Fixed typos
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Do they blame the Americans, who it is argued were about to win without using nuclear weapons, or do they blame the Emperor for being on the wrong side of the war? How do they look back on WWII?
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I've been reading a lot about the Viking invasion of England/Wessex. I was looking into the population at this time and it seems that the population was a lot lower then than it was during the Roman occupation... I've tried to find out why this is specifically but can't seem to find anything.
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I received this book as a Christmas gift and have started reading it but being a current student, am noticing some things that are maybe not wholly correct. I was hoping to understand the general historians take on this book.
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As is tradition, with the end of one year, and the beginning of another, its time for our little yearly celebration of books! You (probably) aren't subscribed here if reading is your least favorite thing to do, and I'm sure I'm far from the only one who plows through a large stack of literature over the past year - whether history, other non-fiction, or just a good story.
So, fellow historians, what did you read last year!? What did you enjoy the most? What was the biggest stinker? What would you recommend to everyone else?
And of course, what is on your reading list for 2019!?
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Hello historians! My grandfather never spoke of his time during WW2 with either my mother or aunt, and I was never old/mature enough to talk with him about it while he was alive. I've posted an album with the only things we have from his time in the army. The things I know are that he was part of Co. M 30th Inf(of the 3rd infantry division I believe), he was a heavy machine gunner(605), he was wounded on 15 March 1944(Italy), and 7 Sep 1944(France), and he arrived somewhere in the European Theater of Operations on 21 Oct 1943. I've researched some of the patches but never understood how or why he had multiple different ones. What weapon/gear would a heavy machine gunner carry? What battles could he have taken place in? I have a few shells that my mother says he got from a beach in Africa, and some plates/dishes he got somewhere in Germany. According to the campaigns on his discharge sheet(Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, and Southern France), it doesn't seem like he would've been to either place. If anyone has the ability to help me out and clear some of these things up, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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