Hey sweet people, I just started the middle ages and I already miss antiquity. I could use some recommendations on the great period pieces to read, like Herodotus and thucydides but for the middle ages. Some modern books would be great too and last but not least some great podcasts. Is it just me or does the information on this time seem alot sparser.?

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Whenever I look at photographs from the 1960s, 40s, 20s, 10s, etc. there is always a certain "look" to people that I don't see in modern people.

Why is that? Is its disappearance a result of increased globalization & diversity?

Surely early American colonists and native Africans had vastly differing languages making any negotiation seem unlikely. Were the slaves simply forced at gun point to board a ship? What was their reaction to the colonists arrival?

Assuming I make it through the whole war unscathed but remain a private and never get transferred, how many of the original 1942 men will still be around in my squad/platoon/company by the end of the war? I know that casualty rates in the infantry divisions could push 200 percent over the course of the war, but how would this actually affect the men I know? Would casualties tend to mostly occur in new replacements after a certain point of attrition, or would my unit eventually reach a point where I would practically be the only original man remaining?

How much of the socialist/anti capitalist/ anti colonialist/ anti Tsarist sentiment were influenced by the French Revolution? In what ways were the grievance of the revolutionist the same in each case?

I'm listening to the "History of Rome" podcast, episode 66 "666". He said that the Roman "Piso" chose suicide over exhile to the provinces when he was found to be part of a plot to assassinate Nero. It seems to be an extreme choice to make, so what all does exile mean for a Roman, particularly, a Roman noble/aristocrat?

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I feel stupid for asking this since I studied history in college. It seems like every time I try to look up this period of history it is usually not mentioned. So the American Revolution ended in 1783. Right makes sense so far. Now George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. What happened in America from 1783-1789? If there is was too much that was going on you can just give key dates/ events. Thank you!

Hi, not sure if this has been asked before but I've always been intrigued by musket warfare and the line to line firing tactics.

Why did nations decide to conduct war this way? Was it not a massive waste of life and men? Were there any battles in which opposing sides decided a more cover based approach?

Hello experts, could you outline for me path of development from the age of sail galleon to let's say IJN Yamato and then modern warships? My 10yo is into warships games and there's only so much I can tell him, things like explosive shells development, torpedoes etc

Order 227 was directly ordered by Stalin and stated that not one step should be taken back and that anybody that retreated would be killed. I am wondering more about this order for example how many soldiers died do to this order. Also what happened to the soldiers that carried out the order, did they experience ptsd and high suicide rate, and how did they get assigned to this role. How widespread was the order and how often was it done, was it universal or only done during important offensives or during everyday combat. Was this overalls an effective order and what did the generals think.