Was there any basis to this point in the Hague Conventions, or was this a result of so foresight?

This is strange to me, since 1) Japan had trounced Russia on that front previously, 2) Soviet fortifications in the Far East don't seem to have been too impressive, 3) it was a long-held ambition of Japanese nationalists (like Tojo himself) to take the Siberian coast - as well as holding some decent real strategic value, and 4) the wartime Japanese Empire isn't exactly renowned for its realistic calculation of enemy capabilities.

Given all that - unless I'm incorrect on any point - why were Japan so ready to seek neutrality with the Soviets? Were the Khalkhin Gol incidents really such a defining conflict, and why?

I'm looking for a few book recommendations to round out my WWII reading list. I've read Richard J Evans Third Reich books on domestic Germany, Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy, Ian W Toll's two books on the Pacific, and When Titan's Clashed by Glantz and House. I'm also planning to read Toll's third book on the Pacific when it comes out (hopefully this year).

The main gap here is the early parts of the war, so I'd love recommendations for books on Europe prior to Barbarossa, or the Pacific prior to Pearl Harbor. China is also a major gap, so I'd also be interested in reading a bit about the war there.

Thanks!

So I've been looking into the radio technology of WW2 and I was just wondering why they used the heavy and bulky backpacks (SRC-300) over the handheld variants (SRC-536)? As far as I can tell they were both in production during WW2 and they seemed to have had comparable ranges, both reach out to 3 miles.

My wife is Hungarian and she told me that she had an argument with a guy who suggested that if Hitler had won, Hungary would have been in a great position. But considering what I have been able to find about the general plan east it seems that the Nazi’s didn’t care much for Eastern ethnicities. That being said I haven’t found any evidence that Hungary would eventually end up with the same fate as Poland and Czechoslovakia. Did such plans exist? And if so how commonplace was the knowledge of them?

Greetings. I'm trying to put together a reenactment kit that literately no one else is doing, educate myself, and keep myself motivated to learning horsemanship.

I've seen photos and videos of Finns during WW2 on horseback and horses being used to pull carts. So I'd love to learn more. During this time horses and mounted troops were basically obsolete due to mechanization. However, Finland was primarily untamed forest with little roads and had a tiny standing military. I can see the benefit of horses being used to quickly cross rough terrain, with an added bonus of producing very little noise. I'm assuming mounted troops were primarily used for reconnaissance and communication. Anything else?

I've seen collar tabs for cavalry, dragoons, and mounted Jägers. I understand that cavalry fights mounted, dragoons dismount and fight as normal infantry, but what exactly are mounted Jägers? I've read that a Jägers were light infantry, so are mounted Jägers light cavalry?

Are there any units that heavily used horses? Any battles were mounted troops were used?

Finally, I know the M36 summer tunic is nearly always lacking any rank or collar tabs. However, I've seen a few pictures of the tunic with collar tabs. How historically incorrect would it be to add collar tabs on my summer tunic?

Thanks.

I wonder if the Rome of the Caesars had something like "the Greek District", "the Persian District", "little Alexandria" and so on.

Why are British and American accents so different while the accents from Spain and Latin American sound fairly similar

I've read a few primary sources from Greeks/Romans such as plays and philosophical works, and I do not recall any moments where any of their Gods come up. Did the average citizen (or elites or any other subset) legitimately believe in the mythology like modern day religions like Christianity/Islam/Judaism? Or were their gods believed to be more of fictional legends used for entertainment?

Are there any academic books/articles about the "Underground City" in the Edinburgh Vaults, or about the South Bridge in general? I have found few in-depth and credible sources on this, so I was hoping some of you know about works which cover this topic with a little more rigour.

Was there ever a group that boycotted or protested the research and development of flight technology in the late 1800s or early 1900s?

In recent years I've seen far right, conservative, and right libertarian groups (most recently Ron Paul) propagate images and writings about something they call "cultural Marxism", which if I understand it correctly is some sort of theory in Marxism that western culture must be undermined or destroyed, often in relation to immigration. Also it seems to frequently be accompanied with references to later Marxists, usually of the Frankfurt School like Adorno, Marcuse et al.

However leftists I know often dismiss this as a conspiracy theory.

Did Marx write about culture much? What did he say? Was he critical of western culture?

Regarding the Frankfurt school I had been under the impression that Adorno believed culture was undermined or damaged by capitalism, is this correct? How then has he and his compatriots become associated with wanting to destroy it?

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

Why did New Zealand remained uninhabited up untill the XIII century A.D., when islands in its vicinity had human populations since at least a millenium before?

So I love everything Greek and Roman and have decided that I might as well start researching Renaissance Italy since it sounds very interesting. However, the only exposure I have had to Renaissance Italy is what I have had is from tv shows like The Borgia and The Medici as well as history classes. I am looking for books, podcasts, movies or tv shows on Renaissance Italy that could help me learn more the time period.

Was there any difference between their gods and mythology? Did Romans have those gods before they met the Greeks, or did they just take Greek gods and rename them?