By this I mean the Spanish Civil War that began in 1936, not the First Carlist War in the 1800's. If anyone has any books that argue the different viewpoints, that would also be much appreciated.

It is obvious much of his rhetoric was rooted in blaming the jews for everything. But how many Nazi party supporters and soldiers knew he was attempting to literally murder every man, woman, and child?

I have ao many questions I wanna pack in and go on tangents but I'll stick to this one. We think of Nazi as unanimously just some evil empire where everyone wanted to kill jews, gays, etc and they were all inhumane monsters that loved the sadism they could get from torturing others. But I find it hard to believe the bulk of the army who were prolly verrrrrrrry young men who were drafted and fighting because they were told to or simply cause loved their country, not wishing or even knowing about the horrors going on under Hitler's command. Let alone getting some twisted boner from throwing people out windows or killing people all willy nilly and shit like you learn about in class and movies. Most of them were just soldiers fighting a war they didnt wanna be in, right?

In the movie Kingsman: the secret service (2014) they said "...the world’s most powerful individuals. By 1919, a great number of them had lost their heirs to World War I. That meant a lot of money going un-inherited, and a lot of powerful men with a desire to preserve peace and protect life".

After watching the movie I was interested in understanding did the heirs of the rich actually go to WW1, and was there really cases of estates being left without an heir due to war?

....like, say, between spouses from different countries?

And are there any English books that discuss this in great detail, specifically discussing the day to day life?

Hey everyone! I’m a history undergraduate student at Sacramento State University. My eventual goal is to enter a masters program in public history at sac state, and eventually a PhD program in public history at UC Santa Barbara. Is there any advice you all could give me as to what I could be doing NOW(in undergrad) to prepare myself for the future? Also, what kind of work are public historians doing on a day to day basis? Any other advice is more than welcome. Thank you.

Intermissions seemed to be fairly common in the fifties and sixties (like in lawrence of arabia), but they don't really happen in movies anymore. I would think that intermissions would be a good business modal, since people would be likely to pickup more snacks during intermission. Is it actually bad for business or has it just gone out of custom? Has the rise of mini series eliminated the need for intermission, as projects that previously would be long movies are now mini series?

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Hello everyone,

Just discovered this subreddit and as a "fan of history" as Dan Carlin would say, I couldn't be more thrilled.

Anyway, I have always been interested in this topic since I first heard of it but I'm not sure where to find good sources on it.

Thank you for your time.

In World War II, the common understanding of allied bombing dictates that the USAAC engaged in daytime precision bombing for higher accuracy and effectiveness and a far greater cost of lives, while the RAF would fly nighttime raids delivering large tonnage but often off target by a great distance. How well does this hold? How does this fit the later war effort, with British radar and guidance systems and US escort fighters in the P-51?

Thanks.

During a tour of the USS Cassin Young one of the guides mentioned how the grey ships were synonymous with the Cold War and it became the standard. I understand how camp might be considered obsolete with radar. But why was grey chosen? Why not stay with the dark blues for even the slightest sight advantage?

This has been bugging me since I took AP Euro in high school. The Medici family made their money as bankers, but I was taught that Catholics couldn’t charge interest on loans.

Did racial groups like the KKK accept the legal authority of a black officer to arrest a white citizen?