I'm primarily interested in the period from its origins through 1933, with a particular interest in the 1918 revolution and related issues. But I wouldn't mind something that includes the post-WWII era as well.

Bonus points if you can tell me more about how that might've been affected by the rise of the Nazis (though he died in 1937, so I'm not sure how much on that there is).

I have been studying this in History in school, and there seems to be a few pieces missing out the puzzle. Here's what I (thinkknow:

1. After VE Day, Potsdam conference is organized to figure out what the postwar world would look like, and how to defeat Japan. An unconditional surrender is demanded of Japan.

2. Previously in the Yalta conference, Stalin had agreed to invade Manchuria (Japanese occupied) three months after VE day.

3. I don't know when it started, but US continues its firebombing raids against Japanese cities, decimating like 60+ cities. The Japanese respond to the Potsdam Declaration with something about "kill it with silence," and so the Allies take that as a no.

4. Japanese attempt to get Soviets to help them surrender unconditionally (at this point USSR has entered the Pacific War).

5. US wants an unconditional surrender, so that the emperor will be replaced with a democracy in Japan.

6. The US drops two atomic bombs, in an attempt to gain a Japanese surrender.

7. The US agrees to a CONDITIONAL surrender with Japan, so that the Soviets do not have a say in the Pacific War. The US essentially tells the Soviets that they cannot have any of the land claims from the Pacific War, as they only invaded Manchuria, and so the Soviets would have to make a different treaty/agreement.

What happened that the US changed its mind about wanting a conditional surrender, or didn't know that the Soviets would want land claims for entering the war. Sorry for being long, and thanks a lot!

Also btw, my teacher didn't know the answer. I did ask her first, and she agreed that it was really odd.

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How did East Germans react when they went from living in a market capitalist state, albeit one much affected by war and the Nazi party, to living under a Marxist system?

I see this claim raised and shared by “friends” on facebook (often sharing some nationalistic posts), and I tried to find some facts online but can’t see any reliable source.

Did Britain ask Poland to pay such money? (And if it did, why? Polish pilots were defending the UK borders at that point and are held in high respect here in Scotland)

And if it did, did Poland pay that sum?

Who exactly were the celtic people and how did they differ from a people who were called the 'germani' by the romans? Also what's the difference between galic and celtic peoples?

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I'm looking for readings about writing in Mesoamerica. I'm interested more in the social context of writing (who was doing the writing? what types of texts are there?) than the mechanics of the writing systems, but any suggestions are welcome.

I found Mesoamerican Writing Systems: Propaganda, Myth, and History in Four Ancient Civilizations by Joyce Marcus, which covers Maya, Mixtec, Aztec, and Zapotec writing, but book reviews indicate mixed feelings about the book (from Maya experts in particular).

Did these groups meet, travel to one another's hideout's?

Is it coincedence that the three were all former axis countries during ww2?

Were individuals who had, for example, broken legs or ankles, left behind when their legion marched?

Hey folks, was redirected here from /r/history...

I'm currently working on a research project on judicial dueling (and dueling generally) and am having some trouble finding any recent scholarship outside the US. My current focus is on contacting active European scholars/historians/professors who specialize or have an active interest in 16th-19th century dueling (not trial by combat), or at the least are experts in European history over that period. Specifically, I'm looking for individuals in Ireland, the British Isles, Germany, France, and Italy, but location is not necessarily dispositive. If anyone has any specific recommendations or additional resources that might facilitate my search, please let me know. Thanks!

I think from a Joe Rohan podcast he said something along the lines of they had an Iroquois native sit upstairs as they wrote out the constitution to provide guidance as to what the Iroquois. Also side question that is unrelated, what would be some good choice of books to study Native American history?

Did the ancient and classical-era civilizations know more about their predecessors than we know about them? For example, did the Ancient Greeks know more about the Minoans, or did the Persians know more about the Babylonians and Sumerians, or whatever civilizations might have existed at the dawn of agriculture? I suppose the same question would apply to Egypt and in the far East.

Hi everyone:

I've recently watched Hitler's circle of Evil on netflix and despite I've found it sensationalist and yellowy in a way, I've realised that even though I've read some wonderful books on the issue of the third reich such as "A social History of the third Reich" from Richard Grunberger or "Why the Allies won" from Richard Overy I've never read a proper academic book or biography about the Nazi Leaders. I'm quite interested in learning more about all of them and their relations. Is there any book that this sub would reccomend? I would be grateful for your help.

EDIT: Dont worry if the books are dense or not very well written, i'm looking for academic articles or books, i'm interested in facts not in speculation or fiction.