Currently reading History of Western Philosophy which I'm finding incredibly enlightening. His criticisms of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, who have for better or for worse influenced my world view, have been very helpful. But I want to know more about Russell's greater impact, and how his style of study and criticism holds up in modern times. Thanks.

I often find myself having issues while researching different parts of history. I’ll either be researching something about the two world wars and not find enough information on a specific topic, or I will be researching something like a Vikings or ancient Greeks and never be able to find anything about a specific scenario just for example. So could somebody tell me a good way or perhaps a good website to go to to make this a better experience for me?

I was just reading Goethe and I was struck by how thematically, rhythmically, and structurally similar the two poems were. Both have similar meters as ballads, and a similar call and response structure about a child dying from a fantastic cause as they are questioned by their parent.

Goethe was an extraordinarily well-read polyglot and scholar. The oldest known published version of 'Lord Randall' is from 1629. Is there any evidence that Goethe might have been inspired by this earlier ballad?

I watched saving Private Ryan recently, and something that struck me as absurd (being a veteran myself) was the obvious presence of major defensive capability by the German army. Why didn’t the American and British navies shell the absolute bejesus out of the landing sites before deploying ground forces?

Thought about this today and wondered if there was any evidence about this subject.

I am german myself and i want to find more poetry from german soldiers.I like the idea of humanizing the young soldiers who were forced to serve and left with no choice even tough they did not support the cause. Im looking for poetry from world war 1 and 2 in german but it is very hard to find legit poems.

Just curious about this... How commonly does this happen? Even people from fields like engineering or sciences?

When reading various history overviews of the Cold War, I often stumble upon snippets of the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenburg. They were executed in a time of high paranoia in the USA, and the books somewhat leave the impression that their conviction and execution might have more a product of the hysteria as opposed to them being actual Soviet spies and seems to imply that their execution was a miscarriage of justice. So, how guilty were the Rosenburgs? Was their trial more of kangaroo court or was their conviction legally sound?

I suppose my question comes in two parts.

1. What is the historical consensus of the investigation/trial as it took place. By the standards of the time period, where they found guilty in proper court of law with proper evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt? Did the state respect their legal rights as per the law in the 1950s.

2. In the seventy or so years since their trial, how much more do we know to support or refute what those in the 1950s knew.

When I used to read strips when I was younger I always used to skip Mickey Mouse stories because I found them boring. I heard this from more people around me So I think it is a popular opinion in the Netherlands. Generaly the strip is called Donald Duck and 80% of the stories is about the Donald Duck universe. So to conclude why does this difference exist?

Was he in need of the money, did he want publicity, was he just bored during his retirement, was Pizza Hut his favorite chain restaurant, why?

Hi everyone, suffice to say I’m very interested in the Northman and it’s depiction of Viking berserkers. I have a few questions on the subject:

1. How would one go about becoming a Berserker or joining a troop of Berserkers?
2. What would induce or cause someone to go Berserkergang? Was it PTSD, mushrooms, henbane, or all of the above?
3. Did berserkers perform rituals for their transformations? Also what separates a Bear berserker from a wolf berserker?
4. How were berserkers fielded by Norse Viking commanders? What sort of role would they play in a shield wall or on a raid?
5. What did their equipment and gear mostly look like? We’re they usually just clad in furs like Alexander is in the Northman?
6. How were the berserkers perceived by Norse society at large? Were they loathed or admired? Or a bit of both?
7. Lastly, when did the practice officially start, and when did it end? And why did it end?

Thank you so much, open to book suggestions as well

If someone was to find an important historical thing on their property, whether that be a ruin or an artifact, what should they do?Is there someone specific they should call? Should they take any immediate measures to preserve it?

I have been reading up on the early battles of the Pacific War, and the role reconnaissance plays in finding and identifying enemy fleets. What was the standard American naval reconnaissance doctrine in 1942? How were aerial patrols conducted to find an enemy fleet? Was each patrol plane sent to scout a certain region of the ocean for X miles? Were long-range patrol aircraft like the PBY and B-17s effective?

Did naval aviation officers take what they learned at The Battle of the Coral Sea and Midway and implement it in future battles?

As I've learned about the political history of the American Revolutionary War, I've been wondering what a possible ending to the war might have looked like if the British had "won." Obviously they successfully conquered Philadelphia and that was insufficient to end the war. Were there back-channel negotiations between the parties about what a negotiated peace would look like? Was the goal of hardline anti-revolutionary British leaders complete status quo antebellum? Would the revolutionaries ever have accepted return to British domination under changed political terms?

Thanks!