I'm under the impression that it was the defeat of the major army and then surrender and the complete end of the war. I'm not even sure this is correct.

But why didn't it end with guerrilla warfare?

I've been curious to read what people of the time such music was composed thought about their contemporary music. Internet searching reveals only modern reviews of classical period music, or modern reviews of modern orchestras or classical performers.

I’m curious on whether these were spur of the moment names or if there was a system in place that determined a titles name. Eg. Was General of Vehement Might a position in existence before and after Lu Bu’s appointment?

This probably isn't the best sub for me to ask this question in, but I thought I would try.

Extra question: Was there contact between China and 'Polynesian' cultures in earlier time periods? Specifically pre-16th century? Zhang He's voyages seem to consume so much of Chinese maritime history, but they seem most notable because they went West. Surely someone went East?

For this question, I'm using the Polynesian Triangle definition from Wiki (Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island).

As a former student of archaeology, I find myself very interested in his books & talks. I could not comprehend that we (the human sapiens sapiens) never have had an advanced civilization before 5000 B.C. We have existed minimally for 200.000 years with the same brain capacity, and only in the last 5.000 years we have started to build up cities, innovate, etc. In the other 195.000 years we just basically hunted down animals and lived with other human species.

I am fully aware that the theory of former advanced civilizations is purely speculative, because we have never found the evidence. Though if I think logically about it, former (advanced) ancient civilizations make a lot of sense.

Graham Hancock speculates, but his stories are very compelling. Whether you like it or not, his theories are based on facts.

I want to hear what you think of his work.

-Is he manipulating the facts that he is given? -Do you also think his stories are very compelling? -Why do or don't you think that ancient (advanced) civilizations have existed?

Thanks in advance for your response!

One subject not often explored (at least, outside of France) in WWII is the experience of soldiers who fought for Vichy France, especially against British and Free French forces. For those that survived the war, did they often lie about their past? How did the French people/government treat these vets?

In English, certain types of written documents tend to use unusual or archaic forms of the language. For example, legal documents are notorious for being nearly indecipherable to the average reader, but there are also plenty of less extreme cases - such as plaques on monuments or textbooks - where unusually formal language is used.

Do the typical sources of historical artefacts bias our knowledge towards such unusual forms of the language? For example, many examples of hieroglyphics are found on monuments, royal tombs, etc., and presumably aren't representative of the common spoken language. Alternatively, are there artefacts that are commonly found that do show more normal use? Presumably the preserved graffiti at Pompeii does so, but I also believe this is quite a rare and valuable find.

The oldest developments I could think of were social security numbers in the US or numbered tattoos on Jews in concentration camps. Are there any other examples from the past?

From what I have read, the German army was at the forefront of military innovation in terms of tactics and training. They had a staff college and were innovative in restructuring the army. That said, after thoroughly crushing the Austrians in a war very recently, why would they have allied with them? Were they not aware at how terribly incompetent their army was?

The Triple Alliance war, according to Wikipedia, saw ~70% of the male population of Paraguay killed. I'm wondering, is there any information regarding what life was like after the war was over, particularly as it concerns to dating, marriage, and repopulation in general.

Have there been similar historical situations—very large percentage of the male population (upwards of 2/3rds) decimated—in other parts of the world?

I'm specifically interested in the early Spanish and Portuguese colonization before widespread immigration.

Post WW2 there was/is the negative stereotype (in UK/US) that the French easily surrender or are not a strong military force, despite a huge military history. I know this is mainly just a source for bad jokes but why did this stereotype become common, and not the same thing for the Dutch, who also have an impressive military history, and yet surrendered immediately to the Nazis?

I realize this is history in relation to public opinion/perception but would be interested to some thoughts.

The idea of a building a lethal electric fence in occupied territory seems unnecessarily vindictive and cruel. What was th German reasoning behind its construction? A smaller question I had was how it was electrified - were there multiple generating stations along its length? How did they prevent short circuits?